CHAPTER FOUR - The Connected Brain

  •  What is an example of a subject / topic where you can use a multi-dimensional approach?
    • What would multidimensional learning look, sound or feel like?
  • Describe a time, if any, when you experienced a multidimensional approach to learning (inside or outside of school)?
  • What strategies or resources do you use in school or work to promote multi-dimensional learning?

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  1. Mr GormanJuly 31, 2022 at 5:36 PM

    Neuroscience is amazing isn't it! Multidimensional thinking makes so much sense... the challenge is for individuals who are significantly dominated by one hemisphere.

    Music (in particular my experience as a Pianist) is a great example of multidimensional thinking... being able to link emotion with tempo, rhthym and the fine motor control... It is a veritable work out for my mind... and the more we ca suppor students to do the same - the better we will become.

    Back when I was more involved in direct lesson planning I always used to refer to a verb sheet based upon Gardner's multiple intelligences... this helped me to find varied ways to get students working well... See:
    https://docs.google.com/document/d/0B41o13niCQBybTVndnhHUWZ2NDA/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112334932683717518966&resourcekey=0-bxdsqyBP5aDgvE6JB9ccIA&rtpof=true&sd=true
    or for blooms resources that support this see:
    https://docs.google.com/document/d/0B41o13niCQByd190eXljTy1wY1U/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112334932683717518966&resourcekey=0-7Ws4BLuvRltEQ0snXlqIPA&rtpof=true&sd=true

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