Gifted Overview 1 2 On your table there are index cards. Take one and write the following: In the center, your name Upper right corner, the grade level and/or subject you teach Lower right corner, your favorite childrens book Lower left corner, your favorite food Upper left corner, your favorite pastime Share your responses with at least 2 people not at your table. 3 Reading Steak 8 th grade Science Judy Thomas Pink and Say By Patricia Polacco 4 One More Thing! 1.Write the 4 learning modalities on the back of your card. 2.Think about how you learn. 3.Rank the modalities from 1 to 4, with 1 being your strongest learning modality. Visual Kinesthetic Oral/Auditory Written 5 Stand and shake hands with at least two people near you and share what you wrote on your card. 6 Teachers will be able to create an environment to identify gifted and talented learners and address their diverse needs to facilitate at least a years growth and development in the teachers classrooms. 7 8 PHD Gifted Education Masters in Gifted Education Gifted Education Seminar (GES) Trainings that go deeper from Gifted Education Seminar Trainings that go deeper 9 1.Work with your tablemates to match the quotations with who said them. 2.Write the letter of who said the quote next to the number of the quotation. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Discuss the following questions with your tablemates: Do you believe Dalton Sherman should or should not be identified as gifted? What additional information might you need? 25 Gifted kids are easy to identify. Gifted kids come in all colors, ages, sizes and shapes. Gifted kids can be identified in all content areas. The gifted child today is the gifted child of tomorrow. 26 Gifted children can change the way society thinks, feels, and functions. Children and their exposure to technology changes how they think, act, and react in and out of the classroom. Children and their exposure to technology should change how teachers plan, teach, and assess. 27 Teacher Centered Standardized curriculum Focus on text-driven curriculum Large group instruction Classroom-based learning Students learning isolated facts Technology used in isolation Student Centered Teachers facilitating the learning Real world learning in the community Problem based learning, solving real world problems Links between businesses and communities Technology as an integral part of education We need a paradigm shift. 28 We cannot change how we teach until we change how we think, and we cannot change how we think until we change what we believe. 29 A combination of instructor led and independent DVD instruction. Active participation Whole class, small group, and individual activities As a learner, you should be prepared to interact, share ideas, and collaborate on many of the in-class activities. 30 Initial Knowledge & Skill Standards for Gifted and Talented Education from the Illinois Association for Gifted Children (IAGC) and the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC). an overview of gifted education as well as focusing on the following four major areas of gifted education. 31 Misconceptions Definitions of Giftedness Seminal Studies Current Brain Research 32 Characteristics Social Emotional Special Populations Instruments and Procedures 33 Curry/Samara Thematic Unit Parnes Creative Problem Solving William and Mary Navigator Language Arts Renzulli The Triad Model Wiggins and McTighe Understanding by Design Tomlinson, et. Al. Parallel Curriculum 34 Targeting Learning Environment Content Process Product 35 Attend all sessions on time Participate in all class discussions and activities Complete all DVD activities Have a computer Complete a project 36 Design instructional materials for a gifted child or a group of gifted children in your own classroom. Develop an annotated bibliography of at least 25 articles related to the pros and cons of acceleration or ability grouping in relationship to gifted/talented students and their educational needs. Develop two of the components for a Comprehensive Plan. 37 Develop an annotated bibliography of 10 or more useful Websites for teachers who are making efforts to provide appropriately for gifted students in regular classrooms. A written report of an in-depth interview with a teacher who works with gifted students in a classroom-based program. A written report based on your advocacy efforts resulting from participation in this class. A comparable project designed by the student and approved by the instructor. Specific requirements for each project will be provided by the instructor. 38 DVD 2 textbooks Continuing Education Credits OR Optional 3 hours of college credit ( Tuition is the responsibility of the participant.) Certificate of completion 39 Class Textbooks 40 Frances A. Karnes Kristen R. Stephens 41 draws on experts in the field is written by an author who is nationally renowned for his/her work in the chapter topic has incorporated the most recent, cutting edge research offers practical strategies and tools includes summaries and questions provides a listing of useful resources (books, articles, websites and organizations) 42 Click on Enter and go to Select a Topic Arrow down to Other Special Needs and click on GO. Read the Overview and General Information about Understanding and Respecting Cultural Differences and Gifted and Talented. Answer the Reflective Essay Questions shown on the left of the webpage. If you have time look at the Video Essay and Online Brief Case Study Meet Briana. 43 BERTIE KINGORE, Ph.D. Author Jeffery Kingore Graphic Design DIFFERENTIATION: SIMPLIFIED, REALISTIC, AND EFFECTIVE How to Challenge Advanced Potentials in Mixed Ability Classrooms 44 Lets go on a scavenger hunt! Spend 20 minutes looking at your text and fill out the scavenger hunt sheet. Spend 10 minutes sharing your finds with a classmate. Key Features Figures (Chart) Chapter Tabs Teacher Tips Think About Its. 45 46 In your electronic journal, write a brief reaction to each of the following statements. Gifted kids are easy to identify. Gifted kids come in all colors, ages, sizes and shapes. Gifted kids can be identified in all content areas. The gifted child today is the gifted child of tomorrow. 47