Looking ahead, studies show that today’s workers will change jobs and careers more times than they might change cars. It is estimated that a worker starting a job today will have around 14 different careers in their lifetime. It is also suggested that 10 of those careers haven’t been invented yet. With each change, that person must learn a new skill set or apply their current skills in a different way.

Michael B. Enzi-Testimony at Hearing on the Nomination of Margaret Spellings to serve as Secretary of Education

http://enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=NewsRoom.Speeches&ContentRecord_id=1F1709F4-7E9C-9AF9-76E3-9CB69B3257D2

Another tool is solid, tested theory.

Children think differently.We all construct concepts and schemas of information that help us learn. These schemas are constantly changing as we construct our knowledge.

What do you know about a cow?

PARTS OF REAL THINGS!

MODELS PICTURESREAL THINGS!

WRITTEN WORD

Do this side first! Do this side when they’re ready!

You have just had a small taste of Multiple Intelligences.

You were given the opportunity to show what you know in various formats.

It's not how smart you are, it's how you are smart!“—Howard Gardner Interview, "Common Miracles" ABC 1993

The intelligences act in consort - they are not mutually exclusive. MI Theory was not developed to exclude individuals, but to allow all people to contribute to society through their own strengths! —Walter McKenzie

Multiple Intelligences:Linguistic

Logical-Mathematical

Kinesthetic

Musical

Spatial

IntrapersonalInterpersonal

Naturalist

My grandson has this…

Think about your child for a moment. Does your child gravitate toward certain

areas?Children who are strongly: Think Love Need

Linguistic in words reading, writing, telling stories, playing word games, etc.

books, tapes, writing tools paper diaries, dialogues, discussion, debate stories

Logical- Mathematical by reasoning experimenting, questioning, figuring

out puzzles, calculating, etc.

things to explore and think about, science materials, manipulatives, trips to the planetarium and science museum

Spatial in images and pictures

designing, drawing, visualizing, doodling, etc.

art, LEGOs, video, movies, slides, imagination games, mazes, puzzles, illustrated books, trips to art museums

Bodily- Kinesthetic through somatic sensations

dancing, running, jumping, building, touching, gesturing, etc.

role play, drama, movement, things to build, sports and physical games, tactile experiences, hands-on learning

Musical via rhythms and melodies

singing, whistling, humming, tapping feet and hands, listening, etc..

sing-along time, trips to concerts, music playing at home and school, musical instruments

Interpersonal by bouncing ideas off other people

leading, organizing, relating, manipulating, mediating, partying, etc.

friends, group games, social gatherings, community events, clubs, mentors/apprenticeships

Intrapersonal deeply inside themselves

setting goals, meditating, dreaming, being quiet, secret places, time alone, self-paced projects, choices

Naturalistic in connection with nature

examining nature, remember details about nature, outdoors, plants, animals, real living things

Now here’s the “Buyer Beware!” piece.

MI for young children is the natural way to learn, but it should not be a forced way to learn.MI is one way for our kids to build a knowledge base.

Brain research validates following one’s own compass:•Left/Right Brain: Roger Sperry. Although updated, his theory still holds much validity. Each hemisphere does have special functions, but they do not work in isolation.•Triune Brain: As we evolved, we grew 3 layers of brain. We now use all 3 layers as a unified whole.

Let’s meet Ned…

Upper Left: Cerebral and TheoristsLecture, facts, detail, texts, reading, Logical, analytical, qualitative

LIKES: Precise definitions, to the point info

DISLIKES: vague instructions, wasted time

Upper Right: Cerebral and InnovatorsBrainstorming, metaphors, mind mapping, synthesis, holistic picture, IntuitiveLIKES: free association activities, visuals, mind mapsDISLIKES: lack of overview/conceptual framework, too slow a pace

Lower Right: Limbic and HumanitariansGroup discussion, role play, drama, co-op learning, Feelings based, kinesthticLIKES: Personal impact stories, collaborative activitiesDISLIKES: impersonal approach, no sensory input, sterile environment

Lower Left: Limbic and OrganizersOutlining, checklists, problem solving with steps, policies and procedures, DetailedLIKES: step by step instructions, history/timelinesDISLIKES: disorganization, hopping around, lack of practice time

Brain research validates following one’s own compass:•Left/Right Brain: Roger Sperry. Although updated, his theory still holds much validity. Each hemisphere does have special functions, but they do not work in isolation.•Triune Brain: As we evolved, we grew 3 layers of brain. We now use all 3 layers as a unified whole.•Female and male differences in the brain.

Let’s talk sex… (gender that is!)

Brain research validates following your compass:•Left/Right Brain: Roger Sperry. Although updated, his theory still holds much validity. Each hemisphere does have special functions, but they do not work in isolation.•Triune Brain: As we evolved, we grew 3 layers of brain. We now use all 3 layers as a unified whole.•Female and male differences in the brain.Let’s meet reality on the

male/female debate…http://www.michaelgurian.com/

http://www.turnthepage.com/articles.php?lo=0

Boy Brains and Girl Brains(Michael Gurian is the author of Boys and Girls Learn Differently. Notes from the book and lectures by Michael Gurian.)

Research shows that the two sexes learn differently.Lots of other factors come in to play as well – individualism.

Most kids are able to adapt and be flexible in the classroom (60 to 70%)The other 30% are the ones who get in trouble, fail, and don’t learn.

Determined by testosterone bursts in utero.In most cases girl’s brains mature faster than boys brains.

Myelination is complete earlier in girls.The corpus callosum (the bundle of nerves that connects the left and right hemispheres) is 20% larger in females than males.

Girls can acquire complex verbal skills up to a year earlierIn general, girls take in more sensory data than boys – see better, hear better, smell better.

Boys are better spatially – measuring, mechanical design , geography.Boy brains have less serotonin than girls, leading to more impulsive fidgety behavior.

Boys have more testosterone – aggression hormone – leads to aggression first, questions laterBoys have more blood flow to the limbic system of the brain (fight or flight) during times of stress.

Girls have more progesterone – bonding chemical – leads to bonding first, questions later.Girls have more blood flow to the top of the brain (verbal) during times of stress.

Female have 6 to 7 verbal centers in the brain.Female brain has 15% more blood flow than male, processes data more quickly. Quicker to verbalize, will solve problems through verbalization.

Problem solving in the female brain is non-lateral – it occurs in many areas of the brain.Males have 1 to 2 verbal centers in the brain.

Males have more spinal fluid in the brain, prepares them for more gross motor activity and quicker to solve problems through physical response.Problem solving in the male brain is lateral – meaning it occurs in one part of the brain.

Resting brain of women shows same activity level as the active male brain.The brain is plastic and flexible, but some things are set by nature. Nature and nurture determine the architecture of the brain – it is a dance.

Kids think differently than adults. Their brains are developing differently than ours. They need to exercise all parts of

their brain.

Let’s look at some kid thought…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsvAj6qfmFQ

Apple Cake10 pounds of white food coloring1 gallon of lovely good cake frosting2 gallons of sugar2 and 3 gallons of milk1 gallon of water1 nice apple cake from the storePut them all together in a bowl. Mix it with a spoon on a long stick so you don’t get your hands down in the dip. Stir it for a gallon long.Pour it in a round pot and put it on the right side of the stove until the big hand is on the six.Take them out and put them together and we have cake! It makes the number of pieces for a party or for dessert, because remember the cake is the same size as the pan.If you don’t like the frosting, scrape it off cuz’ there’s no whining!

MovementRemember! The brain is

a mass of electrical energy. What do you

need to create electricity?

MOVEMENT!

Research based on Gloria DeGaetano

Brain Rule #2Very young children may not have a lot of knowledge about

the world, but they know how to get it!

At the most basic level, our brain is designed to:

Solve problem that are related to surviving in an unstable outdoor environment and to do so in almost constant motion.

That’s how we took over the globe. We adapted.

As we adapted, we started to walk upright. That gives us more energy to use for our brain. 2% of our body weight

uses 20% of our energy! MOVE, MOVE, MOVE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck-tQt0S0Os

Consistent Mental Challenges

Without mental challenges, the “3 Big D’s” occur!

Distortion

Distraction

Displacement

What do you want for dinner tonight?

Do you give them fish, or teach them how to fish?

LanguageWhat is language? Why is it

important?Imagination Innovation

Self Calming