MULTIMODALITIES

Presenters:

Tracy Wangelin

and

Sarah Vetrano

“If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn.” –

Ignacio Estrada

GARDNER’S THEORY OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES Spatial Linguistic Logical –mathematical Bodily-kinesthetic Musical Interpersonal Intrapersonal

MULTIMODALITIES

What does this term mean to you?

Work with a group to develop a working definition of this term.

MULTIMODAL TEACHINGOur Definition:Different ways to present

information and reach a variety of learners.

Dictionary.com Definition of Multimodal:1. having more than one mode

Merriam-Webster.com Definition of Multimodal:having or involving several modes, modalities, or maxima

Wordcentral.com Definition of Teach:

1 : to assist in learning how to do something : show how <teach a child to read>2 : to guide the studies of : INSTRUCT <teach a class>3 : to give lessons in : instruct pupils in <teach music>4 : to be a teacher5 : to cause to learn : cause to know the effects of an action <the experience taught him to be more careful>

LITERACY IS MULTIMODAL IN ITSELF:

Speaking Listening Reading Writing Viewing Thinking

OTHER MODES OF LITERACY: Photographs Video Music Drama Opera Theater Live Performance Speeches

Newspaper Poetry Interviews Paintings Sketches Audio Collages Maps

How many of you have ever used any of these to teach a lesson, as an extension of a text, to give your students the opportunity to respond to learning?

“If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn.” –

Ignacio Estrada

CONSIDER MULTIMODALITIES WITH A 21ST CENTURY TWIST

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL9Wu2kWwSY

MODES OF LITERACY IN PERSPECTIVE OF A 21ST CENTURY LEARNER Blogging Promethean Tumble Books Smartboard Web Social Bookmarking Interactive PowerPoints Twitter Skype Video Distance Learning Wiki Social Networking Sites Pod Casts

Online news articles Television Movies Phone conversations Webinars Email Google GPS Web pages Kindle iPod Ebooks Texting

REMEMBER THOSE MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES?

In order to reach all our learners, we need to incorporate the many modes of literacy into our instruction. We also need to allow students to respond using these many modes.

Spatial Linguistic Logical –

mathematical Bodily-kinesthetic Musical Interpersonal Intrapersonal

USING MULTIMODALITIES TO TEACHChoose one of the children’s books at the

front of the room.

Work with a small group to: Read the book Decide how you would incorporate

multimodalities and design a basic outline of a lesson you would use with the book

Be prepared to share out in about 15-20 minutes

Drawings Photos WikisMusic Poetry

Speeches Audio Drama Graphs Maps Interactive

Newspaper TextPerformance Blogs

Collages PrometheanWeb Video

Pod Casts AudioCharts Dance

MovementDesign

Presentation WrittenSocial Networking Skype

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