Tag: gifted
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Timing those questions
Have you ever wondered what the students in your class are thinking as you give instructions or content? Or do you just teach, ask a few questions at the end and then set students off to work? Have you ever considered re thinking how you ask questions to your students? Have you ever tried: “Do…
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Student directed learning
When your bright and gifted students and moving beyond the curriculum through achievement of the outcomes or even when they are moving within the outcomes, we need think more creatively as to how we can support them so they develop skills as future problem solvers and creative thinkers. Weekly self check Rather than continue on…
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Adding challenge to a passion project
Passion projects are a bit of a buzz word and can be lots of fun for students to take part in – they get to choose what they study and also how the present it. But are they learning? When we create passion projects we need to make sure that there is: Challenge Limited amount…
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Programming for challenge
When we start a new year or a new topic most teachers are lucky enough to be given a program from the year before to use. This can be fantastic as it saves time and also inspires ideas for the current year but there are many things we need to do before we use the…
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Higher Order Thinking: Changing perspective
You may have heard of the Kaplan model and possibly used it in the classroom so in this blog today I am going to outline a way I have easily used ‘Multiple perspectives’ Multiple Perspectives encourages students to think about a topic from various, specific points of view. This aspect of the Kaplan model adds…
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Adding Depth and Complexity to your writing program
Many teachers often look at this concept and worry that they will have to overhaul their whole program to make this happen – but never fear! You do not! As you peruse over the writing program you have, consider how: You can vary the types of text you expose the students to according to their…
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Asking open ended questions
Open ended questions and activities are what gets kids moving, excited and engaged. What are open ended questions? Open ended questions are those that have a myriad of responses. Open ended questions allow us to embrace different ways of thinking and responding and can often, at times, waken our own thinking up as we learn…
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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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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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