Laura Candler: How to Use Multiple Intelligences to Help Students See Their Strengths

With a whopping four hundred fifteen THOUSAND fans on her Facebook teaching resources page, Laura Candler is at the center of a thriving conversation about teaching on Facebook. Although “retired,” Laura finds and vets free resources to share on her website and blog. In this show, Laura shares how she uses a tool she developed based upon Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences to help fifth graders see the strengths in themselves and one another.

Listen to Laura Candler – Multiple Intelligences in Fifth Grade

When I blogged about Laura’s Free Multiple Intelligences Survey a while back it instantly sparked so much interest that I booked her for the show to talk about it. We must help students appreciate their own strengths and the strengths in one another.

If our students think the only kind of smart in school is making a good grade on a test, we have failed them as a school. This show gives you a creative best practice idea to move past that. However, this free resource is not a research tool or diagnostic – you’ll want to hear how she uses it so you can keep balance.

I think you’ll agree with me that Laura is refreshingly helpful, practical and real. You’ll find cool tools and best practices on her website that can help you immediately. Enjoy meeting Laura on today’s episode of Every Classroom Matters.

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Listen to Show #68: A New Way to Think About Multiple Intelligences

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Laura Candler- ECM Show Notes #68 – A New Way to Think About Multiple Intelligences

Laura Candler, a retired educator, discusses resources for emphasizing Multiple Intelligences in the classroom. Using these free resources can help students learn about their learning strengths and how they learn best. She talks about the survey she uses with students, a tool for intermediate students to learn about MI Theory. For the different intelligences she uses K-12 language, like Word Smart, Picture Smart, and Music Smart. She has never been challenged about MI Theory and has seen it empower her students and believes this is a tool that is successful in the classroom.

Laura does not hint at the wealth of information on her website. Be sure to check out her many resources, like the Lunch Bunch and her Literature Circle Resources. Laura Candler is a retired 5th grade teacher in North Carolina, a conference presenter, and an author.

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Show notes prepared by Lisa Durff, Production Coordinator for Every Classroom Matters.

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