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Techniques for Gifted and Talented Students
When teachers establish rules and procedures that enable inquiry, discussion, and argument, technology provides powerful tools to empower gifted learners to achieve their full potential. To effectively manage technology use by gifted and talented students, teachers can:
- Encourage students to focus on the most complex and essential concepts and make connections to other parts of the curriculum.
- Encourage students to ask additional guiding questions that are appropriate to the students' interests and abilities.
- Ask students to find additional Web sites or other resources, such as databases, libraries, primary sources, and experts.
- Ask students how the example product in each activity could be improved and encourage students to create more advanced products than the example.
- Ask students to create additional authentic artifacts, such as a letter to the editor, journal article, business plan, grant proposal, advertisement, game, or simulation.
- Challenge students to master advanced features of software applications and use specialized applications when they are appropriate and available.
- Coach students in providing assistance to other students who need help using technology or completing tasks.
- Encourage students to develop leadership skills when working in groups.
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