Remake of Educating Special Populations of Gifted - Week 6 Nov 10, 2021 5:00 pm by Johanna Haltiwanger https://padlet.com/jodavar/o5vn504t8i0s5vkk **Reflect on today's learning and discussion by responding to the following 1.What was an interesting takeaway (or 2 or 3....) from today's discussion(s)? 2.Do you have any follow up questions? **How can your knowledge be applied in your practice? Please thoughtfully respond! PLEASE WRITE YOUR NAME!! en-us 2021-11-10 21:28:42 UTC 2021-11-15 05:31:38 UTC hello@padlet.com Janet Schnauss jodavar https://padlet.com/jodavar/o5vn504t8i0s5vkk/wish/1882589313
  • One takeaway I had was that highly or profound gifted students and families may need counseling to help understand the needs of the gifted child. I have a son with autism and counseling when he was young helped us understand how to best meet his needs and helped his brother understand some of the needs of his brother. I thought this was a great point. 
  • I have a question about the assignment this week. I don't actually work with gifted students and right now I am focused on the science fair, working with teachers, and creating curriculum that can support a classroom that has not had a science teacher all year. What options do I have. My oldest son is 24, but he is gifted. My youngest son is 21 and is not gifted, but has autism. Could I interview one of them for the assignment? 

    • ]]>     2021-11-10 22:50:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jodavar/o5vn504t8i0s5vkk/wish/1882589313     Week 6 https://padlet.com/jodavar/o5vn504t8i0s5vkk/wish/1882600207 I loved to see the chart that displayed the different levels of giftedness. As gifted teachers we have access to their IQ test scores, but I had never seen the scale. Very interesting. I had also never thought about how having a highly gifted student in the family would affect the family. Counseling is definitely a great resource for families to have. 

    I think it's important for students to play a role in their education. This allows for quality work. When they have a role they get more involved and get a better grasp of the topic at hand. 

    -Nora

    ]]>     2021-11-10 22:59:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jodavar/o5vn504t8i0s5vkk/wish/1882600207     Week 6 Rhonda Southerland https://padlet.com/jodavar/o5vn504t8i0s5vkk/wish/1882610585 So, not to be lazy, but I totally have the same thoughts as Nora!
    I found the scale to be very telling.  My personal children scored in the moderately gifted range, and I never really thought about how other children that are exceptionally or profoundly gifted may struggle, especially within their own families. 
    I love the idea of giving students a choice of assignments to show their understanding of the content in their own special way.
    A question I have is, can we see the scores of students that do not qualify for the gifted programs?
    In my practice, I will be more mindful of my gifted students personalities, talents and strengths. I will help them grow based on their individual talents.]]>     2021-11-10 23:07:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jodavar/o5vn504t8i0s5vkk/wish/1882610585     I really enjoyed this week's session. It was nice to see a chart outlining the levels of giftedness amongst children. I did try to look at the information in the students online SSS portal through focus but I couldn't find information on the students actual IQ. I did see some comments and evaluations of how the student performed on the examination but they were very outdated. How often are gifted students tested. I feel I should see more current information than from when the student was in K-1st grade now that they are in 8th. https://padlet.com/jodavar/o5vn504t8i0s5vkk/wish/1882613619 2021-11-10 23:10:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jodavar/o5vn504t8i0s5vkk/wish/1882613619 I found this session to be one of the most informative sessions we have had! I really enjoyed discussing the ways we as teachers can provide support to our highly gifted students who are underachievers. I also felt that the Gale library reading assigned provided excellent strategies for accommodating the highly gifted students. I plan on applying this new found information by utilizing the 6As: ( Approachable Educators, Aspirations, Alternatives, Advocacy, Autonomy, and Access) will definitely help provide the tools I will need when working with gifted students. mcguirem26 https://padlet.com/jodavar/o5vn504t8i0s5vkk/wish/1887308203 2021-11-12 18:50:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jodavar/o5vn504t8i0s5vkk/wish/1887308203