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I have been in the field of education for twenty years, and have spent a majority of my career honing in on student's personal learning styles to maximize their learning outcomes. As humans, we have an innate need and hunger for knowledge, and the channels we use to fulfill those needs are as unique and individual once we are. I have been a teacher in the front lines for several years and have learned the fine art of adapting my lessons to individual student's needs in order that everyone wins.

Recently, I made a career switch to marketing (for a women's clothing line), and while the industries may look different the principles have become quite similar. Effective marketing is actually great teaching; it's concerning the art of creating and adapting materials that reach a myriad of consumers learning styles.

Ever since my days in graduate school, I have already been a proponent of Howard Gardner, a professor of education at Harvard University and a pioneer in the field of 20th century education. I believe that marketers who've a solid knowledge of Mr. Garner and his theories will benefit when making materials for various learning styles. His theories have kept me flexible, and I constantly think about how exactly to reach different audiences when I communicate.

Mr. Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory claims that all humans have eight intelligences and YES there's overlap between areas; an individual can be a little of this and a little of that. Our personal profile is founded on our genetics and our experiences; it's what makes us unique and individual.

Below you'll find a listing of Mr. Gardner's theories, removed from his original book "Frames of Mind." The eight theory originated a decade later, when he realized there is an additional type of intelligence to measure.

Linguistic Intelligence / Logical-Mathematical Intelligence / Musical Intelligence / Body-Kinesthetic Intelligence / Spatial Intelligence / Interpersonal intelligence / Intrapersonal intelligence / Naturalist Intelligence.

I highly recommend taking a while to ponder which styles you lean towards, also to read more about Mr. Gardner. His theories provide great insight into personal awareness.

Keeping in mind that our customers have a wide selection of personalities and learning styles, my team and I are constantly searching for effective tools that will provide connection and promote our brand at the same time. In the current digital age there are numerous channels to market and connect on the web. The women's fashion industry is an extremely visually driven field, and I recently conducted a report of becoming more popular social media apps that you can buy to see which would fulfill our needs.

After experimenting with various apps, I've found that Pinterest is a superb tool for visual/interpersonal/intrapersonal learners. This platform is simple to comprehend and allows users to share their personal aesthetics. Furthermore, Pinterest provides marketers with the opportunity to get a glimmer into what customers are attracted to, what customers are considering, what customers want. Pinterest pictures can connect to other social platforms such as for example Polyvore (a fashion website) and Facebook.

Our consumer website is amid being developed, and we're planning to imbed a Pinterest "share" button onto the website for customers to create product images and purchasing links for others to see and share. In the same way teachers share newly found "best practice" tools of the trade with each other, I'll keep you posted on our adventures with Pinterest. Here's to success and exploring new territory.

Lauren Bernard can be an award-winning educator in the Seattle School District, in addition to a partner on the creative team at