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Course Details

 

COG100: Exploring Visual/Spatial Intelligence

Course ID  71477
ChildCare Education Institute
 
(800) 499-9907
 

Description

This course introduces participants to visual/spatial intelligence, one of the nine multiple intelligences described by Howard Gardner. Participants will learn about the characteristics of strong visual/spatial intelligence and activities that can promote this type of intelligence in the classroom.

1.00 Hours / 0.10 CEUs

Course Level

Informal

CEU Course

Course Category

Early Childhood

General Course

(1 Hour)

CDA Content Areas

Steps to advance children's physical and intellectual development (1 Hour)

Infant Mental Health Core Competency Areas

Family Child Care Home Provider
Child Care Center Staff
Head Start/Early Head Start

Toddlers (13-24 months)
Two's (25-36 months)
Preschooler 3's (37-48 months)
Preschool 4's and 5's (49-72 months)

Goals and Objectives

• Identify basic characteristics or uses of spatial intelligence
• Define and identify aspects of Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences
• Identify the relationship between visual/spatial intelligence and other forms of intelligence
• Identify recommended methods for promoting the development of visual/spatial skills across the early childhood curriculum

There are no events currently scheduled for this course.