M7 Project: Gifted and Talented Students by Ashley Borntrager https://padlet.com/flicka67060/ran2i7jtfrq en-us 2019-10-04 01:37:57 UTC 2019-10-04 01:50:31 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. Gifted Defined flicka67060 https://padlet.com/flicka67060/ran2i7jtfrq/wish/393356690 -        The definition of giftedness is the broadest and most comprehensive term used by lots of school districts to describe a students talents, performance and accomplishments, as well as how their scores compare to their peers.
-        Each school district makes a determination about which and how many students it is able to service within its programs based on its definitions, philosophy and resources. 
-        Characteristics of “gifted students” include:
o  Often being a perfectionist and idealistic
o  May be so far ahead of their chronological age mates that they know half the curriculum before the school year begins
o  Often are “problem solvers”
o  Often think abstractly and with complexity that helps with studying and test-taking
o  Independent thinker
o  Comes up with several solutions to a given problem
o  Likes to create and invent
o  Learns rapidly
o  Uses a large vocabulary
o  Advanced comprehension
o  Organized
o  High-energy level
o  Desire for producing their own product

]]> 2019-10-04 01:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/flicka67060/ran2i7jtfrq/wish/393356690 2. How to spot a gifted student: flicka67060 https://padlet.com/flicka67060/ran2i7jtfrq/wish/393357080 -        The gifted student might ask many questions and seem very curious, but easily get “off task” and “off topic”.
-        A gifted student might think independently but doesn’t work well in groups.
-        A gifted student might demonstrate strong expressive skills but be seen as “bossy” to peers in group situations.
-        May have a strong sense of justice but be very critical of themselves and others.
]]> 2019-10-04 01:40:30 UTC https://padlet.com/flicka67060/ran2i7jtfrq/wish/393357080 3. Working with gifted and talented students in the classroom: flicka67060 https://padlet.com/flicka67060/ran2i7jtfrq/wish/393357248 -        You might find that many gifted and talented students tend to have a lot of extra time on their hands in the classroom because they finish their work so quickly, this time could be used to develop their creativity and allow them to explore by doing independent projects.
-        Don’t turn your gifted student into a tutor or teacher’s aide, instead, find a mentor who is willing to work with them in an area of interest. It is important for teachers to help the gifted student reach his/her potential and sometimes outside expertise is needed for that.
-        Try to incorporate multiple intelligence’s in your lessons, which is a theory that states that all people posses at least seven different kinds of intelligences, linguistic, logical-mathematical, visual-spatial, body-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, and intrapersonal.
-        You can also try to level class assignments and learning outcomes by exploring the same material with your students, but require different outcomes depending on the students abilities.
]]> 2019-10-04 01:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/flicka67060/ran2i7jtfrq/wish/393357248 4. Meeting the needs of gifted students in the classroom. flicka67060 https://padlet.com/flicka67060/ran2i7jtfrq/wish/393357396 -        Something that you could do to help gifted students in your classroom is to use technology. You could find some hand-picked tools and strategies for differentiating academic content and injecting creativity.
-        You could have these students work on comparing, investigating, examining, classifying and inspecting things.
-        Have students create, develop, design, compose and invent. They may also like ranking, assessing, grading, critiquing and judging.

]]> 2019-10-04 01:42:21 UTC https://padlet.com/flicka67060/ran2i7jtfrq/wish/393357396 5. 6 Ways to meet bright and gifted kids' needs without much extra work: flicka67060 https://padlet.com/flicka67060/ran2i7jtfrq/wish/393357810 -        Cluster group: Have the students help other students that may be struggling with certain topics.
-        Allow bright and gifted kids an alternate assignment: Maybe allow these students to do extra things on their assignment and then show them off to the class.
-        Make them roving assistants occasionally: Ask these students to help other students that you know understand the information.
-        Have students teach a lesson: If a student knows a lot about a topic, ask them if they would want to show the other students all that they know and teach peers.
-        Allow students to join a higher grade’s class for a given subject.
-        Consider having a child skip one or more grades in school.
]]> 2019-10-04 01:44:34 UTC https://padlet.com/flicka67060/ran2i7jtfrq/wish/393357810 6. Gifted Children Documentary Video: flicka67060 https://padlet.com/flicka67060/ran2i7jtfrq/wish/393358092 - Many gifted children show their abilities in ways that are not recognized or appreciated in mainstream environments.
- “they were trying to fix me rather than figure me out”
- Even if a student is gifted, doesn’t mean they aren’t dealing with some of the same struggles as students that aren’t gifted.
- It is not uncommon for gifted students to “nod” off in class because they already know the material being taught.
- “I like to learn about things but I like to learn MY WAY”
- One way to help gifted students feel more “in place” is to level them depending on the subject, so they are able to use their full potentials.
- Help gifted students know that they are SPECIAL and that their isn’t anything wrong with them and that they are accepted.

]]> 2019-10-04 01:45:53 UTC https://padlet.com/flicka67060/ran2i7jtfrq/wish/393358092 7. Tips for Teaching Gifted Learners: flicka67060 https://padlet.com/flicka67060/ran2i7jtfrq/wish/393358384 -        Familiarize yourself with the characteristics of gifted students
-        Let go of “normal” students
-        Conduct informal assessments
-        Re-familiarize yourself with Piaget & Bloom
-        Involve parents as resource locators
-        Learn about distance learning opportunites
-        Explore acceleration
-        Learning from the experience of others
-        Utilize outside resources

]]> 2019-10-04 01:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/flicka67060/ran2i7jtfrq/wish/393358384 Ways to help gifted children in your classroom: flicka67060 https://padlet.com/flicka67060/ran2i7jtfrq/wish/393358619 Some tactics I plan to use for these students is to occasionally have them help students who may be struggling, or ask them if they would like to teach a lesson about a topic that they know a lot about. I could also have these students to extra things on their projects if they ask to get assigned a little extra work. Another thing that I can do for these students is to see if they need to skip a grade or if they may need to go to a higher grade for a certain subject.]]> 2019-10-04 01:48:03 UTC https://padlet.com/flicka67060/ran2i7jtfrq/wish/393358619