1. Welcome! Enrichment & Differentiation For Gifted & Advanced Students
October 13, 2014
Patricia Bower & Amy Neylon
Gifted Support Teachers
On your index card write an example of how you have differentiated for your advanced and/or gifted learners. Then put your card in the toolbox!!

2. All children are gifted.. Approx. 3-5% of the population is gifted
Myth #1
All children are gifted..
Reality
On a normal bell curve only 2.5% of the population will have a gifted IQ of 130 or higher
Approx. 3-5% of the population is gifted

3. Gifted Education = Special Ed. For Gifted Students
Students with a 130 IQ are as far from the “average” of 100 as are students with and IQ of 70
We accommodate struggling students when the pace is too fast or when key concepts are missed..
We need to accommodate gifted students who already know the material or learn at a faster rate

4. Gifted students don’t need help…. they’ll do just fine on their own….
Myth #2
Gifted students don’t need help…. they’ll do just fine on their own….

5. Reality
Just as good athletes need a coach or trainer to help them develop their skills, academically gifted students need well trained teachers and a challenging curriculum to develop their academic talent.

6. Fast Fact
The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) found that many gifted elem. students already know between 40% and 50 % of the school curriculum to be covered in class before the school year begins.

7. Myth #3
Teachers challenge all students, so gifted kids will be fine in the regular classroom….

8. Reality
Many teachers are frequently unfamiliar with the needs of gifted children.

9. Fast Fact
According to an NRC/GT study, 61% of classroom teachers did not receive any training in meeting the needs of gifted and talented students
According to the NRC/GT, most gifted and talented students spend at least 80% of their time in a regular education classroom

10. Let’s not forget..
Speaking of the “dark side”—with abilities may come burdens..they may be “At Risk” for..
Anxiety disorders, eating disorders, bullying and other harassment, loneliness, exclusion and self-consciousness associated with “being different”..and they can be cursed with debilitating perfectionism..

11. Myth #4
Gifted students make everyone else in the class smarter by providing a role model or a challenge….

12. Reality
Average or below-average students do not look to the gifted students in the class as role models They are more likely to model their behavior on other students with similar capabilities Gifted students benefit from interactions with peers at similar performance levels

13. Fast Fact
Grouping gifted and talented students for instruction improves their achievement.
Full-time ability grouping produces substantial academic gains in these students.

14. Myth #5
Acceleration options, such as early entrance, grade skipping, or early exit can be socially harmful for gifted students….

15. Reality
High ability students often gravitate towards older students who share their interests and who are more similar as intellectual peers

16. Fast Fact
In a study of high ability children who had been accelerated, 71% reported satisfaction with their acceleration experience
The majority of those who reported they were unsatisfied…wanted more acceleration.

17. Acceleration Acceleration is not Enrichment..
Acceleration =move through the curriculum faster
Enrichment=add breadth and depth
Faster pace, fewer repetitions
Subject acceleration

18. Gifted education programs are elitist….
Myth #6
Gifted education programs are elitist….

19. Gifted education is elitist
Gifted education is elitist.. NOT if it’s done right… Good gifted education meets the academic, & social/emotional needs of the gifted, and it’s something that the rest of the kids don’t want!!”
Carolyn K. Hoagies Gifted Education Page

20. Gifted Education: What Works
Acceleration
Grouping by ability
Curriculum Compacting
Advanced Placement
Pull-Out Programs
Teacher Training

21. “Not every child has an equal talent or an equal ability or an equal motivation..but children have the equal right to develop their talent, their ability, and their motivation.”
John F. Kennedy

22. That student can’t be gifted..he’s receiving poor grades….
Myth #7
That student can’t be gifted..he’s receiving poor grades….

23. Reality Gifted students aren’t always motivated to get good grades
They resist homework that seems…meaningless and repetitive
Underachievement in the gifted is a very real and persistent problem

24. Developing specially designed instruction for gifted students is the responsibility of the school district’s administration, gifted support staff, AND regular education teachers.
It should not be a one-size-fits-all program

25. Elementary Gifted K-6 Focus for this school year:
TDA (text dependent analysis) will look at Jacob’s Ladder resource
DOK question stems to use with small group reading (teacher may use this but will need assistance)
R.A.C.E
Pre-test creating for EDM
Mini enrichment units for advanced students
Acting as a resource for teachers

26. Enrichment Toolbox for Teachers
How can I provide enrichment within the classroom to students who are ready to think more deeply about content?
Everyday Math Enrichment
Enrichment & Differentiation Resources for
Advanced and Gifted Learners

27. Content Process Product What students learn How they learn it
"The surest path to high self-esteem is to be successful at something you perceived to be difficult.  Unless kids are consistently engaged in challenging work, they will lose the motivation to work  hard."  ~ Dr. Sylvia Rimm, Psychologist and Author on Gifted Topics
What students learn
Content
How they learn it
Process
What they develop
Product