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MI Strategies in the Classroom and Beyond: Using Roundtable Learning
Ellen Weber, Ph.D., Director of the MITA International Brain Based Center

ISBN-10: 0205408257
ISBN-13: 9780205408252

Publisher: Merrill
Copyright: 2005
Format: Paper; 192 pp
Status: Out of Print

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This book provides a collection of practical secondary- and college-level classroom applications of the Theory of Multiple Intelligences to free students' learning potential and enhance creative expression.

The core theme of this book is to help teachers to develop and use a practical, five-step approach to engage students' strengths for deeper understanding in vibrant classroom communities. This book will be of interest to any middle, secondary or higher education faculty who wish to foster brain-compatible curricula and learning.

This book introduces practical lesson ideas from MITA's (Multiple Intelligences to Achievement) brain-based tools that help students to accomplish things they'd never accomplished before, by using parts of their brain that they never used before. The author devotes each chapter to one different and unique roundtable/cooperative setting that is marked by challenge and satisfaction. Each chapter also describes different approaches where doable brain- based strategies help teachers and students benefit from learning renewal in their classes. Knowledge in these interactive roundtables adds value to understanding, through inquiry, self-reflection, collaborative learning, problem-solving, and integration of skills and ideas. To further extend MITA's roundtable practices, the final chapters focus on curriculum and assessment tools that build on teachers' own best practices, for higher achievement and motivation.

  • Demonstrates straightforward plans and strategies that help students and teachers accomplish new outcomes by using parts of their brains that have been neglected.
  • Suggests active explorations and assessment techniques for any secondary classroom that relate lesson topics to students' interests and abilities to learn and achieve better results so that teachers can readily use MITA to further learning.
  • Provides secondary and college lessons and examples from Howard Gardner's MI Theory which are then integrated with brain-based insights to create authentic and practical guidance to assist teachers in their classrooms.
  • Illustrates barriers teachers face as they attempt to integrate current learning theories and suggests troubleshooting alternatives that enhance improved practices.
  • Offers updated tools and tips for uncovering hidden or unused intelligences and optimizing what teachers already do well, by creating brain-compatible curriculum.



Introduction.

The Roundtable Process.

Vygotsky.

Gardner.

Weber.

The MITA model suggests 3 Cs for brain based learning.

Bridging Gaps Between Research and Practice.

If You Believe.



1. Roundtable Learning Creates Vibrant Communities.

Lessons from an Inuit Community.

Two-Footed Questions.

Create a Tone That Nurtures Thought.

Collaboration Among Students, Teachers, and Community.

Listening Activities to Ensure Participation.

Gifts from All Members to Unleash Resolutions.

Activity 1A: Meet Other Teachers.

Activity 1B: Creating a Newsletter to Build Bridges.

Activity 1C: Celebrate Your Gifts.

Activity 1D: Mindscaping an Integrated Unit.

Activity 1E: Observe Math Problem Solving.

Activity 1F: Dialogue Journal between Teachers and Students.

Activity 1G: Creating a Dream Speech.

Activity 1H: Ask a Probing Question.

Activity 1I: Parents' Interest Inventory.

Activity 1J: What You Know and Want to Know.

Twelve Topics we Explored through Questions.

Questions that Identify Individual Abilities.

Implications of Questioning in Roundtable Learning Circles.

Learning from Various Cultures.



2. Learning Communities Take Many Shapes.

Begin at Staff Meetings.

A Roundtable Approach to Enjoying Brazil.

Questions from Students.

Designing the Unit Using Brain Friendly Tactics.

Assessment Strategies for the Brazil Unit.

Alternative Ideas for Additional Centers.

Displaying Work for the Community.

Three Countries at Each Center.

Use of the Internet to Gather and Exchange Ideas.

An Evening of Readings, Dance, and Music.

Videotaping and Storing the Project.

Publishing Short Stories, Essays, and Poetry about the Country.

Exchange Ideas with a Class in Brazil.

Checklist for Developing a Gender-Appropriate Learning Environment.

Activity 2A: Questions Work Best in Safe Environments.

Activity 2B: Shared Activities.

Activity 2C: Create a Book for a Young Friend.

Activity 2D: Tips for Making a Typical Activity an Enjoyable Family Activity.

Activity 2E: Project Planning Sheet for Negotiated Assessment.

Activity 2F: Let Puppets Tell the Story.

Activity 2G: Fishbone Graphic Organizer.

Motivational Tools that Build Classes into Communities.



3. The Roundtable Approach to Identifying Unique Abilities.

Myths About our Brains and Successful Opportunities.

Past Mental Myths To Learning and Teaching Through MITA's Roundtable Process.

Putting Brain Based Ideas Create Actions for Quality Results.

Negotiating Assessment Criteria.

Teachers Often Consider Similar Criteria in Assessing Students' Projects.

Assessment Ideas for MITA Teaching Approach.

Videotaping Projects.

The MITA Community-Building Approach.

How One Education Class Built a Caring Community.

Beginning with Strong Teacher Communities.

Roles and Role Expectations.

Fostering a Community of Learners.

Activity 3A: Goal-Setting with Parents, Students, and Teachers.

Activity 3B: Creating a Family Tree and History.

Activity 3C: Reflection Sheets.

Activity 3D: Introducing MI Theory to Students.

Activity 3E: Creating a Sharp Focus in Photography.

Activity 3F: Celebrating Peer Differences and Similarities.

Activity 3G: Gathering Books for the Class Library.

Activity 3H: Compiling an Activity Bank.

Activity 3I: Sharing Ideas and Teaching Tips.

Activity 3J: Defining Evaluation Standards.

Activity 3K: Overcoming Homework Obstacles.

Activity 3L: Dialogue Journal for Parents, Students, and Teachers.

The Power of a Stress-Free Mind.

Begin to Build From Where You Stand at the Moment.

Is it Possible to Avoid Stress?

Identify Stress Levels.

Possibilities Beyond Problems that Stress Add.



4. Building Roundtable Community Through Integrated Projects.

Ten Identifying Factors of Classrooms as Community.

Ten Obstacles to Community Building in High Schools and Colleges.

Ten Myths about Creative Classroom Communities.

Have you ever thought of this question: If Brainwaves Talk Back, What Do They Say?

Activity 4A: Circle Talk.

Activity 4B: Walking to Find a Metaphor.

Activity 4C: Jigsaw for Problem-Solving.

Home Group Expert Group.

Activity 4D: Brainstorm for Group Project Activities.

Activity 4E: Fixing Humorous Bloopers.

Activity 4F: Suggestion Books.

Moving toward Integration.

Beginning with Students.

A Roundtable Approach to Integration.

Purpose of Our Conservation Unit.

Sample Project: The Logging Controversy Debate.

A Suggested Guide for Debate Judges.

Defending Position.

Rebuttal.

Checking Facts on Tree Spiking.

Changing Technologies in Fishing, Forestry, and Farming.

Harvesting Fish Project.

Background Information.

Assessment Strategies.

Further Topics for Integration.

Activity 4G: Profile Your Students' Strengths.

Activity 4H: Activate Your Family's Intelligences.

Activity 4I: Explore Your Students' Interests.

Learning Styles Differ from Multiple Intelligences.



5. The Roundtable Approach to Creative Risk Taking.

Adopting New Attitudes about Mistakes.

Outcome-Based Learning Approaches.

Activities for Outcome-Based Learning.

Activity 5A: Create Checklists to Guide your Work.

Checklist for Developing More Genuine Characters.

Checklist for Editing a First Draft.

Activity 5B: Interview a Famous Figure.

Activity 5C: Record Insights Gained.

Activity 5D: Defending Facts.

Activity 5E: Problem-Solving Paths.

Activity 5F: A Project Using at Least Five Intelligences.

Eight Centers to Display Projects.

Constructivist Learning Approaches.

Activity 5G: Make a Jelly Sandwich to Your Group.

Activity 5I: Feedback Sheets.

Community-Building Approaches.

Activities for Community Learning.

A Roundtable Approach to Teaching Short Stories.

Question First--Teach Later.

Purposes of the Unit.

Opportunities for Assessment.

Activity 1: Use of Literature and Personal Experiences.

Activity 2: Storytelling in Small Groups Using a Talking Stick.

Activity 3: Writing a Personal Story.

Activity 4: Organizing Your Written.

Activity 5: Share Story with Group.

Activity 6: Collaborating to Identify Parts of a Story.

Activity 7: Discuss Characters.

Activity 8: Edit Stories.

Activity 9: Create Readings for Community Members.

Activity 10: Publish Short Stories.

Additional Opportunities for Integration with Community Members.

How are you Smart: Test Yourself.

Survey to Discover Your Strongest Intelligences.

MITA QUESTION: What effect does music have to Online Learning?



6. Roundtables in Times of Change.

Roundtable Activities for Changing Cultures into Caring Communities.

Activity 6A: Male-Female Circle—Identifying Stereotypes in Music.

Questions Help Students Respond to Change with Solutions.

Choosing Various Kinds of Questions.

Defining What Questions You Need.

Thought-Starting Questions Before Any Lesson.

Questions That Introduce Any Lesson.

Questions That Reflect on Past Experience.

Questions That Build Interest through Curiosity.

Checklist of Questioning Techniques.

Activities Based on Lev Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development.

Activity that Prepares Students for a Science Unit on Power.

Differences between a Traditional and MITA Teaching Approach.

Traditional Approach.

MITA Approach.

Activity 6B: Walk for Fitness and Problem Solving.

Activity 6C: Justify Your Own Thinking.

Activity 6D: Building Multiple Intelligence Centers.

Legitimate Questions About Change.

Principles I Have Learned about Change.



7. Faculty Roundtables—Putting it all Together.

Not so Much Talent as Curiosity.

Collaborate for Clear Objectives in Changing Times.

Targets for Multiple Intelligence Lessons.

Faculty Support for Happier Teens and Higher Test Scores.

Romance the Joy of Learning.

Gazing Forward and Glancing Back.

Online Roundtables—Build on What You Know.

Online Roundtables Tend to Cover Four Key Areas.

Electronic Resource Bank.

Online Advantages for Secondary and College Students.

Guest Column From Democrat and Chronicle.

Faculty Empowered.

Sketch of a MITA Faculty Roundtable.

College/Community Partnerships.

Shared Decision-Making—Capitalizing on Human Intelligence.

Change into Brain Friendlier in Spite of Obstacles.

A Time to Apply—A Time to Create.



Bibliography.

This book will help teachers develop and use Multiple Intelligences strategies. Material is presented in a practical five-step approach to engage students' strengths for deeper understanding in vibrant classroom communities. This book will be of interest to any middle, secondary, or higher education faculty who wish to foster brain compatible curriculums and learning.

“The book is well-written. The content is accurate and provides information that is useful to both classroom teachers and pre-service teachers.... I would definitely use this book as a required text in my class. This is the first book that I can say that about.”
Dr. Michelle Scribner-MacLean, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

“Weber effectively integrates her personal teaching and learning experiences throughout the text. This integration provides authenticity and practicality to her work.... Her work on multiple intelligences goes beyond the work of similar types of books.”
Dianne V'Marie, University of Phoenix

“Teachers will find this both provocative and useful. The author gives many concrete and useful ideas while at the same time extending our vision and thinking.”
Tom Hoerr, New City School

“I certainly will use this text in my theory course, and I plan to incorporate some of the suggestions and activities into my own teaching.”
Rick Gay, Davidson College

“The concrete lesson plan and activity ideas are very creative and exciting, and can stimulate much more thought.”
Elizabeth Aaronsohn, Central Connecticut State University

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