Eight Ways at Once

Different students have different strengths.  A classroom based on a multiple intelligences model meets the needs of all students and raises their awareness of their own strengths and self-worth. Following on from the success of Seven Ways at Once, Helen McGrath and Toni Noble continue their development of practical classroom strategies based on Gardners (now) eight intelligences and the newest revision (2001) of Blooms revised taxonomy.  Eight Ways at Onceis a series of two teacher reference books that update Gardners multiple intelligences model and translate the new revised version of Blooms taxonomy. Book 1 introduces and explains the revisions to both Gardners and Blooms models and outlines over 200 new classroom strategies. Book 2 applies the strategies from Book 1 to five units of work: Animals, Literature, Space and Flight, Heath and Wellbeing, and Planet Earth. New toBook 1

• A detailed explanation and translation of the most significant changes in each of the revised models
• An updated version of the highly successful MI/Bloom planning matrix which was pioneered by the authors and has since been utilised by thousands of teachers and adapted by other authors and consultants
• Revised MI checklists for self-assessment and teacher observation
• Two new engaging MI games and sorts which help students to assess their own strengths with less reading and writing and more hands-on responses.
• Over 200 practical teaching strategies and games (each categorised by MI and Blooms level of thinking) which also reflect new trends in learning and teaching
• FAQs on strategies for assessment using MI, Bloom and the planning matrix
• Guidelines for developing MI learning centres

 New to Book 2 

• In Book 2, the 200+ core teaching strategies from Book 1 are applied to units of work with broad integrated themes, creating hundreds of engaging and challenging classroom activities, games, and projects. These units of work can be readily adapted to different key learning areas for different year levels from K to 12.

 Dr Helen McGrath is a former teacher now lecturing in education and psychology in the Faculty of Education at Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria.  She also has a private psychology practice and presents keynote addresses and runs workshops for teachers on topics such as student resilience, teaching social skills, multiple intelligences, the thinking curriculum, behaviour management, effective engagement, boys and literacy, and gifted education.  She is author/co-author of Bounce Back!; Friendly Kids, Friendly Classrooms; Different Kids, Same Classroom and Dirty Tricks. Dr Toni Noble is also a former teacher now lecturing in psychology, special education and education of gifted students at the Australian Cath...