Title says it all. This was from 2009!

1. Differentiation via Gardner’s
Multiple Intelligences
Martha López Coleman
May 15, 2009
Anyway you want it - Journey

2. What is differentiation?
• Simply put it’s choice for the students
• According to Carol Ann Tomlinson (2005)
differentiating instruction means students
have multiple options for instruction and
assessments but the same objectives.

3. Why use differentiation?
• Students with choices are usually happier
and work harder.
• Teacher is busy facilitating but is working
with smaller groups which allows for built-
in remediation.
• Because even you get tried of worksheets!

4. How do I do differentiate?
• Tomlinson (2005) says you should start
with one strategy. Get comfortable with
one and then add more.
• I say MI is the perfect jumping off point.

5. What are multiple intelligences?
• Gardner (Campbell & Campbell, 1999)
describes intelligence as “the ability to
solve problems, to make culturally relevant
contributions to one’s community and to
identify new challenges to pursue.”
• So according to the theory of MI, the
mind’s problem solving abilities are multi-
faceted. (Campbell & Campbell, 1999)

6. 9 Multiple Intelligences
• Linguistic – Word Smart
• Logical – Number Smart
• Visual-spatial – Picture Smart
• Kinesthetic – Body Smart
• Musical – Music Smart
• Interpersonal – People Smart
• Intrapersonal – Myself Smart
• Naturalist – Nature Smart
• Existential – Big Picture Smart
Excellent chart found @
http://www.afterschoolnetwork.org/files/Multiple_Intelligences_chart.pdf

7. Finding your MI
• www.bgfl.org/multipleintelligences
All of the following MI charts were made
using the above website.
Other site to use:
• http://literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyou

8. My MI Chart
No Myth – Michael Penn

9. My husband’s chart

10. “W’s” Chart

11. “L’s” Chart

12. “S’s” Chart

13. Whole Class

14. M.I. Thematic Unit Example
Assignment Intelligence
Complete and share a research
paper
Verbal/Linguistic
Develop a chart or graph relating to
your topic
Logical/Mathematical
Organize/participate in
walking/biking field trip
Body/Kinesthetic
Create a music slide show or music
video relating to the environment
Musical/Rhythmic
Act as a reader for other student’s
papers
Interpersonal
Environmental Ethics Unit
Adapted from Multiple Intelligences (1996)

15. Questions for M.I.
Apple
• Linguistic: How does the apple look?
• Bodily: How does the apple feel?
• Logical: What shape is the apple?
• Interpersonal: Compare your apple to your
neighbor’s apple.
• Musical: Write a song about your apple.
Adapted from Multiple Intelligences (1996)

16. Questions?

17. Works Cited
Campbell, L. and Campbell, B. (1999). Multiple
Intelligences and Student Achievement: Success
stories from six schools. Association for
Supervision and Curriculum Development:
Alexandria, VA
Multiple Intelligence. (1996). National Education
Association of the United States.
Tomlinson, C.A. (2001). How to Differentiate
Instruction in a Mixed-Ability Classrooms 2nd
Ed.
Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle
River, NJ.