A REMINDER OF

HOWARD
GARDNER’S IMPACT
 WHO IS HOWARD GARDNER?

Howard Gardner is known for his ideas on Multiple Intelligences:

• That people learn differently and, therefore, have different

strengths and interests.

• The implications are that teachers should utilize various methods

encompass multiple learning styles.
Howard Gardner’s Interview on Multiple Intelligences
 Usually when I reflect on this
But this video reminded me that
concept, I usually think of UDL,
Howard Gardner was really one
multiple means of engagement,
of the first theorists to delve
representation, and action &
into this idea.
expression.

PERSONAL
REFLECTION: Within the interview from 1997, Gardner highlights
many important concepts center to modern
education. Three are central to my own philosophy:
1. engagement is key
2. technology’s role in multiple intelligence
theory
3. the importance of contemporary forms of
assessment.
 Engagement is what
motivates students to learn.

ENGAGEMENT:
If students are active in the
lesson, they are more likely
to retain the information, as
studies have shown.
 Technology can be used to help transform lessons and
provide options to students who have learning preferences.

TECHNOLOGY’S ROLE:

“We can actually provide software, we can provide

materials, we can provide resources that present material
to a child in a way in which the child will find interesting
and will be able to use his or her intelligences productively
and, to the extent that the technology is interactive, the
child will actually be able to show his or her understanding
in a way that’s comfortable to the child.”
–“Big Thinkers: Howard Gardner on Multiple Intelligences” on Edutopia

Some students prefer visuals while others learn through

auditory experiences, for instance.
 THE ASSESSMENT PIECE:

Modern theorists, like

Traditionally, teachers Formative
Gardner, argue it’s
have always assigned assessments are
important to evaluate
summative crucial to gaging the
student
assessments learning process
understanding sooner
 Gardner’s message is still very relevant decades
later

Teachers should utilize UDL strategies as it

IN strongly relates to the Multiple Intelligence’s
theory
SUMMARY…
Engagement, technology, and assessment are
significant components to education and should
be reinforced regularly within the modern
classroom