National Association for Gifted Children 55th Annual Convention

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Are you being served?

• Dr. Bonnie Hobson
• Instructional Supervisor for Gifted Education
• Gail Collins
• Differentiation Specialist

Harrisonburg City Schools Harrisonburg, Virginia
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• Your Gifted Childs Classroom

What should it look like?
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Lets take a look inside aDifferentiated
Classroom
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Things You Should See

• Acceleration
• Library Research
• Open-ended activities
• Independent study
• Student choice in assignments

• Flexible grouping
• Self paced materials
• Varied teaching methods

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Assessments Does the teacher know

• What your child knows?
• How your child learns?
• Your childs interest?
• Your childs ability level?

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your child learns
WHAT

• METAMORPHOSIS

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CHOICE
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CHOICE
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CHOICE
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your child learns
WHAT
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APPROPRIATECONTENT
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Your Child Learns
How
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How Your Child is Measured

• Open ended assignments/questions
• Student choice
• Varied opportunities for evaluation

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Communication
Parent Teacher Conference Guide
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Questions to Ask

• How are students grouped?
• How do you meet the academic needs of for my
  gifted child?
• Will there be any opportunities outside of the
  regular curriculum for the gifted?

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How are students grouped for instruction?
Homogeneous
Cluster Grouping
Heterogeneous
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Opportunities Outside the Classroom

• Saturday Morning
• Summer Programs
• After School Programs

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Know Your Stuff

• Where can I go to find
• information and research?

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Federal Reports A Nation at Risk
(1983) National Excellence A Case For
Developing America's Talent (1993) They both
highlight the lack of identification and services
of gifted students in Americas schools Call for
additional research and programming in the field
of gifted education. 
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A Nation Deceived2004

• Describes
• the advantages of acceleration for gifted
  children
• describes the reluctance of America's schools
  accelerate students despite the overwhelming
  research supporting it.

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Questions?