1. Academic Service Learning to Motivate Gifted Girls
2. In Order To Reach Our Children We Must First Speak Their Language
3. Tell Tale Signs of Giftedness
*Capacity for Keen Observation
*Exceptional Ability to predict and forsee problems and trends
*Special problem-solving resources; extraordinary tolerance for ambiguity; fascination with dichotomous puzzles
*Preference for original thinking and original solutions
*Excitability, enthusiasm, expressiveness, and renewable energy
*Heightened sensitivity, intense emotion, and compassion
*Playful attitude and childlike sense of wonder throughout life
*Extra perceptivity, powerful intuition, persistent curiosity, potential for deep insight, early spiritual experiences
4. *Ability to learn rapidly, concentrate for long periods of time, comprehend reality, and retain what is learned; development of more than one expertise
*Exceptional verbal ability; love of subtleties of written and spoken words, new information, theory, and discussion
*Tendency to set own standards and evaluate own efforts
*Unusual sense of humor, not always understood by others
*Experience of feeling inherently different or odd
*History of being misunderstood and undersupported
*Deep concern about universal issues and nature, and reverence for the interconnectedness of all things
5. *Deep concern about universal issues and nature, and reverence for the interconnectedness of all things
*Powerful sense of justice and intolerance for unfairness
*Strong sense of independence and willingness to challenge authority
*Awareness of an inner force the pulls for meaning, fulfillment, and excellence
6. Fist to Five
What is your background knowledge about academic service learning?
7. Welcome!
What is academic service learning?
a teaching and learning approach that integrates community service with academic study to enrich learning, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.
8. A Way of Thinking
No one is born a good citizen; no nation is born a democracy.Rather both are processes that continue to evolve over a lifetime.Young people must be included from birth.A society that cuts itself off from its youth severs its lifeline.
Kofi Annan, Former Secretary-General, United Nations.
9. Video Clip
10. Think Pair - Share
11. One way to think about differentiation
Differentiation is classroom practice that looks eyeball to eyeball with the reality that kids differ, and the most effective teachers do whatever it takes to hook the whole range of kids on learning.
12. Video Discussion Question:
What evidence was given for the benefit of service learning? How might this impact and benefit gifted girls?
13. *National studies suggest that students in effective
service-learning programs:
*improve academic grades
*increase attendance in school
*develop personal and social responsibility
What are the benefits?
14. Top 10 Benefits of Service-Learning
10. Increases critical thinking skills
9. Strengthens academic learning
8. Teaches problem-solving
7. Increases public speaking abilities
6. Increases research skills and analysis
5. Strengthens teamwork /leadership abilities
4. Connects learning with real world
3. Increases awareness societal issues
2. Broadens views of diversity issues
and
1. Answers students question:
WHY DO I HAVE TO LEARN THIS?
15. NSLC resourceswww.servicelearning.org
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16. NSLC resourceswww.servicelearning.org
Library
Books, journals, videos for LSA grantees
Online library catalog available to anyone for identifying service-learning publications
Research & reference service
Downloadable documents & bibliographies
17. Point to ponder.
The fact that students differ may be inconvenient, but it is inescapable.Adapting to that diversity is the inevitable price of productivity, high standards, and fairness to kids. - Theodore Sizer