Quote of the Day:

1. Quote of the Day: “Learning is not a spectator sport.” – Anonymous

2. What Should I Do About… • Determining my multiple intelligence and assess ways that Ican use this information to facilitate my future learning?

3. What are Multiple Intelligences? • Howard Gardner- Developmental Psychologist • Born July 11, 1942 • Graduate of Harvard 1965 • Studied under Erik Erikson • Inspired by Jean Piaget • Studied in London • Professor at Harvard • Writer of Frames of Mind (1983) • Theory of Multiple Intelligences (Most recent 1999)

4. Multiple Intelligences

5. Visual-Linguistic • Like to write, read and listen. • Spin tall tales or tell jokes and stories. • Have a good memory for names, places, dates, or trivia • Enjoy reading books and writing stories • Spell words accurately and easily • Have well developed vocabulary and use language fluently • Like doing crossword puzzles or playing word games

6. Interpersonal • Enjoy being around people • Have many friends • Socialize a lot at school, work, or home • Organize, communicate and sometimes manipulate • Learn best by relating and cooperating • Enjoy group activities • Serve as “mediator” when disputes arise • Have empathy for the feelings of others • Care “read” social situations accurately

7. Bodily-Kinesthetic • Learns best by moving around, touching, or acting things out • Process knowledge through bodily sensations • Move, twitch, tap, or fidget while sitting • Engage in physical activities or sports • Perform find and gross motor skills effectively • Like to touch or be touched when talking with people • Skilled at handicrafts- woodworking, sewing, sculpting, etc. • Enjoy using manipulatives and other hand-on learning

8. Musical-Rhythmic • Sensitive to a variety of sounds in the environment • Play a musical instrument or enjoy music • Remember melodies of songs • Tell when a musical note is off-key • Prefer to have music on when studying or working • Collect recordings • Enjoy singing • Keep time to music

9. Visual-Spatial • Think in images and pictures • Like to draw, pain, sculpt and participate in art activities • Report clear visual images when thinking about something • Easily read maps, charts, and diagrams • Draw accurate representations of people or things • Like to see movies, slides, or photographs • Enjoy doing jigsaw puzzles or mazes

10. Mathematical-Logical • Explore patterns, categories and relationships • Compute arithmetic problems quickly • Enjoy mathematics and using computers • Able to group and order data and then analyze, interpret and make predictions • Reason things out logically to solve problems • Play chess, checkers, or strategy games and win • Devise experiments to test out things not easily understood • Enjoy logic puzzles

11. Intrapersonal • Have a deep awareness of inner feelings, strengths and weaknesses • Display a sense of independence or strong self-will and is self-directed • React with strong opinions when controversial topics are being discussed • Prefer own private inner world • Like to be alone to pursue some personal interest, hobby, or project • Have a deep sense of self-confidence • March to the beat of a different drummer in style of dress, behavior, or general attitude • Self-motivated to do well on independent study projects • Intuitive ability

12. Naturalistic • Involves such capacities as species discernment and discrimination • Ability to recognize and classify various flora and fauna • Knowledge of and communion with the natural world • Drawn to and fascinated by animals and their behavior • Sense of well-being when someone brings plants and/or cut flowers into an otherwise sterile environment

13. What are you?