Teachers have to learn about Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory. It's supposed to help identify the many ways in which students learn.
In what ways do you learn best? What's your weakest point?
Developed by Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner in 1983 and subsequently refined, this theory states there are at least seven ways ( “intelligences” ) that people understand and perceive the world. These intelligences may not be exhaustive. Gardner lists the following:
LINGUISTIC
The ability to use spoken or written words.
LOGICAL-MATHEMATICAL
Inductive and deductive thinking and reasoning abilities, logic, as well as the use of numbers and abstract pattern recognition.
VISUAL-SPATIAL
The ability to mentally visualize objects and spatial dimensions.
BODY-KINESTHETIC
The wisdom of the body and the ability to control physical motion.
MUSICAL-RHYTHMIC
The ability to master music as well as rhythms, tones and beats.
INTERPERSONAL
The ability to communicate effectively with other people and to be able to develop relationships.
INTRAPERSONAL
The ability to understand one’s own emotions, motivations, inner states of being, and self-reflection.
Two more I have seen added are:
Naturalist intelligence
Ability to recognize and categorize plants, animals and other objects in nature
Existential intelligence
Sensitivity and capacity to tackle deep questions about human existence such as, What is the meaning of life? Why do we die? How did we get here?