G. Tony herber: there is no one definition of what it means to be gifted and talented. Estimates range for 2-5% of the student g population being GT, to 15-20% of students benefiting from some special programs. How do we teach gifted and talented students in a school setting?
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G. Tony herber: there is no one definition of what it means to be gifted and talented. Estimates range for 2-5% of the student g population being GT, to 15-20% of students benefiting from some special programs. How do we teach gifted and talented students in a school setting?
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Tony Herber EDUC 352: Adolescent Exceptional Learners Outline The many faces of gifted and talented Perceptions of GT…AND the rest of the story H can we provide How id iinstruction t ti to t gifted/talented students? A i i Activity Identifying gifted and talented students Assessment Closure C osu e Are anyy of these true???
z Gifted students are like a group of
individuals z Gifted children are better z Gifted children will make it on their own z Gifted students are perfect z Gifted children like to be called “Gifted” NO!!!! O All False What Qualifies as Gifted/Talented? Characteristics and/or types of G/T – Intellectually gifted – Creative – Talented – Hidden Gifted Gifted, Creative, Creati e or Talented Is there one definition of what it means to be gifted/talented? OF COURSE NOT! US Dept of Education R Renzulli’s lli’ 3-Ring 3 Ri conception ti Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Gagne’s Differentiated Model Columbus Group National Association for Gifted Children The Javits Act Why should we care? Incidence Incidence-gifted gifted and talented students are in every school, like other exceptionalities. Estimates rangeg for 2-5% of the student population being GT, to 15-20% of students benefiting from some special programs. Schools are generally not required to provide gifted and talented programs, so these students will often be in regular classes all day…though this is slowly changing. Recently in the news… news Indiana I di Senate S Bill 408 passes andd is i signed i d by b Governor Daniels! On March 20, 20 2007 2007, the senate passed bill 408408, which mandates that “all Indiana school corporations identify students of high ability in the general intellectual and specific academic domains and provide them with appropriately differentiated curriculum and instruction in areas of core content in grades K K--12. 12 ” The general assembly also passed a budget that includes $13 million per year, beginning July 1, 2007, for High Ability Services. How do we teach these students in a “regular” classroom?
• Acceleration • Enrichment • Modify the process/method • Modifyy the p products of learning g Schiever’s Spiral Thinking Model
► Useful for planning
differentiated lessons for g gifted// talented students. ► Encourages g learning g to progress to the highest levels. Modifying your classroom --Depth/complexity Depth/complexity (and relevancy) --Alter the pace and style as necessary --Use high level questioning (think Bloom’s!) --Provide P id guidance id tto students’ t d t ’ curiosity i it --Allow students to choose content, allow group brainstorming --Allow students to show creativity and encourage perseverance --Encourage students to show what they learned through varying media...theatrics, reports, TV commercials, art, song, demonstrations journals, demonstrations, journals or other suitable means --Allow students to prepare and research alone or together Id tif i Identifying possible ibl GT students t d t z Please see top of handout for list of characteristics that are often present in gifted or talented students students. z This list is not comprehensive, and usually a GT student will exhibit several of the traits at once. The Next Step
After identifying a possible GT student,
do not hesitate to begin making modifications for them in class. Talk with other teachers to learn about the GT program at your school. If a satisfactory one doesn’t exist, talk to your principal about starting one. After all, it’s now the law… Assessment and Closure To learn more, more also try try…
z National Association for Gifted Children (www.nagc.org)
z Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom (by
Susan Winebrenner)
z Gifted Students in Regular Classrooms (by Beverly Park)
z Indiana Association for the Gifted (www.iag-online.org)