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What do you mean when you say GIFTED?
BELOW THE CLASS
CLASS AVERAGE AND A BIT ABOVE
BRIGHT
GIFTED
What do we mean when we say GIFTED?
2E- Twice Exceptional
http://www.cherrycreekschools.org/StudentAchievement/Documents/2EDistinguishingCharacteristics.pdf
Gagne’s DMGT ModelDevelopment of natural abilities into fully
developed competencies
What do teachers and parents of gifted need?“NORMAL FOR GIFTED”
IQ Bell curve, Dabrowski Overexcitabilities, Introversion, Perfectionism, Visual Spatial Learners, Creativity and ‘different thinking’ EXAMPLES EXCELLENCEEXTENSION
EXTRA INFORMATION AND MYTH BUSTING
DIFFERENTIATIONDIALOGUE AND TEAMWORK
SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIESSUPPORT
What information is needed?Teachers Parents Service
providersGifted /2E students
Gifted adults
Articles Research PD Conferences Parent group contacts Calendar of meetings etc Myth busting Newsletters Information about Social/emotional issues Social groups Gifted education programs Online courses Mentors and tutors
Gifted education theory Lesson planning Coping strategies Bibliographies and booklists Website links Advocacy Personal or phone contact Location of services and therapists
SIGNPOSTSPoint to places of interest
Are usually neutral and unbiased
Are placed in position by a person who knows where to place them so that they indicate destinations accurately
GIFTED RESOURCESacts a signpost to
information, events, services and news for gifted people
aims to present information about services in an unbiased way
Placed by Jo Freitagto show the way to the
resources she has located
How Gifted Resources can help you find it•Website http://www.giftedresources.org/ •Monthly e newsletter•Quarterly Holiday Program e newsletter
•BlogsGifted Resources bloghttp://giftedresources.wordpress.com/•Sprite’s Site blog http://spritessite.wordpress.com/ •Sprite’s New Site blog http://jofrei5.edublogs.org/
Service Locator
Feetspeak: 2E shoes
Visual Spatial Learners
@jofrei on Twitter
