welcome! enrichment & differentiation for gifted & advanced students october 13, 2014
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Welcome! Enrichment & Differentiation For Gifted & Advanced Students October 13, 2014 Patricia Bower & Amy Neylon Gifted Support Teachers On your index card write an example of how you have differentiated for your advanced and/or gifted learners. Then put your card in the toolbox!!. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Welcome!Enrichment & Differentiation
For Gifted & Advanced Students
October 13, 2014Patricia Bower & Amy Neylon
Gifted Support Teachers
On your index card write an example of how you have differentiated for your advanced and/or gifted learners. Then put your card in the toolbox!!
All children are gifted..
RealityOn a normal bell curve only 2.5%
of the population will have a gifted IQ of 130 or higher
Approx. 3-5% of the population is gifted
Myth #1
Gifted Education = Special Ed. For Gifted Students
• Students with a 130 IQ are as far from the “average” of 100 as are students with and IQ of 70
• We accommodate struggling students when the pace is too fast or when key concepts are missed..
• We need to accommodate gifted students who already know the material or learn at a faster rate
Myth #2
Gifted students don’t need help….they’ll do just fine
on their own….
Reality
Just as good athletes need a coach or trainer to help them
develop their skills, academically gifted students need well trained teachers
and a challenging curriculum to develop their academic
talent.
Fast FactThe National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) found that many gifted elem. students already know between 40% and 50 % of the school curriculum to be covered in class before the school year begins.
http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/nrcgt/reiswest.html
Myth #3
Teachers challenge all students, so gifted
kids will be fine in the regular classroom….
Reality
Many teachers are frequently unfamiliar
with the needs of gifted children.
Fast Fact• According to an NRC/GT study, 61%
of classroom teachers did not receive any training in meeting the needs of gifted and talented students
http://www.nagc.org/index.aspx?id=538• According to the NRC/GT, most
gifted and talented students spend at least 80% of their time in a regular education classroom
Let’s not forget..
• Speaking of the “dark side”—with abilities may come burdens..they
may be “At Risk” for..• Anxiety disorders, eating disorders,
bullying and other harassment, loneliness, exclusion and self-consciousness associated with “being different”..and they can be cursed with debilitating perfectionism..
Myth #4
Gifted students make everyone else in the
class smarter by providing a role
model or a challenge….
RealityAverage or below-average
students do not look to the gifted students in the class as role models
They are more likely to model their behavior on other students with similar capabilities
Gifted students benefit from interactions with peers at similar performance levels
Fast Fact
• Grouping gifted and talented students for
instruction improves their achievement.
• Full-time ability grouping produces substantial
academic gains in these students.
Myth #5
Acceleration options, such as early
entrance, grade skipping, or early exit
can be socially harmful for gifted
students….
Reality
High ability students often gravitate towards older
students who share their interests and
who are more similar as intellectual peers
Fast Fact• In a study of high ability
children who had been accelerated, 71% reported satisfaction with their acceleration experience• The majority of those who
reported they were unsatisfied…wanted more acceleration.
Acceleration• Acceleration is not Enrichment..• Acceleration =move through the
curriculum faster• Enrichment=add breadth and
depth• Faster pace, fewer repetitions• Subject acceleration
Myth #6
Gifted education programs are
elitist….
Gifted education is elitist..NOT if it’s done right…
Good gifted education meets the academic, &
social/emotional needs of the gifted, and it’s
something that the rest of the kids don’t want!!”
Carolyn K.Hoagies Gifted Education Page
Gifted Education: What Works
• Acceleration• Grouping by ability• Curriculum Compacting• Advanced Placement• Pull-Out Programs• Teacher Training
http://www.nagc.org
“Not every child has an equal talent or an equal
ability or an equal motivation..but children have the equal right to
develop their talent, their ability, and their
motivation.”
John F. Kennedy
Myth #7
That student can’t be gifted..he’s receiving poor
grades….
Reality• Gifted students aren’t always
motivated to get good grades
• They resist homework that seems…meaningless and repetitive
• Underachievement in the gifted is a very real and persistent problem
Developing specially designed instruction for
gifted students is the responsibility of the
school district’s administration,
gifted support staff, AND regular education
teachers.It should not be a one-size-fits-all program
Elementary Gifted K-6
• Focus for this school year:• TDA (text dependent analysis) will look at Jacob’s
Ladder resource• DOK question stems to use with small group reading
(teacher may use this but will need assistance)• R.A.C.E• Pre-test creating for EDM• Mini enrichment units for advanced students • Acting as a resource for teachers
Enrichment Toolbox for Teachers
How can I provide enrichment within the classroom to students who are ready to think more deeply about content?
• Everyday Math Enrichment • Enrichment & Differentiation Resources for Advanced and Gifted Learnershttp://www.wasd.org/Page/6459
"The surest path to high self-esteem is to be successful at something you perceived to be difficult. Unless kids are consistently engaged in challenging work, they will
lose the motivation to work hard." ~ Dr. Sylvia Rimm, Psychologist and Author on Gifted
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