PPT-Gifted Education: The Basics

plus How to be most effective in the mixed ability classroom Genny Jenkins Rowan County Schools Gifted and Talented Coordinator Gifted and Talented Instructor Open your bag of cards. FACT OR MYTH: . GIFTED STUDENTS HAVE HIGHER INCIDENCES OF DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND SUICIDE.. MYTH. Gifted . students . DO NOT . show higher . prevalence rates of depression, suicide, or anxiety. .. (. By: Margaret Garrett, Alicia Payne, and Chris . Rhinehart. Hispanic Gifted . Students. Introduction. For over 25 years, blame has been extended to gifted programs for favoring children from advantaged backgrounds. Minority groups or gifted learners are highly underrepresented in gifted programs in the United States. Statistics report that this underrepresentation may vary for 30% to 70%. The average is common at around 50%. (Ford & Thomas, 1997). Gifted students exist in all levels of society, every culture, and every ethnic group (Frasier, Garcia, Passow, 1995). In order to include underrepresented minority groups in gifted programs, it is mandatory to establish “equal footing” for all students no matter what their race, culture, or socioeconomic status is . Informational Meeting for Educators. UVA Curry School Program Overview. Spring 2014. 1. Presenters. 2. Carolyn M. Callahan, Ph.D.. Commonwealth Professor. Department of Curriculum, Instruction, . and Special Education. Children:. A Special Variety. Justine Cauley, Miranda Manley, and Mark Berg . Based on a Presentation By:. Julie Williams. Who are the Gifted?. Someone who shows, or . has the potential . for showing, an exceptional level of performance in one or more areas of expression:. TO . SERVE. By Erna K. Johnson. Women’s Ministries director. South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists. GIFTED TO . SERVE. 1 CORINTHIANS 13:1, . THE LIVING BIBLE. 1. “If . I had the gift of being able to speak in other . Clyde Hill. November 21, 2016. Gifted Program Overview. Gifted services provide instruction in the core content areas of language arts, social studies, science and math. Instruction is provided at an accelerated pace around an essential question that leads students to more complex levels of understanding.. Supporting gifted, accelerated, and advanced content students. Working together . . What is GAGE?. G. winnett. . A. lliance. . for. G. ifted. E. ducation - is a non-profit volunteer . group . Clatrina Lane and Shawna McCoy. Now it’s time to take a test!. You will have 5 minutes to complete this assignment.. Culturally Diverse & Gifted. What is L.E.P.?. How Linguistically. Diverse Is the United States?. Twice-Exceptional Students. Underrepresented in Gifted Programs. Frequently Struggle. Unique Talents Overlooked. In Danger of Dropping Out. Primarily Three Categories. Students enrolled in a Gifted Program but not identified with a learning disability . Goals for this session:. Gain a better understanding of the social and emotional issues and concerns facing gifted children today. . Discuss different strategies that parents and educators can use to address these issues with gifted children. . Deanna . Crackel. My Qualifications. T.A.G. student. Sixteen years working as a teacher for the Hillsboro School District with a focus on providing students differentiated materials and . skill specific instruction. i. n . USD 261. MINING. Who . a. re . g. ifted students?. The National Association for Gifted Children defines gifted as: .  . “. Students, children, or youth who give evidence of high achievement capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields, and who need services and activities not ordinarily provided by the school in order to fully develop those capabilities”.. DeSoto County Schools will offer a qualitatively different educational experience that is not available in the elementary or middle school general education classroom.  Each school will develop a differentiated program designed to address the needs of the students enrolled in the school in line with the districts instructional management plan.  These programs guarantee . Identification. Bright vs. Gifted. How do I know?. Bright Children.... Enjoy learning. Know the answers . Good memory. Absorb information. Top of group-test well. Gifted Children.... Curious. Ask questions.