Post: want to differentiate for gifted students
Posted by joella on 8/20/08
OK, I want to differentiate for my gifted students. This
is the second year that I will be teaching ancient history
to 7th graders. We will cover early man, Egyptians,
Greeks, Romans, Middle Ages, Vikings, and the Aztecs. We
also cover the beginning of all the major religions.
I am really not sure where to start with the
differentiating. We are a small school that doesn not
have a gifted and talented program or have anyone on staff
who is trained in this area. Our feeder elementary
schools do not have gifted and talented programs either,
so they will not have been tested or designated at their
previous schools,
I read one book over the summer that basically stated that
differentiating should not be more work at the same level,
instead it should be more difficult and complex, using
higher thinking skills. It said that most kids should not
be able to do it and wouldn't want to do it.
That being said I am now trying to figure out what type of
activities that that would entail for ancient history. Ii
am open to any and all ideas. I do have a place with
computers that they can be sent to by the way.
Another thought, since we don't have a gifted and talented
program and have never tested in any way shape or form,
what is the best way to figure out who are the gifted
students in my class. Since they are new to the junior
high, I don't know any of them.
I have literally come up with a brain freeze. I want to
implement this program this year, because the next year I
know there is one very gifted boy in the class (could do
geometry and prealgebra in 3rd and 4th grade). I disagree
with our schools stance that virtually nothing is being
done for him so I am putting my money where my mouth is
and trying to figure out how to differentiate my own
class. So basically this is my experiment year, it needs
to be working by the following year.
I am grateful for any and all ideas.
Posts on this thread, including this one
- want to differentiate for gifted students, 8/20/08, by joella.
- Re: want to differentiate for gifted students, 8/20/08, by Jamie in MO.
- Re: want to differentiate for gifted students, 8/20/08, by Debbie.
- Re: want to differentiate for gifted students, 8/22/08, by Juliana.
- Re: want to differentiate for gifted students, 8/22/08, by Anita.
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