SPED 2 Portfolio: Welcome & Multiple Intelligence

Jennifer's SPED 2 Learning Journey

In the next 20-something posts, you will be taken through a bit of my learning from the Special Education Part 2 course. The items added to the portfolio are those that were mentioned as items that should be added plus a few individual pieces. I have chosen a blog as my portfolio because it is accessible just about everywhere, so it is easy to refer to, and it is easy to change and add new learnings. 

This is a resource I will continue to work on once I have finished this course and even after the program. I intend for it to be a place where I can collect and share resources and information, add thoughts and ideas, and hopefully eventually interact with other people interested in teaching and learning.

-Jen

                  

Identifying My Own Intelligences

                     

As part of my coursework, I had the opportunity to explore my intelligences through a quiz. The results were unsurprising. A subject I have always had trouble with has been math, so it makes sense the areas I scored lowest were connected to math. My strengths included existential, naturalistic, and intrapersonal, while my stretches included musical-rhythmic, logical-mathematic, and visual-spacial. 

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Gardner identified 9 areas of intelligence or capabilities in which giftedness can occur:

1. Logical-Mathematical-the ability to effectively use numbers and recognize patterns/relationships

2. Linguistic-the ability to use words effectively (orally and written)

3. Musical-the ability to “perceive, discriminate, transform and express musical forms” (BC Ministry of Education, 2006, p. 6)

4. Spatial-the ability to “visualize and orient oneself in the world” (BC Ministry of Education, 2006, p. 6)

5. Kinesthetic (bodily)-the ability to use your body to express ideas, use hands to make things, & have/develop physical skills 

6. Interpersonal- the ability to “perceive and make distinctions in the moods, intentions, motivations, and feelings of other people” (BC Ministry of Education, 2006 p.6)

7. Intrapersonal-self-knowledge/self-awareness, ability to adapt

8. Naturalistic-knowledge of nature and the world around them

9. Existential-the ability to see the bigger picture; a type of spiritual intelligence

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The BC Ministry of Education Gifted Education Guide suggests using Gardner’s MI Theory as a starting point for assessing or identifying giftedness. If a student is more developed in one or more of the intelligences/skills listed, they may be gifted. Not only does this help identify giftedness, but Gardner's theory also helps us identify students' areas of strengths which we can then leverage in the design of our units and lessons. 

                                                                                (Stockman, 2017; BC Ministry of Education,  2006)

References: 

BC Ministry of Education. (2006) Gifted education: a resource guide for teachers. Retrieved from https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/

education/kindergarten-to-grade-12/teach/teaching-tools/inclusive/gifted- education.pdf

Stockman, J. (2017). 2017 case 3 giftedness and talent [powerpoint slides].