Multiple IntelligencesMultiple Intelligences

Human BehaviorHuman Behavior

WeWe’’ve been lied to about our ve been lied to about our Intelligence!Intelligence!

WeWe’’ve been told that our ve been told that our intelligence is fixed and intelligence is fixed and

static at birthstatic at birth

WeWe’’ve been ve been told that our told that our

intelligence is intelligence is equal to our equal to our

IQ.IQ.

WeWe’’ve been told that thereve been told that there’’s s nothing we can do about the nothing we can do about the

intelligence we showed intelligence we showed up with-- weup with-- we’’re stuck with it re stuck with it

and must learn to compensate.and must learn to compensate.

So… what is the So… what is the

TRUTH??TRUTH??

The truth is that your The truth is that your intelligence grows, expands intelligence grows, expands

and changes throughout your and changes throughout your entire life.entire life.

At any age, and at almost any At any age, and at almost any ability level, you can learn to ability level, you can learn to

be smarter than you think you be smarter than you think you are!are!

What is Multiple Intelligences?What is Multiple Intelligences?

Meta-intelligence: thinking about and Meta-intelligence: thinking about and studying the different ways people have of studying the different ways people have of learning and relating to themselves and learning and relating to themselves and others.others.

Multiple Intelligences: nine ways of relating Multiple Intelligences: nine ways of relating to ideas, to ourselves, and to others; to ideas, to ourselves, and to others; sometimes called the nine ways of being sometimes called the nine ways of being smart– they are…..smart– they are…..

• Verbal/LiguisticVerbal/Liguistic• Logical/MathematicalLogical/Mathematical• Visual/SpacialVisual/Spacial• InterpersonalInterpersonal• IntrapersonalIntrapersonal• Bodily/KinestheticBodily/Kinesthetic• ExistentialExistential• NaturalistNaturalist• Musical/RhythmicMusical/Rhythmic

Art/Space SmartArt/Space Smart

Students are art/space smart when they:Students are art/space smart when they:– Think in pictures and imagesThink in pictures and images– Are good with spatial relationsAre good with spatial relations– Have a good eye for detail and colorHave a good eye for detail and color– ““SeeSee”” solutions to problems solutions to problems– Learn through visualsLearn through visuals– Like to draw and createLike to draw and create

Famous people include Georgia OFamous people include Georgia O’’Keefe, Keefe, Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, M.C. EscherPablo Picasso, Claude Monet, M.C. Escher

Body SmartBody Smart

Students are Body Smart Students are Body Smart when they:when they:– Are highly coordinatedAre highly coordinated– Use gestures and body languageUse gestures and body language– Take things apart and fix themTake things apart and fix them– Learn through Learn through ““hands onhands on””

activitiesactivities– Enjoy acting and role-playingEnjoy acting and role-playing– Enjoy dancing and athleticsEnjoy dancing and athletics

Famous people include Mary Famous people include Mary Lou Retton, Michael Jordan, Lou Retton, Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth, Monica Seles.Babe Ruth, Monica Seles.

Logic/Math SmartLogic/Math Smart

Students are Logic/Math Students are Logic/Math

Smart when they:Smart when they:– Think in numbers, patterns and algorithmsThink in numbers, patterns and algorithms– Think clearly and analyticallyThink clearly and analytically– Learn by appeal to logicLearn by appeal to logic– Use abstract symbolsUse abstract symbols– Solve logic problems easilySolve logic problems easily– Are good in MathAre good in Math

Famous people include Albert Einstein, Famous people include Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell, Marie Currie, Isaac Bertrand Russell, Marie Currie, Isaac Newton.Newton.

Self SmartSelf Smart

Students are Self smart when they:Students are Self smart when they:– Need time to process informationNeed time to process information– Think about their own thinkingThink about their own thinking– Have strong opinions and beliefsHave strong opinions and beliefs– Are introspectiveAre introspective– Know themselves wellKnow themselves well– Like quiet time aloneLike quiet time aloneFamous people are St. Thomas Aquinas, Famous people are St. Thomas Aquinas, Sigmund Freud, Confucious, Mohandas Sigmund Freud, Confucious, Mohandas Gandhi.Gandhi.

People SmartPeople Smart

Students are people smart when they:Students are people smart when they:– Make and maintain friends easilyMake and maintain friends easily– Understand and respect othersUnderstand and respect others– Lead and organize othersLead and organize others– Resolve conflictsResolve conflicts– Learn by interacting with othersLearn by interacting with others– Like to work and be with othersLike to work and be with othersFamous people include Mother Theresa, Famous people include Mother Theresa, Winston Churchhill, Martin Luther King Jr., Winston Churchhill, Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy.John F. Kennedy.

Nature SmartNature Smart

Students are nature smart when they:Students are nature smart when they:– Are aware of their natural surroundingsAre aware of their natural surroundings– Discriminate different flora and faunaDiscriminate different flora and fauna– Are good at sorting and classifyingAre good at sorting and classifying– Have keen observational skillsHave keen observational skills– Understand natural phenomenaUnderstand natural phenomena– Garden or care for pets or animalsGarden or care for pets or animalsFamous people include Charles Darwin, Carl Famous people include Charles Darwin, Carl Sagan, Jane Goodall, Jacques Cousteau, Sagan, Jane Goodall, Jacques Cousteau, Henry David Thoreau.Henry David Thoreau.

Word SmartWord Smart

Students are word smart when they:Students are word smart when they:– Learn through reading, writing, discussingLearn through reading, writing, discussing– Communicate effectivelyCommunicate effectively– Have a good vocabularyHave a good vocabulary– Write clearlyWrite clearly– Spell easilySpell easily– Think in wordsThink in words

Famous People include William Famous People include William Shakespeare, John Steinbeck, Jane Shakespeare, John Steinbeck, Jane Austin, Emily Dickinson.Austin, Emily Dickinson.

Music SmartMusic Smart

Students are Music Smart when they:Students are Music Smart when they:– Have a good sense of rhythm and melodyHave a good sense of rhythm and melody– Like to sing, hum, chant and rapLike to sing, hum, chant and rap– Enjoy listening to musicEnjoy listening to music– Read and write musicRead and write music– Learn through music and lyricsLearn through music and lyrics– Enjoy creating musicEnjoy creating musicFamous people include Ludwig van Famous people include Ludwig van Beethoven, Madonna, Louis Armstrong, Beethoven, Madonna, Louis Armstrong, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Existential IntelligenceExistential Intelligence

Students are Existential Smart when they:Students are Existential Smart when they:– Pose questions about life, death and ultimate Pose questions about life, death and ultimate

realitiesrealitiesQuestions may be…Questions may be…

– What was the world like before I was born?What was the world like before I was born?– What life might be like on another planetWhat life might be like on another planet– Where do pets go after they have passed on?Where do pets go after they have passed on?– Where animals understand each otherWhere animals understand each other– Is there really another Dimension?Is there really another Dimension?– Is there the existence of ghosts and spirits?Is there the existence of ghosts and spirits?

Famous People include Aristotle, Confucius, Famous People include Aristotle, Confucius, Einstein, Emerson, Plato, Socrates.Einstein, Emerson, Plato, Socrates.

Key Points in Multiple Key Points in Multiple Intelligences TheoryIntelligences Theory

Everyone has all 9 intelligencesEveryone has all 9 intelligences

Most can develop all 9 to competenceMost can develop all 9 to competence

Intelligences usually work togetherIntelligences usually work together

There are many ways to be intelligent in There are many ways to be intelligent in each category.each category.