Tag: Gifted Education
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Ease off the drill and practice
In this time of remote learning I have noticed one of my children has been set a lot of drill and practice activities for mathematics. Drill and practice has a place, even for our bright and gifted students – but not an overload. Once a person has understood the concept, drill and practice is no…
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Mathematics and Gifted Education
Many educators and parents are often quick to jump onto online games, free worksheets and you tube tutorials to help support mathematics. But what about gifted students? At times, most gifted students do need support from a teacher in the classroom – even if it is a quick five minute lesson. But do they need…
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Depth and Complexity for Gifted students
So you have a gifted child and you are remote learning? The activities being provided online may not be ideal for your child as teachers juggle the new platform and catering for all students. So what can you do with a frustrated child and perhaps worried parent? Projects! A great way to support your gifted…
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Are there underachievers in your classroom? Part 2
There is still a lot of work being done in the field of underachievement in gifted students and one area that has been looked at is building the self esteem of the student. Different research methods have been trialled recently to see what works best to lessen the amount of students who are underachieving in…
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Are there underachievers in your classroom? Part One.
An underachiever is a student who is not achieving to their potential. The underachieving gifted student is too common in classrooms today due to various factors , of which many we can change. Why underachieving gifted students? Many might think if a student is gifted then they find work easy, always want to do their…
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Being Gifted is not how well a child does at school, it is who they are.
Are you confused with the label of Giftedness? Perhaps you have heard it being used too often or not at all? For someone to be labelled as Gifted they are functioning at a higher level in their field of talent than the majority of the population. That field can be: Academic/Intellectual Creative Socio/Effective Muscular/Physical They…
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Building resilient learners
Without considering learning difficulties or underachievement, many gifted students cruise through their schooling years. I come across many gifted students who just cannot cope with a challenging task – although they are gifted, have tested highly or are anecdotal extremely able. They cry, they misbehave, they say ‘I’m hopeless’ at the drop of a challenging…
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Supporting your gifted students from Non-English speaking backgrounds.
In every school there will be students from a Non English speaking background and from this group there will be gifted students. We need to outline, in every school policy: What a Gifted NESB student looks like. Acquire the new language at a faster than typical rate, Demonstrate an ability to…
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Parent and school partnerships.
Partnerships such as those that Pfeiffer’s discussions help forge between parents and educators can help minimize the differences between the treatment that athletically gifted and the academically gifted students receive. But what about the glory? What can academically gifted students do that will bring them the rewards and recognition that those who excel athletically often…
Extend, Empower, Enrich 