learning styles and mutiple intelligences

well before talking about an specific topic we should reach a small defnition of what is it about, so, in this line, WHAT IS MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
according an irrespected quotation of Dr. H gardner ( the first in talking about this) It suggests that the traditional notion of intelligence, based on I.Q. testing, is far too limited. Instead, it is proposed eight different intelligences to account for a broader range of human potential in children and adults. These intelligences are:
Linguistic intelligence ("word smart"):
Logical-mathematical intelligence ("number/reasoning smart")
Spatial intelligence ("picture smart")
Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence ("body smart")
Musical intelligence ("music smart")
Interpersonal intelligence ("people smart")
Intrapersonal intelligence ("self smart")
Naturalist intelligence

so far it may be said that humans, believed or not, are able to think or learn in differents ways depending of their personal characteristics. amazing, isn't it?

now what for?
in the case you design your teaching plan you might have into account an evaluation of the multiple intelligences for having a global picture of the students you have, in order to design a very aimed activity depending of the most common intelligence in your classroom, for example if your students are more "music smart" you know they will improve their skills a lot with a listening activity or in the opositte, if they are not so good in that skills you should avoid that kind of activity because you may lose the focus of your intentions and the student's attention.
a good idea to avoid this uncomfortable situation the best is to exchange among the differents intelligences, it means, not necessarily design your units with only one intelligence in mind just because most of the students show high levels according to a test; the idea is to design exploring all the intelligences. Thus the students will explore their others posibilities and , of course thye will go desiding which one is their and you as the teacher will modify what you propose and constructing new ways to reach the knowledge to them.