Multiple Intelligences: The Learning Process in Our Students
Yolanda U. Trapp
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Sensory Engagement
We are learning that the brain makes new neural connections when it gets actively involved in interesting and the challenging situations. Yet, in too many secondary schools, students sit passively for long stretches in rooms with little sensory stimulation, listening primarily to teachers talk. Classrooms should be busy, interactive environments where learners are teaching, and teachers are learning. By using a multisensory approach consistently, teachers keep students actively engaged in their learning. At appropriate intervals, students should be standing up, moving around, and discussing with each other what they are learning while learning it. Task-centered talking is critical to the memory process since it helps maintain focus while enhancing sense and meaning. This social interactions is also emotionally stimulating and supports the learning process.
