Enrichment Program Selection What do potential enrichment candidates look like in the classroom?

The “Teacher Pleaser” Follows models and works to the teacher’s expectations Does well with guided instruction Listens for guidance and follows directions Thrives on “drill” activities Follows the lead of others Strives to conform Enjoys school Is a pleasure to teach

Follows models and works to the teacher’s expectations

Does well with guided instruction

Listens for guidance and follows directions

Thrives on “drill” activities

Follows the lead of others

Strives to conform

Enjoys school

Is a pleasure to teach

The “Teacher Pleaser” The “Teacher Pleaser” is a wonderful student to have in the classroom! They work hard and enjoy being helpful to the teacher. These students are often incorrectly perceived to be a candidate for the Enrichment Program. The regular curriculum is the best program for these students.

The “Teacher Pleaser” is a wonderful student to have in the classroom! They work hard and enjoy being helpful to the teacher.

These students are often incorrectly perceived to be a candidate for the Enrichment Program. The regular curriculum is the best program for these students.

The Bright Child Knows the answers and learns with ease. Is interested in content and absorbs ideas. Works hard and completes assignments Is attentive, alert, and listens with interest. Enjoys flexible groupings Is often popular, and usually a student others wish to emulate Is receptive to new ideas Tolerates repetitive tasks

Knows the answers and learns with ease.

Is interested in content and absorbs ideas.

Works hard and completes assignments

Is attentive, alert, and listens with interest.

Enjoys flexible groupings

Is often popular, and usually a student others wish to emulate

Is receptive to new ideas

Tolerates repetitive tasks

The Bright Child Tends to enjoy school and his/her peers. The Bright Child is usually confident and committed to tasks. A Bright Child is easy to teach. These students often benefit from Classroom Enrichment and may be included in Enrichment Opportunities.

Tends to enjoy school and his/her peers. The Bright Child is usually confident and committed to tasks. A Bright Child is easy to teach.

These students often benefit from Classroom Enrichment and may be included in Enrichment Opportunities.

The Gifted Learner Is highly curious and asks the questions Discusses ideas in detail Can show relationships among apparently unrelated ideas Extends responses to greater depth Has an advanced vocabulary Requires little repetition for mastery Often already knows the material

Is highly curious and asks the questions

Discusses ideas in detail

Can show relationships among apparently unrelated ideas

Extends responses to greater depth

Has an advanced vocabulary

Requires little repetition for mastery

Often already knows the material

The Gifted Learner May thrive in the classroom OR May have an individual style of working, one that may not always conform to the classroom setting

May thrive in the classroom

OR

May have an individual style of working, one that may not always conform to the classroom setting

The Gifted Learner Is highly creative, and their ideas may seem wild and silly Is an inventor Creates new designs Draws inferences

Is highly creative, and their ideas may seem wild and silly

Is an inventor

Creates new designs

Draws inferences

The Gifted Learner Initiates projects and vigorously pursues the investigation, but may have trouble bringing closure to the activity in a given time frame

Initiates projects and vigorously pursues the investigation, but may have trouble bringing closure to the activity in a given time frame

The Gifted Learner Is mentally and physically involved in learning Shows strong feelings and opinions Is intense Is keenly observant May be highly self critical and might become discouraged if they can’t easily reach their goals

Is mentally and physically involved in learning

Shows strong feelings and opinions

Is intense

Is keenly observant

May be highly self critical and might become discouraged if they can’t easily reach their goals

The Gifted Learner May display impatience with repetition of already mastered skills. May prefer their individual pursuits to teacher assigned tasks

May display impatience with repetition of already mastered skills.

May prefer their individual pursuits to teacher assigned tasks

The Gifted Learner Is highly inquisitive Is independent in thought and judgement Is highly focused on learning about topics of interest

Is highly inquisitive

Is independent in thought and judgement

Is highly focused on learning about topics of interest

The Gifted Learner May be a leader in groups OR Might dominate group discussions or prefer to work alone

May be a leader in groups

OR

Might dominate group discussions or prefer to work alone

Enrichment Selection Bright Children are easy to spot in the classroom. They do what is expected and learn easily. They enjoy school and work hard. Gifted learners are sometimes more difficult to spot. They might be highly motivated and work well under classroom expectations. Or they may not do well on assignments that don’t interest them. They may get so involved with an investigation that they don’t complete the task. Gifted learners are challenging – they ask questions and can become impatient with the pace of the classroom.

Bright Children are easy to spot in the classroom. They do what is expected and learn easily. They enjoy school and work hard.

Gifted learners are sometimes more difficult to spot. They might be highly motivated and work well under classroom expectations. Or they may not do well on assignments that don’t interest them. They may get so involved with an investigation that they don’t complete the task. Gifted learners are challenging – they ask questions and can become impatient with the pace of the classroom.

Enrichment Selection Sometimes, our gifted learners are model students. And sometimes they are our most difficult students. The Gifted Learner may be the most disruptive student in the class. They may be rebellious and challenge authority. They may be disorganized and rarely hand in assignments, or may rush through work making careless errors. These are often the students who most need stimulating enrichment programs.

Sometimes, our gifted learners are model students. And sometimes they are our most difficult students. The Gifted Learner may be the most disruptive student in the class. They may be rebellious and challenge authority. They may be disorganized and rarely hand in assignments, or may rush through work making careless errors.

These are often the students who most need stimulating enrichment programs.