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13 THINGS I WISH ALL EDUCATORS KNEW ABOUT GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS

13 THINGS I WISH ALL EDUCATORS KNEW ABOUT GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS. Leah Ellis Gifted and Talented Consultant Kentucky Department of Education. GIFTED & TALENTED STUDENTS HAVE DIFFERENT INTERESTS, ABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS.

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13 THINGS I WISH ALL EDUCATORS KNEW ABOUT GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS

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  1. 13 THINGS I WISH ALL EDUCATORS KNEW ABOUT GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS Leah Ellis Gifted and Talented Consultant Kentucky Department of Education

  2. GIFTED & TALENTED STUDENTS HAVE DIFFERENT INTERESTS, ABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS There is nothing more unequal than the equal treatment of people who are different.

  3. GIFTED STUDENTS *DO* NEED HELP, DIRECTION, AND GUIDANCE.

  4. A ONE-SIZE FITS ALL PULLOUT DOES NOT MEET INDIVIDUAL STUDENT NEEDS

  5. A GIFTED STUDENT MAY NOT BE A MODEL STUDENT & MAY EVEN BE DISRUPTIVE

  6. HIGH ACHIEVERS ARE NOT NECESSARILY GIFTED STUDENTS

  7. A GIFTED STUDENT CAN HAVE BAD GRADES

  8. I WISH THEY KNEW… A GIFTED STUDENT IS A GIFTED STUDENT ALL THE TIME.

  9. GIFTED STUDENTS ARE OFTEN TALENTED IN MANY THINGS

  10. A CHILD IN SPECIAL EDUCATION CAN ALSO BE GIFTED

  11. A GIFTED STUDENT IS STILL GIFTED EVEN IF SHE LIVES IN POVERTY

  12. A GIFTED STUDENT IS STILL GIFTED EVEN IF HE SPEAKS ANOTHER LANGUAGE

  13. GIFTED STUDENTS OFTEN FEEL ALONE AND DIFFERENT

  14. ALL CHILDREN ARE NOT GIFTED

  15. WHAT DO YOU WISH TEACHERS KNEW?

  16. EDUCATE WHAT CAN *YOU* DO TO HELP TEACHERS LEARN ABOUT GIFTED & TALENTED STUDENTS? EDUCATE THEM

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