1. Technology for Students Who Are Gifted and Talented Chapter Eleven

2. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 11-2 Overview Identifying Students with Gifts and Talents Educational Approaches The Role of Technology

3. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 11-3 Who Are the Gifted? (Part 1) IQ is rarely the only criterion for determining giftedness Alternative perspectives on intelligence highlight areas that traditional IQ tests may have missed –Gardner’s multiple intelligences –Renzulli’s three-factor model

4. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 11-4 Who Are the Gifted? (Part 2) Giftedness is under-identified in minority groups Students who are learning disabled and also gifted are said to have dual exceptionalities

5. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 11-5 Educating Students Who Are Gifted and Talented Acceleration –Moving more quickly through the curriculum Enrichment –Allowing student to dig deeper into the curriculum Determining whether to accelerate or enrich depends on the interests and needs of the student

6. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 11-6 Further Options for Students Who Are Gifted and Talented Cooperative groups Problem-based learning Independent study

7. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 11-7 Technology in Gifted Education Academic software –SimCity –Lego Mindstorms Multimedia authoring applications –HyperStudio –Macromedia Director –Web design tools

8. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 11-8 Online Learning Opportunities Accelerated courses –Online academies –College coursework Enrichment activities –Odyssey of the Mind –Project-based learning

9. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 11-9 Advanced Studies in Technology Programming courses Networking (such as The Cisco Academy) Graphic design and commercial art Architecture Robotics

10. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 11-10 Summary Gifts and talents take many forms Traditional educational options are acceleration and enrichment Technology can offer enrichment and acceleration through both stand-alone applications and Internet resources