Transcript GIFTEDNESS AND TALENTEDNESS

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.
IDENTIFYING GIFTED & TALENTED
POKEMON
SOUITH CAROLINA GIFTED & TALENTED
Gardener’s 8 Areas of Giftedness
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Musical
Body-kinesthetic
Logic-Math
Linguistic
Spatial
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
Naturalist
Singer
Athlete
Scientist
Diplomatic Corps
Architect
Diplomat
Psychologist
Eco-Freak
GOLEMAN 1995
Emotional Intelligence
• Subset of Interpersonal
• Shapes everything from personal to
organizational success
– Confidence Man
– Spies
– Assassin
– Executioner
– Prosecutor
– People Person
PLACEMENTS
• Girls outnumber boys
• Underrepresented – Cultural Minorities
Impoverished
Disabled
The Rich Man’s Classification
High Intelligence Associated
Abilities are:
quickly grasp ideas
think out of the box
generalize new ideas/ apply ideas
excellent communication skills
IQ’s
125-130
Gifted
144-130
Very Gifted
160-144
Damn Smart: EDUC 351 out of block
Defining Trait of Giftedness
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Emotional-Social Characteristics
• Anxiety
• Perfectionism
• Heightened Sensitivity
• Loneliness
• Social Isolation
• Depression in profoundly gifted
Like an Elderly Person after Friends Have Died
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?
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
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
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
SCHOOL WIDE ENRICHMENT
Promote creativity and critical thinking
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Foster creative attitudes
Improve student understanding of creativity
Practice creativity
Engage students in creativity
RELEVANCE!
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?
NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER ON
GIFTED AND TALENTED
NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER