This is a brief overview of the 5 Overexcitabilities of Gifted Students. A more detailed explaination can be found at:https://www.byrdseed.com/five-unexpected-traits-of-gifted-students/Information on this resource shared with their permission.
Material Type: Lecture Notes
Thsi is a module over gifted and talented students. Specifically, programs, stategies, and supports for these execptional students.
Material Type: Module
This is an overview of what it means to be a gifted and talented students in regards to their social and emotional health and their treatment in school settings.
Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy
In this resource we talk about Gifted and talented students and how being in the program effects them. As they are usually put into a sterotype we wanted to share how in reality they are all different and learn and adapt in different wyas. They also need a lot of emotional support in which we talk about mental health too!
Material Type: Full Course, Lecture Notes
This workshop attempts to merge fundamental issues of gifted education with those of multicultural education, from the perspective of the culturally diverse classroom/community to the global village. Participants will learn some of basics of differentiating for gifted students in both a mainstreamed and honors/gifted classroom. Participants will learn about the under-representation of minority students in gifted classes and honors programs, and study strategies for “closing the achievement gap.”
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lecture Notes, Lesson Plan
This resource provided information about Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Theory. this theory provides insights into the eight different levels of giftedness that students could possess and provides an explanation of each level. Additionally, there is information from the National Association for Gifted Children and a video introduction from Howard Gardner about his multiple intelligence theory.
Material Type: Module
The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) is a national resource for gifted families and professionals, reaching every facet of gifted education in America. NAGC’s goal is to continue to make gifted learners a national priority. This resource is so in depth that it is recommended to set aside various times to explore all NAGC has to offer. In short, NAGC offers publications and current research findings, professional learning opportunities for educators and support personnel, advocacy opportunities, scholarships, and e-learning. There are three membership levels: Premier, Parent, and Student priced at $119.00, $59.00, and $59.00, respectively. National association for gifted children (n.d.). Retrieved April 15, 2020, from https://www.nagc.org/
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The ‘Partners of the Advancement of Gifted Education’, originally founded as a parent advocacy organization and formerly known as ‘Parents and Advocates for Gifted Education’, is made up of local affiliates of the North Carolina Association for the Gifted and Talented (NCAGT). The officers are a balance of parents and educators, sometimes both, of gifted children. PAGE’s mission is to “provide enrichment, advocacy, and support for the entire gifted community”. Future goals include involvement on the measures taken to properly identify gifted children and once identified, how those students are served in the classroom. PAGE also hosts events about educating and raising gifted children from professionals in the field and hosts an event called ‘Super Saturday’, which is an all-day event comprising various elective, enrichment classes for children K-12. Families looking for enrichment opportunities on the weekend for their children, local advocacy in the field of gifted education, and anyone interested in education reform, in terms of gifted identification and general classroom support. Partners advocating for gfted education. (n.d.). Retrieved April 19, 2020, from https://www.wakepage.org/
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