Transcript BODILY KINESTHETIC INTELLIGENCE

BODILY KINESTHETIC INTELLIGENCE
Howard Gardner and his theory
Bodily Kinesthetic Intelligence
• "Expertise in using one's
whole body to express ideas
and feelings and facility in
using one's hands to produce
or transform things. This
intelligence includes specific
physical skills such as
coordination, balance,
dexterity, strength, flexibility,
and speed, as well as
proprioceptive, tactile, and
haptic capacities."
Qualities of the Bodily Kinesthetically Blessed
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Control of one’s own bodily motions
Capacity to handle objects skillfully
Sense of timing
A clear sense of the goal of physical action
Ability to train responses so they seem like reflexes
High degree of fine-motor control
Gift for using whole body motions
Qualities, continued . . .
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Coordination
Balance
Strength
Dexterity
Flexibility
Speed
Agility
"A sound mind in a sound body. Mens
sana in corpore sano."
Who are these people?
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Dancer
Mime
Athlete
Inventor
Actor
Architect
Clothes
designer
Craftsperson
Sculptor
Mechanic
Acrobat
More Occupations . . .
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Surgeon
Artisan
Choreographer
Sign Language Teacher
Sign Language
Interpreter
Teacher
Model
Aerobics instructor
Carpenter
Clown
Coach
More Occupations (good grief!!)
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Commercial artist
Construction
Drama coach
Engineer
Equestrian
Farmer
Forest ranger
Inventor
Jeweler
Jockey
Juggler
And even more . . .
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Magician
Mason
Massage therapist
Physical Therapist
Occupational
Therapist
PE teacher
Pianist
Rodeo rider
Stunt person
Swimming coach
Vaslav Nijinsky
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Jim Abbott
Marlee Matlin
Jim Carrey
Bruce Lee
Joe Montana
Babe Ruth
Auguste Rodin
Tiger Woods
Michael Jordan
David Copperfield
Marcel Marceau
Charlie Chaplin
Harry Houdini
Chris Farley
Harry Potter