Consider Lauri’s research on Multiple Intelligences.
Pick ONE topic which you expect to teach and briefly tell us how you might address that topic with your students in EACH of those intelligences. (This will be a little tricky for you, I expect).
If I were to teach a world history unit on political revolutions during 1750-1900...
ReplyDeleteLinguistic--student could search for the quotes from these revolutions and share them with the class to affirm the context of the unit.
Logical/mathematical--I could have this student look at the times when the revolutions occurred and see if he could see a mathematical pattern in them.
Visual/spatial--student could produce or reproduce a propaganda drawing from the revolutions.
Body/kinesthetic--student could use internet or computer resources to make a collage of historical images.
Musical/rhythmic--I could have this student find a song or two that reference rebellion or revolution for the class to listen to.
Intrapersonal--student could write down assessment questions for me or others to ask once a lesson is over so that I can determine what was learned and so the class can summarize their learning.
Interpersonal--this student could help by working a little with each class memeber to encourage them and to diversify his own learning.
Naturalist--this student could discuss the environmental ramifications that these revolutions have had.
Existential--this student could think about and give an opinion to the class about how revolutions affect the world and society as a whole.
Last term, Dr. Jarratt gave me a really good piece of advice while I was stressing about including all the different modifications she wanted in our lesson plans. She said that it makes sense to touch on different learning styles throughout the week during related lesson plans. So, if I were to do a unit on Shakespeare, throughout the week I would have different activities -- and I would be able to tell a student that maybe wasn't enjoying the assignment for that day very much, "Hey, I know you like music so tomorrow we're _______" and give him something to look forward to.
ReplyDeleteSo, for my Shakespeare unit:Spatial – making a diorama of the Globe theater
Linguistic – writing a poem in old English or translating a poem from old English
Logical-mathematical – finding patterns in Shakespeare's sonnets
Bodily-kinesthetic – acting out a scene from the play we are studying
Musical – asking students to gather appropriate music to make a soundtrack for the play we're working on
Interpersonal – collaborative assignments, like Think-Pair-Share or group presentations
Intrapersonal – letting each student write about the scene they thought was the most important or most interesting
Naturalistic - having class outside, letting students get inspiration for a Shakespeare-esque poem from nature
Lesson: Geology—The Rock Cycle
ReplyDelete1. Linguistic
a. Students read lesson from text book aloud and have students break up into four groups to present each type of rocks to the class.
i. Sedimentary Rocks
ii. Metamorphic Rocks
iii. Igneous Rocks
iv. Magma
2. Logical-Mathematical
a. Give students each type of rocks and have them classify the rocks accordingly.
3. Visual-Spatial
a. In classroom students will sketch rocks they anticipate they will find on a nature walk while listening to background music.
4. Body-Kinesthetic
a. Going on the field trip to do a nature walk and collect rocks
5. Musical-Rhythmic
a. Students will listen to background music while sketching rocks they found on the nature walk and comparing them to the rocks they thought would find.
6. Interpersonal
a. Have a rock club at school and ask people from a local gem and rock club to come speak to the class.
7. Intrapersonal
a. Have student keep a journal with all of the sketching and presentations they have done with the rock cycle.
8. Naturalist Intelligence
a. Going on a nature walk and collecting rocks
9. Existential intelligence.
a. Have students talk in class about how the rock cycle has an effect on their lives now and how they think it will influence their lives in the future.
A business teacher spends a lot of time on a business plan, and one of the first steps in starting a business is classifying the way the business will be set up. Whether sole proprietor, partnership, llc., or corporations, students will need to know and understand the differences. So...
ReplyDeleteLinguistic - the student will be able to identify and classify the types of businesses
Logical - the steps necessary to select a business style
Spatial - Draw an outline of the chain of command of each type of business
Body/Kinesthetic - build a model of an office of each type of business
Musical/Rhythmic - Identify a type of music most likely to be played as background noise in each type of business (i.e. personal playlists, muzak, etc.)
Interpersonal - Have examples of each type of business come speak to the class
Intrapersonal - Work with a classmate to form a partnership or corporation
Naturalist - Identify the environmental impact of each type of business
Existential - Compare and contrast the levels of service to community of each type of business.