Transcript Document 7712400

Chris Dyszel
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http://cdyszel.angelfire.com/
Gifted Education in Primary Grades
Table of Contents
Introduction
Summary
Detailed
Findings
Findings
Conclusion
Appendix
Introduction
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Today teachers are trained to differentiate classroom instruction
A lot of attention is focused on students with disabilities, but we must
not neglect the gifted
Programs for the gifted may be limited or nonexistent in some
schools
Onus is on the teachers to:
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Recognize giftedness
Identify individuals as gifted
Understand unique personality and behavioral issues
Challenge and stimulate the gifted students
I’ve researched 20 websites that can help
Presented in detail are 5 websites for use as a comprehensive
starting point for learning more about helping gifted students
Summary Findings
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The 20 websites I researched cover a broad
spectrum of subject areas including, but not limited
to:
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Online Classes For Gifted Students
Online Classes For Teachers
Educational Family Trips
Online Support Community
Articles Detailing Emotional Needs
Actual Schools
Curricular Materials
For a complete, rated listing of all 20 websites and
excerpts from each, please refer to the links located
in the appendix of this report
Detailed Findings
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The next several pages discuss the 5 websites that
comprehensively form a dynamic starting point for
learning more about helping gifted students
The information on each website includes,
respectively:
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A comprehensive spectrum of information
Identifying The Gifted/ Units/ Lessons
Great Online Games
Using Membership to Keep Current
Understanding the Gifted Student
Hoagies Gifted
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http://www.hoagiesgifted.org
Broad spectrum of relevant information
Resources, toys, articles, books, links
Informative links for those new to gifted:
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Gifted 101: A Guide for First Time Visitors
Gifted 102: The Next Steps
For an idea of just how broad and voluminous
the information here is, click on:
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Prufrock Press
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http://www.prufrock.com
They have supported the education and
development of gifted children for 18 years
Offer educational materials in
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Math
Language Arts
Science
Social Studies
A Message to New Teachers of
Gifted Children
PBS Kids
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http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/allgames.html
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Most of us are familiar with the quality of PBS television
programming
This website is a whole world of educational, thought-provoking
activities, games, programs, etc.
Cyberchase is a particular program on PBS that:
 Uses math to solve practical challenges in the “cyberworld”
 Online, presents math games that foster mathematical reasoning
and logic skills
These games can help challenge the young gifted in our
classrooms
Click on this link for one of my favorites: Railroad Repair
Click on this link for a Sample Page From My Research Report
That Details More Games
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Teachers First
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http://www.teachersfirst.com/
Offers free membership
By signing up for personalized subject favorites,
membership is a great way to keep current
Why Make a TeachersFirst Home Page?
They offer units, lessons, classroom materials
Myriad links to gifted education resources
Easy to search for materials and information by:
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Subject/Grade
Keyword
Kid Source
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http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/help.gift.html
This is a website dedicated to education and healthcare information
They offer helpful information on recognizing and testing for
giftedness (click on the logo for a sample page)
The indicated page presents a “must read” article for anyone,
especially parents and teachers, interested in helping gifted students
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Helping Your Highly Gifted Child
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Differences
What the Highly Gifted Need
Lack of Fit
Social/Emotional Needs
Discussion forums are also offered via this site
Conclusion
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These websites cover a broad spectrum
With a little bit of background information,
teachers can help
For more complete information, you can
access the following documents from the
links provided in the appendix of this report
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Research Excerpts File
Internet Address Book
Complete Research Report
Appendix
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Research Excerpts File—A complete listing of
all 20 websites researched for this
presentation with select information from
each one
Internet Address Book—Ratings and
information on each website
Complete Research Report –A closer look at
the information presented in this report