Professional Learning Institute

Elective: Gifted & Talented Students in WA Classrooms

Unit 1: Identifying the Learning Needs of Gifted Students

• Considering the implications of difference between strengths, gifts and talents in classroom planning and provision of appropriate learning programs
• Understanding the cognitive and affective characteristics of gifted students

• Planning and implementing appropriate indentification tools across the different phases of schooling including objective and subjective identification methods. 
  

Unit 2: Differentiated Curriculum for Gifted Students

• Pedagogical considerations for gifted and talented students who 'under-achieve', particularly those students from different cultural or low socio-economic backgrounds
• Understanding differentiation and applying either the Kaplan Model, Bloom's Taxonomy or the William's Model in the classrom
• Considerations for accelerated learning.

Participants will have the opportunity in-between units to communicate with state, national and international leaders in this field of education through the on-line learning community at Greenhouse.  Further information will be provided during the first unit.