Talent Development Through Interest Based Learning

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Talent Development Through Interest Based Learning
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Overall Findings!

• In researching this topic we found many issues
  were repeated
• -Definition of Giftedness
• -Characteristics of Gifted Children
• -Identification of Gifted Children
• -Ways to Educate the Gifted

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What Makes Giftedness?The Renzulli Model
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A Developmental View of Five Creative Activities
That May Predetermine Talents
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• The single most crucial question that we must
  address in future inquiries in talent development
  is how to link childhood giftedness to adulthood
  achievements.
• -Dean Keith Simonton, UC-Davis

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The Three Main Models to Achieve Talent
Development

• Researched by Joseph S. Renzulli

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• Total Talent Portfolio (TTPs)
• A vehicle for systematically gathering,
  recording, and using information about students
  abilities, interests, and learning style
  preferences

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The major purposes of the Total Talent portfolio
are

• 1) To collect information
• 2) To classify information
• 3) To review and analyze information
• 4) To negotiate acceleration/enrichment
• 5) Use the information for talent development

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Total Talent Portfolio Summary

• What are the very best things we know and can
  record about a student?
• What are the very best things we can do to
  capitalize on this information?

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Academies of Inquiry and Talent Development (AITD)

• Based on two fundamental concepts
• 1) authentic learning
• 2) real life problems

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AITD Objectives

• Investigative activities
• Development of self directed learning skills
• Task commitment to self selective problems or
  areas of study
• Assume roles of practicing professionals
• Acquire advanced level understanding of knowledge
  and methodology
• Development of authentic products and services
  for a real audience

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The Three Ring Conception of Giftedness
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School Wide Enrichment Model

• An organizational plan for delivering enrichment
  and acceleration through an integrated continuum
  of services

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High End Learning Activities

• Challenge all students to perform at advanced
  levels
• Allow teachers to determine which students should
  be given extended opportunities, resources, and
  encouragement in particular areas where superior
  interest and performance are demonstrated.

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Schoolwide Enrichment Model
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Words of Wisdom

• Follow your passions!!
• -George Betts