Multiple+Intellegences

New Visions Education students: please post ideas on how to differentiate lessons for multiple intellegences. Remember to add your initials so that I know who has posted.

- We have been working on multiple intelligences and how to inlude them in a lesson. While i was working in Mr. Mitchell's classroom he did a lesson on long division. He started off by writing D-M-S-B on the board and it stood for " Draculas Mother Socksa Blood sleepy, sleepy, sleepy" so he had the kids chant this and say it over and over again. After wards once they all perfected how to say it, he told them what it really ment... Divide Multiply Subtract Bring down and do it again. So afterwatds all the kids remembered the pun so it was easy for them to remeber what it actually ment. They sang it all day long and they never forgot it. So this idea really helped them to get a better understanding by doing it visually, auditory, and kinetically - K.C.

There are a lot of different methods of how to differenciate lessons for multiple intelligences. Probably the three most popular types of learning is learning by seeing, learning by hearing, and learning by doing. These three types are very different, and each one involves different tasks to be able to retain the lesson. For example, say we are doing a math lesson. A first grade teacher is teaching her students how to add two didgit numbers. The student who learns by seeing would need the teacher to go up to the white board and show the class exactly how to do it. After the example problem, the student would be fine. The student who learns by hearing would need the teacher to verbally say outloud the steps necessary to add the two numbers. The student who learns by doing would need manipulatives, to actually do for themselves the steps that their teacher is explaining. All three of these students have teh skills to succeed, it just takes different things for them to be able to. This is one idea of how to differenciate lessons. -R. N

Being in the Special Education Rotation, I've learned so much about multiple intelligences. One way is by doing centers. Centers is a great way to be hands off and let the students figure out information for themselves. It also gives them an opportunity to shin at what they are best at. Besides centers another way is by having different levels. In a math lesson students who are a little slower at math will work on the lower level, while the more gifted students can work individually and with more intense problems. ~K.Z

Multiple intelligences are used often by teachers in their classrooms. It is important to use different ways of learning to meet the needs of different learners. The multiple intelligences include kinesthetic, auditory, and visual learning. Kinesthetic learning allows students to use a hands on approach to learn better. Things such as walking around the room and toucing things can make a difference in a students ability to understand material better. Auditory learning consists of a student learning better by listening to a lesson. Lastly, visual learning is about a student using pictures, symbols and words to learn better. L.R

Every student in a classroom learns differently and some are more advanced than others. Teachers must learn to teach in ways that differentiate between multiple intelligences. For example, during a reading lesson the teacher can group together the students with the highest reading levels, the students with intermediate levels, and the students with lower reading levels. That way, each group can read at a comfortable pace. Another method of differentiating between multiple intelligences is by adding several bonus challenges to homework assignments and quizzes. The more advanced students have the option to challenge themselves and the slower students can focus on the broader picture, but they also have the option which is nice. - E.S.

There are many ways that teachers can differentiate lessons using multiple intelligences. Some methods teachers can use is giving the option of working alone or in a group for those that are intrapersonal and those who are interpersonal. Though students should at times not have the option so that they can work on their intrapersonal and interpersonal skills. Another method teachers can use is to have variety in the classroom. For example going on field trips for naturalistic and kinestetic learners. Another example would be to give visuals while explaining things outloud for visual and auditory learners. V.S.

Teachers must learn to teach in different ways to accomodate each different intelligence. Throughout my rotationa I have learned many different ways of teaching children who have different ways of learning. One great way to do this is through centers. There should be a center for each different intelligence. For example: one center can be for visual learners where they participate in an activity which they use the computer for. Another could be for audio learners, this is where you can have books on tape for the children to listen to. There can also be a center for children who like to do hands on activities in which you could have them examine different types of rocks. These are just some of the centers you can have but there are many more. I think this is a great way to teach multiple intelligences. A.P.