MAKING CLASSROOMS

MORE INTERACTIVE AND

INTERESTING USING
MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

CLARENCE S. MAQUIO
PRESENTER
WHAT IS INTELLIGENCE?

As defined by Gardner,
it is the ability to solve
problems that are
valuable in one or
more cultural settings.
OLD VIEW NEW VIEW
Intelligence was fixed. Intelligence can be developed.

Intelligence was measured Intelligence is not numerically

by numbers. quantifiable.

Intelligence was unitary. Intelligence can be exhibited in

many ways - multiple intelligences.
Intelligence was measured
in isolation. Intelligence is measured In
context/real-life situations.
Intelligence was used to
sort out students and Intelligence is used to understand
predict their success. human capacities and the various
ways students can achieve.
 SO WHAT DOES MI MEAN TO
TEACHING AND LEARNING?
VARY
"It's not about how smart you
WHAT YOU DO
are, but how you are smart".
AND -Howard Gardner
HOW YOU DO IT!
 INSTRUCTIONAL
STRATEGIES THAT
INVOLVE MULTIPLE
INTELLIGENCES
 LINGUISTIC INTELLIGENCE

discussions, conferences,
poems, storytelling,
Reading books listening activities
aloud or
independently Writing stories,
sentences, or
Learning new essays
vocabulary
words
 LOGICAL-MATHEMATICAL
Learning addition, subtraction, and
other Math concepts (Calculations)

INTELLIGENCE
Using the scientific method to
test hypotheses (experiments)

Using logical abilities to create

compelling debates
 VISUAL-SPATIAL INTELLIGENCE
concept maps, graphs,
charts, videos, slides,
visual presentations
Putting together
puzzles
Performing tasks
that involve hand-
Painting, scuplting, eye coordination
or other artistic
activities
 MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE

Practicing pitch or a
sense of rhythm
Recognizing musical
notes or patterns
Learning to sing or
play an instrument
Participating on a sports team,

BODILY-KINESTHETIC
athletic activities,

INTELLIGENCE
Doing relay-races or outdoor
games, role playing, hands on
demonstration
Learning the choreography to a
dance
 INTERPERSONAL INTELLIGENCE

Making positive
relationships with peers,
social activities
cooperative
learning, peer
tutoring
Using effective communication
skills in community-
involvement projects
 INTRAPERSONAL INTELLIGENCE

Creating a
reflection journal Practicing
mindfulness
activities like
Nurturing a strong
meditation
sense of
introspection
 NATURALISTIC INTELLIGENCE
Hiking, camping, field trips, or
other outdoor activities

Taking care of animals

Recognizing different types of

plants
USING MI IN THE
CLASSROOM
1. TRY TO LINK ALL INSTRUCTIONAL
OBJECTIVES TO AT LEAST TWO
TYPES OF INTELLIGENCE
2. ENGAGE
YOUR
LEARNERS’
VISUAL,
TACTILE,
AUDITORY,
AND OTHER
SENSES TO
REACH MORE
STUDENTS.
3. INCORPORATE ALL OF THE
DIFFERENT MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK.
4. WHEN
PLANNING
INTERVENTIONS,
DISCOVER WHAT
THEIR STRENGTHS
ARE AS
CONNECTED TO
THE MULTIPLE
INTELLIGENCES
THEORY.
"Education that treats everybody in the same way
is the most unfair education."
-Howard Gardner