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Survey Results

We made a survey to the english students of Prepa Tec, Campus Garza Laguera, and here are the results.

Bodily/Kinesthetic Intelligence

Gardner talks about the kinesthetic intelligence, people with Kinesthetic intelligence love movement. They enjoy sports or dance. They are good at building things and like to stay active. They have good motor skills and are very aware of their bodies. They learn best through movement and experimentation.

Common Characteristics
• Learns by "doing"
• Would rather touch than just look
• Well-coordinated withgood motor skills
• Likes figuring out how things work
• Enjoys the outdoors
• Likes to work with hands
• Can't sit still for too long
• Enjoys sports and exhilarating experiences
• Likes to be active
• Has a lot of physical energy
• Athletic Career Matches
• Athlete
• Dancer
• Mechanic
• Actor / Actress
• Performer
• Physical Education Instructor
• Craftsman
• Gardener • Physical Therapist
• Farmer
• Carpenter
• Builder
• Park Ranger
• Firefighter
• Paramedic

Bodily Kinesthetic Intelligence is interesting. Their dependence on their bodies is very high. They believe in ‘hands-on experience’. Even to express their feelings body movement is used. Such learners when excited normally use their hands, facial expressions a lot. Body Language is a very important communication mode for people with this intelligence. Their bodies aid them to express themselves.
Some famous bodily kinesthetic people are David Copperfield, Charlie Chaplin, Michael Jordan, Tiger Wood, Jim Carrie, Joe Montana, Kerie Strug, Tom Cruise and Jim Abbot. They have been able to achieve success with the help of their bodies. Charlie Chaplin could use his body like rubber. Kerie Strug has been an exceptional gymnast.
http://school.familyeducation.com/disabled-persons/role-models/37396.html

Dora at Candy Land

Helping teachers

Here are some links were you can find a lot of information about and exercices about teaching techniques:

http://www.playkidsgames.com/http://www.knowledgeadventure.com/http://www.funbrain.com/

And now.. some teacher quotations!

I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.　 ~Lily Tomlin as "Edith Ann"
　
The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called "truth."　 ~Dan Rather
　
In teaching you cannot see the fruit of a day's work.　 It is invisible and remains so, maybe for twenty years.　 ~Jacques Barzun
　
Teaching is the profession that teaches all the other professions.　 ~Author Unknown.

Mathematical-logic Inteligence.

By Martha Villarreal

Howard Gardner follows logical mathematical intelligence and logical reasoning skills: including mathematics, numerical thinking, capacity for logic problems, troubleshooting, ability to understand abstract concepts, reasoning and understanding of relationships.

Gardner says that the great theorist Jean Piaget has greatly helped to understand cognitive development, which corresponds mainly to the development of logical-mathematical intelligence, but knowing the size and the extent of things, the discovery of the quantity over the concrete to abstract concepts and finally the scenario, are not necessarily applicable to the development of other intelligences are also some special processes.

Although logical-mathematical intelligence involves knowledge critical to the advancement of technology and some sciences, Gardner considers it superior to other types of intelligence because they address the problems of life the other intelligences have their own mechanisms to order information and manage resources to solve them and not necessarily be solved through the calculation.

Features

This type of intelligence involves several kinds of thinking in three broad but interrelated areas: mathematics, science and logic.

Some aspects that has a child or person with this type of intelligence developed are:

• Perceive objects and their functioning in the environment.

• Master the concepts of quantity, time and cause and effect.

• Use symbols to represent abstract objects and concrete concepts.

A good example of this type of student is: Albert Einstein.

This type of intelligence along with the corresponding language, have been and are priorities in formal education of our country, at least in the curriculum. So most of the hours that children spend in school dedicated to studying the two subjects, but the reality is that much to do to learn them more easily. While in recent years is trying to teach mathematics and the development of logical thinking and abstract more enjoyable and interesting for children.

Linguistic Intelligence

By Eduardo Echavarri

Linguistic intelligence is the ability to think in words and use language to understand, express and appreciate complex meanings.

Characteristics of the Linguistic intelligence:

Verbal-linguistic intelligence has four components: speaking, listening to learn, read and write.

How can we distinguish people who are prone to develop this kind of intelligence more than expected and conventional?

Mention some of these traits observable on the students

• Listen carefully and skillfully respond to sound, rhythm and variety of the spoken word.
• Since early imitates the sounds and the speech of the people around them.
• Learn to read and write with relative ease.
• Create original works through written and oral communication.

The emphasis is on listening, speaking, reading and writing "to learn", showing here some examples of such quarter.

Listen to learn:

Listening and reading aloud is one of the most effective ways to train this ability, listen to stories and tales is the taste of virtually all children. This later work, which should preferably be done in a playful way, it helps to try to retain and process what is heard.

Listening also motivational poetry is a resource if it is chosen appropriately to the age and interest of a person.


Talking to learn: Talk is the ability to express himself properly should be encouraged in each and every one of the people.

Debate in class:
The classroom is the ideal place to foster this capacity since the new pedagogical tendencies postulate a horizontal communication model which give opportunity for expression and permits the exchange of views.
The child as a narrator.
The narrative is a form of linguistic communication which can be promoted in the classroom and at home course

• Read and write: Reading is one of the most rewarding activities that many adults can grow.

Some of the above activities such as debate, storytelling and interviews, are suitable means to do readings.

The dramatizations are very useful to induce subjects that require research in books, the secret is to touch issues related to the interests and hobbies by age of children, also the use of mass media, in this sense the interest among young children on television, video games, movies and the Internet should be a pretext to induce linguistic activities.

The "invented language" can be a great encouragement for children who have aversion to the "official word", so you are asked to make a sentence by inventing new words and then try to translate, which can exercise their creativity and be a great encouragement to think and say all sorts of things.

Howard Gardner proposes that it should be clear that within this theoretical proposal of multiple intelligences, not only should discover the adults and children who have these capabilities, but also those who have difficulties in varying degrees, as they can support to such excess and improve their performance.

Musical Intelligence

Who wouldn’t like to have a son like Mozart or Beethoven? A musician genius who despite from its difficulties is an amazing musician. What would you say if I told you that this is possible?
As we know, students have different ways of learning and different intelligences as proposed by Gardner.
The musical intelligence is the capacity to think in music, to be able to hear patterns, recognize them, and perhaps manipulate them.
People who have strong musical intelligence don't just remember music easily - they can't get it out of their minds, it's so omnipresent.
There are some strategies that can be used in order to stimulate the kids since early each to develop their Musical intelligence. These are some of the actions that can be taken:
• Expose the baby since pre-birth stage
• Practice musical games
• Sing
• Expose kids to direct experiences with music

0 to 8 months :
1. Sing to the baby in a soft tone
2. Give entonation while giving instructions
3. Listen classical music
8 months to 1 year
1. Give each thing a special sound
2. Create sounds
1 to 3 years:
1. Associate sounds with things
2. In a same open place, listen to both day and night sounds
3. Imitate voices with puppets
4. Indentify ambient sounds

3 to 5 years:
1. Listen to the silence while watching t.v.
2. Listen to different styles of music.

5 to 6 years :
1. Recognize recorded songs.
2. Recognize the soundtrack of movies while listening to the music.

It is real that not every kid will be the next Mozart by doing is, but it can helpful to the kid’s learning process.

Visual - Spatial Intelligence

Visual Spatial Intelligence
By Daniela Mendiola.
The article explains the concept of Visual Spatial Intelligence. It explains the traits of these learners and how color, distance and images excite them. Some tips to increase their concentration in class are also mentioned.
Learners with Visual Spatial Intelligence are the artists. They learn best through drawings and visual aids. They have the ability to visualize the world in images. Learners with high Visual Spatial Intelligence enjoy shapes, patterns, designs, and colors.
They visualize, dream, imagine, navigate, and draw. They have an immense capacity to form mental images. Their imagination makes them creative. They like posters, pictures, movies, visual presentations. They can notice minute details which any other person would miss.
Visual Spatial Intelligence is normally found in painters, architects, theoretical physicists, navigators, graphic artists, designers, cartographers and chess players. Some of the famous personalities with excellent Visual Spatial Intelligence are Monet, Pablo Picasso, Leonardo da Vinci, Frank Lloyd Wright, Steven Spielberg and Cezanne.
The following traits can help to identify learners with predominant visual spatial intelligence:
• They are good at solving puzzles;
• Enjoy geometry, drawing, painting, sculpting, photography;
• Good at reading maps, taking directions and remembering places and routes;
• Are good drivers;
• Appreciate color, shape, pattern;
• Think in pictures, images;
• Fast speakers;
• Appreciate video recordings over just sound recordings;
• Pay attention to visual details.
The following activities can be undertaken to increase the effectiveness of learning with students with Visual Spatial Intelligence:
• Teach reasoning and logic using flow charts;
• Illustrate what is being taught;
• Use lot of colored pens while teaching;
• Play Videos in class;
• Visit art galleries, museums;
• Highlight, underline, and draw images while teaching them;
• Use maps and help them chart the process or fundamental being taught.