"The danger with the information revolution is that we will overestimate the short term implications, and underestimate the long term impact."-Bill Gates

This project is collaboration with Our Lady of Peace in Calgary, Alberta that involves student’s definitions of Beauty as they relate to Gardner’s 8 Intelligences. Students now better understand themselves (Intrapersonal) and how they work with others (interpersonal). Students produced presentations that have been surveyed with their group, storyboarded, rendered into a 30 second digitally edited movies that were delivered to the class and the collaborating school for peer and self-assessment.

Gardner's 8 Intelligences

We've gone from "How smart are you?"
to
"How are you smart?"

Spatial-Visual
Linguistic-Verbal
Interpersonal
Musical-Rhythmic
Naturalist
Bodily-Kinesthetic
Intrapersonal
Logical-Mathematical

After researching Gardners Multiple Intelligences students analyzed their own Intelligences through station work and self measuring techniques. Students then approached the question of Beauty and presented their definition of beauty using the 8 intelligences of Gardner. Projects are presented in both official languages allowing them to present their definitions to their own class and the collaborating school for peer and self-assessment.

Bibliography:

DePorter, Bobbi, Reardon, Mark and Signer - Nourie, Sarah.
Quantum Teaching. Needham Heights, Ma: Allyn and Bacon. 1996.

Campbell, Linda, Campbell, Bruce and Dickson, Dee. Teaching and Learning Through Multiple Intelligences. Needham Heights,
MA: Allyn and Bacon. 1996.