The Brain How do we Judge intelligence?. Who is the most intelligent? From the following list of candidates, select the five that your group believes

The Brain

How do we Judge intelligence?

Who is the most intelligent?

• From the following list of candidates, select the five that your group believes to be the most intelligent – explain the criteria that was used.

• Charles Darwin• Mother Theresa• Shakespeare• Madonna (singer)• Adolf Hitler• Sigmund Freud• Michael Jordan• Gandhi• Wayne Gretzky• Martin Luther King Junior• Pablo Picasso

Who is the most intelligent?

• All are intelligent - but in different ways

• Gardner’s definition of intelligence:– “ We call someone intelligent if they can solve

problems that face them in their lives and if they are able to produce things that are of value to our culture”

Gardner’s 8 Intelligences

• Verbal /Linguistic Intelligence– Responsible for the

production of language, including poetry, humour, story-telling, grammar, metaphors, similes, abstract reasoning, symbolic thinking conceptual patterning and the written word.

• To activate this intelligence:– Read a story then write a

sequel– Listen to someone’s ideas

then have a discussion with them

– Learn a new word each day– Write a speech and then

give it.– Keep a journal and reflect

on each day


• Body/Kinesthetic Intelligence– The ability to use the

body to express emotion (dancing, body language), to play a game (sports), to create a new product (an invention).

– Learning by doing

• To activate this intelligence:– Role play an idea

– Play non-competitive games

– Walk in a different way to change your mood

– Observe your body and how it completes everyday tasks such as shoveling, mowing grass washing dishes, etc.


• Music/Rhythmic Intelligence – recognizing and using

rhythmic and tonal patterns and sensitivity to sounds from the environment, the human voice, and musical instruments.

– Learning our ABC’s

• To activate this intelligence:– Shift your mood

through listening to music

– Sing to express an idea

– Listen to various sounds of nature


• Interpersonal Intelligence– The ability to work

cooperatively in a group and to communicate both verbally and non-verbally with others

– Empathy

• To activate this intelligence:– Join a committee– Listen to other people, turn off the “mind chatter”

and focus– Try to guess what someone

else is thinking or feeling.– Explore different ways to

communicate with others (facial expression, gestures, body posture,etc).


• Intrapersonal Intelligence– Knowledge of self,

including feelings and emotions responses the way you think, self-reflection.

– Requires all other intelligences in order to express

• To activate this intelligence– Practice watching your

thoughts and feelings

– In 25 words or fewer answer the question “Who am I?” – keep revising


• Naturalist Intelligence– The ability to

recognize and classify plants, minerals, animals and to recognize cultural artifacts

• To activate this intelligence:– Go on a nature walk

– Plant a garden

– Bird watch


• Logical / Mathematical Intelligence– Abstract symbols and

formulas– Graphing– Number sequences– Deciphering codes– Problem solving– Pattern games

• To activate this intelligence– Play a board game

– Do problem solving puzzles

– Learn a new computer program


• Visual / Spatial Intelligence– Active imagination

– Color Schemes

– Painting

– Drawing

– Mind-Mapping

– Pretending

– Sculpting

• To activate this intelligence:– Take an art class

– Plan and decorate your bedroom

– Do a self-portrait


• Multiple Intelligence is not a new theory, but it does offer a new way of thinking. It is meant to be a tool in which we can strengthen ourselves. We each have all eight intelligences but we are stronger in some areas than in others

• What do you think is your strongest intelligence? Your weakest?


• Complete the self-assessment: The Theory of MI• Go to

http://www.careerccc.org/products/cp_99_e/section1/quiz.cfm http://www.queendom.com/tests/alltests.html

• Do one of the intelligence tests provided there• Compare all the results do you agree or disagree

why?

Which MI is most likely to be prominently exemplified in the following

professions:• Psychiatrist• Actor• Counselor• Novelist• Architect• Public Speaker• Cartographer• Dancer• Composer• Banker

• Philosopher

• Biologist

• Athlete

• Politician

• Comedian

• Computer

programmer

• Fisherperson

• Teacher

What is your learning style?

• To learn we depend on our senses to bring the information to our brain

• Most of us tend to use one of our senses more than the others but we also use them in combination

• There are three types of learners– Auditory– Visual– Kinesthetic

• Which one do you think you are?

SEE IT

• If you are a visual learner you will learn best by:– Watching a demonstration– Looking at pictures– Watching a video– Reading instructions

HEAR IT

• If you are an auditory learner you learn best by:– Listening to instructions– Discussing a topic– Reading out loud

DO IT

• If you are a kinesthetic learner you learn best by:– Trying something yourself– Actually playing the game– Physically doing something

Learning Styles

• Provide handout on suggested aides for learning modalities

• Complete know your learning style and What’s your learning style.

Learning styles and MI

• If you are a visual learner, you will tend to be strong in the following MI’s:

• Visual/Spatial• Logical/Mathematical• Intrapersonal• Naturalist


• If you are a Auditory learner you will tend to be strong in the following MI’s:

• Linguistic• Logical/Mathematical• Interpersonal• Intrapersonal• Naturalist


• If you are a kinesthetic learner you will tend to be strong in the following MI’s:

• Bodily/kinesthetic• Visual/spatial• Musical/Rhythmic• Naturalist

Learning styles and MI’s

• Collect a “Self-awareness Interview Sheet” and, pick a partner and complete it start thinking about how you want to present what you have learned about each other.

• Now that you have learned about MI’s and learning styles, complete for homework “Who are You?”

• Optional activity - Can you find five jobs that would fit your learning styles and your MI’s?

Emotional Intelligence - EQ

• A different way of being smart• EI is the capacity to create positive outcomes in

your relationships with others and with yourself.• EI is learned• The brain’s regulatory centers for emotion are the

last to mature.• Complete The EQ Quiz and then score with the

EQ answer key

EQ

• Knowing your feelings and using them to make life decisions you can live with.

• Being able to manage your emotional life - -not being plagued with depression worry or anger

• Persisting in the face of setbacks and channeling your impulses in order to pursue your goals.

• Empathy or reading other peoples emotions without their having to tell you what they are feeling

• Handling feelings in relationships with skill and harmony

EQ

• Here is a chance to find out the EQ characteristics of your classmates– Pick up an EQ Bingo sheet, get up and walk

around the class to talk to your fellow classmates until someone calls “Bingo”.

Your Brain

• Do you wonder why you get bored in class, want to go for walks, lose interest in a project if instructions are complicated

• As a teen your brain is a work in progress• Teens need 9 hours and 15 minutes of sleep a night

because the hormones you need for growth and sexual maturation are released during slumber. Your brain is not ready to wake up until 8 or 9 am..

• In a study done by Carskadon, it was found that teens who get the least sleep earn C’s and D’s and those who get the most get A’s and B’s

Your Brain

• Taken from “Teaching with the Brain in Mind” by Eric Jensen

Your Brain

• In enriched environments the brain will develop a thicker cortex, more dendrite branching, more growth spines and larger cell bodies which means that the brain cells communicate better with each other.

• As you vary your environment you also vary the way your brain develops

• “Use or lose it”

Your Brain


Your Brain

• To help students find meaning it should contain connections to their past experiences


Your Brain

• Working memory (learning) resides just behind the forehead in the prefrontal lobes of the brain. Working memory is what you are paying attention to at any given point.

• The emotional centers that control moods like anxiety or anger are also found here.

• Test/exam anxiety – your working memory cannot manage both the extreme anxiety you are feeling during the test/exam and the demand for retrieving the information you need. Try to find a relaxation method that works for you in order to avoid this.

Your Brain

• How does your brain work?

• Take the following quiz and compare your results to someone else in the class. Do you agree with the results or disagree? Why?

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The Brain How do we Judge intelligence?. Who is the most intelligent? From the following list of candidates, select the five that your group believes