In this new meeting we talked about Multiple intelligences MI with Dr. Shahrokhi. This theory proposed by Howard Gardner in 1983 contradicts the concept of intelligence as a single general ability, instead claims that there are seven different intelligences and a person posseses all the intelligences. Then other two intelligences were added. So, nine have been discovered so far. But even most interesting is that the intelligences can work together in complex ways, that means that they don't work isolated, and the majority of people can develop each intelligence in an average level of competency.
A self reflection about ourselves, our most developed intellegences and the least ones was carried out. For me, I am intelligent beacuse I can easily make new friends, socialize with people I don't know, work in teams (Interpersonal intellegence or relating to others) I can easily remember faces of people I have seen before (Visual) and I have a persuasive use of the language (at least in my Mother tongue, he he he), that is a Verbal intellegence, but I am not good at orientation, find and address (spatial intelligence) and it's not easy for me understand musical structures (musical intelligence).
The intelligence the teacher has, impacts on the materials he/she uses at the classrooms. We avoid using methods or materials that require our least developed intelligence. In spite of the weakness we have in any of these intelligences we should potentiate all of them in our classes.
As a consequence, planning a lesson needs more time and care than before. Teachers should think about ways of developing all their students' intelligences. Following these steps:
2. Ask key MI (Multiple Intelligences) question
5. Select appropriate activities
6. Set up a sequential plan
7. Implement the plan
Reference:
Armstrong, Thomas. 2009. Multiple Intelligences in The Classroom. Third Edition. Virginia USA: ASCD.
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