Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Theory
Presented by Emily Judson
Understanding the Multiple Intelligences Theory is helpful in using innovation and creativity as empowerment tools. Because each learner has a unique set of intelligences, it is necessary to integrate this understanding into teaching concepts. Each of the web sites below go into depth about how Multiple Intelligences can be taught, and how they can be successfully integrated for use in any classroom.
Multiple
Intelligence Development Assessment Scale (MIDAS)
Not only does this web site break down the intelligences
into subcategories, but it also provides newsletters about how the Multiple
Intelligences are being researched and used as a powerful tool in daily
life as well as in education. It also gives information on Multiple Intelligence
assessment.
EdWeb
by Andy Carvin
This site describes the evolution
of the views of intelligence within education. It gives historical background
on traditional intelligence as well as how the Multiple Intelligences
are affecting traditional education. It also provides more information
on Howard Gardner and Project Zero.
Project
Zero
As Project Zero’s home
page, the wealth of information on the Multiples Intelligences Theory
is extraordinary. Click on this link to find current research, historical
background, and information about the principal investigators.