Recent Changes

Hopefully we can use this space to discuss issues surrounding teaching gifted and talented students.
Gagnes Differentiated Model of Giftedness and Talent 2009:
{gagnes_dmgt_2.0.pdf} {dmgt_2.0_en_overview.pdf} We only have nine teachers on our table, the gifted andtalented one, the ten percent, is absent today.

{Differentiation-low&high+prep+ways.doc}
{Overview of process differentiation for gifted students.doc}
{guide+for+planning.pdf}
TEACHING OPTIONS:
Exentsion menus
www.davidsongifted.org/db/Articles_id_10513.aspx
Blooms Taxonomy
of differentiation.
For designing activities or questions based on Bloom
www.teachers.ash.org.au/researchskills/dalton.htm

{Overview of process differentiation for gifted students.doc}
TEACHING OPTIONS:
Exentsion menus
{Extension+Menu+directions+9.1.04.pdf}
Tiering
To layer or split lessons into different levels of 'tiers'.
RAFTS
{tobacco_raft.pdf}
{Ch2Differentiation04.pdf}
{Differentiation Presentation.pptx}
{doc_158_1063_07_DifftoolBox.doc}{RAFTS+3.pdf}
{mat_wshop_book.pdf}
{umth4poly.pdf}
{nswpolsuppcdifferentiation.pdf} ''
'Dare to differentiate' blog - an excellent resource providing the original access to many of the above resources

www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/programs/gifted/schooloptions/curricompact.htm
{teaching_strategies_for_gifted_students.pps}
{Compacting_Contract.pdf}
Excellent examples and guidelines can be found in Susan Winebrennar's book 'Teaching Gifted Students in the Regular Classroom: Strategies and Techniques every teacher can use to meet the Academic Needs of the Gifted and Talented' will be available to borrow at the end of Term 2, 2012.
Individual Learning Contracts:

Steps to compacting based on Reis and Renzulli are outlined in:
www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/programs/gifted/schooloptions/curricompact.htm
{teaching_strategies_for_gifted_students.pps}
Excellent examples and guidelines can be found in Susan Winebrennar's book 'Teaching Gifted Students in the Regular Classroom: Strategies and Techniques every teacher can use to meet the Academic Needs of the Gifted and Talented' will be available to borrow at the end of Term 2, 2012.
Individual Learning Contracts: