In the first chapter of Dr Cantù's digital book, History/Social Studies Education in the Digital and Standards-Based Classroom, he writes about social studies curricular frameworks and instructional models. In ETE 370, I learned how to create lesson plans using the UbD model of Wiggins and McTigue; in section two of Dr Cantù's book I learned that UbD is an adaptation of of Tyler's Teaching by Objective Method. This method requires more thought and planning, but I can see how it is more effective not only in meeting standards, but ensuring that as a teacher I will balance out the information I present, not merely teach what I like or am most passionate about.
Gardner's Multiple Intelligences have always been somewhat elusive to me. Some of the intelligences are easy to see, other's are more obscure. Linguistic and mathematical intelligences are simple to grasp. Musical and interpersonal intelligences are easier to see, but more difficult for me to see how I can realistically apply them in a classroom. The two most obscure intelligences for me to "get" are naturalistic and intrapersonal. This chapter contained a link to one of the better video's I have come across of all eight intelligences: Multiple Intelligence's. The one that I do not get and question if it is truly an intelligence is naturalist.
Big Question: How, as an educator, does one employ the concept of multiple intelligences in teaching and assignments while maintaining a fair assessment of student's work?
Link: http://www.ldrc.ca/projects/miinventory/miinventory.php
Though this site is not visually appealing, here you can take an 80 question test to determine your primary intelligence from Gardner's theory.
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