Cognition, Thinking & Understanding

Inteligencias Multiples: La teoria en la practica

Desde la publicación de Los Marcos de la Mente: La Teoría de las Inteligencias Múltiples, miles de educadores, padres, y los investigadores han explorado las implicaciones prácticas de las Inteligencias Múltiples (MI) la teoríala noción de gran alcance que están separados de las capacidades humanas, que van desde la inteligencia musical a la inteligencia involucrados en la comprensión de uno mismo. Inteligencias múltiples: la teoría en la práctica reúne publicó anteriormente y obra original de Howard Gardner y sus colegas de Project Zero para ofrecer una imagen coherente de lo que hemos aprendido acerca de las aplicaciones educativas de la teoría de MI de proyectos en la escuela y la investigación formal. ISBN-13: 978-8449318061

Multiple Intelligences in the Elementary Classroom: A Teacher's Toolkit

This book will help teachers design effective curricula for their students with diverse learning abilities. The authors have created a guided process to apply MI theory to the elementary school classroom. The five pathways or approaches examined: Exploration, Bridging, Understanding, Authentic Problems, and Talent Development represent the ways in which MI can be implemented and nurtured across the elementary grades. The Pathways Model promotes and supports the development of a well-grounded understanding of MI theory to inform goal-setting and planning for using multiple intelligences theory in the classroom. Each pathway addresses a different set of goals and provides appropriate guidelines and examples. ISBN-13: 978-0807746103

Multiple Intelligences and Adult Literacy: A Sourcebook for Practitioners

I must admit that I had never thought about uses of MI ideas with adult learners who were trying to master the basic literacies....Thanks to the pioneering work of [the authors], and AMI teacher-researchers, we now know that, in capable hands, the idea of multiple intelligences has a generative role to play in the education of adults."From the foreword by Howard Gardner This practical sourcebook includes: MI Basics-providing educators with the basics of MI theory: what it is and how it can inform practice. MI Reflections-looking at the successes and challenges involved in using MI theory in adult education, including an array of activities for exploring MI theory with students. MI-Inspired Instruction-discussing how MI theory can be used to develop learning experiences and instructional strategies that tap into students intelligence strengths. MI-Inspired Lessons-presenting concrete examples of how AMI teachers translated MI theory into lessons and activities for language arts, learning English, writing, reading for meaning, math, science, and more. Discussion Questions for individual and group reflection. Classroom Experiences for trying out ideas in your own settings. ISBN: 978-0807743461

Causal Patterns in Simple Circuits: Lessons to Infuse into Electricity Units...

Causal Patterns in Simple Circuits is a set of lessons that are to be infused into a broader unit on simple electrical circuits. The lessons are designed to address a set of persistent misunderstandings that students have when learning about simple circuits. These misunderstandings stem from how students reason about the nature of causality. Background information is given to help teachers understand typical misunderstandings and how each shows up in students reasoning about simple circuits. The module is designed to move students away from linear and sequential models towards more complex models that better explain the way circuits work. Each lesson includes subject matter goals and more general goals about the nature of cause and effect, as well as a set of steps to help students assess their understanding and to connect the knowledge beyond the original learning context. The curriculum incorporates best practices in science education, such as inquiry-based learning and modeling. It is designed for middle school but can be modified for use with older and younger students. Teaching about static electricity is recommended before teaching about electrical circuits. Understanding electrical charge helps prepare students for understanding electrical circuits. This curriculum module was developed as part of a research project called the Understandings of Consequence Project, which is supported by the National Science Foundation. 2004

Intellectual Character: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Get It

What does it really mean to be intelligent? Ron Ritchhart presents a new and powerful view of intelligence that moves beyond ability to focus on cognitive dispositions such as curiosity, skepticism, and open mindedness. Arguing persuasively for this new conception of intelligence, the author uses vivid classroom vignettes to explore the foundations of intellectual character and describe how teachers can enculturate productive patterns of thinking in their students. Intellectual Character presents illustrative, inspiring stories of exemplary teachers to help show how intellectual traits and thinking dispositions can be developed and cultivated in students to promote successful learning. This book provides a model of authentic and powerful teaching and offers practical strategies for creating classroom environments that support thinking. ISBN-13: 978-0787972783