Title: The biggest mistake we have made in past centuries in teaching has been to treat all children as if
1 The biggest mistake we have made in past
centuries in teaching has been to treat all
children as if they were variants of the same
individual and thus to feel justified in teaching
them the same subjects in the same ways. Howard
Gardner
2Needs of Gifted Children
Academic Social Emotional Career Counseling
3Goals of Gifted Programming
- Address the academic needs of students both in
and out of the classroom. - Develop student talents and strengths.
- Provide opportunities for students to develop
dispositions for learning. - Develop self-knowledge in areas of interests,
abilities and learning styles to begin to
formulate life and career goals. - Provide social and emotional support.
- Move students from consumers of knowledge to
producers of knowledge.
4Acceleration Independent projects Advanced
content and resources Advanced courses by
interest/ability Advanced thinking skills
instruction Cross grade instruction Ability
cluster grouping On-line courses
Enrichment Whole class enrichment Independent
Projects Learning or Interest Centers Speakers Men
tors Thinking Skills Instruction Creative
Problem Solving Competitions
5Administrators
Faculty
Gifted Program
Parents
Board members
Students
Community
6Bright vs. Gifted
A BRIGHT CHILD A GIFTED LEARNER Knows the
answers. Asks the questions. Is
interested. Is highly curious. Is
attentive. Is mentally and physically
involved. Has good ideas. Has wild, silly
ideas. Works hard. Might play around, yet
tests well. Answers the questions. Discusses in
detail, elaborates. Top group. Beyond the
group. Listens with interest. Shows strong
feelings and opinions. Learns with
ease. Already knows. 6-8 repetitions for
mastery. 1-2 repetitions for mastery. Understands
ideas. Constructs abstractions. Enjoys
peers. Prefers older friends or adults. Grasps
the meaning. Draws inferences. Completes
assignments. Initiates projects. Is
receptive. Is intense. Copies
accurately. Creates a new design. Enjoys
school. Enjoys learning. Absorbs
information. Manipulates information. Technician
Inventor Enjoys straight forward sequential
presentation. Thrives on complexity. Is
alert. Is keenly observant.
J. Szabos
7Websites for Parents
- Hoagies' Gifted Education Page is a resource
guide for the education of gifted children with
links to resources on nearly every aspect of
gifted education available on the Internet, plus
annotations and first hand information provided
by parents.www.hoagiesgifted.org - Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)
focuses primarily on the adults in the lives of
gifted children. SENG provides information on
identification, guidance, and effective ways to
live and work with gifted individuals.www.SENGifte
d.org - The Association for the Gifted (TAG) was
organized as a division of The Council for
Exceptional Children in 1958 to help both
professionals and parents deal more effectively
with the gifted child.www.cectag.org - The Gifted Resources Home Page contains links to
on-line gifted resources, enrichment programs,
talent searches, summer programs, gifted mailing
lists and early acceptance programs, etc. It also
contains contact information for many local
gifted associations and government
programs.www.eskimo.com/user/kids.html - The National Association for Gifted Children
(NAGC) is an organization of parents, educators,
other professionals and community leaders to
address the unique needs of children and youth
with demonstrated gifts and talents as well as
those children who may be able to develop their
talent potential with appropriate educational
experiences.www.nagc.org - The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is
the largest international professional
organization dedicated to improving educational
outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities,
students with disabilities, and/or the
gifted.www.cec.sped.org/index.html - Gifted-Children.com Identification,
Encouragement, and Development (GCC) is an
on-line parents' newsletter with networking and
information dedicated to making a difference in
the education of children with special talents
and abilities.www.gifted-children.com - GT World is an on-line support community for
parents of Gifted and Talented children.
www.gtworld.org/index.html - The Davidson Institute for Talent Development is
currently one of only two national foundations
supporting the profoundly gifted population. The
Davidson Institute's mission is to recognize,
nurture and support profoundly gifted young
people and to provide opportunities for them to
develop their talents in positive ways to create
value for themselves and others.www.davidsoninstit
ute.org - NRCGT