Multiple Intelligences!

Using the PeshaKusha in class helped us recollect a lot of information we took during our undergraduate years. My group was responsible for multiple intelligences. As teachers we need to keep these type of intelligences in mind whenever we plan our lessons.

How to Teach or Learn Anything 8 Different Ways:

One of the most remarkable features of the theory of multiple intelligences is how it provides eight different potential pathways to learning. If a teacher is having difficulty reaching a student in the more traditional linguistic or logical ways of instruction, the theory of multiple intelligences suggests several other ways in which the material might be presented to facilitate effective learning. Whether you are a kindergarten teacher, a graduate school instructor, or an adult learner seeking better ways of pursuing self-study on any subject of interest, the same basic guidelines apply. Whatever you are teaching or learning, see how you might connect it with:

• words (linguistic intelligence) 
• numbers or logic (logical-mathematical intelligence) 
• pictures (spatial intelligence) 
• music (musical intelligence) 
• self-reflection (intrapersonal intelligence) 
• a physical experience (bodily-kinesthetic intelligence) 
• a social experience (interpersonal intelligence), and/or 
• an experience in the natural world. (naturalist intelligence)

Of course there are many other factors that a teacher must consider but knowing a teacher's own students abilities and strengths is a key factor for a successful lesson plan.