Teaching Strategies Accommodations and Modifications

ACCOMODATIONS FOR GIFTED STUDENTS IN THE REGULAR CLASSROOM  Group gifted students with other gifted students or higher- level learners  Do not group gifted students with lower-level students for remediation GROUPING

ACCOMODATIONS FOR GIFTED STUDENTS IN THE REGULAR CLASSROOM  explore concepts in depth  independent studies  time for free reading  Compare different points of view  creative expression and thinking  Compact curriculum  Avoid drill and practice activities CURRICULUM

ACCOMODATIONS FOR GIFTED STUDENTS IN THE REGULAR CLASSROOM  flexible seating arrangement  extra curricular activities  reading materials  environment where ideas are accepted  environment that encourages creativity  high mobility  adult mentor ENVIRONMENT

ACCOMODATIONS FOR GIFTED STUDENTS IN THE REGULAR CLASSROOM  alternatives for students who complete work  students make choices in their learning  students set their own learning goals provide opportunity to work towards those goals CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

ACCOMODATIONS FOR GIFTED STUDENTS IN THE REGULAR CLASSROOM  Evaluate students individually  gifted students take an assessment before starting a new unit to see what information is already familiar to them ASSESSMENT

MOFICATIONS FOR GIFTED STUDENTS IN THE REGULAR CLASSROOM  Acceleration or enrichment of content  a) ask open-ended questions to stimulate higher order thinking skills and express opinions  require thinking skills such as comparison, synthesis, insight, judgment....  questions included in class discussions and assignments LESSON MODIFICATION

MOFICATIONS FOR GIFTED STUDENTS IN THE REGULAR CLASSROOM use Bloom’s taxonomy of six levels of thinking to develop lesson content Knowledge, Comprehension, Application (lower level more literal and less complex thinking) vs. analysis, evaluation and synthesis LESSON MODIFICATION

MOFICATIONS FOR GIFTED STUDENTS IN THE REGULAR CLASSROOM Curriculum Compacting allow students to reduce or skip standard assignments in order to pursue alternative assignments or independent projects ASSIGNMENT MODIFICATIONS

MOFICATIONS FOR GIFTED STUDENTS IN THE REGULAR CLASSROOM  suitable for tasks that involve critical thinking and open-ended activities  gifted students will help stimulate discussions HETEROGENEOUS COOPERATIVE LEARNING

MOFICATIONS FOR GIFTED STUDENTS IN THE REGULAR CLASSROOM Homogeneous cooperative learning  Gifted students grouped together  suitable for task that includes drill and practice such as - math computation - answering comprehension questions about a novel SCHEDULING MODIFICATIONS

Strategies Acceleration Learning through problem solving Independent Study

Classroom Settings All gifted Mixed Population Different learning pace & styles

A few students may be gifted but ALL can be high achievers if we teach them with appropriate tools and strategies Know your students! Differentiated Instruction Use Differentiated Instruction

1. Problem-Based Learning 2. Project-Based Learning Critical thinking skills in all classrooms Carmel Schettino ASG ‘10

- Phillips Exeter Academy -Harkness table discussion-based learning -assign 8 to 10 problems for homework Annual Math and Science Conference at Phillips Exeter Academy Problem Based Learning

What is Problem-Based Learning?  students are responsible for their learning using their prior knowledge  extremely student-centered  discussion based  a teacher facilitates, asks scaffolding questions

Types of Problems involves real world contexts open-ended problems