What are your immediate reactions to the images

What are your immediate reactions to the images?

Gifted- What does it look like? In Georgia, students must qualify in 3 out of 4 areas to receive gifted services. Mental Ability Achievement Motivation Creativity

5 Unexpected Traits of Gifted Students

Differentiation Strategies Independent Learning

t s r i F t l u c i f s f i n o D i t t i t s Mo 2 repe 1 -What does the student already know? = PRE-TEST -What does he or she need to learn? = MODIFY -What will be offered to meet the students needs? = ALTERNATIVES

Something to think about… What should gifted learners be doing for homework? ? ? Mastery of content=more practice? ? You Got This! . T. . F ew! N A g. R ethin m So

Independent Learning- Long Term th e B x E e ! t r pe

Independent Learning- Fast Finishers

The ______ grade teachers will get upset if we teach them _____ this year. That’s their standard.

Questioning Strategies- Going Beyond Blooms

The Question Matrix

De Bono’s Thinking Hats

Tony Ryan’s Thinker’s Keys Energy, Fractions and Minecraft…Oh My!

Fluent. The production of a large number of ideas, plans or products Flexible. The production of ideas or products that indicate shifts in categories of thought Original The production of novel and unique ideas Elaborate The addition of details to a basic idea, plan or situation

No Time? = Collaborate!