Ten Things About Teaching Gifted Kids by B Woodward https://padlet.com/beth_o_woodward/3e4279x0emew Apply the NAGC list of 'things you need to know about these students' to real life en-us 2018-09-10 13:15:43 UTC 2018-09-10 13:29:46 UTC hello@padlet.com Gifted students are not all alike. They vary in respect to general ability, domain-specific aptitude, interests and predispositions, and motivation and personality. Thus one program or service is insufficient to respond to their diverse needs. beth_o_woodward https://padlet.com/beth_o_woodward/3e4279x0emew/wish/279391059 2018-09-10 13:24:55 UTC https://padlet.com/beth_o_woodward/3e4279x0emew/wish/279391059 Gifted students benefit from interaction with peers. Intellectual peerage contributes to important growth patterns in all subject areas (Kulik & Kulik, 1992). For example, cooperative learning, carried out in heterogeneous classroom settings, produces no growth (Rogers, 2001). beth_o_woodward https://padlet.com/beth_o_woodward/3e4279x0emew/wish/279391653 2018-09-10 13:25:59 UTC https://padlet.com/beth_o_woodward/3e4279x0emew/wish/279391653 Gifted students need various forms of acceleration throughout their school years, ranging from content acceleration to Advanced Placement or dual enrollment to mentorships (Shiever & Maker, 2003; Renzulli & Reis, 2003; Clasen & Clasen, 2003). beth_o_woodward https://padlet.com/beth_o_woodward/3e4279x0emew/wish/279392151 2018-09-10 13:26:52 UTC https://padlet.com/beth_o_woodward/3e4279x0emew/wish/279392151 Gifted students are capable of producing high level products in specific areas of learning at the level of a competent adult (NAGC, 1990). For example, fourth graders can draft a policy for pollution that would rival an adult community committee. beth_o_woodward https://padlet.com/beth_o_woodward/3e4279x0emew/wish/279393111 2018-09-10 13:28:29 UTC https://padlet.com/beth_o_woodward/3e4279x0emew/wish/279393111 Gifted students need to be challenged and stimulated by an advanced and enriched curriculum that is above their current level of functioning in each area of learning (VanTassel-Baska, 2003). beth_o_woodward https://padlet.com/beth_o_woodward/3e4279x0emew/wish/279393633 2018-09-10 13:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/beth_o_woodward/3e4279x0emew/wish/279393633