Urban Education & Gifted

Florida Statute recognizes students who are Gifted as?

• Florida defines gifted students as students who don’t need help; they’ll do fine in any educational setting.

• Florida defines gifted students as students who have superior intellectual development and are capable of high performance.

• Florida defines gifted students as students that make everyone else in the class smarter by providing a role model.

• Gifted students have exceptional skills and can perform in any setting while providing support for students with learning disabilities.

What are the benefits of ability grouping?  

• Students advance as much as a half year compared to students of a similar age and intelligence.

• Students advance as much as a whole year compared to students of a similar age and intelligence.

• Students advance as much as two years producing a product or service with students of different ages and level of intelligence.

• Students advance as much as 9-11 months and are positive role models for younger students who are in gifted programs.

What is a pull-out program?

• A pull-out program is one in which a gifted child is taken out of their regular classroom for one or more hours a week and provided with enrichment activities and instruction among other gifted students. 

• A pull-out program is one small-scale form of ability grouping that completes accelerated materials, problem-solving activities, or assignments that develop higher-order thinking skills.

• A pull-out program brings together smaller groups of students to work on special activities.

• A pull-out program is a small group of students that are provided enrichment and peer tutoring opportunities to make sure everyone succeeds.

Underrepresentation of minority students is prevalent, what can be done to close this problem?

• Pressure local congressmen and district officials to provide enrichment activities in the general education setting.

• Reduce the financial barriers.

• Protest and advocate for gifted education until the funding is provided.

• Reduce the financial barriers or facilitate access to informational education and enrichment.

What are some ways students can be exposed to multicultural education?

• Students may take a foreign language course at school.

• Students can participate in an afterschool club with a diverse population to discuss similarities and differences in their cultural backgrounds.

• Students can go on field trips to museums, theater/plays, and attend school with a diverse student and educator population.

• Students may take a foreign language class where they learn about different cultures and complete activities focusing on different elements of culture emphasizing music and art history.

What percentage of African American students are underrepresented in gifted programs?

• 43%

• 30%

• 13%

• 20%

What is the single most prevalent problem affecting minority and urban educational systems?

• Lack of diverse and qualified educators able to provide services for the gifted learner.

• Lack of funding

• Lack of interest in gifted and talented programs.

• Lack of qualified educators, funding, and interest in advocating for the gifted and talented learner.

What is an enrichment cluster?

• An enrichment cluster is a learning situation that is purposefully designed to produce a product or service that will have an impact on an intended audience.

• An enrichment cluster is a mixed ability group that completes enrichment activities together.

• An enrichment cluster is a program that provides gifted students for one or more hours weekly enrichment activities and instruction among other gifted learners.

• An enrichment cluster is a group of students with similar age and intelligence that complete after school tutoring activities together.

What percentage of Latino students are underrepresented in gifted programs?

• 30%

• 13%

• 20%

• 43%

How can we better serve gifted students from low-income backgrounds?

• Provide supplemental and enrichment activities for the gifted learner.

• Provide assignments that are a grade level higher as additional assignments in class.

• Advocate for them, provide after school tutoring and enrichment activities.

• Advocate for them and be hyper-aware of the gifted students that could be in your classroom and seek out the appropriate programs and opportunities for them.