Suggested time allocation: 3 hours in total, with a max of 45 mins needed for each task.

Please note that the self-paced Nearpod lesson needs to be completed IN ONE SITTING. Do NOT close the browser before you have finished the lesson or you will have to sign in again and restart.

I. NEARPOD Course (On Conceptions of Giftedness and Identification & Characteristics of Gifted Learners)

To access the Nearpod course, join at https://app.nearpod.com/?pin=SAL5T or go to join.nearpod.com and key in the code SAL5T.

1. Complete the Pre-Course Survey.

2. Read the case study of Esa and answer the questions that follow. 

3. Study the Differentiated Model of Giftedness and Talent.

II. OPAL MLU on Concept Teaching

Access this MLU: https://go.gov.sg/concept-teaching

III. OPAL MLU on Critical Thinking:

Access this MLU: https://go.gov.sg/critical-thinking

IV. OPAL MLU on Creative Thinking:

Access this MLU: https://go.gov.sg/creativethinking

Thank you for working on the above. We look forward to seeing you soon.

Elaine & Zhan Yi

To help you reap maximum benefits from this course, we would like every participant to complete an assignment which  which will allow you to apply what you have learnt in FidLHA Part 1. 

Feel free to post any question about this assignment. We will respond to your queries before the deadline. 

We welcome you to post any queries, thoughts, concerns or reflections that you may have arising from your pre-course learning.

Please use a new post for each query/thought/reflection. Make sure you identify yourself in the title of your post so we can pick this up in the conversation when we all meet!

You will need to refer to these to design a differentiated lesson for your HAL learners which incorporates strategies you have learnt.

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• Is there sound modification by breadth / depth / complexity?

• Do they address the class profile / profile of HALs in the class?

• Do they align with and achieve the intended differentiated learning outcomes?

•What is ONE point of interest that the group shared, but did not cross my mind when planning using the same strategy?

•Did the group’s sharing further clarify (make me question) my understanding of Concept Teaching / Critical Thinking / Creative Thinking?

•Did the group’s take on the differentiated lesson plan surprise me in any way? How alike / different is the group’s ideas as compared to our group’s?

•What are some concerns I may have regarding the differentiated lesson plan?

• Can the differentiated lesson plan be realistically carried out in the actual classroom?

• How might I tweak this for this to be more implementable?

• Has the group considered grouping arrangements?

We welcome you to post any queries, thoughts, concerns or reflections that you may have arising from your pre-course learning.

Please use a new post for each query/thought/reflection. Make sure you identify yourself in the title of your post so we can pick this up in the conversation when we all meet!

2.How do these opportunities map to the LoS? [Levels 1/S? For many? For some? For the select few?]

3.How do you identify the students for such programmes?