Who is Howard

Gardner?
Molly Wright
 Who is he?
● Graduated from Harvard University
○ Bachelor's degree in social relations (1965)
○ Doctorate in developmental Psychology (1971)
● Professor at Boston University school of Medicine (1984-2005)
● Professor at Harvard graduate school of Education (1986-98)
● Wrote 3 main books
○ Frames of mind (1983)
○ The Mind’s New Science: A History of the Cognitive Revolution (1985)
○ Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed: Educating for the Virtues in
the 21st Century (2011)
 Multiple Intelligences
● Verbal-linguistic intelligence (well-developed verbal skills and sensitivity to
the sounds, meanings and rhythms of words)

● Logical-mathematical intelligence (ability to think conceptually and

abstractly, and capacity to discern logical and numerical patterns)
 Multiple Intellegencies
• Spatial-visual intelligence (capacity to think in images and pictures, to
visualize accurately and abstractly)

• Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence (ability to control one’s body movements and

to handle objects skillfully)

• Musical intelligences (ability to produce and appreciate rhythm, pitch and

timber)
 Multiple Intelligences

● Naturalist intelligence (ability to recognize and categorize plants, animals

and other objects in nature)

● Existential intelligence (sensitivity and capacity to tackle deep questions

about human existence such as, “What is the meaning of life? Why do we
die? How did we get here?”)
 Multiple Intelligences
• Interpersonal intelligence (capacity to detect and respond appropriately to
the moods, motivations and desires of others)

• Intrapersonal (capacity to be self-aware and in tune with inner feelings,

values, beliefs and thinking processes)
 Activity
• https://youtu.be/W3GpdLhgHVA?t=240

Bluey exercises intrapersonal intelligence – she learns to compromise with bingo

Bingo exhibits intrapersonal intelligence- she makes bluey aware of how she's
feeling.
 Where do we see this in PK-4?
● Interpersonal — allowing kids to play together smoothly and develop the
ability to compromise.
● Intrapersonal — have them write down and draw out what foods they like
and don't like.
● Naturalist — have them go home and write down the different plants or
animals they have in their house.
● Existential — teach how their parents were once their age and that they will
grow up. Let them think about what they want to be when they grow up.
 Where do we see this in PK-4?
● Verbal-linguistic — Syllable practice, clapping when they hear a syllable
● Logistical-mathematical — recite numbers in order and know what that
number looks like.
● Spatial-visual — asking which is bigger or smaller between two objects
● Bodily-kinesthetic — coloring in the lines, practice tracing their name on
paper.
● Musical — Singing the ABC’s, getting them to recognize when they go up
verses when they go down.
 Is this a reliable theory?
● Yes
○ There are many areas of life to be developed
○ Some parts rely on the parents

Gardner pushes teachers to not stick to one set lesson plan your whole career, but
instead customize your teaching to the students you have.
 Sources
https://www.niu.edu/citl/resources/guides/instructional-guide/gardners-theory-of-
multiple-intelligences.shtml#:~:text=Summary,matter%2C%20and%20student%2
0learning%20needs
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