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Grouping the gifted and talented: Questions and answers - 7 views

www.davidsongifted.org/...Articles_id_10173.aspx

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  • September 1993
    • Laura Hance
      Laura Hance on 13 Apr 10
       
      I am concerned with the date of this article. Are her points still relevant?
  • have used one of the latter two approaches to research.
    • Laura Hance
      Laura Hance on 13 Apr 10
       
      I was pleased to see they used the approaches that can be quantified.
  • Gifted educators are now confronted with shoring up the erosion of years of effort:
    • Laura Hance
      Laura Hance on 14 Apr 10
       
      This statement seems to show some bias on the part of the author.
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  • from the minority who have been chronically underserved
    • Laura Hance
      Laura Hance on 15 Apr 10
       
      I might argue that the "middle" would be the most chronically underserved group.
  • in which the top 5-8 gifted learners at a grade level
    • Laura Hance
      Laura Hance on 15 Apr 10
       
      Is she saying here that only the top 5-8 students per grade level would be served using this model? If not, it would seem that each building would need almost all teachers to be a trained teacher of the gifted in order to be able to service all students with a gifted ID.
  • substantial academic gains for elementary learners at all ability levels in mathematics,
  • substantial academic gains in reading and some evidence of similar gains in mathematics for students of all ability levels.
    • Laura Hance
      Laura Hance on 15 Apr 10
       
      I find it interesting that cross grade grouping seems to be most affective for reading and the within-class grouping seems to be most affective in mathematics. I do not see this as reflective as what is currently happening in Westerville.
  • a small decline in self-esteem for subject acceleration,
    • Laura Hance
      Laura Hance on 15 Apr 10
       
      Teachers of 6th grade Pre Algebra have been concerned with some of the stress-levels exhibited by students - such as pulling out eyelashes and the inability to cope with not understanding a specific concept.
  • She found greater numbers of ethnic minorities and the economically disadvantaged in the lower track classes.
    • Laura Hance
      Laura Hance on 15 Apr 10
       
      This would be my concern with ability grouping at all levels. While it may be appropriate for gifted learners, I do think the lower track can give students all the opportunities that should be afforded them.
  • It is important that we change this situation, seek to understand its causes, while at the same time we continue to provide appropriate ability grouping options to our identified gifted and talented.
    • Laura Hance
      Laura Hance on 15 Apr 10
       
      I agree!
  • appreciate the diversity in their society
    • Laura Hance
      Laura Hance on 15 Apr 10
       
      I will say that my daughters who attended WNHS greatly benefited from both the diversity of the school and the diversity of their classes. When they left for college and entered the world of work, they had a nice glimpse into the "real world" and I think are better adjusted for it.
  • It is important to note that the coverage vs. mastery dilemma exists in all whole-class group-paced instruction
    • Laura Hance
      Laura Hance on 15 Apr 10
       
      I think the points made in the Differentiation article would dispute this.
  • This in turn may lead to an even more precipitous decline in national test scores than we have already been witnessing since the 1960s.
    • Laura Hance
      Laura Hance on 15 Apr 10
       
      Is this the case? What has happened in the 17 years since this article was written?
  • Just as we readily acknowledge the complexity of the learning process, we must acknowledge that no simple solution
    • Laura Hance
      Laura Hance on 15 Apr 10
       
      The other article we were asked to read is a PDF, which does not support Diigo. However, I fully agree with the points made regarding differentiation. Done appropriately, I think this is the best model to benefit ALL students.
Laura Hance

ODE - Identification: Who is Gifted in Ohio by Law and Rule? - 4 views

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  • Score two standard
  • Perform at or above the 95th percentile
  • approved score on an above grade-level standardized, nationally normed test.
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  • Perform at or above the 95th percentile at the national level
  • Score one standard deviation above
  • Demonstrate to a trained individual
  • regular opportunities
    • Laura Hance
      Laura Hance on 16 Feb 10
       
      However the group screening process only occurs in Grades 2 & 6. Why?
Laura Hance

Resource: Learning Math: Patterns, Functions, and Algebra - 2 views

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Math Pedagogy Algebra

shared by Laura Hance on 04 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Laura Hance on 04 Feb 10
     
    While this is a web-based course, it features the Annenberg videos that can help teachers to develop a deeper understanding of basic algebraic principals. The videos can be viewed without enrolling in the course.
Laura Hance

Figure This! Math Challenges for Families - Challenge Index - 2 views

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WCS Gifted Group Math ProblemSolving

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  • Graphical represenations of data
    • Laura Hance
      Laura Hance on 02 Feb 10
       
      I was hoping the Challenge entitled "Census" could be linked to the upcoming National Census, however it is about zip codes - still good, but not nearly as relevant.
  • Laura Hance on 02 Feb 10
     
    These challenges are listed by topic and would be an excellent extension for students in advanced math. They are nicely categorized, so easy to reference
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