1. Central Bucks School District
Gifted Services
Central Bucks School District

2. Chapter 16 Regulations

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Individual GIEP’s

9. Vocabulary Enrichment
Synonyms:
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10. 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

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

12. 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.

13. Extension and Enrichment Activities

14. Teacher Training