https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore This is essentially an online bulletin board. Feel free to take what you please. Each piece has the gifted classroom in mind and most lessons/concepts/activities are capable of adapting to your individual needs. Let me help you devise a plan for your classroom! Many things here are ELA related with a Junior High classroom in mind and many of these things have been developed and used by me in my own classroom. I can share reflections and data points. Please email me and we can meet to discuss any of these pieces. Ultimately though, my hope is that you take these and make them your own! lukefannin11@gmail.com en-us 2017-11-08 13:29:54 UTC 2023-02-11 18:13:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Rocket.png lfannin https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/204797542 5 steps to truly knowing a word:
1. Write the definition with part of speech. 
2. Use the word in RICH context. 
3. Make a personal connection to the word. 
4. Discover the word's morphology and etymology
5. Make semantic chunks - group words into categories that make sense to you (synonyms/antonyms/etc.) 

A Word Nerd Vocabulary unit/slideshow with a game included is available on Google to share - just ask. ]]> 2017-11-08 13:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/204797542 lfannin https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/204801906 http://byrdseed.com/

If you decide to explore, check out the short videos on the Byrdseed.TV about social/emotional support for gifted kiddos. ]]> 2017-11-08 13:56:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/204801906 lfannin https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/204816989 This is loaded with great insight and resources - about gifted regarding Social Emotional needs. ]]> 2017-11-08 14:22:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/204816989 lfannin https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/204821434 Keynote presentation by Ian Byrd from 2017 OAGC fall conference. ]]> 2017-11-08 14:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/204821434 lfannin https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/206753771 https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/

Teaching persuasive writing can be hard enough but teaching it to gifted kids without going into greater depth can be detrimental to their attention span. Use this link to have students test their arguments and reasoning in order to find out if they have successfully avoided all logical fallacies - it actually is extremely difficult... just read any argument on social media and you'll see how often people commit these errors. ]]> 2017-11-14 15:06:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/206753771 lfannin https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/206771739 It may seem like a lot to read through but take a look at this research project and decide if it's something you can use. According to Dr. Travis Bradberry, a better indicator for determining a student's future success comes after measuring their Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and not their IQ. (multiple links embedded in the project below) ]]> 2017-11-14 15:29:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/206771739 lfannin https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/210426650 Something I've found to be true for MANY gifted students is they comprehend at a much earlier age how to think critically. With a call back to 7th grade Social Studies, digging into the ancient Greeks like Socrates and Plato and the questions they asked, and writing about them, can be an inspiring and galvanizing experience for young people. Take a look at this list of 4 writing prompts that follow this description of Socrates - taken from a book by Mark Stephens called "The Philosopher's Notebook."

As a side note - there is a great video that explains how the artist. J. L. David, made his neoclassical work "The Death of Socrates." (pictured in the PDF below) This might be a good chance to talk about how to analyze artwork - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKhfFBbVtFg&index=18&list=PLwg4AG1KkgLwv68sdgTCCK8F8OjhSjbMl]]> 2017-11-27 14:48:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/210426650 lfannin https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/210941800 http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/50-essential-links-for-the-parents-of-gifted-children/ ]]> 2017-11-28 15:12:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/210941800 lfannin https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/211073117 http://www.mensaforkids.org/read/a-year-of-living-poetically/ 

"Memorizing poetry turns on kids' language capability. It not only teaches them to articulate English words; it heightens their feel for the intricacies and complexities of the English language — an indispensable attainment if they are to go on to speak, write, and read English with ease." - Susan Wise ]]> 2017-11-28 18:17:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/211073117 lfannin https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/294502651 Jack Gantos was the keynote speaker at last year's state competition for PenOhio (a creative writing competition for 7th and 8th graders). I also have a copy of this book if you would like to borrow it. Watch this video and decide if this technique is something for you and your students. ]]> 2018-10-18 17:12:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/294502651 lfannin https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/294550864 I can't recommend this enough! Jeff McClellan has created something really great here and his presentation and training session showed me why this is worth considering. Play around with this website and email me, Lfannin@esclakeeriewest.org if you have questions about it. ]]> 2018-10-18 18:22:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/294550864 lfannin https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/294578850 Anytime the students are asked "Why..." after reading something, they are being asked to make an inference. 

Dr. Keith Polette - presenter at OAGC - English professor at UTEP - is a great resource for rethinking and teaching reading skills like analyzing texts and making inferences (as this resource covers). I have a hard copy of this book if you would like to borrow it and I also have the handout from his presentation on Monday (15 Oct 2018). Here is a link to the book. ]]> 2018-10-18 19:18:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/294578850 lfannin https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/294781651 Developed through the teacher leader program at the Toledo Museum of Art (led by Kate Blake), these lessons are a result of a two-year long collaboration between more than a dozen teachers from the local Toledo area (Luke Fannin was one of those teachers). The concepts of Visual Literacy deal primarily with a person's ability to analyze an image, whether it be an artwork, a photograph, a GIF, or meme. 

Please let me know if you are curious about this - there is a lot I can share and many individual activities that can stand alone... OR ...you can use multiple pieces to enhance a writing unit, among many other possibilities. ]]> 2018-10-19 12:31:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/294781651 lfannin https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/294807374 Word Sort - helps students learn to group words in different ways thereby strengthening the connections to each word. These word lists would best come from a book/article/research piece the class is reading. Could easily be used across the curriculum for domain specific vocabulary acquisition. Also connects to Word Nerd (below), step 5 - Semantic Chunking. 

Partial Poetry - by strategically omitting certain words from poetry and allowing the students to use context clues from the remaining parts of the poem, you can increase comprehension levels by allowing students to make guesses regarding what word goes in the blank and discussing what words might or might not work. It really assists in comprehending difficult poetry or even exerts of challenging literature. (I've actually never tried this in a classroom so this is very much a raw idea). Let's talk and see if this is something you could do and if we can develop an actual assignment out of this. ]]> 2018-10-19 13:25:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/294807374 lfannin https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/295537456 Dr. Raj Shah gave a great presentation about asking the right questions in math class that promotes a genuine curiosity within students. There is a lot of great stuff in this presentation. Explore! ]]> 2018-10-22 16:04:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/295537456 lfannin https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/295552935 2018-10-22 16:27:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/295552935 lfannin https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/297422055 Robert Kaplinsky has created some great stuff here for math enrichment - this would also easily fit into the SOLE structure! Ask and I will explain how! 

Also FYI: Kaplinsky is releasing new book soon and I intend to order a copy. ]]> 2018-10-26 14:47:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/297422055 lfannin https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/298717906 Based on Skinner's works in behavioral psychology, and leaving the door open for comparisons to Kohlberg's 6 levels of morality, this is some great fuel for the SEL discussion when it comes to gifted. (LAF 10/30/2018)]]> 2018-10-30 19:24:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/298717906 lfannin https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/299882279 2018-11-02 16:36:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/299882279 lfannin https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/319412497 This concept fascinated me and I can see ample opportunity to use this with junior high or high school kids in gifted. I'm not completely sure exactly what a lesson might look like using this (if anyone comes up with something I would LOVE to see it) but the genuine curiosity and creativity that could come from applying the concepts mentioned could bare some serious fruits from the right group of students. I learned about this from a podcast by TED called "Decoding Our Emotions."]]> 2019-01-10 18:52:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/319412497 lfannin https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/326814292 There has been noted a need for teachers to allow students more opportunity to follow their strengths and learn in a way that allows them to use their strengths. There has also been a call for more Social Emotional Learning opportunities for students. This project marries the two! ]]> 2019-02-01 18:12:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/326814292 lfannin https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/401578153 2019-10-23 16:48:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/401578153 lfannin https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/401581878 2019-10-23 16:53:28 UTC https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/401581878 lfannin https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/402532578 Also, have you ever tried the "C only Rubric" ? Just leave the other areas blank and force the student to figure out what they think should be "A" or "B" work. You can make this discussion an activity and it promotes critical thinking. ]]> 2019-10-25 13:17:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/402532578 lfannin https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/402601862 2019-10-25 15:02:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lfannin/giftedresourcesgalore/wish/402601862