by Veronica Rowland, University of California Irvine
1. How could you conduct a lesson about Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences in your classroom? Why do you think it is important for students to be aware of this theory and its implications for education and society? How could you involve students in planning lessons and projects that utilize many learning styles?
2. What is your learning style? Take an online test to discover if you are more: Active or Reflective? Visual or Verbal? Sequential or Global? In what ways do you think your learning style will impact your teaching style in the classroom?
3. How would you classify your temperament in relation to the Big 5 Personality Traits? Easygoing or industrious? Private or outgoing? Critical or agreeable? Resilient or reactive? Practical or inquisitive? What are the implications of your personality traits in the classroom? What strengths do you think a teacher with these traits would have? Weaknesses or challenges?