If you want to be a better teacher, try tapping into the eight areas of intelligence as described by Dr. Howard Gardner.
Whether you are a preschool teacher or a corporate trainer, if you are trying to become a better teacher there are a few basic areas that can make the learning process more interesting, effective and engaging. If you can improve even one of these areas, you can reach more students.
The Theory
Dr. Howard Gardner, professor of education at Harvard University, first came up with the theory of multiple intelligences in 1983. It is absolutely groundbreaking work, and from it anyone can learn how to become a better teacher.
The basic idea is that everyone has strong and weak areas in terms of how they learn and where their basic "smarts" are. There are eight distinct ways that people learn, and while everyone has some intelligence in all of the areas, everyone also has one or two clear and strong pathways to learning. The basic areas are: