Multiple Intelligences

eGirl Power applies the Theory of Multiple Intelligences to help girls recognize and develop their strengths. Developed by Dr. Howard Gardner, this theory identifies nine distinct types of intelligences, or nine different ways to excel at learning.

multiple intelligences

When students understand the wide variety of skills that educational scholars recognize as intelligence, they feel better about themselves, and recognize their ability to help and connect with others. Learning about the multiple intelligences has been very effective with student participants:

student writing about multiple intelligences

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Dr. Howard Gardner's Official Authoritative Site of Multiple Intelligences
Howard Gardner is Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Dr. Gardner presented the theory of multiple intelligences for the first time in 1983 in the book Frames of Mind. Since then, the theory has been used in a wide variety of contexts and most frequently in education with students of all levels. Find out more at Gardner's official MI website at multipleintelligencesoasis.org.

Read "Using Multiple Intelligences Theory to Understand Your 'Superpowers'" on Dr. Howard Gardner's Official Authoritative Site of Multiple Intelligences, discussing MI9 Team superheroes and the effectiveness of the multiple intelligences to increase self-esteem in youth.

Empowering Girls with "Superhero 9"

Our fun and engaging "Superhero 9" program learning materials empower girls to improve their confidence, self-esteem and achieve their full potential. Girls discover their inner hero through "Superhero 9", which combines Education and Entertainment into Edutainment — a fun and engaging way for students to learn about the multiple intelligences, social causes, character traits, and career exploration. By learning about the MI9 Team superheroes and exploring the qualities that define each superhero, participants learn to embrace the super powers within themselves.

Youth participants who successfully completed "Superhero 9" showed average gains of 20% and higher improvement in self-esteem, as measured in surveys provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Who is the MI9 Team?

The MI9 Team is a group of nine superheroes who joined forces to achieve social change. Each member represents one of the nine multiple intelligences (hence the name of the team: MI9): verbal-linguistic, logical-mathematical, visual-spatial, to name a few and embodies a specific character trait, like leadership, determination and tenacity. They must constantly defend themselves and protect others as they battle against a gang of six supervillains, who are dead set on destroying anything in their paths. MI9 Team introduces each one of the characters and sets the stage for a battle between good and evil.

What's Included?

Multiple Intelligences
Volunteering & Social Causes
Leadership Skills Development
Identifying Strengths, Skills & Talents
College & Career Readiness
Character Building
& more

MI9 Team is available on Amazon as a paperback and on Kindle.
All proceeds of the MI9 Team book go to support eGirl Power, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, and its mission for Gender Equality and Girls' Education.

Endorsements & Testimonials

"Amy Williams is a nonprofit founder and an educator who incorporates MI in her lessons as a means to improve students' self-esteem and performance. She has also drawn upon MI to create a book about superheroes entitled MI9 Team."

-- Dr. Howard Gardner, Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education

"The challenge for youth is to feel as smart as their peers and that they have the chances to use this intelligence. This is especially true for youngsters who lack encouragement where and how they live. Discuss Amy Williams' new book with youngsters and let them recognize the super hero in themselves."

-- Allan Luks, Founding Director of the Center for Nonprofit Leadership at Fordham University

"This is a great way to introduce the concept of multiple intelligences. I really enjoyed reading the bios of each of the super heroes and super villains. It has a lot of good information about the different multiple intelligences and how you can use your strengths to overcome challenges. It's a great positive message for kids and really anyone who doubts their intelligence or wants to know more information about it."

-- Nicole Mahool, Dean of Students at Urban Assembly School for Global Commerce

"5 STARS!!! The MI9 Team's message that our diverse talents make us unique, and that our weaknesses by compensation can be turned into strengths is very powerful... As an educator, Amy did an outstanding job, because readers with deficits in memory can recall this information by remembering the characters. I love the book! Required reading for any Character Education class."

-- Maria Santiago, M.A., LDTC, Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant

"9 Bad Ass Super Heroes inspired by the Theory of Multiple Intelligences & each driven by a personal Social Cause... a total recipe for a HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER!"

-- Alexander Smith, Film Director/Producer, Uber Entertainment Ltd.

MI9 Team Workshops

Teen girls discover their inner hero at MI9 Team Workshops. Workshop attendees learn about the MI9 Team superheroes, and what makes each of us unique as well. By exploring the qualities that define each MI9 Team superhero (multiple intelligences, character traits and social causes), participants learn to embrace the super powers within themselves.