Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom - Softcover

Armstrong, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1416607897 ISBN 13: 9781416607892

Publisher: Assn for Supervision & Curriculum, 2009

Synopsis

In this expanded third edition of an ASCD best-seller, Thomas Armstrong updates you on multiple intelligences theory and its many applications to schools and classrooms. Included with the author's proven strategies are two new chapters on how to address common criticisms of the MI model and the success of international applications of MI theory. Plus, updates throughout the book keep you on top of new MI resources, tools, and materials.

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Book Description

“To respect the many differences between people”—this is what Howard Gardner says is the purpose of learning about multiple intelligences (MI) theory, which holds that the human mind is composed of eight intelligences—linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalistic—plus a possible ninth (existential). This updated 3rd edition of Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom, Thomas Armstrong’s bestselling practical guide for educators, includes two new chapters that address the worldwide reach of MI and rebut some common criticisms of the theory. This new edition includes updated information and resources throughout the text to help educators at all levels apply MI theory to curriculum development, lesson planning, assessment, special education, cognitive skills, educational technology, career development, educational policy, and more. The book includes dozens of practical tips, strategies, and examples from real schools and districts. Armstrong provides tools, resources, and ideas that educators can immediately use to help students of all ages achieve their fullest potential in life.

About the Author

Thomas M. Armstrong is a veteran of the early 1960s civil rights movement in his native Mississippi. He was at the forefront of early protests led by black Southerners for voting rights and equal public accommodations from 1958-1961, resulting in threats that had him running for his life. Mr. Armstrong moved to Chicago where he has resided since 1964. He remains closely allied with other former Freedom Riders and civil rights workers around the country and often speaks at schools and civic organizations such as the African American Leadership Roundtable in Chicago. He has been the subject of scholarly research by respected academics, sought after for major media interviews, and featured in print from critically acclaimed books to a Forbes magazine publication. The documentary "Freedom Riders" will be broadcast nationally on PBS in May 2011 and has been pre-screened at locations around the country from New York to Denver to Los Angeles. The movie is receiving rave reviews and Mr. Armstrong will be a featured panelist at well-publicized events where he will promote his memoir Autobiography of a Freedom Rider.

About this edition

• Publisher: Assn for Supervision & Curriculum
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1416607897
• ISBN 13: 9781416607892
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 245