APPENDIX C
Howard Gardner, author and educator, is concerned that too many schools teach as if all children learn in only one way. He writes, "Studies of cognition suggest that there exist many different ways of acquiring and representing knowledge; these individual differences need to be taken into account in our pedagogy as well as in our assessments."
INTELLIGENCES
Linguistic
Logical-mathematical
Spatial
Musical
Bodily-kineshetic
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
(Gardner, The Unschooled Mind. p. 14-15.
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QUESTIONS
Ponder these questions. (Post them over your desk)
Q: Are you satisfied with your library program?
What is missing?
Q: What is your vision vis-a-vis what students should understand about books, libraries and technology? WRITE IT DOWN. TALK TO YOUR STAFF. (Do they agree? Begin a meaningful dialogue. Work toward a shared vision and common goals.)
Q: Look at the evaluation or test of a specific activity. Does it assess what you VALUE in that activity? Does the activity and the evaluation make clear to the student what you value?
Q: Do you let students know what the standards and criteria are in all your units? Are they involved in developing them?
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