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Chapter 15 Learners with Special Gifts and Talents

Chapter 15 Learners with Special Gifts and Talents. Presented by Whitley Starnes Jordan Kinn Brianna Huff . Definition. There is no set definition for learners with special gifts and talents. Criteria for Giftedness Excellence Rarity Demonstrability Productivity Value.

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Chapter 15 Learners with Special Gifts and Talents

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  1. Chapter 15Learners with Special Gifts and Talents Presented by Whitley Starnes Jordan Kinn Brianna Huff

  2. Definition • There is no set definition for learners with special gifts and talents. • Criteria for Giftedness • Excellence • Rarity • Demonstrability • Productivity • Value

  3. Characteristics • Outstanding memory • Early reader • Enjoys learning • Thrives on complexity • May be impatient or intolerant • Diverse interests • Gets totally absorbed in activities and thoughts • Asks thoughtful questions • Independent worker http://www.adifferentplace.org/characteristics.htm

  4. Bright Students Gifted Students vs • Knows the answers • Is interested • Has good ideas • Enjoys school • Good memorizer • Enjoys peers • Learns with ease • Listens with interest • Asks the questions • Is highly curious • Has creative ideas • Enjoys learning • Good guesser • Prefers adults • Already knows • Shows strong feeling and opinions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU9dQt_SSNI&feature http://www.adifferentplace.org/brightchild.htm

  5. Educational Considerations • Enrichment • Adding/Altering to the curriculum • Advance Placement courses (AP) • Acceleration • Involves moving a student ahead academically • Admitting a child to school early • Skipping one or more grades • Attending classes with students in higher grades for one or a few specific subjects • Early admission to high school or college • Other options include: • Resource rooms • Community mentor programs • Independent study programs

  6. Do’s and Don'ts • Do’s Don’ts • Teach good curriculum • Use good instruction • Individually pace lessons • Give students a higher degree of difficulty work • Encourage students to take risks using “Supported Risk” • Ask students to do what they already know and then make them wait for their peers to catch up • Ask students to do more of the same stuff “faster” • Leave student alone for long periods of time • Give students tasks to “fill time” • Make students spend all their time as a tutor My Education Lab

  7. Neglected Groups • Underachievers • Females • Low socioeconomic status and remote areas • Cultural- and ethnic-minorities • Disabled

  8. Resources • PBS Design Squad • http://pbskids.org/designsquad/index.html

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