https://padlet.com/egoenner1/2usukflj1afx Information and Teaching Strategies en-us 2019-10-02 14:23:51 UTC 2019-10-02 16:09:14 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.pics/1/image.webp?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f320.png egoenner1 https://padlet.com/egoenner1/2usukflj1afx/wish/392466846 Giftedness is: “Children and youth with outstanding talent who perform or show the potential for performing at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared with others of their age, experience, or environment.”
– US Department of Education, 1993

The identification of gifted students is determined by each school district who decide which and how many students they can support, based on the district's own definitions and resources. 

A gifted student generally displays unusual talent in one or sometimes two areas. These areas include creative thinking, general intellectual abilities, specific academic abilities, leadership, psychomotor abilities, and visual/performing arts.]]> 2019-10-02 14:27:20 UTC https://padlet.com/egoenner1/2usukflj1afx/wish/392466846 egoenner1 https://padlet.com/egoenner1/2usukflj1afx/wish/392478329 This list contains some common characteristics possessed by gifted students. This is a helpful list because it shows what the student both does and does not do. For example, a gifted student displays unusual academic ability, but may complete work quickly and sloppily. 

This is helpful because it gives a bigger picture of what a gifted student is like, which may help teachers spot gifted students more easily. For example, a teacher might think that because a student completes work sloppily they may not be gifted, when in fact the student might actually be gifted.]]> 2019-10-02 14:44:17 UTC https://padlet.com/egoenner1/2usukflj1afx/wish/392478329 egoenner1 https://padlet.com/egoenner1/2usukflj1afx/wish/392484567 Gifted students have a high innate intellectual ability, but this does not mean that they perform well. This means that a motivated, hard-working, well-behaved student might not be gifted, but an unmotivated, disruptive student might be. What a paradox!

Teachers need to be aware that classroom and curriculum modifications are just as necessary for gifted students as for disabled students, and that that these accommodations make life in the classroom much better for teachers and students alike!]]> 2019-10-02 14:52:26 UTC https://padlet.com/egoenner1/2usukflj1afx/wish/392484567 egoenner1 https://padlet.com/egoenner1/2usukflj1afx/wish/392491271 This is a list of strategies to help engage gifted students who are in regular classrooms. Some of these strategies include: independent projects, academic competitions, helping them develop critical thinking skills with Bloom's Taxonomy, using technology, incorporating the multiple intelligences, and becoming a "facilitator" rather than an "expert," which allows them to discover and learn independently.]]> 2019-10-02 15:00:59 UTC https://padlet.com/egoenner1/2usukflj1afx/wish/392491271 egoenner1 https://padlet.com/egoenner1/2usukflj1afx/wish/392495835 1. For part of the day, group students by ability, even if the whole class is working on the same activity.

2. Allow gifted students to propose an alternate assignment idea, or give them an alternate assignment.

3. Occasionally, make gifted students your roving assistant teachers during seatwork time, if it is something that they already understand well.

4. Have them teach a lesson to a group or the whole class.

5. As appropriate, allow a gifted student to join a higher grade level for one or more subjects.

6. If the principal, teachers, and parents are amiable, allow the gifted child to skip a grade.]]> 2019-10-02 15:06:45 UTC https://padlet.com/egoenner1/2usukflj1afx/wish/392495835 egoenner1 https://padlet.com/egoenner1/2usukflj1afx/wish/392522848 Some challenges faced by gifted children include: being correctly identified, being misunderstood, channeling their talents, finding supportive environments, and interacting with the mainstream world. 

These students are neurologically atypical; their experience, perception, and processing are extraordinary. They have almost a need to be creative, and they are highly motivated to put their abilities to use and make a difference in the world.]]> 2019-10-02 15:34:49 UTC https://padlet.com/egoenner1/2usukflj1afx/wish/392522848 egoenner1 https://padlet.com/egoenner1/2usukflj1afx/wish/392536872 This is a list of advice given by an institute devoted to helping gifted students. There are a variety of tips for teachers, and many of them involve learning on the part of the teacher. In order to teach gifted students, a teacher must be aware of the characteristics of gifted children, aware of a variety of learning opportunities for her students, and aware of others' experiences. It also helps to be in communication with the gifted students' parents.]]> 2019-10-02 15:50:27 UTC https://padlet.com/egoenner1/2usukflj1afx/wish/392536872 egoenner1 https://padlet.com/egoenner1/2usukflj1afx/wish/392541569 1. The first strategy I plan to use is to divide the students into ability-level groups for some activities. This is a very simple yet effective way of helping students to collaborate well and build off of one another. This could be done easily, especially if one has not had time to prepare specific differentiated work.

2. Another strategy is to include the multiple intelligences. If we have a project, I will allow the students to be creative in a variety of ways, and even allow them to suggest original project ideas if they have one. They will be able to make a project that highlights their own interests and abilities.

3. A third strategy is to become a "facilitator" rather than an "expert," especially if a student is highly gifted in a specific subject. I would give them independent project opportunities and find ways to channel their abilities, while allowing them to discover and learn independently.]]> 2019-10-02 15:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/egoenner1/2usukflj1afx/wish/392541569 egoenner1 https://padlet.com/egoenner1/2usukflj1afx/wish/392542854 2019-10-02 15:57:49 UTC https://padlet.com/egoenner1/2usukflj1afx/wish/392542854 egoenner1 https://padlet.com/egoenner1/2usukflj1afx/wish/392544987 2019-10-02 16:00:33 UTC https://padlet.com/egoenner1/2usukflj1afx/wish/392544987