Students will be given the opportunity to succeed

As previously talked about in an earlier post, not all students learn in the same manner. In regard to the eight intelligences, some students may have stronger skills in one or two different intelligences whereas another student may be stronger in another area. The eight intelligences are:

1) Linguistic      =  words
2) Logic/Math   =  concepts
3) Spatial           = images & pictures
4) Kinesthetic    = physical motion
5) Musical         = rhythms
6) Interpersonal = communication & leadership
7) Intrapersonal = intuition
8) Naturalist      = environment

Some students may be more interested in music and so lessons that revolve around that subject matter, become the students best work. However, maybe that same student is not as skilled in math or public speaking, assignments that took those types of tones would surely set this student up for failure. This is not an option in my classroom because success is the goal!

In addition to the eight intelligences, each student also has their own individual learning style and so in addition to accommodating to the students individual intelligences, I will also try and put focus on their individual learning styles.

"Learning styles, like multiple intelligences, describe a set of personal characteristics that also explain how different modes of instruction might be optimal for some and not for others. While teaching to multiple intelligences takes advantage of specific (or multiple) intellectual capacity or strengths, teaching for learning styles takes advantage of an individual's traits, or preferences for how something is presented and learned. Learning styles describes an individual's most effective or most preferred method for interacting with and mastering new and difficult information" (Puckett.2013).

Reference:
Puckett, K (2013). Differentiating Instruction: A Practical Guide. Bridgepoint Education: San Diego, CA.