Best Practices Nurturing Intellectual Competence
Team 3: Vanessa Boson, Ryan Cole, Tara Bennett, Kendra Coleman, Latosha Brooks
CUR 506
B. Shirley
September 12, 2021
References
Phillips, K. (2021). Teaching the Gifted Student. Salem Press Encyclopedia.
Parrett, W. (2016). Edutopia. https://www.edutopia.org/blog/high-poverty-schools-engage-families-community-william-parrett-kathleen-budge
Owlcation. (2021). Owlcation. https://owlcation.com/
O'Leary, W. (2019). 10 classroom strategies to implement whole child instruction. https://blog.edmentum.com/10-classroom-strategies-implement-whole-child-instructin.
National Education Association. (2016). NEA Poverty Trauma Handbook. https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/2020-07/NEAPovertyTraumaHandbook.pdf
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Dean, M. (2021). 7 creative ways to teach diverse learners. http://www.classcraft.com/blog/creative-ways-to-teach-diverse learners
Breiseth, Lydia. (2020.). Colorin' Colorado! A Bilingual site for educators and families of English Language Learners.
English Language Learners
Teacher can let students know that their cultures are welcome in the classroom
Teacher can let student know their languages
Encourage students to celebrate with the rest of the class
Encourage students to celebrate their family traditions
Support/Encouragement
Find out what the students' hobbies and goals are
Teacher can learn to pronounce the students' name correctly
Manipulate the materials touch
ESL teacher support
Visual and verbal instructions
Get to know students talents
Get to know students goals
Get to know students interest
Get to know students strengths
Children from Poverty
"The goal of fostering two-way communication between school and home requires school leaders to be relentless in their insistence that communications be respectful, honest, and timely." (Parrett 2016)
Mindfulness techniques and strategies
Give students a sense of control
Teach emotional skills
Teach leadership skills by modeling
Diverse Family Structures
Technology
Practice short-term working memory skills
Build students’ vocabulary
Review material in an unexpected way
Post visual reminders
Routine and Consistency in the classroom
Opened ended projects group/individual
Mental Health
Motivation
self-image
Self-efficacy
Following through on tasks
Family Support
Feeling safe
Being part of a community/classroom/school
Relationship Building
Exceptional Learners
Social and Developmental Theories
Humanist
Maslow
Constructivist
Lev Vygotsky
Behaviorist
B.F. Skinner
Cognitive
Jean Piaget
The Dean (2021) website suggests that teachers "make an IEP cheat sheet, encourage active learning, embrace small group and learning stations, group by learning style, not ability, promote project based learning, incorporate ed tech and adaptive learning tools, and provide alternative testing options."
Adaptive learning tools
Project Approach Learning
Small Group Learning
Reward system
learning stations
Individual attention and assessment
Accomodations
Modifications
Small steps
Extended time
504 Plan
IEP
IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)
Understanding the disability/special need
Sensory, Behavioral, Cognitive, Physical, Emotional
Whole Child Development
"The best practices for developing the whole child is building a relationship with the child and nurturing all of the areas of learning and development" (O'Leary, 2019).
Social/Emotional development
Relationships
Teachers/School Personnel
Peers
Family
Diverse Learning Needs
Least Restrictive Environment
Pull-out or General Ed
Isolation vs. Socialization
Disability education
Individual needs/resources
Cultural & Language awareness
Unbias testing parameters
Gifted and Talented Learners
Social & Development Theories
Teacher direction
Student centered
Bloom's Taxonomy of Thinking
Analyzing Data
"For the classroom teacher, placing an individual or two who are considered gifted in the regular classroom can cause frustration. Often these individuals complete class assignments before others. One way to challenge the student is that teachers can adapt curriculum materials by using Bloom's Taxonomy of Thinking" (Phillips, 2021)
Family Structure
Support/Encouragment
Whole Child development
Goal oriented outcomes
Enrichment/Achievement
Individual & Teamwork
Global & economic expectations
Family support
Early childhood
reading and encouragement
Educational Games
Competition/ Collaboration
Task completion
Student Interests
Social/Personal
Social Media
Technology factors
Strategies for Curriculum:
Incorporating multiple intelligences
Erasing boredom
Creating cognitive stimulus
Sensory challenging
Physiological stimuli
Visual vs. Kinesthetic
Hands on projects
STEAM curriculum
Creativity
Imagination
Inquisitiveness
Abstract Thought
Academic ability
Leadership skills
Challenging IQ
Problem solving
High performance outcome
