I’ve been producing short videos to describe the eight (or nine) intelligences in Dr. Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences.  In this video I describe the ”naturalist” intelligence.  In 1983 Gardner wrote about seven basic intelligences in his book Frames of Mind.  Several years later, he added the naturalist intelligence (which I like to call...Read More

As part of a series of brief videos highlighting the eight (or nine) intelligences in Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences, in this video I discuss logical-mathematical intelligence or what I like to call ”Number/Logic Smart.” The name of this intelligence reveals its two-fold nature.  First, it has to do with numbers (e.g. the intelligence...Read More

In this video — part of my series of short videos on Dr. Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences – I focus on interpersonal intelligence, or what I call People Smart.  It’s one of the most important of the eight intelligences, and yet it is not part of the standard curriculum in our schools.  With...Read More

This brief video describes intrapersonal personal intelligence, or Self Smart, one of the eight intelligences in Dr.. Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences.  Dr. Gardner has suggested that this may be the most important of all of the intelligences in his model, because so much in life depends upon being able to set goals, have...Read More

In this brief video I introduce visual-spatial intelligences (or Picture Smart), which is one of the eight intelligences in Dr. Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences.  I point out that this intelligence, while not used much in the schools, is becoming more and more valuable out in the work world where fields such as microbiology,...Read More