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Differentiated Instruction for Gifted Students. Mahanoy Area Elementary School November 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….
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Differentiated Instruction for Gifted Students Mahanoy Area Elementary School November 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.