Teaching Gifted Kids in Todays Classroom Capacity Building

Teaching Gifted Kids in Today’s Classroom Capacity Building Institute July 31, 2019

Introduction • Introduce the book Teaching Gifted Kids in Today’s Classroom by Susan Winebrenner. • Book is designed to be used for a Professional Learning Community (PLC) • Can be used with teachers of the gifted or a combination of regular educators and the teachers of the gifted. • Video • Mastery of content 2

Strategy – Name Card Method • Gifted students often share a characteristic of blurting out answers and attempt to dominate conversations. • Other gifted students are shy and reluctant to share their ideas. • Create a name card for each student in the class (can use popsicle sticks, or other objects) • Only call on students using the cards. • Keeps students from hiding or not participating • Ultimately will reduce blurting out or the competition to be selected from those with hands raised highest. 3

Strategy – Compacting One Lesson Most Difficult First • When providing an assignment to the class identify the most difficult questions or tasks. • Students may choose to complete the most difficult portion first. • If completed successfully the student can choose to work on an alternative activity of their choice on the same topic or standard. • There is an option to use students as checkers. • To use this strategy students will need to follow a few essential rules for independent work 4

Essential Rules for Independent Work • 1. Do your work without bothering anyone • 2. Work on your extension activity without calling attention to yourself; please don’t talk while the teacher is teaching. • 3. Refrain from asking the teacher questions while her or she is working with other students. • 4. Do the extension activity you have agreed to complete. If you finish it before the class is finished working, choose another extension activity. • 5. Keep records of the tasks you are working on in the way your teacher has explained. 5

Strategy – Compacting a weekly lesson – Pretest • Provide volunteers the opportunity to take a pre-test. • This works well with spelling exams. • Test will only be graded if student demonstrates mastery • Suggested mastery level is 90%. • Students with mastery can work on alternate extension work 6

Strategy – Compacting a unit – Learning Contract • Students determine the grade they will work toward • Rubrics available for each activity. 7

Other Strategies • Study Guide • Reading Strategies 8

Formative Assessment • Formative Assessments Strategies: • • One-Pager Show Me Ticket out the door Journaling 9

Technology • Technology Use in the Classroom • Cybersafety • Evaluating reliability of a website • The following are Websites that have been recommended by other Teachers of the Gifted: • http: //walla. me/ • https: //www. zooniverse. org • https: //sdgsinaction. com/ • https: //www. thinglink. com/ • https: //storyspheres. com/ • https: //jig. space/ • https: //curiosity. com/ 10

Additional Websites • https: //newsela. com/ • https: //edsitement. neh. gov/ • http: //images. google. com/hosted/life • https: //www. docsteach. org/documents • https: //www. archives. gov/education/lessons/worksheets • https: //flipgrid. com/ • https: //www. goosechase. com/ • Also see a list of recommended sites on pages 210. 11

Contact Information Terry Riley – Coordinator Office of Special Education Division of Teaching and Learning tjriley@k 12. wv. us 304 -558 -2696 ext 53223 WVDE Medicaid Website: https: //wvde. us/specialeducation/resources-sp-page/gifted/ 12