1. GIFTEDNESS AND TALENTEDNESS
School Age Children Who Give Evidence of High Performance Capability in Intellectual, Creative, Academic, Leadership, or in the Performing and Visual Arts.

2. IDENTIFYING GIFTED & TALENTED
POKEMON
SOUITH CAROLINA GIFTED & TALENTED

3. Gardener’s 8 Areas of Giftedness
Musical Singer
Body-kinesthetic Athlete
Logic-Math Scientist
Linguistic Diplomatic Corps
Spatial Architect
Interpersonal Diplomat
Intrapersonal Psychologist
Naturalist Eco-Freak

4. GOLEMAN 1995 Emotional Intelligence
Subset of Interpersonal
Shapes everything from personal to organizational success
Confidence Man
Spies
Assassin
Executioner
Prosecutor
People Person

5. PLACEMENTS Girls outnumber boys Underrepresented – Cultural Minorities
Impoverished
Disabled
The Rich Man’s Classification

6. High Intelligence Associated
Abilities are: quickly grasp ideas think out of the box generalize new ideas/ apply ideas excellent communication skills IQ’s Gifted Very Gifted Damn Smart: EDUC 351 out of block

7. Defining Trait of Giftedness
C Y C
R T T R
E I I E
A V V A
T I V I T Y I T

8. Emotional-Social Characteristics
Anxiety
Perfectionism
Heightened Sensitivity
Loneliness
Social Isolation
Depression in profoundly gifted
Like an Elderly Person after Friends Have Died

9. CAUSES UNKNOWN Genetics and Stimulation Play Roles
Teach them to be more balanced, allow for
Failure or partial success
Aren’t We Who Are Gifted Superior? Why be Negative? Wouldn't it be better to find out how to make more of us?

10. EVALUATION Protect Against Discrimination Use Multiple Tests
Discover- an approach uses problem solving
Tasks get harder as the test progresses.
Also measure student’s creativity

11. UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING
Acceleration
Compact the curriculum
Curriculum Extension – challenge at higher level
Cognitive Taxonomies – differentiate expectations among students
Autonomous learning model
sort of like special studies college courses

12. THEORY OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES Everybody’s Beautiful in Their Own Way
Special programs for each Gardner category
Enrichment
Add atypical instruction
Use challenging material
Expand instructional strategies
Teach critical thinking and problem solving skills
Do we correct writing or do we edit writing?
Web Quests

13. SCHOOL WIDE ENRICHMENT Promote creativity and critical thinking
Foster creative attitudes
Improve student understanding of creativity
Practice creativity
Engage students in creativity
RELEVANCE!

14. INCLUSION Cluster Grouping Put Gifted Students Together Acceleration
Might Create Social Problems
Magnet Schools
Some Parent/Political Problems.
Do These Measures Hurt the Other Students?

15. NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER ON GIFTED AND TALENTED