Central Bucks School District Gifted Services Central Bucks School District

Chapter 16 Regulations

Characteristics of Gifted Students Learns new material faster Remembers what has been learned forever Deals with more complex and abstract concepts Passionate interest Operates on multiple brain channels simultaneously Winebrenner, Susan. Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom

Meeting the Needs of Gifted Learners Differentiated Instruction in the Classroom Pull-Out Programs or Specialized Courses Subject Area or Grade Level Acceleration, Course Offerings

Differentiation Provide opportunities to expand, enrich, and challenge abilities Consider individual learning styles and special abilities Develop analytical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, and cooperative skills Promote the lifelong learning process

What does it look like? Reading Groups by Level and/or Interest Choice of Writing Topics Mathematics Extension Activities Menus/Choices for Projects and Assignments Independent Learning Contracts Independent Reading Conferences Writing Conferences Project M3 Math Acceleration Honors and Advanced Placement Courses

PEN Classes and Seminars K - Consultation/Support/Pull-out Grades 1 & 2 – 2 hours per week Grades 3 to 6 – 2 ½ hours per week Grade 7 – One period all year Grades 8 to 12 – Elective Period

Individual GIEP’s

Vocabulary Enrichment Synonyms: Sentence: Definition: Word: Antonyms: Example: Stems: Analysis: Word Families: Origin: Parts of Speech:

Vocabulary Enrichment Synonyms: Malicious, vicious, spiteful, hostile Sentence: “A bad idea, Professor Lockhart,” said Snape, gliding over like a large and malevolent bat. Definition: Having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious having an evil or harmful influence Word: malevolent Antonyms: benevolent, charitable, gracious Example: Malevolent is to villain As benevolent is to hero Maleficent was a malevolent villain. Part of Speech: Adjective Analysis Stems: mal-; male-; bad, badly Volens (velle): to want, to wish Word Families: malice, malicious, malign, malady, malignant, malaria Origin: Latin

Science Enrichment Go to Gapminder: http://www.gapminder.org/ . Click on the “Gapminder World” tab and learn #2, #3, and #4 as marked on the screenshot below:

Science Enrichment After you have learned the basics of Gapminder, click the data tab and explore the data sets that are in the ENERGY category. There are about 25 data sets on energy. Here are the first few: Choose one data set to analyze and present to your class. In addition, research ways that Americans can conserve on energy and build this into your presentation.

Extension and Enrichment Activities

Teacher Training