Bayview Beach Resort, Batu Ferringhi Beach, Penang, Malaysia

27-30 September 1999

Planning for individual differences using Multiple Intelligences

Lynda Cutting

Yarra Valley Grammar School, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia

Abstract

Catering for different learning styles and paces of learning is one of the great challenges for teachers. The theory of Multiple intelligences that has been presented by Howard Gardner has provided teachers with a way of understanding the different learning styles and needs of their students. To take advantage of this theory, as teachers we must change the way we think about teaching and learning. We must broaden both the strategies we use in teaching and range of learning outcomes that we plan for and encourage in our students.

This workshop would provide a brief background of the theory of Multiple intelligence and then show how it can be applied in the classroom to provide for a wide range of learning styles. Participants will see examples of the theory used with students and gain practical experience in planning and implementing the theory of Multiple intelligences to cater for and extend the wide variety of learning styles found in the classroom.

(90 min. workshop)

Current Position:
Year 1 class teacher, Yarra Valley Grammar School

Previous experience:
Lecturer at University of Melbourne in the departments of "Language and Literature" and
"Curriculum, Teaching and Learning"; Author of teacher reference texts; Regional Language Consultant; Early Literacy in Service Tutor; 20 years classroom experience.