“The authors are to be congratulated on having fashioned a thoughtful, penetrating, and useful work that should help many educators become more effective practitioners.”
—From the Foreword by Howard Gardner

“It is amazing that no matter the grade level or content area, teachers can find something that resonates with their practice….a wonderful resource.”
—Thomas R. Hoerr, and M. Patricia Nuernberger, Head of School and Assistant Head of Academics, The New City School, St. Louis, Missouri

“This is the most informative book on the current application of multiple intelligences in schools. My school has adapted portions for collaborative design as well as for an afterschool program.”
—David Hartnett, Principal, Eden Central School in Eden, Vermont

This book will help teachers design effective curriculum for their students with diverse learning abilities. The authors have created a guided process to apply MI theory to the elementary school classroom. The five “pathways” or approaches examined—Exploration, Bridging, Understanding, Authentic Problems, and Talent Development—represent the ways in which MI can be implemented and nurtured across the elementary grades. The Pathways Model promotes and supports the development of a well-grounded understanding of MI theory to inform goal-setting and planning for using multiple intelligences theory in the classroom. Each pathway addresses a different set of goals and provides appropriate guidelines and examples.

This comprehensive guidebook:

• Shows teachers how to get started by choosing an appropriate pathway based on their specific goals.
• Illustrates how to use each of these models for teaching and learning with “Snapshots” from actual classrooms.
• Provides a “Putting the Pathway into Action” section that includes organizers to help teachers design lesson plans for each pathway.
• Includes “Thought Questions” for group reflections and “Implementation Activities” for experimenting with ideas in the classroom.
• Supplies suggested resources, reproducible reference sheets, and the supporting materials needed to implement the activities presented in the book.

Susan Baum is a Professor of Education at the College of New Rochelle. Julie Viens is a senior researcher at Project Zero. Barbara Slatin is an Elementary School Principal in New York City.