Teaching the teacher *Lessons in engaging multiple intelligences *
The arbiter of knowledge and skills, the teacher, is a revered figure around the world. In India, the teacher is known as the guru, the wise one who can be trusted to lead the knowledge-blind and shine the light of competence and skills in the darkness of ignorance and incompetence. Over time it has been realized that the wise one is not necessarily the most skilled teacher. Learning proficiently and transferring the learning just as well is not really as simple as it seems. It takes far more skill to teach than to learn. The teacher has not only to have a full and wholesome appreciation of the subject but also know how best to transfer this in its entirety in a useful manner to the learner considering the learning styles and needs of each individual learner. Whilst studies have been popularized concerning learning styles, and suitable adaptation of knowledge transference has been undertaken to match the varied learning styles of participants, the newer platform of transference has to do with the multiple intelligences that seem to be far more effective in reaching across to the learner. The theory of multiple intelligences was developed in 1983 by Dr. Howard Gardner, professor of education at Harvard University. It suggests that the traditional notion of intelligence, based on IQ testing, is far too limited. Instead, Dr. Gardner proposes several different intelligences to account for a broader range of human potential in children and adults. These intelligences are: • Linguistic intelligence (word smart) • Logical-mathematical intelligence (number/reasoning smart) • Spatial intelligence (picture smart) • Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence (body smart) • Musical intelligence (music smart) • Interpersonal intelligence (people smart) • Intrapersonal intelligence (self smart) • Naturalist intelligence (nature smart) How does this affect us learning facilitators and trainers and our participants? Continue<http://tickledbylife.com/index.php/teaching-the-teacher/> http://tickledbylife.com/index.php/teaching-the-teacher/ best regards *[email protected]*
