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Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences []


 * VISUAL/SPATIAL** - learning visually and organizing ideas spatially. Seeing concepts in action in order to understand them. The ability to "see" things in one's mind in planning to create a product or solve a problem.
 * VERBAL/LINGUISTIC** - learning through the spoken and written word. This intelligence was always valued in the traditional classroom and in traditional assessments of intelligence and achievement.


 * MATHEMATICAL/LOGICAL** - learning through reasoning and problem solving. Also highly valued in the traditional classroom, where students were asked to adapt to logically sequenced delivery of instruction.


 * BODILY/KINESTHETIC** - learning through interaction with one's environment. This intelligence is not the domain of "overly active" learners. It promotes understanding through concrete experience.


 * MUSICAL/RHYTHMIC** - learning through patterns, rhythms and music. This includes not only auditory learning, but the identification of patterns through all the senses.


 * INTRAPERSONAL** - learning through feelings, values and attitudes. This is a decidedly affective component of learning through which students place value on what they learn and take ownership for their learning.


 * INTERPERSON****AL** - learning through interaction with others. Not the domain of children who are simply "talkative" or "overly social." This intelligence promotes collaboration and working cooperatively with others.


 * NATURALIST** - learning through classification, categories and hierarchies. The naturalist intelligence picks up on subtle differences in meaning. It is not simply the study of nature; it can be used in all areas of study..
 * EXISTENTIAL** - learning by seeing the "big picture": "Why are we here?" "What is my role in the world?" "What is my place in my family, school and community?" This intelligence seeks connections to real world understandings and applications of new learning.

Multiple Intelligences Survey: []

Modifications for students of different intelligences: - be sensitive to different learning styles - offer multiple activities that reach out to multiple intelligences - for a math activity, offer the opportunity to work with manipulatives, if a student is struggling - some students may work better figuring out problems orally or in their heads - there should be multiple activities in groups, in pairs and individually to reach the interpersonal students - know that not all students will be reached out to, do the best you can! - be flexible!

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