What’s New at MI Research and Consulting, Inc.?
Summer, 2010
Hello ~
Much is happening at MI Research and Consulting and MIDAS continues to grow around the world! Several books, chapters and articles have been published in the past year. Recently I was pleased to do a book signing with Howard Gardner sponsored by Teachers College Press at AERA in Denver.
A new Welcome video on my website serves as an introduction to both MIDAS and what’s on the site. I am currently writing Teacher Scripts that demonstrate how to use the MIDAS profile to guide students with behavioral concerns. This work will complement a series of exemplar student profiles that illustrate how the Profile helps to maximize student achievement. The goal is to support teachers in providing all of their students with MI-inspired instruction. Contact me if you’re interested in this work. Cheers! Branton Shearer
In Print . . .
Books
Teachers College Press (2009) published MIndful Education for ADHD Students: Differentiated Curriculum and Instruction using Multiple Intelligences. This book, co-authored with Vickie Proulx and Karen Case, provides a wealth of MI-inspired tips and practical strategies for educating students diagnosed with attentional problems.
Last year Teachers College Press also published a set of essays that I commissioned and edited, MI AT 25:Assessing the Impact and Future of Multiple Intelligences for Teaching and Learning. This collection of essays by noted theorists and educators (Noam Chomsky, Howard Gardner, Linda Darling-Hammond, among others) thoughtfully examines MI’s influence, past, present and future.
Continuum Network Education (2008) of London, UK and NYC, USA published my bookon leadership entitled: Creating ExtraOrdinary Teachers: Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom and Beyond! co-authored with Mike Fleetham This book provides practical and research-based materials for enhancing the leadership development of teachers.
Articles / Chapters
Career Development Quarterly published my article co-authored with Darrell Luzzo, Ph.D. entitled, Exploring the application of multiple Intelligences theory to career counseling. Darrell is a good friend of MIDAS and is the past president of the National Career Development Association. I will present at their international conference in San Francisco, CA. July 1 – 3, 2010.
My chapter, The Challenges of Assessing Multiple Intelligences around the World, recently appeared in the book Multiple Intelligences Around the World (Jossey-Bass, 2009) edited by Howard Gardner and colleagues. In this chapter, I report on the results of an international survey that was emailed to 70 MIDAS users in 23 different countries.
The Journal of Employment Counseling published my article, Exploring the relationship between intrapersonal intelligence and university students’ career confusion: Implications for counseling, academic success, and school-to-career transition in June, 2009.
The online journal ASCD Express published my article, Unleashing strengths, shoring up weaknesses: Assessment highlights range of students’ multiple intelligences in Nov., 2009.
Currently in press is my article entitled, In the face of change: Using multiple intelligences to
inspire motivation and develop future leaders by the online journal Ethos Gubernamental of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
I contributed two chapters to the book, Multiple Intelligences for Inspired Workplaces, edited by Anitha Arunsimha entitled: Mind your business: Energizing multiple intelligences to maximize
performance and Multiple intelligences and business culture. This was published by ICRAI University Press, Hyderbad, India in 2008.
MIDAS Research, Development and Publication News
Asia News!
The C-MIDAS Chinese translation (Complex version) for adults and teens is now published by Psychological Publishing Company. You may learn more about it by contacting Eric Lin <>. My thanks to translator and co-author, Prof. Wu-tien Wu for his dedication to this project.
Psychological Publishing Company has also licensed the rights for MIDAS to the Jin Yu Psychological Assessment Ltd. of Shanghai to create and validate the simplified Chinese language translation. I am hopeful that this include both an online version was well as paper.
The MIDAS-CHK Chinese language version is being validated for use in Hong Kong, China in collaboration with Waris Candra at Classroom Magazine, Dr. Philemon Choi of Breakthrough Village and Mandy Leung at the Vocational Training Institute. Special thanks to Carly Leung and Bill Tsang for their efforts at crafting an acceptable translation just for Hong Kong.
Edwin Mok of Spring Field Consulting has provided ongoing encouragement, support and worked to facilitate MIDAS adoption in Hong Kong.
The My Young Child version of MIDAS.KR Korean translation by the MI Institute in Seoul, (contact: Ji-Soo Kim- ) is being well received so they are now working on the Teen-MIDAS translation.
I am working with the Art Costa Center in Singapore to nurture MIDAS translation projects in Thailand, Vietnam and India.
In 2009 I had the pleasure to be hosted by Manbir Bedi of Primary Plus on a 4 city speaking tour through India (Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow and Hyderbad). I presented to teachers at Johnny Flynn Ryan School, Manav Rachna International School, Oak Ridge InternationalSchool and City Montesorri School. Special thanks to Rajni Jauhari, principal of Cambridge Secondary School for her kind assistance. We hope to validate a MIDAS adaptation for India.
In the Classroom . . . .
I am working with the principal and two teachers at Longcoy Elementary School in Kent, Ohio. We are piloting new strategies for communicating the results of the MIDAS Profile with the parents of young children (grades 1 – 3) as well as the children’s future teachers.
Sara Reith, school psychologist at Wooster (Ohio) City Schools, has spearheaded a project incorporating the MIDAS in two 5th grade classrooms. This work explores innovative strategies to develop students’ reading skills and the preliminary results are very positive. It has been affirming to see how using MI-inspired strategies can have such a positive effect on students’ thinking strategies, attitude and joy in reading.
In the World . . .
Five secondary schools in Ireland (including The Abbey School, Caritas College, Salesian College, St. Dominic’s Secondary School in Ballyfermot) are using MIDAS to assist students self-awareness and career development. I spoke at the Annual Guidance Counselor’s conference in 2009.
Eddie McGrath in Tipperary
In Athens, Greece, principal at Ziridas School, Babis Tsatsarelis, reports that the MIDAS-KIDS Profile accords well with views of parents and teachers and is of benefit to students. The adult and teen MIDAS questionnaires are now being validated in a collaborative effort between researchers in Cyprus and in Greece.
Manual Maldonado Cotto and Coco Morales of Intelligence Forecasting Corp in San Juan Puerto Rico are strong MIDAS advocates who have sponsored MIDAS projects in several major corporations. I have been pleased to work with people at Western Bank, Marsh Saldana and Vernet. We are also engaged in an effort to create the Spanish version of the OMS assessment.
Professor Mahnaz Saeidi in Tehran, Iran is helping to validate the Persian translation. There have been more than 10 researchers using MIDAS in Iran. It is exciting to see so much interest in MI there.
The MIDAS Profile is now being used in several exciting schools and programs including . . .
….Miller South School for Visual and Performing Arts, Akron, OH. – teacher’s workshop
….Westwood Schools, NJ- Special Education Services
….Casey Career Consultancy, New Ross, Ireland. Joe Casey
….Ashland Community Academy, Ashland, OH, Lisa Lang
….Atlantic Baptist University, New Brunswick, CA, Bryan Taylor
….WIL Employment Connections, London, Canada, Brandy McIntee
….STI Education / Data Management Services, Mobile, Alabama, Sarah Odom
….Illinois Employment and Training Center, Arlington, IL, Diane Carter-Zubko
….Educational Strategies, Ellinwood, KS, Catherine Strecker
….Tri-County Educational Services Center, Wooster, OH, Deborah Williams
….Capital University Law School, Columbus, OH, Joseph Bodine
….Phoenix School of Law, Phoenix, AZ, www.phoenixlaw.edu/
Inspiring News . . .
Finally, let me leave you with these encouraging words . . . from an Officer in the US Navy:
“Greetings. I finally got around to taking your MIDAS assessment. I found the assessment very intriguing, both personally and professionally, and the results pretty accurate.Irecently transferred from the Command Leadership School in Newport. I will assume the position of Executive Officer on a multipurpose amphibious assault ship shortly, fleeting-up to take command of that ship sometime next year. Your MIDAS assessment has improved my self-awareness andability to effectively lead and manage a large organization.Thank you!” E.R. Senior Naval Officer
Branton Shearer,
At Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
With Henry Toi and Howard Gardner in Malaysia
Ziridis Schools in Athens, Greece
In Hong Kong with Edwin Mok and Dr. Choi & friends
Mahnaz Saeidi, MIDAS researcher in Tehran, Iran