When is the interview? I have been in gifted 30+ years. Do they use
Sandra Kaplan's Icons. Is there a website available. Some words When
we want to get the best educational experiences for our gifted
children, we really need to be familiar with the various educational
options available. The options listed here are the most common ones.
Options Based on Grouping Children
These options are available with limited resources and little, if any,
extra money. Ideally, the teacher in any option will have some training
or at least some knowledge and understanding of gifted children.
* Ability Grouping. As the name indicates, children are placed into
groups based on their ability.
* Cluster Grouping. All the gifted children in the same grade level
are placed in the same classroom.
* Homogeneous Grouping. This is similar to ability grouping. All
the high ability children in one classroom are grouped together.
* Heterogeneous Grouping. This is the most common method of
grouping, but the least helpful to gifted children. Students of varying
ability are placed in the same group.
Options Designed Specifically for Gifted Children
These options sometimes require additional funding and resources, but
less than people imagine. Both options require the identification of
gifted children and separating them either full time or part time from
other children.
* Pull-Out Program. Gifted children are taken out of their regular
classroom for a short amount of time every week for special services.
* Self-Contained Classroom. Gifted children get their own
classroom. They spend all day, every day with other gifted kids.
Other Options
These options are not necessarily strictly for gifted children, but
they can certainly benefit gifted kids.
* AP Courses. These are advanced placement courses and are
available only for high school students, when they are available at
all.
* Differentiation. This is an instructional method that takes into
account the strengths and weaknesses of all the children in a
classroom. It can be used with all age groups.
* Grade Skipping. Children who have already mastered the material
in one grade level and are capable of handling the material at the next
grade level are moved to the next grade level.
* Cooperative LearningThis is another instructional methodology,
but it is based on a system of heterogeneous grouping.
Pat K
"to be nobody but yourself -- in a world which is doing its best, night
and day, to make you like everybody else -- means to fight the hardest
battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting."
e.e. cummings
On Dec 16, 2008, at 4:20 AM, Barbara Sheehan wrote:
Hi all,
Somewhat new to this. I'm interviewing for a part time gifted
position. Most of the positions that I've held in the past have been
in the "regular" classroom setting. any buzz words that you can
share??
Thanks,
Barb
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