1. When do you feel “smart”?

2. Multiple Intelligences
Howard Gardner
and
Multiple Intelligences
Mr. Sherpinsky
Council Rock School District

3. Howard Gardner Born July 11, 1943 Developmental Psychologist
Harvard University Professor
Theory of ‘Multiple Intelligences’ (1999)

5. Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Criticized IQ test
Focused on language, math/science skills
Intelligence:
“an ability to solve a problem or fashion a product that is valued in at least one culture or community”
Emphasized complexity of individual differences & abilities
Students learn most successfully when:
When they are given opportunities to use their unique talents to process information

6. It’s not how smart we are;
It’s how we are smart.

7. Intelligence Definition- aptitude (the ability to learn)
Multiple Intelligences (explain how we learn)

8. Visual/Spatial Thinks in 3-D Pictures in mind Great imagination
Hand-eye relationship
Design/color

9. Visual/Spatial Occupations Famous People sailors sculptors/painters
engineers
pilots
designers
architects
surgeons
Famous People
L. da Vinci
Picasso
Frank Lloyd Wright
Bobby Fischer
I.M.Pei
Auguste Rodin

10. Logical/Mathematical
Reasons
Analyzes
Uses logic
Uses numbers
Problem-solving
Sees patterns

11. Logical/Mathematical
Occupations
Mathematician
Scientist
Accountant/Banker
Inventor
Detective
Engineer
Programmer
Famous People
Albert Einstein
Stephan Hawking
Agatha Christie
Carl Sagan

12. Bodily/Kinesthetic Activity/motion Hands-on Experimental Manipulate
Participate
Body language

13. Bodily/Kinesthetic Occupations Athlete Dancer/Actor Performer
Physical Therapist
Coach
Famous People
Marcel Marceau
Michael Jordan
Babe Ruth
Kristy Yamaguchi
Jackie Joyner-Kersey

14. Naturalist Nature Classification Flora/Fauna Patterns Environment
Sorting
Memory

15. Naturalist Occupations Famous People Biologist Charles Darwin
Zoologist
Artists
Environmentalist
Landscaper
Game warden
Famous People
Charles Darwin
John Audubon
Meriwether Lewis
Carl Sagan

16. Verbal/Linguistic Reading/Writing Debate/Speech Word puzzles
Spelling/Vocab
Languages
Listening

17. Verbal/Linguistics Occupations Writer Speaker Actor Teachers Attorneys
Politicians
Famous People
Abraham Lincoln
Jerry Seinfeld
Martin L. King
T.S. Eliot
Hemingway

18. Musical/Rhythmic Singing Playing instruments Rhythms/beats Composing
Sound
Pitch

19. Musical/Rhythmic Occupations Composers Conductors Singers DJ Producer
Musicians
Famous People
Henry Mancini
Paul McCartney
Mozart
Luciano Pavarotti
Igor Stravinsky
Leonard Bernstein

20. Intrapersonal Self-reflection “Know Thyself” Journaling
Emotional Processing
Concentration
Focusing

21. Intrapersonal Occupations Famous People Socrates Emily Dickinson
Psychologist
Researcher
Elite Athlete
Author
Philosopher
Explorer
Famous People
Socrates
Emily Dickinson
Sigmund Freud
Marie Montessori
Plato

22. Interpersonal Cooperative Groups Collaboration
Sensing/Intuiting others feelings
Uses feedback
Empathy

23. Interpersonal Occupations Teacher Salespeople Social worker Counselor
Doctor/Nurse
Psychiatrist
Famous People
Mother Theresa
Barbara Walters
Mahatma Gandhi
Jimmy Carter
Larry King

24. Overview Verbal/Linguistic Logical/Mathematical Musical/Rhythmic
Naturalist
Visual/Spatial
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
Bodily/Kinesthetic
Word smart
logic smart
music smart
classifying smart
art smart
self smart
people smart
body smart

25. Career Areas for Multiple Intelligences
Interpersonal Intelligence:
Intrapersonal Intelligence:
entrepreneur - consultant - counselor - creative writer
guru - leadership trainer - philosopher - psychiatrist
psychologist - psychotherapist - researcher - sage
self employed people - spiritual counselor - therapist
writer
teacher - therapist - travel agent/counselor
business person - chess player
child care worker - clergyman - coach
community organizer - consumer service advocate
counselor - homemaker - mediator - nurse
politician - probation officer - psychologist
psychotherapist - public relation promoter - receptionist
recreation assistant - religious leader - salesperson - waiter/waitress
secretary

26. Career Areas for Multiple Intelligences
Linguistic Intelligence:
Logical-mathematical:
Lawyer- legal assistant - comedian - editor - historian
interpreter - journalist - lawyer - librarian
manager - novelist - orator - philosopher
playright - poet - politician - proof reader
psychotherapist - public speaker
public relations person - reporter - sales people
secretary - social scientist - story teller
supervisor - talk show host - teacher
technical writer - translator - writer
accountant - bookkeeper - analyst - banker
investment broker - lawyer/para-legal
biologist - chemist - microbiologist - pharmacist - physician
chess player - computer programmer
economist - city planner
engineer - financial service - inventor
mathematician - mechanic/mechanical engineer - technologist
programmer - records clerks - researcher
scientist - statistician - tax accountant

27. Career Areas for Multiple Intelligences
Spatial Intelligence:
Bodily-kinesthetic:
photographer - graphic designer
advertiser - architect - artist - builder - carpenter
computer specialist - craftsperson - decorator - dentist
draftsperson/drafting engineer - engineer
fashion designer - film editor/director
furniture restorer - geographer - geometrician
industrial design - interior designer - inventor
landscape architect/designer - makeup artist
acrobat - dancer - aerobic teacher - coach
physical education - athlete - ballet dancer
actor - actress - drama coach
jockey - rodeo rider - equestrian
assembler - building trade person
carpenter - choreographer - clown
massage therapist - gymnast - pianist
commercial artist - construction worker - craftsperson
juggler - magician - manual laborer
mechanic - mime - physical therapist
sculptor - stunt people - surgeon - trainer - architect

28. Career Areas for Multiple Intelligences
Musical Intelligence:
Naturalist Intelligence:
conductor - composer - band member - choir director
critic - dancer - disc jockey - figure skater
instrumentalist - instrumental instructor
music critic - musical performer - music teacher
music therapist - professional performer
recording technician - rock group - singer - song writer
sound engineer - teacher - violinist
biologist - botanist - chef - environmentalist
landscape artist - navigator - park ranger - sailor
veterinarian - weather tracking specialist
zoo keeper - animal handler - anthropologist - astronomer

29. Multiple Intelligences Questionnaire
Recognizing your own learning style involves knowing how your own mind and distinctive talents affect the way you learn.
A True Life Weapon!
In what context do YOU learn and function to your fullest capacity with the greatest personal satisfaction?

30. How are they “smart”? Michael Jordan? Wolfgang Mozart? Tiger Woods?
Steve Irwin?