- Grade Focus
- Post Secondary
- Age Level
- 18-22
- Subject
- Technology Integration Activity
- Imaging
- Estimated Time of Completion
- 6 hours
Last modified: 01/06/2010
How Are You Smart?
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Introduction
Teacher candidates learn about the theory of Multiple Intelligence and how to incorporate this theory into their teaching, develop their own multiple intelligences profile, identify the different ways of being smart within each intelligence, and create a photo collage depicting the different facets of one intelligence. Although this lesson has been developed for teacher candidates, it could be easily adapted for students at any grade level.Prerequisite Experience
Teacher candidates will have demonstrated competence with navigating the Internet and obtaining or creating digital images.Teacher Prep Time
Instructors should complete the Multiple Intelligence Inventory, create a graph of their intelligences and become familair with the other sites used in this lesson. It may be useful to look at the Imaging training videos found at Nortel LearniT.Project
Teacher candidates will create a photo collage that depicts the many ways of being smart within a specific intelligence.Assessment/Grading
An evaluation rubric has been provided to use in assessing the photo collage.Lesson Plan Details
Engage
Pose this question to the class - A man and a woman are walking together down the street. The woman's step is 2/3 that of the man's. They start off together on the left foot. They want to keep walking together. How many steps will they each have to take before their left feet hit the ground at the same time again?After three minutes, ask the students to stop and consider how they are trying to solve the problem. After students have shared their strategies, note your observations - particularly any strategies not mentioned (e.g., some students working alone, some working with others, some drawing diagrams, some acting it out, etc.). Explain that students were demonstrating the different ways that they are smart.
Explore
Provide information on Howard Gardner's theory of Mutliple Intelligence. Students can explore the I Think...Therefore....MI! website to learn more about MI and how to incorporate the theory into their teaching. The MI links page provides additional sources of information. Students should complete the MI Inventory to create their intelligence profile graph.Explain
In groups of 4, students share their findings, their MI graph, and any surprises from completing the MI inventory. As a group they should identify a plus, a minus, and something interesting about the theory of Multiple Intelligence to share with the class.Elaborate
Have students find others who share their first or second strongest intelligence. There should be at least one group for each intelligence. Each group will create a photo collage depicting the different ways of being smart within their intelligence. Students can create digital images with a camera, use a scanner, or search the web to find representative images. Once the images have been saved in a computer file or an on-line image sharing site (e.g., Flickr), students should use a graphics program (e.g., Photoshop or Irfanview) to create a collage. The photo collages can be printed and posted in the room and/or added to the class wiki or webpage. Students may find the Imaging training videos found at Nortel LearniI to be helpful. A sample of a basic, not too creative collage of MI theory is attached.Evaluate
An evaluation rubric to assess the photo collages is attached.Extend
Teacher candidates can use the images to create a digital book about a specific intelligence or about MI theory.
The images could also be used to create an Animoto video.