https://padlet.com/danielle_brooks08/1giuh898eqyi Danielle Nichols en-us 2017-10-06 00:40:14 UTC 2025-12-27 10:51:15 UTC hello@padlet.com danielle_brooks08 https://padlet.com/danielle_brooks08/1giuh898eqyi/wish/194533617 A gifted student can be defined by their talent, which includes all areas of a child’s life: academic, artistic, athletic, and social. It is important to focus on performance and accomplishment because a student may not have realized or demonstrated their potential. These students achieve or have the potential to achieve above their peers. They usually have unusual talent in one of 6 categories: Creative Thinking, General Intellectual Ability, Specific Academic Ability, Leadership, Psychomotor, and Visual/Performing Arts.]]> 2017-10-06 00:42:23 UTC https://padlet.com/danielle_brooks08/1giuh898eqyi/wish/194533617 danielle_brooks08 https://padlet.com/danielle_brooks08/1giuh898eqyi/wish/194533705 *Asks many questions and is very curious but easily gets off task and off topic.
* Learns new information quickly but is easily bored. 
*Is interested in many things but may resist working on activities apart from areas of interest. 
* Thinks independently but challenges authority.
* Uses higher level thinking skills but tends to be absent-minded regarding practical details.
* Has strong sense of justice but can be very critical of self and others.
* Has sophisticated sense of humor but easily gets carried away with a joke. 
* Demonstrates strong expressive skills but sometimes is perceived as a know-it-all.]]> 2017-10-06 00:43:28 UTC https://padlet.com/danielle_brooks08/1giuh898eqyi/wish/194533705 danielle_brooks08 https://padlet.com/danielle_brooks08/1giuh898eqyi/wish/194533713 Working with a gifted student can be both a joy and frustration. A motivated student who works hard, gets straight "A"s, and behaves well in class may not be gifted. A student who doesn't perform well, is disruptive, and clowns around in class may well be gifted. Just like working with disabled students, working with gifted students can require classroom and curriculum modifications. ]]> 2017-10-06 00:43:36 UTC https://padlet.com/danielle_brooks08/1giuh898eqyi/wish/194533713 danielle_brooks08 https://padlet.com/danielle_brooks08/1giuh898eqyi/wish/194533804 Independent Projects: If a student has a lot of extra time on their hands due to finishing work quickly use this time to help develop their creativity by allowing them to explore a special area of interest related to the topic being studied.
Academic Competition: Involve gifted and high achieving students in an academic competition.
Vertical Enrichment: Design assignments or projects that go above and beyond what is covered in class. 
Find a Mentor: Find someone who can work with the student in their area of interest so they can reach their full potential. 
Try a New Approach: Instead of being the expert be the facilitator, instead of giving them information help them discover it.
Bloom's Taxonomy: a model of critical thinking that progresses from the most basic level to the most complex.
Multiple Intelligences:Incorporate the 7 different kinds of intelligences - linguistic, logical-mathematical, visual-spatial, body-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, and intrapersonal.
Technology: Find hand-picked tools and strategies for differentiating academic content, injecting and respecting creativity, helpful gifted students form personal connections in areas of interest and collaborations with other gifted students, and managing the logistics of gifted in your classroom.
Leveling Assignments: Level assignments and learning outcomes. This allows you to explore the same material with all students but require different outcomes depending on individual abilities.]]> 2017-10-06 00:44:31 UTC https://padlet.com/danielle_brooks08/1giuh898eqyi/wish/194533804 danielle_brooks08 https://padlet.com/danielle_brooks08/1giuh898eqyi/wish/194533812 1. Cluster Group
2. Allow and give gifted students an alternate assignment.
3. When kids know a concept before you teach it, make them a roving assistant.. occasionally. 
4. Students teach a lesson
5. As appropriate allow students to join a higher grade's class for a given subject.
6. Skip a grade.]]> 2017-10-06 00:44:36 UTC https://padlet.com/danielle_brooks08/1giuh898eqyi/wish/194533812 danielle_brooks08 https://padlet.com/danielle_brooks08/1giuh898eqyi/wish/194533859 Without adequate identification and education of gifted children, our nation is giving the global economic advantage to other nations. The U.S. is 17th in the world in the percentage of students degreed in science and engineering. Students born gifted are being overlooked by those who are struggling and are being deprived of reaching their full potential.]]> 2017-10-06 00:45:06 UTC https://padlet.com/danielle_brooks08/1giuh898eqyi/wish/194533859 danielle_brooks08 https://padlet.com/danielle_brooks08/1giuh898eqyi/wish/194533898 1. Familiarize yourself with the characteristics of intellectually gifted students.
2. Let go of "normal."
3. Conduct informal assessments.
4. Re-familiarize yourself with Piaget & Bloom
5. Involve parents as resource locators
6. Learn about distance learning opportunities
7. Explore acceleration
8. Learning from the experiences of others
9. Utilize outside resources]]> 2017-10-06 00:45:29 UTC https://padlet.com/danielle_brooks08/1giuh898eqyi/wish/194533898 danielle_brooks08 https://padlet.com/danielle_brooks08/1giuh898eqyi/wish/194540215 1. I think it is important to always try to challenge a gifted student. If classwork is too easy, they may get bored or lose interest.  Even if this means giving this student separate work that is more challenging.
2. Give the student a separate 
project or something to do after they complete normal classwork. If they speed through normal work and have a lot of downtime between assignments this will help keep them occupied. 
3. The idea of cluster grouping is great because if a gifted student is paired with a student who may be struggling then they could potentially help the student learn something that I am having a hard time getting through. A peer teaching a peer can have a better outcome. ]]> 2017-10-06 01:55:02 UTC https://padlet.com/danielle_brooks08/1giuh898eqyi/wish/194540215