Teaching Gifted Kids in Today’s Classroom

1. Teaching Gifted Kids in Today’s Classroom Capacity Building Institute

2. Introduction • Introduce the book Teaching Gifted Kids in Today’s Classroom by Susan Winebrenner. • Book is designed to be used for a Professional Learning Community (PLC) • Can be used with teachers of the gifted or a combination of regular educators and the teachers of the gifted. • Video • Mastery of content

3. Strategy – Name Card Method • Gifted students often share a characteristic of blurting out answers and attempt to dominate conversations. • Other gifted students are shy and reluctant to share their ideas. • Create a name card for each student in the class (can use popsicle sticks, or other objects) • Only call on students using the cards. • Keeps students from hiding or not participating • Ultimately will reduce blurting out or the competition to be selected from those with hands raised highest.

4. Strategy – Compacting One LessonMost Difficult First • When providing an assignment to the class identify the most difficult questions or tasks. • Students may choose to complete the most difficult portion first. • If completed successfully the student can choose to work on an alternative activity of their choice on the same topic or standard. • There is an option to use students as checkers. • To use this strategy students will need to follow a few essential rules for independent work

5. Essential Rules for Independent Work • 1. Do your work without bothering anyone • 2. Work on your extension activity without calling attention to yourself; please don’t talk while the teacher is teaching. • 3. Refrain from asking the teacher questions while her or she is working with other students. • 4. Do the extension activity you have agreed to complete. If you finish it before the class is finished working, choose another extension activity. • 5. Keep records of the tasks you are working on in the way your teacher has explained.

6. Strategy – Compacting a weekly lesson – Pretest • Provide volunteers the opportunity to take a pre-test. • This works well with spelling exams. • Test will only be graded if student demonstrates mastery • Suggested mastery level is 90%. • Students with mastery can work on alternate extension work

7. Strategy – Compacting a unit – Learning Contract • Students determine the grade they will work toward • Rubrics available for each activity.

8. Other Strategies • Study Guide • Reading Strategies

9. Formative Assessment • Formative Assessments Strategies: • One-Pager • Show Me • Ticket out the door • Journaling

10. Technology • Technology Use in the Classroom • Cybersafety • Evaluating reliability of a website • The following are Websites that have been recommended by other Teachers of the Gifted: • http://walla.me/ • https://www.zooniverse.org • https://sdgsinaction.com/ • https://www.thinglink.com/ • https://storyspheres.com/ • https://jig.space/ • https://curiosity.com/

11. Additional Websites • https://newsela.com/ • https://edsitement.neh.gov/ • http://images.google.com/hosted/life • https://www.docsteach.org/ • https://www.docsteach.org/documents • https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/worksheets • https://flipgrid.com/ • https://www.goosechase.com/ • Also see a list of recommended sites on pages 210.

12. Contact Information Terry Riley – CoordinatorOffice of Special Education Division of Teaching and Learningtjriley@k12.wv.us304-558-2696 ext 53223WVDE Medicaid Website: https://wvde.us/special-education/resources-sp-page/gifted/