MM Book Presentation: 5 Minds for the Future

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By

Allison Axness

5 Minds for the Future

by Howard Gardner

Presentation By

Allison Axness

Howard Gardner• Best known for the Theory of

Multiple Intelligences.

• First American to receive the University of Louisville's Grawemeyer Award in Education in 1990

• Received a Fellowship from the Hohn S. Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2002

• Named an Honorary Professor at East China Normal University in Shanghai in 2004

• Selected by Foreign Policy and Prospect magazines as one of the 100 most influential intellectuals in the world in 2005

• Written over 20 books

5 Minds:The Disciplined Mind

The Synthesizing MindThe Creative Mind

The Respectful MindThe Ethical Mind

A Disciplined

Mind

Schooled in basic subjects like art,

history... and master of one

Challenging to Learn

All disciplines have their own ways of investigating ideas.

“It takes many year to achieve a disciplined

mind in any area” (Gardner, p. 29).

Discipline also means the need to practice to improve performance.

• Examples In Education:– Mastery of history,

math, science or other key subjects.

Discipline Mind

The Synthesizing

Mind

Able to make sense of disparate information

The ability to synthesize ideas is a vital future skill - a skill basic to innovative leadership.

The ability to synthesize ideas is a vital future skill - a skill basic to innovative leadership.

Such a mind requires interdisciplinary understanding beyond individual disciplines.

A synthesizing mind, one that searches for connections, is

required to take advantage of teams made up of different

specialists.

• Examples In Education:– Preparing for assignments

or tests– Organizing materials in

ways that are helpful to self and others.

TheSynthesizing

Mind

The Creative Mind

A mind capable of breaking new ground, developing new ideas and asking new questions.

Encouraging a creative bent of mind is a most important future

trait of teachers.

Encouraging a creative bent of mind is a most important future trait of teachers.

“Recognizing, nurturing and amplifying students diverse talents will underpin successful future schools” (Gardner, p. 94).

The Creative Mind

• Examples In Education:– Going beyond class

requirements to pose new questions.

– Coming up with unexpected but appropriate school products and projects.

The Respectful

Mind

A mind that recognizes differences between individuals, groups and cultures; one that learns to appreciate a sense of‘others’ (Gardner, 2006).

This mind requires an imaginative leap to enable us to understand others on their own terms.

Differences need to be respected and the earlier this is achieved the better.

Differences need to be respected and the earlier this is achieved the better.

Respectful Mind

• Examples In Education:– Seeking to understand and

work effectively with peers, teachers, and staff whatever their background is.

The Ethical Mind

Considers how students can

serve purposes beyond self

interest.

This mind takes into account the 'common good' of the wider

community particularlyunder challenging situations or

dilemmas (Gardner, p.142).

The development of shared beliefs are important to achieve this mind and projects that involve

providing a service to others.

The Ethical Mind

Examples In Education:– Reflecting on one’s

role as a student and attempting to fulfill that role appropriately and responsibly.

Videos from Howard Gardner

5 Minds for the Future

• Since these 2 videos are streaming from the web, there is no way to link the actual video, so you will have to go to the website.

• Instructions:- Click on the Link 5 Minds for the Future- That will bring up a website.- Scroll down until you reach Video 1, then click on

<View Video>.- Do the same for Video 2.

References

Flickr (2007). Retrieved February 23rd - March10th, 2009 from http://www.flickr.com

Gardner, H. (2006). Five minds for the future. Howard Gardner.

Howard Gardner (2008). Retrieved February 25th, 2009 from http://www.howardgardner.com/

Usable Knowledge (2007). Retrieved Feburary 23rd, 2009 from http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/teaching/TC106-607.html