1. Teaching Gifted Kids in Today’s Classroom
Capacity Building Institute
July 31, 2019

2. Introduction
Introduce the book Teaching Gifted Kids in Today’s Classroom by Susan Winebrenner.
Book is designed to be used for a Professional Learning Community (PLC)
Can be used with teachers of the gifted or a combination of regular educators and the teachers of the gifted.
Video
Mastery of content

3. Strategy – Name Card Method
Gifted students often share a characteristic of blurting out answers and attempt to dominate conversations.
Other gifted students are shy and reluctant to share their ideas.
Create a name card for each student in the class (can use popsicle sticks, or other objects)
Only call on students using the cards.
Keeps students from hiding or not participating
Ultimately will reduce blurting out or the competition to be selected from those with hands raised highest.

4. Strategy – Compacting One Lesson Most Difficult First
When providing an assignment to the class identify the most difficult questions or tasks.
Students may choose to complete the most difficult portion first.
If completed successfully the student can choose to work on an alternative activity of their choice on the same topic or standard.
There is an option to use students as checkers.
To use this strategy students will need to follow a few essential rules for independent work

5. Essential Rules for Independent Work
1. Do your work without bothering anyone
2. Work on your extension activity without calling attention to yourself; please don’t talk while the teacher is teaching.
3. Refrain from asking the teacher questions while her or she is working with other students.
4. Do the extension activity you have agreed to complete. If you finish it before the class is finished working, choose another extension activity.
5. Keep records of the tasks you are working on in the way your teacher has explained.

6. Strategy – Compacting a weekly lesson – Pretest
Provide volunteers the opportunity to take a pre-test.
This works well with spelling exams.
Test will only be graded if student demonstrates mastery
Suggested mastery level is 90%.
Students with mastery can work on alternate extension work

7. Strategy – Compacting a unit – Learning Contract
Students determine the grade they will work toward
Rubrics available for each activity.

8. Other Strategies
Study Guide
Reading Strategies

9. Formative Assessment Formative Assessments Strategies: One-Pager
Show Me
Ticket out the door
Journaling

10. Technology Technology Use in the Classroom
Cybersafety
Evaluating reliability of a website
The following are Websites that have been recommended by other Teachers of the Gifted:

11. Additional Websites https://newsela.com/ https://edsitement.neh.gov/
Also see a list of recommended sites on pages 210.

12. Contact Information
Terry Riley – Coordinator Office of Special Education Division of Teaching and Learning ext WVDE Medicaid Website: education/resources-sp-page/gifted/