differentiated instruction for gifted students mahanoy area elementary school november 10, 2008
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Differentiated Instruction for Gifted Students
Mahanoy Area Elementary SchoolNovember 10, 2008
What Is a Gifted Student? A Video Representation
• The Big Bang Theory
Warm-up Activity
• What do you know about gifted students?• What are most important to remember?• A gifted student is like…
Why Differentiate?
• Gifted students do not need more work• 1-2 repetitions for mastery• Ongoing assessment is the key
Why Differentiate?
• Gifted students initiate projects• Divergent thinkers
Why Differentiate?
• Gifted students get bored easily• Can play around but test well
Why Differentiate?
• Gifted students are highly curious• Will ask questions rather than share answers
How to Differentiate
• Most difficult first• Time for other activities
How to Differentiate• Enrichment Activities• Based on student interest
1. Build with Legos2. Write a new character into a story3. Options for presenting knowledge4. Provide activities that might include 3 or more unrelated objects (ruler, cookie, etc.) to be tied together.5. Create a soundtrack that would enhance the theme of a story6. Book report option - Take one character - What would you find in his/her garbage? Relate it back to the plot7. Original musical composition to be used by school band. REAL WORLD CONNECTION8. Direct a play9. Multimedia project
How to Differentiate
• Content differentiation– Develop relationships– Based on multiple intelligences– Acceleration– Inquiry
How to Differentiate
• Process differentiation– Creative thinking– Open-ended tasks– Choices– Group projects with intellectual peers
How to Differentiate
• Product differentiation• Multiple intelligences• Real world problems• Research
Teacher Checklist
• Page 7 of handout• Content, process, product AND• Learning environment
Gardner’s MI
• Multiple Intelligences• All students have intelligence in different
areas• Will work for all students!!!!
Other Ideas
• Independent studies• Learning centers• Interest centers or interest groups• Apprenticeships and mentorships
Independent Work
• Explore – www.learnerslink.com – http://wassel.wikispaces.com – or any other website to generate ideas for how to
differentiate learning in your classroom.• Ticket out the door– Share one (or more) idea of how you plan to
differentiate instruction in your classroom before the Christmas break.
– All ideas will be posted on my wikispace.