Learning about multiple intelligences has changed the way I create my lessons quite a bit. I try to make sure that the lessons I present appeal to all intelligences by adding inter- and intrapersonal questions, videos, games, music, and real life examples and models. During a lesson in a middle school class, I put different strategies to use by targeting the multiple intelligences via cell station activities. My classmate and I created activities that used varying levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. It was a success and the student had fun, but what was more important was the evidence of learning from their grades.
Incorporating strategies that appeal to all intelligences creates much more work for us educators, but the results are promising and encourages us to keep going for our student's sake! For more information click here >>>>> Multiple Intelligences
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They say music is the universal language, and I wholeheartedly agree.
Music in the classroom is always a good solution to lightening up the mood. During a lesson on the mitochondria, I incorporated an activity that my classmate and I created which featured music. The activity gave students the option to work individually or in a group. The activity is pictured below. For the option that utilized music, I wanted to make sure that I had a nice selection of current tunes from varying genres. In order to keep the students on task and from surfing the web, I embedded five song options in a PowerPoint presentation. The slide show was shown on a laptop in full screen, and was set on repeat. This allowed the students to continue to click through my selected instrumentals. Most groups chose the option to create a song, and the songs they created were amazing! Music will always be engaging. |
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August 2018
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