Chapter 4: Multiple Intelligences

       Teaching students about the MI theory could provide an informational and reflectional resource. The MI theory is generally simple to explain with the MI pie, and making sure students are isolated when first deciphering the theory. The chapter goes on to provide many helpful ways that instructors could further their students understanding of the MI theory with assignments, and in class activities. Another way for students to comprehend the theory is by attaching “end-states” to each of the eight intelligences. End-states are famous people or heroes that have one of the multiple intelligence highly developed.

       I may incorporate the MI Theory in my class, but most of the suggestions like MI stories, board games, or scavenger hunts may not be appropriate for a high school level classroom. However, having students apply the MI theory to themselves personally would be an interesting ice breaker on the first day of school, providing an insightful way to get students to better understand themselves, and their class mates. I enjoyed the idea of career day, because students can connect what they are learning inside of the classroom and apply it to everyday life in the real world. Also, biographies on influential people from a slice of the MI pie could be turned into a high school level assignment. If students wrote a simple paragraph, and then shared to the classroom about why the chose that person, and how the MI theory relates to that person, and also themselves, would make for an interesting assignment idea.