Supporting Gifted Studends
By Darshak Shah
Speaker Notes
agenda
Introduction
Characteristics
Supports
Design an Activity
References
Introduction
- Answer question on the handout to the best of your abilities (EZ-PZ, 2021; TestingMom, 2024).
+ INFO
Click on the 'INFO' link to see a copy of the handout
Why?
Total Enrollment (California Department of Education, 2024).
758
Jr. Scholars and GATE program
105+
Gifted population of students
~14%
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Click on the 'INFO' link to see more information about March Middle School
Your turn
Think of a time when a student...
...acheived mastery in 1-2 repetitions
...preferred talking to adults over their peers
...constructed abstract thoughts
Click on the "+" to type in your responses for each section. Then, take time to share your responses with your table partners.
Gifted Students
Characteristics (Guzy, 2018)
Cognitive
Affective
Behavioral
Creative
Large Vocabulary Intellectual Curiosity
Idealist High Expectations
Spontaneous Non-stop Chatter
Intuitiveness Self-Acceptance
What gifted is not
Lazy
Anti-social
Just a high IQ
Underachieving
Challenges of Being a Gifted Child
What can teachers do TO support Gifted Students?
Wide range of curricular approaches
Hands-on Activities
Diverse educational oppourtunities
Allow for asynchronous development
What not to do
Assign More Homework
Assume Prior Knowledge
Move at a Faster Pace
Examples in the Science Classroom
Encourage Higher Order Thinking Collaborative Learning Extend Lab Activities Project-Based Learning Create Products Experimentation
Design an Activity
Think about an upcoming unit Design an activity that suppors gifted students Click on the 'INFO' links to visit different resources Add your product by clicking on the "+" sign
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Conclusions
Supports
Activity
Implement
Characteristics
No new lesson plans
Applies to your content
One strategy in one lesson
Know what gifted students are (and are not)
THANK YOU
Darshak Shah
Satisfaction Survey
References
Resources
Speaker Notes
Babaoglu, G., & Güven Yildirim, E. (2023). The effect on gifted students’ 21st Century skills of supporting science teaching with LEGO® Education® BricQ motion essential and student opinions on this instruction. Science Insights Education Frontiers, 15(2), 2305–2324.
Handout
Padlet
California Department of Education. (2024). March Middle School SARC 2022-2023. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hs_k474Oq2fVzlTKWXO4fsWxvd76Zm3d/view
Traits of Giftedness
Dent, M. (2012). The challenges of being a gifted child [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnrQ-9zGuEs
March MS info
Satifsfaction Survey
EZ-PZ. (2021). Practice test level 3 part 1 [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_57r0-le0zs
Active Advocacy
Guzy, A. (2018). Honors is a good fit for gifted students--Or maybe not. Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, 19(2), 9–16.
Teaching Gifted Students
TestingMom. (2024). California GATE practice questions. https://www.testingmom.com/tests/california-gate-gifted-education/sample-california-gate-practice-questions/
Edmentum
Weber, C. L., & Mofield, E. L. (2023). Considerations for professional learning supporting teachers of the gifted in pedagogical content knowledge. Gifted Child Today, 46(2), 128–141. https://doi-org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/10762175221149258
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Supporting Gifted Studends
By Darshak Shah
Speaker Notes
agenda
Introduction
Characteristics
Supports
Design an Activity
References
Introduction
+ INFO
Click on the 'INFO' link to see a copy of the handout
Why?
Total Enrollment (California Department of Education, 2024).
758
Jr. Scholars and GATE program
105+
Gifted population of students
~14%
+ INFO
Click on the 'INFO' link to see more information about March Middle School
Your turn
Think of a time when a student...
...acheived mastery in 1-2 repetitions
...preferred talking to adults over their peers
...constructed abstract thoughts
Click on the "+" to type in your responses for each section. Then, take time to share your responses with your table partners.
Gifted Students
Characteristics (Guzy, 2018)
Cognitive
Affective
Behavioral
Creative
Large Vocabulary Intellectual Curiosity
Idealist High Expectations
Spontaneous Non-stop Chatter
Intuitiveness Self-Acceptance
What gifted is not
Lazy
Anti-social
Just a high IQ
Underachieving
Challenges of Being a Gifted Child
What can teachers do TO support Gifted Students?
Wide range of curricular approaches
Hands-on Activities
Diverse educational oppourtunities
Allow for asynchronous development
What not to do
Assign More Homework
Assume Prior Knowledge
Move at a Faster Pace
Examples in the Science Classroom
Encourage Higher Order Thinking Collaborative Learning Extend Lab Activities Project-Based Learning Create Products Experimentation
Design an Activity
Think about an upcoming unit Design an activity that suppors gifted students Click on the 'INFO' links to visit different resources Add your product by clicking on the "+" sign
+ INFO
+ INFO
+ INFO
+ INFO
Conclusions
Supports
Activity
Implement
Characteristics
No new lesson plans
Applies to your content
One strategy in one lesson
Know what gifted students are (and are not)
THANK YOU
Darshak Shah
Satisfaction Survey
References
Resources
Speaker Notes
Babaoglu, G., & Güven Yildirim, E. (2023). The effect on gifted students’ 21st Century skills of supporting science teaching with LEGO® Education® BricQ motion essential and student opinions on this instruction. Science Insights Education Frontiers, 15(2), 2305–2324.
Handout
Padlet
California Department of Education. (2024). March Middle School SARC 2022-2023. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hs_k474Oq2fVzlTKWXO4fsWxvd76Zm3d/view
Traits of Giftedness
Dent, M. (2012). The challenges of being a gifted child [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnrQ-9zGuEs
March MS info
Satifsfaction Survey
EZ-PZ. (2021). Practice test level 3 part 1 [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_57r0-le0zs
Active Advocacy
Guzy, A. (2018). Honors is a good fit for gifted students--Or maybe not. Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, 19(2), 9–16.
Teaching Gifted Students
TestingMom. (2024). California GATE practice questions. https://www.testingmom.com/tests/california-gate-gifted-education/sample-california-gate-practice-questions/
Edmentum
Weber, C. L., & Mofield, E. L. (2023). Considerations for professional learning supporting teachers of the gifted in pedagogical content knowledge. Gifted Child Today, 46(2), 128–141. https://doi-org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/10762175221149258
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