Introduction
This WebQuest is intended to help you comprehend the characteristics of "gifted" children along with the challenges these children face.
Let us discover what exactly categorizes someone as gifted and how that might lead to extra stress for that person.
Task
To create a PowerPoint presentation explaining the characteristics of gifted children and what difficulties and stressors these children encounter .
Process
This process will be set up in a series of 2 tasks.
- first, you will look up what it means to be "gifted"
- second, you will look up what stressors or challenges gifted students face in school or in personal lives
First: check out these sites
2. http://www.riverdale.k12.oh.us/CharacteristicsofGiftedChildren.aspx
3. http://www.davidsongifted.org/Search-Database/entry/A10770
Second: read the information on the following links to determine the difficulties and stress thatthese gifted children might face
3. http://www.santafecoach.com/about-gifted-adults-and-coaching/challenges-of-the-gifted-adult/
Evaluation
This is how your work will be evaluated.
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Beginning |
Developing |
Qualified |
Exemplary |
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Identifies the characteristics of being gifted |
Only 1-2 characteristics shown reflecting a beginning level of performance. |
2-3 characteristics reflecting development and movement toward mastery of performance. |
3-4 characteristics reflecting mastery of performance. |
Identifies 5 or more characteristics reflecting the highest level of performance. |
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States Stress and Challenges faced by gifted students including emotional difficulties. |
1-2 challenges shown reflecting a beginning level of performance. |
2-3 challenges shown reflecting development and movement toward mastery of performance. |
3-4 challenges shown reflecting mastery of performance. |
5 or more challenges shown reflecting the highest level of performance. |
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Identifies ways to cope with stress and deal with challenges constructively. |
Identifies 1-2 ways reflecting a beginning level of performance. |
Identifies 2-3 ways reflecting development and movement toward mastery of performance. |
Identifies 3-4 ways reflecting mastery of performance. |
Identifies 5 or more ways reflecting the highest level of performance. |
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Graphic Presentation Appearance |
Non creative or unimaginative reflecting a beginning level of performance. |
Has some color and eye catching details but is still sloppy reflecting development and movement toward mastery of performance. |
Imaginative and creative but could use more detail reflecting mastery of performance. |
Exceptional use of detail and patterns to make diagram understandable while appealing to the eye reflecting the highest level of performance. |
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Conclusion
We have discovered that gifted children are unique and have unique set of stress and challenges. Gifted children can be hypersensitive to their environments and surroundings and socially awkward because they fear people will not understand them.
Giftedness is a large category; it is difficult to look at all its aspects. You could do some of your own investigations, however, by checking these links out:
1. http://ww5.adifferentplace.org/?gkwrf=http%3A%2F%2Fzunal.com%2Fconclusion.php%3Fw%3D221756
2. http://www.giftedkidspeak.com/
3. http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/hoagies_kids.htm
Credits
I am a Gifted Education Consultant and Special Educator from Beirut-Lebanon
Permissions
We all benefit by being generous with our work. Permission is granted for others to use and modify this WebQuest for educational, non-commercial purposes as long as the original authorship is credited