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Watch a video to explore these ten tips for differentiating instruction for gifted learners:

 

• Start with clear learning goals, and keep those in mind as you design alternate activities.

• Use pre-assessments and formative assessments to determine which students need more challenging tasks.

• Be flexible – having students working on several different tasks in one room is a big paradigm shift for teachers.

• Focus on higher levels of Blooms – more apply, analyze, evaluate, and create, less understand and remember.

• Four areas to differentiate: First, content – what students are learning, or how deep they go into a theme.

• Second: product – how students demonstrate their learning.

• Third: process – how material is presented, what questions are asked, what activities students complete – gifted students need practice in making informed, logical, and appropriate uses of information rather than practice in simply acquiring it.

• Fourth: learning environment – gifted students thrive in a learner-centered classroom that is interactive, focused on student interests, and where the teacher is the coach, not the final authority.

• Vary grouping – sometimes heterogeneous, sometimes homogeneous.

• Promote independence – encourage self-reflection, learning from mistakes, and collaborative learning.

 

Read the full blog post and watch the 9-minute video at https://lugarparapensar.wordpress.com/2017/12/03/10-tips-for-differentiating-instruction-for-gifted-students/