GATE 2010-2011
Week 1
Think about…
“Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joyis found not in finishing an activity, but indoing it.”
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Goals 2010
Students will
Become members of a learningcommunity built upon respect,positive communication and mutualsupport
Learn about themselves as thinkersand researchers
Develop critical thinking and problemsolving skills
Work both independently and as ateam member effectively
Learn, use, modify and adjustresearch skills to complete a long-term independent study
Build confidence and strengthenpresentation skills
What is a Learning Community?
It’s like a family…
Think about how you want to be treated
Respect each person’s right to speak andshare an idea or opinion
Listen to understand
Offer encouragement when it is needed
Be honest, but kind
Be a participant, not an observer
What is the teacher’s job?
Your teacher will:
Work closely with students to help themgrow as thinkers and learners
Provide information about the researchprocess
Teach research skills and presentation skills
Share ideas and resources
Guide students, provide encouragement andsupport as needed
Listen to understand
What kind of thinker are you?
Consider…
People think differently
Everyone has unique strengths and talents
Some have to write everything down
Some hum while they learn
Some think better when they’re moving
What about you?
Dr. Howard Gardner, Ph.D., Harvard, developeda theory of multiple intelligences
Taking notes, doingresearch…
•As you learn about the 8 differentintelligences and identify famousexamples, choose 3 that are mostinteresting
•Create a Tree Map with a branch foreach person that interests you
•Do a little research to learn abouteach person and why they areexamples of each type of intelligence
Eight Ways of BeingIntelligent
Which one describes YOU?
Verbal-Linguistic
Is strong in/likes to….
•Read, write, and tell stories
•Memorize dates, work with wordpuzzles
Learns best through:
•Reading, hearing and seeingwords, speaking, writing,discussing and debating
Verbal Linguistic
Famous Examples
Abraham Lincoln
J. K. Rowling
Math-Logic
Is strong in/likes to…
•Math, solve problems, patterns,working with spreadsheets,numbers, graphs and charts
Learns best through:
•working with patterns andrelationships, classifying,categorizing, abstract concepts
Math-Logic
Famous Examples
Albert Einstein
Sally Ride,Astronaut
Stephen Hawkins,Physicist
Spatial
Is strong in/likes to..
•Read maps, charts, draw, puzzles,design, build, create, daydream,look at pictures
Learns best through..
•Working with pictures/colors,visualizing, drawing
Spatial
•Famous Examples
Pablo Picasso, Artist
Georgia O’Keefe, Artist
Ansel Adams,Photographer
Bodily-Kinesthetic
Is strong in/likes to….
•Athletics, dancing, acting, crafts,using tools, body language
Learns best through…
•Touching, moving, processingknowledge through bodilysensations
Bodily-Kinesthetic
•Famous examples…
Michelle Kwan,Olympic Skater
Serena Williams,Professional Tennis
Charlie Chaplin,Actor
Musical
Is strong in/likes to….
•Sing, hum, play an instrument,listen to music, rememberingmelodies/songs
Learns best through…
•Rhythm, melody, singing, listeningto music
Musical
•Famous examples
Mozart,Composer
Ella Fitzgerald,Jazz Singer
Yo-Yo Ma, Cellist
Interpersonal
Is strong in/likes to…
•Understanding people, leading,organizing, communicating,resolving conflicts, having friends,talking to people, joining groups
Learns best through…
•Sharing, comparing, relating,interviewing, cooperating
Interpersonal
•Famous Examples…
Mahatma Gandhi
Barack Obama,President
Mother Theresa
Intrapersonal
Is strong in/likes to…
•Understanding self, recognizingstrengths/weaknesses, settinggoals, works alone, reflects,pursues interests
Learns best through…
•Working alone, doing self-pacedprojects, having space, reflecting
Intrapersonal
•Famous Examples…
Eleanor Roosevelt
Emily Dickinson, Poet
Naturalist
Is strong in/likes to….
•Be involved with nature,understanding nature, makingdistinctions, identifying flora andfauna
Learns best through…
•Working in nature, exploring livingthings, learning about plants andnatural events
Naturalist
•Famous Examples…
James Audubon
John Muir
What is your intelligence?
•Take the Multiple IntelligenceQuiz
•Tally your results
•Determine your strengths
•Contribute your information to aClass Graph
•Use the information to completea Circle Map about YOU
MI Quiz Websites
Edutopia Quiz (electronic)
•http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-learning-styles-quiz?
Literacy Works Quiz (electronic)
•http://literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html
MI Identified
•http://www.lth3.k12.il.us/rhampton/mi/MIIDENTIFIED.htm
Create a Circle Map
1.Identify theintelligence traitsthat bestdescribe you.
2.Write downspecificexamples. Youmay use pictures!
3.Be sure toinclude the Frameof Reference!
Extension
•Give the Multiple IntelligenceQuiz to three others (brother,parent, coach, friend, teacher…)
•Tally the results and share theinformation
•Add data to a new Class Graph
Extension 2
•Knowing the results of theMultiple Intelligence Quiz,choose one person tocompare/contrast with YOU.
•Create a Double Bubble Map toshare