“Giftedness is not what you do or how hard you work. It is who you are. You think differently. You experience life intensely. You care about injustice. You seek meaning. You appreciate and strive for the exquisite. You are painfully sensitive. You are extremely complex. You cherish integrity. Your truth-telling has gotten you in trouble. Should 98% of the population find you odd, seek the company of those who love you just the way you are. You are not broken. You do not need to be fixed. You are utterly fascinating. Trust yourself!”

Linda Silverman~Gifted Development Center Denver


Friday, 19 July 2013

Gifted Education 101 Differentiated Programming

Gifted Education 101 Differentiated Programming


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Gifted Education 101 Differentiated Programming


For the second instalment in my Gifted 101 series I am excited to tell you that today I am a guest blogger over at  A Special Sparkle.  This blog was designed to be the best of special education blogs all in one place.  The authors have a wide variety of experience in special education and are excited to share their knowledge. They have experts in many areas such as autism, learning disabilities, and so much more! 

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To read more about how I differentiate my program for gifted students click on the image above.   You can read about a variety of strategies I use in my classroom.  I hope you get lots of ideas to take back to school with you and use with the gifted students in your class.



8 comments:

  1. I was very excited to read this! Very well written...again! Thank you!
    I love choices. I love critical thinking, creative thinking, research and technology, demonstration and application. I wish more teachers understood that gifted is not about academics. It's so much more!
    Alison
    Rockin' and Lovin' Learnin'

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    1. Why thank you for taking the time to read the post and then come back here and comment. That really means a lot to me. The whole "more than academics" is really WHAT gifted programming is all about. In upcoming posts I am going to address how I engage the students in other realms of learning including the social and emotional. I hope you will come back and I hope you will comment again! Have a fantastic weekend!
      Sidney

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    2. No problem! I'm just excited to have another resource for gifted in your blog. I'm following you on bloglovin', but unfortunately when you reply to a post it doesn't send me an email. I'm wondering now if mine does the same thing. I know when I reply to my own blog it sends me an email...hmm. Maybe it only works if you reply directly by email to me. This is something I'm going to go search. The little wheels in my brain are turning.

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  2. I am encouraged by your passion and thoroughly enjoyed reading this post. I have used a simple version of the tic, tax, toe board with my gifted Kindergarten Learners and found it really successful. parent eduction was a key to success also. Fortunately we are allowed to go anywhere in our curriculum to meet our students needs as long as we program IEP's for students.

    With thanks
    Julie :-)
    Mrs Stowe's Kinder Cottage

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    1. Julie,
      You are so lucky to have a program which allows you to meet the needs of gifted KDG kiddos! How exciting that must be. I often work with the kindergarten teacher at our school because although we are at different ends of the spectrum student age wise, we as teachers, are very close pedagogically.
      Parent education has become something I also very passionate about. I maintain a classroom website each year, and I have tried writing blog posts on it for parents with articles about gifted students. It continues to be a "tension" for me...keeps pulling me in different directions.
      Have a wonderful weekend, I hope there are blue skies where you are!
      Sidney

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  3. Sidney,
    Thank you for the amazing posts you have provided to all of your followers! I am your newest follower and as a brand new teacher that will be teaching a 3rd grade magnet class for my first year- I need all the help I can get! I feel so blessed to have been recommended your blog from Alison over at Rockin' and Lovin' Learnin' :) She said you would be a wonderful resource to have and I couldn't agree more! I cannot wait to to see what else I can use from your creative and experienced mind! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for sharing your ideas, experiences, and helpful tips!

    ~Lindsay
    Just Keep Teaching

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  4. Lindsay,
    Thank you for your comments. I am really excited for you, you are a new teacher and a new teacher to gifted education. You will love it! It is not without its challenges, but honestly, I love the challenge of teaching gifted students. My next upcoming posts will be about how to differentiate for process and that will be of interest to you for sure. The whole social/emotional part of teaching gifted is often overlooked, but it can be the lynchpin to having a successful year. I will also address parent communication, because you want to have the parents on board from the beginning. Best of luck and if you have any specific questions I can assist you with, please email me directly at teachingisagift@outlook.com.
    Enjoy your summer! When do you go start? I don't go back until after labour day.
    Sidney

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    1. Sidney,
      We start preplanning on the 12th of August and students stat the19th! So I don't have too much time left! :) I'm very excited and I have been soaking up all your posts to gain as much info as possible! Thank you for your kindness! I will definitely email you if (when!) I have a question! Thanks so much!
      Lindsay

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