Educational Leadership articles from September 1997

Educational Leadership archives from September 1997

The first seven ... and the eighth. (interview with educator Howard Gardner)(Teaching for Multiple Intelligences)(Interview)
September 1, 1997... A Conversation with Howard Gardner Human intelligence continues to intrigue psychologists, neurologists, and educators. What is it? Can we measure it? How do we nurture it? Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, described in...

How teachers interpret MI theory. (multiple intelligence)(Teaching for Multiple Intelligences)
September 1, 1997... Variations on a Theme Teachers are planning projects, lessons, assessments, apprenticeships, and interdisciplinary curriculums around the multiple intelligences theory. Like intelligence itself, the adaptations exhibit infinite variety....

Multiple intelligences as a partner in school improvement.(Teaching for Multiple Intelligences)
September 1, 1997... MI is not a quick fix. But educators who thoughtfully use the theory to support their larger educational goals find that it is a worthy partner in creating schools of excellence. The introduction of new ideas in education has predictable...

Integrating learning styles and multiple intelligences. (educational models and theories)(Teaching for Multiple Intelligences)
September 1, 1997... What does it mean to express kinesthetic intelligence in an interpersonal way? integrating styles and intelligences can help children learn in many ways - not just in the areas of their strengths. In the 20th century, two great theories have...

Where do the learning theories overlap?(Teaching for Multiple Intelligences)
September 1, 1997... Multiple intelligences, learning styles, and brain-based education are distinct fields of study but share similar outcomes in the practical environment of the classroom. Let's visit three schools. As we walk from classroom to classroom in...

The GREENing of learning: using the eighth intelligence. (Global Rivers Environmental Education Network; naturalist intelligence)(Teaching for Multiple Intelligences)
September 1, 1997... Around Puget Sound, communities - and elementary school teachers - value the kind of intelligence needed to solve ecological problems: what Gardner calls naturalist intelligence. When 6th graders at Lakes Elementary School in Lacey,...

A Think Tank cultivates kids. (combined discovery room and laboratory at Kent Gardens Elementary School in McLean, Virginia)(Teaching for Multiple Intelligences)
September 1, 1997... In a Virginia school grounded in Gardner's ideas, all K-6 students flock to a hands-on discovery room - a place to explore all the ways of being smart. Nine-year-old Sean stood in my classroom doorway and surprised me by saying, "I wish I...

The Summer Stars Program. (summer camp by the New Canaan Public School in Connecticut)(Teaching for Multiple Intelligences)
September 1, 1997... Space, futurism, exploration, and stardom are some of the themes at a summer camp inspired by Howard Gardner's theories. New Canaan Public School's summer camp in Connecticut has a mission: Reach for the summer stars. Designing projects...

Frog ballets and musical fractions. (learning approach of New City School in St. Louis, Missouri)(Teaching for Multiple Intelligences)
September 1, 1997... Educators at the New City School in St. Louis, Missouri, employ a schoolwide approach to multiple intelligences. Learning centers, living museums, and videotaped portfolios - as well as standardized exams - attest to student achievement. A...

A Multiple Intelligences Inventory. (evaluation of teaching approaches)(Teaching for Multiple Intelligences)
September 1, 1997... By expanding her teaching and assessment strategies, a New Hope, Pennsylvania, teacher has brought a new energy to her social studies classes. As those of us who have been teaching for a while know, even the best curriculums and most dynamic...

From Crockett to Tubman: investigating historical perspectives. (approaches to teaching social studies)(Teaching for Multiple Intelligences)
September 1, 1997... In social studies classes with an emphasis on multiple intelligences, high school students have the opportunity to learn not only about history and research but also about themselves. * "I'm glad we had a chance to do this project because...

Three Billy Goats and Gardner. (application of the multiple intelligences theory to preschoolers with language problems)(Teaching for Multiple Intelligences)
September 1, 1997... Can multiple intelligences be applied to preschoolers - particularly those with language problems? Yes! - and with results worth talking about. Three billy goats went out to eat, over the bridge where the grass is sweet. When the little...

Multiple intelligences meet standards.(Teaching for Multiple Intelligences)
September 1, 1997... When a Maryland elementary school introduced the theory of multiple intelligences, the reform improved children's performances on state tests and created a schoolwide culture of achievement. "Yes, this multiple intelligences stuff is great,...

In Australia: multiple intelligences in multiple settings. (teaching approach)(Teaching for Multiple Intelligences)
September 1, 1997... Multiple intelligences theory has transformed teaching in Australia, especially among preschool, primary school, and special educators, a survey of 30 schools shows. In a sleepy suburb in Canberra, Australia's capital, Judy Perry unlocks the...

In New South Wales: the Brain-Flex project. (learning program for early secondary school students in New South Wales, Australia)(Teaching for Multiple Intelligences)
September 1, 1997... Across the Parramatta River from Australia's year 2000 Olympic site, students at a coeducational Catholic school are pursuing individualized projects that promote lifelong learning skills. At St. Patrick's Marist College - a Catholic...

Using multiple intelligence theory to identify gifted children.(Teaching for Multiple Intelligences)
September 1, 1997... In the sprawling Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district, thousands of children identified as gifted are tackling challenging, real-world problems. They're doing so in curriculums designed for multiple intelligences. Emmanuel showed promise...

Strategies for success: a conversation with Ron Brandt. (editor of the Educational Leadership periodical)(Teaching for Multiple Intelligences)(Interview)
September 1, 1997... During his 19 years at ASCD, Ron Brandt guided Educational Leadership to new heights. Here he reflects on his career as editor and educator. The Effective Schools movement, thinking skills, brain-based learning, and Dimensions of Learning are...

An American in Kazakstan: life in a fish bowl. (experiences of an American Peace Corps volunteer)(Teaching for Multiple Intelligences)
September 1, 1997... Peace Corps volunteers help students and teachers in this developing country find a better life through education. In return, Americans broaden their understanding of another culture. At 5 a.m. we disembarked from our Lufthansa flight to...

Quantifying MI's gains. (multiple intelligence)(Teaching for Multiple Intelligences)
September 1, 1997... Howard Gardner (1995a) professes to be "as surprised as anyone" by the education community's intense interest in his theory of multiple intelligences. When he first published Frames of Mind in 1983, he intended to challenge the traditional view...

Strategic plan of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
September 1, 1997... BELIEF STATEMENTS FUNDAMENTAL TO ASCD IS OUR CONCERN FOR PEOPLE, BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY. * We believe that the individual has intrinsic worth. * We believe that all people have the ability and the need to learn. *...

The American School Superintendent: Leading in an Age of Pressure.(Teaching for Multiple Intelligences)
September 1, 1997... Those who aspire to become school superintendents will find this book thoughtful and informative, if daunting in its clearheaded look at the job. In the preface, Cunningham and ASCD's own Gene Carter, who was superintendent of Norfolk public...

City Kids, City Teachers.(Teaching for Multiple Intelligences)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... Writings in this salute to city kids and city teachers are united by a common thread - the belief that pejoratively labeled inner-city students possess unique experiences, knowledge, and skills that they, their families, and educators can tap...