The Theory of ​Multiple Intelligences

​This theory was developed by Dr. Howard Gardner in 1983 identifying eight styles in which students learn.  Its postulates that students learn best when lessons incorporate their preferred learning style.

As these lessons are presented to a classroom full of diverse learners, each with their own learning needs, the lessons incorporate this theory into their design.  

Linguistics intelligence

• The world is perceived through words.
• This student will learn from the notes taken from the lesson and reading them back afterwards as well as the discussions in class.

Visual-spatial intelligence

• The world is perceived through pictures and spatial forms.
• This student will take in the images, maps, diagrams, and videos from the lesson and understand better as a result.

Interpersonal Intelligence

• ​The world is perceived from the angle of others.
• This student will learn best from the conversation generated between students and with the teacher.

Logical-mathematics intelligence

• The world is perceived through numbers and chains of events.
• This student will understand the chronology of the story that is being presented.  One event causing another through a chain of events.

Naturalistic intelligence

• The world is perceived through natural environment and surrounding.
• This student will understand the geography of the region from the videos and maps and will understand why Hannibal made his decisions.

Intrapersonal Intelligence

• The world is perceived through introspective and self-reflective attitude.
• This student will learn best from the time given to reflect on questions given as part of the lesson. 

The Theory of ​Constructivism

The theory of constructivism suggests that people construct what they know of the world based on their life experiences, through dialogues both internally and externally (Alimisis, 2007).  Students make sense of history when they see the characters as living breathing people with human emotions and motivations which they can then connect to their own lived experiences.  The lessons then proceed to build one on top of the other creating a great story that the student can follow and can continue to construct their knowledge.