AHS.28 Assessing the Strengths of Others (PowerPoint)
This LifeKnowledge lesson (AHS.28, “Assessing the Strengths of Others”) is an Advanced High School leadership lesson in which students learn to recognize and value the strengths of others on a team. It covers the impact of leader expectations on team performance, how to identify the talents and skills needed to accomplish a task, and the theory of multiple intelligences, personality types, and learning styles. The lesson includes interactive activities (Me-You-Us, Little Professor, Picasso Moments), transparency masters, student worksheets, and an assessment.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Discuss the value of expecting the best from others.
- Identify talents and personalities needed to accomplish a task.
- Describe the theory of multiple intelligences and personality types.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 100 minutes.
- Grade level
- Advanced High School
- Materials
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- Writing surface
- Overhead projector
- AHS.28.TM.A
- AHS.28.TM.B
- AHS.28.TM.C
- AHS.28.TM.D
- AHS.28.TM.E
- AHS.28.AS.A
- AHS.28.AS.B
- AHS.28.AS.C
- AHS.28.AS.D
- AHS.28.AS.E
- AHS.28.AS.F—one each per student
- AHS.28.Assess—one per student
- Blank sheets of paper—two per student
- Unit
- Stage Three of Development—DO
- Problem Area
- How Do We Create and Accomplish Our Vision.
- Precepts
- A7: Invest in others by enabling and empowering them.
- Key Terms
- Learning styles; Multiple intelligences; Personality types
- Resources
- Gardner, H. Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences. Basic Books, 1993.
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.7Evaluating Data — Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.