Differentiation for the Classroom
Videos-
SRE Advanced Academics has offered the following videos to support rigor in your classroom. These are designed for a quick introduction to a technique easily added to your instruction to support challenge. These are great for advanced students but would enhance instruction for all.
Feel free to reach out to Amy Daughtridge or Lena Deskins if you have any questions!
Circle of Viewpoints (bit.ly/CircleofViewpoints).
Level of Questioning (bit.ly/SREquestioning).
Story Cubes and Fortune Cookie Sayings (bit.ly/SREscandfortune)
Overexcitabilities
Overexcitabilities show up in the regular population but are more often present in greater numbers in gifted students. There are 5 categories: intellectual, emotional, sensual, psychomotor, and imaginational.
Overexcitabilities Handout:
Access to Byrdseed TV
This has PD on Overexcitabilities, writing questions that make kids think, and depth and complexity. These are short videos that will increase rigor in your classroom and you can access on your own time.
Deep Understanding Toolkit
This handout has some strategies to use in your instruction to add challenge. These strategies are great for advanced students.