PPT-Technology and Gifted Students

Evelyn Wassel EdD Schuylkill IU29 PETE amp C 2014 http bitlyPETEGifted14 Curriculum and Instruction Planning DI to Equip students with 21 st Century skills Inquiry Problemsolving skills. Leonie Nicholls. Monday 17 March 2014. Topics in tonight’s presentation. Definitions of gifted and talented. Characteristics of gifted learners. Overexcitabilities. Introverts and extraverts. Perfectionism. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter once said…. “There’s . nothing so unequal as the equal treatment of . unequals. .”. Question 1:. Should We Use Different Measures To Identify Gifted Students Of Poverty? If So, What Should Those Measures Look Like?. 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 . Underachievement in Gifted Students. What is underachievement? . Underachievement is most often defined as a discrepancy between a student’s performance and __________________.. Underachievement is a ________________ and can change over time.. 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:. Cory Meehan & Josh Cameron. Define “Gifted Learner”. What makes a child a gifted learner?. Students who are advanced in one area or in many areas and exceed the expectations of parents or of the school curriculum in specific areas of development (Hutchinson, 2014).. 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. . D. isabilities. Bridgette Krueger. Outline. Learning Disability Defined. Types of Learning Disabilities. GLD (Gifted with Learning Disabilities). Effects of GLD for girls and boys. Training Areas. 4 . U.S. Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter once said…. “There’s . nothing so unequal as the equal treatment of . unequals. .”. Question 1:. Should We Use Different Measures To Identify Gifted Students Of Poverty? If So, What Should Those Measures Look Like?. Lynette Baldwin. Executive Director. Kentucky Association for Gifted Education (KAGE). For decades, misconceptions about gifted and talented students and their learning needs have persisted. These “myths” have often become barriers to learning for these students.. plus. How to . be . most . effective . in the . mixed ability classroom. Genny Jenkins. Rowan County Schools. Gifted and Talented Coordinator. Gifted and Talented Instructor. What’s your mindset?. Mindset. 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.. Identifying gifted and talented students in Design and Technology Adrian Twissell MA 2010 A Twissell 2010 Identification of gifted and talented students Aims Background to the study- definitions & models