Chapter 14 really focused on the idea of the possible ninth intelligence. Existential intelligence is the half intelligence because it it not yet recognized as an actual intelligence. This half intelligence does night quite measure up to the other intelligences and is missing a few key components to considered an actual intelligence. It might not ever be recognized as an intelligence, but it is important to not ignore because there are going to be students who learn best with using this "half intelligence". These types of learners are very focused on questions like "why are we here?", "who are we?", or "what is the meaning of life?". Another thing that this chapter addresses is how to incorporate the half intelligence into the classroom along with the others. Some ways to do this is to talk about the history of mathematics instead of just teaching equations. Let the students do some deeper thinking about why mathematics works out like it does. Another example to incorporate it could be in geography and to encourage the students to think about how geographical boundaries came along and why.
There was a pretty decent amount of people in the class that agreed with the idea of incorporating the existential intelligence into the classroom along with a good group of people who felt that it seems a little too out there. Some people are wondering if this intelligence should be incorporated into the classroom and if it really is useful to try and accommodate this learning style. Although this idea may seem a little far fetched to some, most of us agree that it is probably something that should not be ignored. It is important to meet the needs of the students so that they can make better connections with the content that is being taught.
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Your second link went to a site that talked about the MI's. Things that we already know but on the side there are several links to articles dealing with accommodations, differentiated instruction and other topics that would be needed for the classroom.
The summary and reflection piece of this synthesis does a good job of confining all of the class' words in to two short easy to read paragraphs. There really is no fluff. The second link I found particularly useful. The CEC site has a cornucopia of information on several aspects of teaching students with special needs including IEPs, Inclusion, and an emphasis on every grade level.
Very nice.
Hi,
Your second link, the Council for Exceptional Students, as a lot of useful informtion in it. There is info on scafolding, behavior management, family involvement, accomodations and modifications. It will be a good resource to help me strengthen my lesson plans for exceptional learners.
The CEC website has a lot of links and resources that teachers can use in their classroom. I really liked the technology page. It has links to other articles about how to use technology in your classroom to benefit your students.
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