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5.3.3 Is it OK to Start without a Plan? To Work without a Net?

“I want to help the gifted kid in my class, so I’ll fit it in somehow!” “What! I’ve already got IEPs to support! Am I supposed to write a plan for every kid in my class?” “I’ll just give the gifted kids in my class some harder work and they’ll be fine.” As coordinators of gifted programs and instructors for graduate courses in gifted education we often hear these statements from teachers. These teachers have good intentions and really think intentions are enough. But, what if we discovered that we really only meet our goals with our gifted students when we write the goals down and share them with others involved in our students’ education? In this session participants will look at ways to capture SMART goals for gifted learners. These goals must include a recognition that students of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds manifest their giftedness in a variety of ways and need connections to the information that is to be learned. The goals should be student strength-based and provide authentic evidence of learning. We will look at examples of research based models that can be adapted for use in participants’ classrooms or school settings. We will share proven methods to collaborate with colleagues, parents, and students in developing a plan that achieves rigorous goals for gifted students.

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