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EDPS 420 Mind Map
Importance of Unit
- Being able to define giftedness helps gifted programs be able to identify and provide adequate services to gifted students.
- Without these definitions, students may not be identified and kept in a traditional classroom that does not keep up with their needs.
- In addition, gifted education programs need definitions of giftedness to align their program to. Without a definition of giftedness, programs would struggle to create programs that benefit gifted students.
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Importance of Unit
- When teachers are able to recognize common characteristics of gifted students, they are easier to identify. Additionally, teachers also know how to better help their students and any problems they might be facing. For example, teachers can work to incorporate affective skills into lessons to help prevent asynchronous development.
- This unit also highlights common misconceptions about gifted students. When individuals understand that these commonly held beliefs are oftentimes false, they can provide gifted students with the services they need without any additional bias or stereotyping.
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Importance of Unit
- This unit brings awareness to the various identities gifted students can hold. This is important because it recognizes potential inequalities these students might face not only during the gifted identification process, but within the gifted program as well. By understanding these inequalities, educators can work to identify and fix any bias and marginalization within a gifted program.
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Importance of Unit
- This unit highlights how educators and other school personnel can assess and evaluate student test results. It is important to know the different types of assessments students can take, how they are evaluated, and what qualifies a student for the gifted education program. When educators understand this, they can better identify gifted students within their school and provide better specialized services.
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Importance of Unit
- Much like being able to identify gifted students, it is also important to provide program that matches students' needs. Thus, it is essential to understand the various forms of delivery systems and curriculum options. With this knowledge, a gifted education program can make a more knowledgable and research-based decision when designing and implementing their program.
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Importance of Unit
- Like students in special education and general education, gifted education students do not all perform at the same level. Thus, it is crucial to differentiate lessons based on these students' skills and abilities. This unit provides valuable information as to how a teacher can accomplish this within a classroom, whether it is filled with only gifted students or a mixture of both gifted and general education students.
Unit 6: Differentiation
Big Ideas of Differentiation
- groups are flexible
- all students are treated as practicing professionals
- students all receive honorable tasks
- everyone can contribute to the discussion
- students have an opportunity to work with others who will challenge their thinking
- pre-assessment matches the lesson
Guiding Differentiation
Readiness
- a student's current proximity to a learning goal
- establish with using and evaluating pre-assessment
- differentiate by curriculum compacting and tiered lessons
- allows for and promotes growth
Interests
- a student's proclivity or inclination for a topic
- determine by giving students a list and seeing which topics interest them
differentiate with independent projects and research and choices within lessons
- increases motivation
Learning Profile
- considering the environment in which a student inhabits and the student's identity and working preferences
- differentiate by integrating identity and thinking about environment conditions
universal design: intersectionality of representation, action, and expression, and engagement; it creates an environment and products that are accessible for everyone and creates an equal opportunity to succeed
- improve efficiency
Overview
- the first step is to establish the goals
- respectful tasks honor student intelligence; has multiple solutions or solution pathways; supports student student agency and the experience of productive struggle
Content
- What do you want students to know?
- differentiate with independent projects and research and choices
Process
- What do you want students to do?
- differentiate with reference materials, expectations, and levels of scaffolds
Product
- What do you want students to produce?
differentiate with the un-essay project and products for authentic audiences
Importance of Discussion of Differentiation Beforehand
- It helps prevent any reactive questions from parents. By discussing it beforehand, the teacher is being proactive so everyone is on the same page and understands why differentiating is important and happening in the classroom.
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Importance of Class
This class is important because it provides an overview of what gifted education is. It delves into how giftedness is defined, how this definition affects identification and programming, and how programming is designed and accounts for student differences. The course demonstrates the intersection of these different topics throughout the units and shows how one affects the other. In general, I feel that this course has provided me with very valuable information about giftedness and gifted education that I can take with me in future courses and my future career.