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Different Place Home How To Use This Site Historical Perspective Giftedness Defined Equal Educational Opportunity Purpose of Gifted Services in Kansas Characteristics of Giftedness Bright Child/Gifted Learner General Education Interventions Differentiated Curriculum Differentiated Classroom Individualizing the Curriculum Modifying Content, Process and Product Types of Products Multiple Intelligences Products Curriculum Assessment Using Rubrics to Guide Evaluation Rubric Examples |
Individualizing the Curriculum for Gifted
Learners Goals for students who are gifted or may be gifted should provide opportunities to master the knowledge and skills of the general curriculum. In addition, areas of giftedness should be developed and extended in a conducive learning environment. This includes having differentiated learning alternatives that emphasize and expand thinking abilities, expand independent learning skills, expand understanding and acceptance of others, and assists students in solving real-life problems, developing products, and sharing information with others. The student outcomes that will result from working toward these goals include:
The strategies that assist students in attaining the goals listed above include:
Individualizing The General Curriculum When individualizing the general curriculum for students who are gifted a focus must be made on curriculum design; i.e., a focus on the content, instruction, and assessment. In addition it must be determined if the curriculum is being modified or differentiated. Curriculum modification involves the analysis, evaluation, and improvement of existing curriculum units and lesson plans. Modified units increase challenge, authenticity, and active learning to improve learning and achievement. Curriculum differentiation is a process teachers use to enhance learning to improve the match between the learner's unique characteristics and various curriculum components. Differentiation involves making changes to the depth or breadth of student learning. Differentiation is enhanced with the use of appropriate classroom management, varied pedagogy, pre-testing, flexible small groups, access to support personnel, and the availability of appropriate resources. The plan to be used to assist students in achieving the goals and outcomes in the general curriculum must include a focus on three areas: content, process, and product. The learning environment is also a factor in developing an effective program plan. All italicized text is from
"Effective Practices for Gifted Education in Kansas" manual. You
will be able to access the document in its entirety at the Kansas State Department of
Education (www.kansped.org-available
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