Multiple Intelligences Activity

    With this activity we looked at multiple intelligences, took a quiz to find our own, and then graphed the class's data to find correlation and patterns between the different intelligences. In this activity I found the quiz to be interesting and fun. I was able to find out more about myself that I didn't know before. I had an idea of my likes and interests but didn't know the exact term for the way that I was. Putting data in the excel chart was simple but making a chart or graph was a little more difficult. It was a little challenging to find intelligences with correlations. Once I understood how to move my chart to a new page, label, and find the right intelligences to chart, it was interesting to see the finished product. The final step is to present our data and graphs to the class to share our findings. I'm anxious to hear and see everyone's completed assignment.

Multiple Intelligences

    Learning about multiple intelligences and finding out your personal dominant intelligence was an enlightening experience. Personally, it was interesting to find out my intelligence and to see areas in which were high and low. In teaching, I can see how knowing your students intelligence or encouraging your studetns to know their own would be helpful because you could further understand the way they grasp concepts. If you understand the way they learn, as the teacher, you can mold the way you present your lessons and teaching to your students. Schools who specially cater to multiple intelligence are great in a way that they don't just teach to the test but to the student. In taking the tests, the majority of these schools receive higher scores in comparison to other schools. Although these schools are highly desired and a great way to instill confidence, leadership, and creativity in learning, they take many employees who love their job and are flexible, patient, and open to new ways of teaching. The classroom may have many things going on at once instead of just one lesson at a time. It was really interesting to learn about multiple intelligences and I would encourage you, student or not, to find out your own dominant intelligence. Why not learn a little more about yourself?

Future Blog Activity

  With my future students, I would set up a blog activity to go along with at home reading, homework and in class learning. I would explain and demonstrate the process of making a blog thoroughly and give them step by step instructions on how to do so. We would set up our blogs together so they may ask questions and I will be sure that everyone completely understands and succeeds in creating one. Once set up was complete I would explain how to follow each other and myself. This way we could interact with one another as a class.
 
  With each assignment corresponding with the blog, whether it be reading discussions, open ended questions to go along with the lesson in class, or life application, I expect them to learn through each other. Everyone sees things in a different light and we can learn new things just by their prospective alone. I also expect my students to become more comfortable sharing with each other so the class can grow together as a whole. A blog will ensure students' success by allowing them to ask questions when unsure about an assignment and encourage community.

  I would know they grasped concepts by viewing each individual blog and seeing their interaction with each other. By allowing them to follow me and vise versa, I can steer them in the right direction by commenting on their post, or be able to talk to them altogether in class. If I know where individuals are struggling, I can focus on that topic and hopefully clear things up the next day by speaking to all of them together.

  Creating a class blog for community, learning, and interaction is a smart decision on the teacher's part. It not only allows another way for students to learn but also an outlet for them to discuss their thoughts. Blogging is definitely a good alternative to other ways of ensuring the student is learning such as pop quizzes or paper homework every night. It's a good way to mix things up a bit, to modernize, and accommodate to students' love for technology.

In creating a blog, it was new and frustrating. The hardest part was finding people. It helped to collaborate and talk about our experiences and to learn through each other. Patience, patience, patience, was definitely necessary in this experience. It would definitely help if I took the time to read everything and set up a location and identification picture.