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SUPPORTING GATE STUDENTS

IN THE PRIMARY CLASSROOM
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AGENDA

  • Background Information
  • Social/Emotional
  • Academic Content
  • Creativity
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION

THE NEED FOR SUPPORT AT THE PRIMARY LEVEL
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Struggle and Persistence

Resource: Teaching Young Gifted Children in the Regular Classroom: Identifying, Nurturing, and Challenging Ages 4-9 by Smutny, Walker, and Meckstroth
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Giftedness is asynchronous development in which advanced cognitive abilities and heightened intensity combine to create inner experiences and awareness that are qualitatively different from the norm.
The Columbus Group, 1991

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HOW TO HELP

  • Explore student's inner world
  • Create a safe environment
  • Listen and pay attention
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Picture Books

Examples of picture books are available in the Seesaw program.
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SIR KEN ROBINSON

BRING ON THE LEARNING REVOLUTION!
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"Most people believe that the 'gift' is the ability itself. Yet what feeds it is that constant, endless, curiosity and challenge seeking."
Dweck, 2006

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ACADEMIC CONTENT

COMPACTING AND EXTENDING THE CURRICULUM
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DIFFERENTIATION

Remember to keep in mind the balance between child-centered/directed and teacher selected/directed activities.
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CONTENT

  • PreAssessment
  • Independent Study
  • Coding
  • Depth and Complexity
  • Broader Concepts
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PROCESS

  • Tic-Tac-Toe Menu
  • Number Talks
  • Connected Text
  • Think Like a Disciplinarian
  • Creative Thinking
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PRODUCT

  • Low Floor, High Ceiling
  • "Can you write a more difficult task?"
  • Connect to Real Life Application
  • Technology
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CREATIVITY

FLUENCY, FLEXIBILITY, ORIGINALITY, ELABORATION, EVALUATION
Fluency - the ability to produce many ideas with ease
Flexibility - view problems or assignments from different angles
Originality - highly unique and innovative
Elaboration - add details to make their ideas more useful and practical
Evaluation - ongoing process or analysis, investigation, experimentation, and synthesis

Raising Creative Kids by Susan Daniels and Daniel Peters
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RESOURCES

  • Mindset by Carol Dweck
  • Teaching Young Gifted Children in the Regular Classroom: Identifying, Nurturing, and Challenging Ages 4-9 by Smutny, Walker, and Meckstroth
  • Mathematical Mindset by Jo Boaler
  • Number Talks by Parrish
  • Appropriate Practices for Screening, Identifying and Serving Potentially Gifted Preschoolers from the Frances A. Karnes Center for Gifted Studies
  • Raising Creative Kids by Daniels and Peters
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WEBSITES

Jamie Shippee