Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom

Dr Elizabeth Morris Elizabeth Morris is principal of the School of Emotional Literacy. She is a psychologist and specialist in the social and emotional development of children and young people. With a clinical as well as an educational background, she has been able to pioneer many aspects of social and emotional learning for vulnerable children to support their mental health, behaviour and learning in general. The School of Emotional Literacy is a national training institute specialising in the social and emotional education of children, young people and staff. The school has a reputation for being at the leading edge of social and emotional education and provides specific resources for this purpose.

• Section l lntroduction to Multiple Intelligences, What is it? History: A wider view of intelligence, Section 2 The Slntelligences, What they are, Characteristics/Examples/Recognising each, Section 3 Assessing Ml's, The Old/New Paradigm, Using the Assessments, MI Assessment 1 -Trust your instincts, MI Assessment 2- Asking the student, MI Assessment 3 - Charting the MI's for Children, My MI Chart 21 Section 4 Developing Multiple Intelligences in your Classroom Easy ways to begin, Strengthening strengths - making the most of what you've got, Techniques to teach students to use when they feel frustrated, 5 ways to build each different intelligence, Section 5 The MI Environment Different locations, Materials to support each intelligence, Section 6 What next, You and Your Multiple Intelligence Profile, MI Assessment 3 - Charting the MI's for Parents/Carers, Action Planning Sheet, School of Emotional Literacy