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For Further Study

1. Reflect upon what you would like to do to awaken or reawaken

aspec ts of your own inner gen ius. Look over your memori es of peak

lea rni ng experiences, act ivities that you arc most passiona te abo ut in

your current life . and th ings vou'd like to do in the futu re it given the

t ime and opportunity, C hoose one or two of these and begin lining th em.

After some ti me, check in wit h colleagues who are engaged in the ir own

process of gen ius exploration and share your experiences with them.

2. What arc some experiences or materials that you've exposed your

students to th at ha ve created spec ial moments of joy, cu riosity, playful­

ness, humor, or oth erquali tiesofgenius?Look over the list ofsuggestions

above and add your own ideas to th em. T hen try out one or two new

possibili t ies with your class and sha re the responses with co lleagues.

.3 . W hat pan s of your curre nt c lassroom sett ing show aspects of the

genial cl imate described in t his sect ion! W hat othe r dimensions of a

gen ial cl ima te would vcu like to incorporat e int o your classroom !

C hoose one of thes e to focus on and spend some rime exploring ways to

integrate it into your program (e.g., experiment with a "test-free zone"

in your c lassroom).

4. Describe each of your students in terms of one or more of the 12qualities of gen ius described in thi s. hook. T h en , add to th is. description

aspects of one or more of the eight intell igences from the theory of

mult iple in te lligences or another learning model th at celebrates differ­

ent ways of kn owing and learn ing. Add othe r gifrs, no matt er how

insigni ficant th ey may ini tially appear. Fina lly, put all these gifr~

together in Cl "gen ius description " for each of your students. Srarr with

one or two students who have had part icular d ifficul ty func tioning in

school, and then work your way through the whole class over a pe riod

of weeks or months.

SELECTED RESOURCES

Awakening Your Child's Natural Genius: Enhancing Curiosity, Creativity, and LearningAbility,byThomas Armstrong.New York :Tarcher/Putnam , 1991. Practical guidefor parents and teachers that includes ch apters on creative approaches to music,art, history, science, math, and reading.

C reative Education Foundation , 1050 Uni on Rd., Buffalo, NY 14224; 716-675-3181;fax: 716-675-3209. Publishes yearly catalog of resources on crea tivity for educa­tors.

Experiences in Visual Thinking, by Robert H. McKim. Boston , MA : PSW Engineering,1980. A marvelous collection of exerci ses for st imulating inventiveness and theimagina tion.

The Humor Project , 110 Spring St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866; 800-225-0330. Hasa mail-order service for resources on humor and creat ivity in the classroom , holdsan annual international conference, publishes the periodical Laughing Matters,and holds workshops and semina rs worldwide.

The Official Museum Directory, R. R. Bowker, P.O. Box 1001, Summit, N] 07902-1001 ;800-521-8 110. A comprehe nsive listin g of aquariums, arboretums, art museums,ch ildren's museums, history museums, planet ariums, zoos, science and naturalhistory museums, and more ; listed by state.

Powers of Ten (film, 9 minutes), Cha rles and Ray Eames, producers, 1978. PyramidFilm and Video, Box 1048, 2801 Co lorado Ave ., Santa Moni ca, CA 9040 6;800-421-2304. $125 (purchase) ; $60 (rental for educators ). Takes the viewer ona journ ey into micro- and macro-worlds (from subatomic particles to the uni ­verse) by powers of ten . A brilliant film th at evokes wonder in its viewers.

Workman Publishing Co., 708 Broadway, New York , NY 10003; 212-254-5900 ,800-722-7202. Publishes books and materials for kids cove ring a wide range ofareas from juggling and harmoni ca playing to science and history studies (in ­cluding a do-it -yourself time capsule) .

Zephyr Press, 3316 N. Chapel Ave., P.O. Box 66006-LA, Tucson , AZ 85728-6006.Publishes booksand materi als coveringeach of the eight intelligences in multipleintelligences theory.

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Multiple Intelligences in theClassroom, In Their Own Way,Awak~

eningYourC hild's Natural Genius, 7 KindsofSmart, and TheMythof the ADD Child . He can be reached by mail at p.a. Box 548, C lover ­

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