GT+Weekly+Teaching+Strategy+Grouping

= = = Weekly Gifted and Talented Teaching Strategy: Grouping = = = =**__GROUPING GT and HIGHLY ABLE STUDENTS TOGETHER __**= = **Group GT and highly able students together during differentiated instruction throughout the day. You may also //pair // GT and highly able students together for differentiated instruction. **= = **//Karen Rogers (2006) has analyzed 10 years of grouping research for gifted learners. This research supports achievement gains for GT students who are GROUPED TOGETHER and given challenging differentiated learning activities within the classroom. There is NO SUPPORT for mixed-ability cooperative learning providing any type of benefit for gifted learners.// **= =**__What this could look like: __** =  >   >
 * A group of GT/highly able students have permission to work on Everyday Math challenge activities while the rest of the class is working on practice or reteaching activities.
 *  A group of GT/highly able students have permission to skip skills they already know and work on more challenging activities such as above grade level math problems or real world, multi-step problem-solving activities.
 * A group of GT/highly able students have permission to work together to create their own spelling lists from books they are reading or other sources.
 * <span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">A group of GT/highly able students work together on passion projects or independent studies. <span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">
 * <span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">A group of GT/highly able students work together in a literature circle.