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Who are these Students?• They have one or more areas of
giftedness– Intellectual– Creative– Artistic– Leadership– Specific Academic
Intellectual Giftedness• Possessing superior intelligence,
with potential or demonstrated accomplishments in several fields of study
• Ability to perform complex mental tasks
• All at age appropriate levels
Creative Giftedness• Possessing outstanding
imagination, thinking ability, innovative or creative reasoning ability
• Ability in problem solving• High attainment in original or
creative thinking• All at age appropriate levels
Artistic Giftedness• Possessing outstanding ability in the
visual and performing arts• This is more than copying ability in
drawing (this is an imitative skill)• This is more than memorizing of lines
or notes but goes beyond to artistic interpretation
• They see qualities and create them in ways that we can not begin to imagine until they show them to us
Leadership Giftedness• Possessing the naturally ability to
influence others• Possessing skills in interpersonal
relationships• Examples
– Outstanding ability in such activities as student government
– Able to keep a group of strong personalities moving forward toward a common goal.
Specific Academic Giftedness
• Possessing superior ability or potential in a specific course of study– Science– Mathematics– Language arts– Social studies– Foreign languages
What are the state’s goals for them?
• They will demonstrate skills in– Self-directed learning– Thinking– Research– communication
What will be the evidence of these
skills?• Innovative products• Performance that reflect individuality• Performances that reflect creativity• Products and performances that are
advanced in relation to students of similar age, experience, or environment
How do these students look as young adults?
• In the later years of high school they produce– products and performances of
professional quality– Results that many adults wish they
could achieve– Work that is more advanced than
their teacher’s
What should the curriculum be?
• Provides options in intellectual, creative or artistic areas; leadership, and specific academic skills
• Does not ask them to do more of the same “stuff” that everyone is else is doing
What level of performance do we see in
the classroom?• Cognitive Domain
– Analysis– Synthesis– Evaluation
• Affective Domain– Valuing– Organizing– Internalizing
• Psychomotor Domain– Manipulating– Communicating– Creating