Selecting Resources and Materials for High Ability Learners - created from Mind Map

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Curricular selection process

Curricular review and selection process

Essential features for gifted learners

1. Identify criteria

2.Aquire materials

3. Implementation of review

4. Comparative analysis

Content Area Emphasis

General Curricular Design Features

Language Arts:

Mathematics

Science

Social Studies

-reaading, writing, listening...

Resources: WaM language arts unit, Center for Gifted Ed., JLCRP

-Critical reading behaviors

-Multicultural literature

- Choice

-Balanced perspectives

-Interdisciplinary approaches

-enhancing thinking skills

-Questions

-Concret to abstract

Resource: The Center for Gifted Ed.

-Depth in coverage

-HIstory

-Organization

-Reasoniing

-Divergent thinking

-Various modes of communication

-Real world connections

-Developmental mindset

-In depth coverage

Resources:

-Accurate presentation

-Linking to broad concepts

-Linking ot outside ideas

-Balance of information

Presence of multiple dimensions

-Open ended opportunities

-Lab and field work

-Real world

- Hypothesis

- Questioning/Presentation

-The William and Mary Science curriculum

- Center for Gifted Ed,

-Critical inquiry as analytical tool

Resource: Center for Gifted Ed.

-Meaning of history

-Direct involvement

-Multiple perspectives

-Essay as grading tool

-Primary source material

- Field experience

-Balance

-Mulitculturalism

-Problem finding and solving

-Curent events

-Depth

1. Rational and Purpose: clear, presented logically, learning goals and outcomes, deem goals substantive; align learning goals

2. Lesson Objectives: clear, measurable, related to rationale and purpose

3. Activities: expand content, experiences/manipulatives, teacher facilitation and student direction, flexible grouping

4. Instructional Strategies: varied, opportunities for discovery, open inquiry, various types of questions, reflection and evaluation

5. Assessment Procedures: pretest and post test, performance based modes of assessment, multiple means of assessments, extended learning, rubrics

6. Materials and Resources: engaging presentation, aligned with standards, cultural diversity, background material, bibliography, print/non-print resources, multiple resources, varied handouts

7. Technology: up to date, age appropriate, enhances instruction, opportunities to asses technology compentence

8. Extensions: worthwhile and related activities, homework, parent orientation

-Challenging

-Concept

-Creative producton

-Higher order thought

-Complex

-Construct meaning on own

-High level abstraction

-Reading advanced

-Different levels provided for

-Open ended questios

-Independent learning

-Project work