Mrs. Goemaat's Page - TAG Resources: Teacher

Welcome to the Talented and Gifted Resource page for Teachers! This page is designed to provide a "toolbox" of resources that teachers can quickly reference. This page will contain articles, websites, videos, book recommendations and more to help you learn and grow along with your Talented and Gifted students. If you have questions or you are looking for a specific topic, please check out all this page has to offer. I will continue to update this page but If you are looking for a resource and cannot find it, please let me know and I will help you.

GIFTED: Iowa Code 257.44 Gifted and talented children defined. "Gifted and talented children" are those identified as possessing outstanding abilities who are capable of high performance. Gifted and talented children are children who require appropriate instruction and educational services commensurate with their abilities and needs beyond those provided by the regular school program.

Gifted and Talented children include those children with demonstrated achievement or potential ability, or both in any of the following areas or in combination:

General intellectual ability
Creative thinking
Leadership ability
Visual and performing arts ability
Specific ability aptitude (89 Acts, ch 135, 44)

Articles:

https://www.stephanietolan.com/is_it_a_cheetah.htm Is it a Cheetah? Using a Cheetah metaphor to help us see the problem with achievement-oriented thinking.

https://www.nagc.org/resources-publications/gifted-education-practices/what-it-means-teach-gifted-learners-well Carole Ann Tomlinson, Ed, D, The University of Virginia Article discussing what is Good instruction for Gifted and what would is inappropriate instruction for Gifted students.

Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development – Located at the University of Iowa, the Connie Belin & Jacquelin N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development is a full-service gifted education center that impacts the lives of gifted students, their families, and their educators.

https://www.davidsongifted.org/gifted-blog/appropriate-expectations-for-the-gifted-child/ Article discussing appropriate expectations for our Gifted students. (Arlene R. DeVries M,S,E 2006)

STRATEGIES TO TRY IN THE CLASSROOM:

https://thoughtfulclassroom.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Association_Triangles_Tool.pdf

https://www.crowe-associates.co.uk/coaching-tools/six-thinking-hats-coaching-tool/

VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDJst-y_ptI

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL: Social emotional learning (SEL) is a methodology that helps students of all ages to better comprehend their emotions, to feel those emotions fully, and demonstrate empathy for others. These learned behaviors are then used to help students make positive, responsible decisions; create frameworks to achieve their goals, and build positive relationships with others. (National University)

Gifted students experience social and emotional needs just like other students, but they can also face some psychological issues such as having self-critical, evaluative concerns that cause anxiety. Many gifted students need assistance peer relationships, perfectionism, asynchroous development, situational stressors, and after high school decisions.

ARTICLES: https://www.nagc.org/resources-publications/resources-parents/social-emotional-issues 6 bulleted points to keep in mind for teachers and parents.

VIDEO:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAd08bjAq4A TED TAlk with Allison Kinzer-The Stigmas of Giftedness (this video was posted June 1, 2017) Allison discusses possible misconceptions, stereotypes, and challenges that gifted students might face.

TWICE EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS: The definition of 2E students or Twice Exceptional: students who have characteristics of giftedness while at the same time have academic and or/social-emotional challenges indicative of a disability. These students often do not fit the stereotypical characteristics of studens with giftedness or a disability. Identification can be difficult and the process should focus on the early recognition of learning behaviors related to the student's area of giftedness and area of disability. Each individal 2E student will have his/her own unique combination of strengths and challenges so educators' educational responses must be tailored for each student. The most important elements to achieve success are clear communication, common language, and identified role expectations.(Lines, Miller, & Arthur-Stanley, 2011) Family and schools will need to work closely together to create and modify a successful plan for these children. In order to do this, educators will need professional development. (Introduction to Gifted Education, Roberts, Inman, Robbins) In this section I will be sharing articles, powerpoints, videos, etc. pertaining to Twice Exceptional Students.

ARTICLES:

https://www.edutopia.org/article/meeting-challenge-twice-exceptional-students Short article discussing what some states are doing to reform their policies for Twice Exceptional students, which according to this article, now make up 6% of the population of students with disabilities. Within this article is a link to an article from the Hechlinger Report. This article is a deeper dive into how schools are struggling to serve gifted students with disabilities.

https://www.nagc.org/sites/default/files/key%20reports/twiceexceptional.pdf This guide (36 pgs.) will be helpful with several things pertaining to 2E students...

Identification process (section 3)
Common characteristics of 2E students (section 3)
Obstacles and Learning Disabilities (section 3)
Roles and Responsibilities of School Districts (section 5)
Roles and Responsibilities of Teachers (section 4)
Adaptations, Accommodations, and Available Resources (Section 4)

https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED571566.pdf This article starts with a Teacher's view and a Parent's view and discusses the accommodations that should be made at school and home to support 2E students. The article is organized into 3 categories: The Intellectual Environment, The Physical Environment, and the Social/Emotional Environment.

https://goalbookapp.com/toolkit/v/strategies Universal Design for Learning Strategies: Instructional methods and tools used to ensure that ALL students have equal opportunity in the classrooms.

https://udlguidelines.cast.org/ Universal Design Guidelines for Learning: Suggestions that can be applied to ensure that ALL learners can access and participate in meaningful, challenging learning opportunities. This article has a link to the Universal Design for Learning Framework.

VIDEOS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih5caeD06ms A New Theory of Human Intelligence: Scott Barry Kaufman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TuvjZsuMiU What is 2E Twice Exceptional? How to know if a student is 2E.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvbSSkzIfmc Interview with Colin Seale from founder of Think Law. Classroom teacher turned lawyer and now keynote speaker discussing his struggles with learning and helping educators with critical thinking strategies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYVJS5oVae8 Excellent video Discussion with parents/teachers about student Riley. Gifted in math but struggled in reading. Quotes from the video..."The disability can pull down their area of strength." "Sometimes they mask each other." "Identify their strengths first." "Just because they struggle in one aspect doesn't mean that it's the whole kid." Quote from Riley "It's a team effort." Aurora Public Schools

DIFFERENTIATION: Effective differentiation for gifted students consists of carefully planned, coordinated learning experiences that extend the core curriculum, combine the curricular strategies of enrichment and acceleration, and integrate instructional strategies that engage learners at appropriate levels of challenge. (National Association for Gifted Children)

ARTICLES: https://www.nagc.org/sites/default/files/Position%20Statement/Differentiating%20Curriculum%20and%20Instruction.pdf This article is a Position Statement titled Differentiating Curriculum and Instruction for Gifted and Talented Students. Article breaking down what differentiation consists of and how recommendations for teachers.

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/challenge-your-top-students/ Challenge Your Top Students: 10 Ways to meet the needs of your advanced learners and help the rest of your class too!

VIDEO:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zGdFm_eCe4 Elementary Teaher and Vlogger Teaching Gifted Students and Differentiation. Melanie Howell describes some activities to enhance curriculum for gifted students in the classroom.

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