Multiple intelligences : on the path to new minds.

Project summary

'Multiple intelligences: on the path to new minds' is a multi-disciplinary and international project on the effective usage of the eight multiple intelligences as educational tools. Howard Gardner’s work around multiple intelligences has had a profound impact on the theory and practice in the sphere of education. What is vital however, is the efficient application of these dimensions in our curriculum. In addition, modern educational approaches in cooperation with various countries offer teachers and students static academic knowledge, which intends to create astatic, ongoing methodology by adopting previously mentioned intelligences. The smart use of technology will play a crucial role to stimulate students’ creativity as well as their productivity. Our main objective is to motivate creative students demonstrating “think outside the box” approach with a vast array of activities and innovative web platforms. This project will be carried out with 5 partner schools from Turkey, Greece, Italy and Portugal in coordination by Poland. The schools in the partnership were carefully selected, as each one represents a different .....culture, language bringing something new to the project. All of the partners, having a qualified educational background, form a good project team with clearly defined duties on the project activities. These activities will be divided into 8 sectors reflecting 8 intelligences. Every two months all schools will put into practice a development of one of the intelligences. That would lead to creation of a digital database that could be seen by all encounters and public. The Results will be evaluated during regular meetings and mobilities. Partners will also share, monitor and develop their schools’ progress in those meetings. Results: 1.Enabling children's full comprehensive intellectual and social development.2.Giving a chance of a success to every student using his stronger intelligences to support weaker ones.3.Creating conditions for the development of creative thinking at an early stage of education.4.Developing ICT skills for collaborative learning and teaching.5.Strengthening the motivation for the long-life learning.6. Strengthening the self-belief that would lead to easier overcoming life obstacles.All the work will be created and shared in cooperation and be directly applicable to the educations systems of curriculums. Not only students, all educational units may monitor all the results and products. This will result in a very well organized perspective to apply and develop the project for many years including individual’s life-long education. All in all, this project will raise awareness of the a good practice area of methodology using eight intelligences by efficient international cooperation.Methodology used in the project involves creative teaching methods, methods to promote creative thinking, to keep students' interest and enthusiasm. The wide variety of methods will be used throughout the project including: project, brainstorming, information research, drama, writing, applying statistics, coaching, tutorial, verbal and drawn illustrations , gaming, use of charts and many others. Tapping into multiple intelligence is to allow students to use their strengths to find new ways of approaching a topic or solving a problem. While talking about longer benefits, we should mention the increase of students' motivation, enthusiasm and engagement as well as perceptible and positive impact on students' personal development. Independent thinking, ability to work in a group, the confidence in developing and presenting their ideas with greater imagination and fluency will be the best preparation for future life