Differentiation for Gifted Learners by Diane Heacox

Differentiation for Gifted Learners

Going Beyond the Basics

Diane Heacox, Richard M. Cash

Free Spirit Publishing · Print & ebook · October 22, 2019

Revised and updated edition helps educators increase rigor and depth for all advanced and gifted learners to fulfill their potential.

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Who it’s for
Guidance on challenging advanced learners across academic, social, and emotional dimensions.
Themes
Differentiated instruction, Gifted and advanced learners, Academic, social, and emotional support
Genres
Gifted Education, Professional Development, Teaching Methods & Strategies

About this book

Revised and updated edition helps educators increase rigor and depth for all advanced and gifted learners to fulfill their potential. With increasing numbers of students receiving gifted services every year, it’s more important than ever for differentiated instruction to go beyond adjusting content levels, task complexity, or product choice—it must truly challenge and support learners on all levels: academic, social, and emotional.

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This award-winning resource in the field of gifted education has been revised and updated to include: - a discussion of underserved learners—particularly English language learners, students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and economically disadvantaged students - updated information on learning standards, MTSS, and universal screening - new guidelines for honors courses - a focus on scholarly questioning, ethics, and empathy - a novel new strategy to increase curricular depth and complexity - information on learning orientations - new research on neurological differences of gifted learners - the pros and cons of co-teaching and how to assess its progress - new tools to increase achievement, plus a discussion of “underlearning” - the benefits of coaching and lesson study - the authors’ perspectives on and guidelines for grading Downloadable digital content includes customizable reproducible forms and a PDF presentation; a free PLC/Book Study Guide for use in professional development is also available.

Curricular Depth

Guidance on challenging advanced learners across academic, social, and emotional dimensions.

Come here for

  • Guidelines for honors courses
  • A focus on scholarly questioning, ethics, and empathy

Expect

  • Discussion of underlearning
  • Downloadable customizable forms

Where it sits

Gifted Education96%
Professional Development57%
Teaching Methods & Strategies42%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Gifted Education
  • Professional Development
  • Learning Styles
Authors
Diane Heacox, Richard M. Cash
Publisher
Free Spirit Publishing
Published
October 22, 2019
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Differentiated instruction · Gifted and advanced learners · Academic, social, and emotional support
Reading lane
Gifted Education