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How We Think with Five Minds : 

How We Think with Five Minds John Dewey and Howard Gardner By Sarah Boesdorfer Illinois State University Photo from Flickr, by hurleygurley, http://www.flickr.com/photos/hurleygurley/4338767/

How We Think : 

Picture source: http://liberal-education.com/John_Dewey.jpg How We Think Published1910 Thought is “reflective thinking” Thought requires training Purpose of education is to train the mind John Dewey

Education in the Training of the Mind : 

Education in the Training of the Mind Dewey gave some directives for education including: play/work dichotomy, imaginative ? unreal Importance of language Inclusion of students’ experiences Applications in novel situations

Five Minds for the Future : 

Picture source: http://robertfreund.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/howardgardner.jpg Five Minds for the Future Published 2007 Not his multiple intelligences They are ways of seeing and thinking Howard Gardner

The Five Minds : 

The Five Minds Disciplined Mind Synthesizing Mind Creative Mind Respectful Mind Ethical Mind

Overarching Points : 

Overarching Points Every person, every mind. All minds can be cultivated. Important to cultivate for the survival of our species Cultivation the goal of the “educational system”

Comparison of The Two Works : 

Comparison of The Two Works Dewey Education = Training the Mind Education system = schools Democratic purpose Gardner Education = Training the Mind Educational system = society as a whole Survival of the species

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Dewey Important to think scientifically Any subject can be “intellectual” Specific directions for educators provided Gardner Important to think scientifically Four “scholarly disciplines” for all Few specific directions, instead examples, role models, possibilities

Applications for Ed Tech : 

Applications for Ed Tech Directives for all education include ed tech Help us blur the play/work line as Dewey would want Help “retain our childlike sensibilities” as Gardner would want

Ed Tech Provides Structure For Cultivation : 

Ed Tech Provides Structure For Cultivation The Novel Situations Curiosity Spark Stimulating Materials Materials for Synthesizing Exposure to role models

Ed Tech and Reflection : 

Ed Tech and Reflection Reflective practice is vital to mental training Technology gives opportunity for reflection and comments Blogs Wikis Podcasts

Goal : 

Goal

Bibliography : 

Bibliography Dewey, J. (1997). How we think. New York: Dover Publications Inc. (Original work published 1910) Gardner, H. (2007). Five minds for the future. Boston: Harvard Business School Press. Dewey picture: http://liberal-education.com/John_Dewey.jpg Gardner picture: http://robertfreund.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/howardgardner.jpg Brain picture slide 1 Photo from Flickr, by hurleygurley, http://www.flickr.com/photos/hurleygurley/4338767/ Other pictures from Microsoft Office Clip Art