Gifted learners

About a year ago, I presented a workshop to my fellow teacher candidates on supporting gifted learners. I brought a bit of a unique perspective - I was a gifted learner, moved to a congregated class at the beginning of grade three. The congregated program had a massive impact on me. I went from crying about having to go to school to embracing the new challenges presented to me as my needs were properly accommodated. Here's what I've learned about supporting gifted students.

Teaching vocabulary to your gifted students is something you ay have pushed aside, but it is SO important for them! Read this second post in my series about how I teach vocabulary from start to finish!

I have been teaching gifted and talented for three years. I have also taught 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade. With GT I have the opportunity to work with grades kindergarten through fourth, and that is...

5 classroom tips for enrichment and differentiation for gifted learners, which is just as important as accommodations for struggling learners.

Every child is gifted in his or her own unique way. Labels aren't what they need. Instead, they all need to feel special, challenged, and appreciated. Let's discuss. Every Child Is Gifted And Labels Are

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If you're a teacher, you've probably seen a chart that looks a lot like the one pictured below (link to a copy here) that lists traits of the gifted child compared with the traits of a non-gifted "bright" child. This was a chart (since updated) that was created in the 80's by someone named Janice Szabos for Challenge Magazine. For some of you, this may have been one of the only things you learned in your teacher education studies about gifted children, period. (Insert frowny face for the…