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jueves, 3 de mayo de 2012
Applying Dr. Gardner's theory in the classroom is meaningful. There is a real change in the methodology, because it promotes the interaction of students doing authentic tasks and perfoming real-life situations in the target language. The traditional methods will be replaced by the new era of teaching, where the student is the only and main builder of his own knowledge.
In recent years, new definitions of intelligence have gained acceptance and have dramatically enhanced the appraisal of human competencies. Howard Gardner of Harvard University in his book, Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, suggests that there are at least seven human intelligences, two of which, verbal/linguistic intelligence and logical/mathematicalintelligence, have dominated the traditional pedagogy of western societies.
The five non-traditional intelligences, spatial, musical, kinesthetic, interpersonaland intrapersonal, have generally been overlooked in education. However, if we can develop ways to teach and learn by engaging all seven intelligences, we will increase the possibilities for student success and create the opportunity to, in Margaret Mead's words, "weave a social fabric in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place."
How can the Multiple
Intelligences be implemented in the classroom?
What are some of the
results of this program?
What is the teacher's
role in a Multiple Intelligences program?
This video shows a clear example of a school applying multiple intelligences in the classroom:
Indianapolis school works with a curriculum based on Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences.
Here, teachers
look beyond test scores. They emphasize exploration, experimentation, doing projects, developing arts, computer skills, etc, beginning in kindergarten. Teachers apply different methods for teaching to achieve real positive results, and students enjoy learning in this way.
"If a child is not learning the way you are teaching, then you must teach in the way the child learns." by Rita Dunn.
Sometimes, we as teachers get mad trying to teach certain topic to the students but they can't internalize the new knowledge and they get bored. Maybe it is because we are teaching them in the traditional way. However, nowadays we have to consider that everybody learns in different ways, and that's what Dr. Gardner explained in this theory.
So, the next link can help you to understand a little bit more about this theory and its purpose.
Applying Dr. Gardner's theory in the classroom is meaningful. There is a real change in the methodology, because it promotes the interaction of students doing authentic tasks and perfoming real-life situations in the target language. The traditional methods will be replaced by the new era of teaching, where the student is the only and main builder of his own knowledge. 
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