Technology for Students Who Are
Gifted and Talented
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Overview
• Identifying Students with Gifts and Talents
• Educational Approaches
• The Role of Technology
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Who Are the Gifted? (Part 1)
• IQ is rarely the only criterion for determining giftedness
• Alternative perspectives on intelligence highlight areas that traditional IQ tests may have missed– Gardner’s multiple intelligences– Renzulli’s three-factor model
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Who Are the Gifted? (Part 2)
• Giftedness is under-identified in minority groups
• Students who are learning disabled and also gifted are said to have dual exceptionalities
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Educating Students Who Are Gifted and Talented
• Acceleration– Moving more quickly through the curriculum
• Enrichment– Allowing student to dig deeper into the curriculum
• Determining whether to accelerate or enrich depends on the interests and needs of the student
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Further Options for Students Who Are Gifted and Talented
• Cooperative groups
• Problem-based learning
• Independent study
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Technology in Gifted Education
• Academic software– SimCity– Lego Mindstorms
• Multimedia authoring applications– HyperStudio– Macromedia Director– Web design tools
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Online Learning Opportunities
• Accelerated courses– Online academies– College coursework
• Enrichment activities– Odyssey of the Mind– Project-based learning
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Advanced Studies in Technology
• Programming courses
• Networking (such as The Cisco Academy)
• Graphic design and commercial art
• Architecture
• Robotics
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Summary
• Gifts and talents take many forms
• Traditional educational options are acceleration and enrichment
• Technology can offer enrichment and acceleration through both stand-alone applications and Internet resources