Nurture
nurturing the gifted learner
We know that each child is unique is his or her own way and holds true for children who are gifted. The affective needs of a gifted child are exhibited in seven ways:
Nurturing the gifted learner
Asynchronous development
Idealism and sense of justice
Sense of self
Overexcitabilities
Twice exceptional
Perfectionism
Underachievement
Begin your learning journey by clicking on Nurturing the Gifted Learner button below which will open Google Slides. Slides 1-15 present essential information the importance of the affective domain, giftedness and brain research, and asynchronous development. If a slide has an associated activity, please complete that activity. Some activities are within the slides while others are located outside the slide to the right or to the left.
Slide 16 presents an additional six affective needs of the gifted child. Choose two of six to learn more about them and complete the associated activities within the slides where present.
2 Big ideas padlet
This Padlet is a space for us to share ideas about what we've learned about the nature of the gifted learner. You can to the Padlet below by clicking on the pink circle, typing in your name, and then typing in your 2 big ideas. Click the video to watch a brief tutorial. Thanks for sharing your learning!
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