Differentiation for Gifted Learners

Overview

Revised and updated edition helps educators increase rigor and depth for all advanced and gifted learners to fulfill their potential. With increasing numbers of students receiving gifted services every year, it’s more important than ever for differentiated instruction to go beyond adjusting content levels, task complexity, or product choice—it must truly challenge and support learners on all levels: academic, social, and emotional. This award-winning resource in the field of gifted education has been revised and updated to include: a discussion of underserved learners—particularly English language learners, students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and economically disadvantaged studentsupdated information on learning standards, MTSS, and universal screeningnew guidelines for honors coursesa focus on scholarly questioning, ethics, and empathya novel new strategy to increase curricular depth and complexityinformation on learning orientationsnew research on neurological differences of gifted learnersthe pros and cons of co-teaching and how to assess its progressnew tools to increase achievement, plus a discussion of “underlearning”the benefits of coaching and lesson studythe authors’ perspectives on and guidelines for grading Downloadable digital content includes customizable reproducible forms and a PDF presentation; a free PLC/Book Study Guide for use in professional development is also available.

Details

Publisher

Free Spirit Publishing

Published

2020-10-21

Pages

264

Language

EN

Categories

Education / Special Education / Gifted, Education / Professional Development, Education / Learning Styles

ISBN-13

9781631984334