High-Quality Project-Based Learning for Gifted Learners

Description

How can you effectively engage gifted learners in meaningful and relevant learning experiences? In this 30-minute course from Edjacent, Meghan Raftery emphasizes the significance of top-notch Project-Based Learning (PBL) in addressing the unique traits and needs of gifted learners. By incorporating PBL aspects such as mental challenge, real-world relevance, public presentation, teamwork, effective planning, and thoughtful reflection, educators can create vibrant and supportive learning environments for their gifted students.

In this 30-minute course, you will learn:

• How high-quality PBL addresses the traits of gifted learners
• The relationship between gifted traits and PBL components
• Expected outcomes of implementing high-quality PBL with gifted learners
• How to get started with high-quality PBL in your classroom
• Strategies to support gifted learners through PBL experiences

Other courses in this series:
PBL Project Management for Gifted Learners
Developing PBLs for Gifted Learners

Presenter Bio

Meghan is a freelance educator in Virginia Beach, Virginia, currently supporting teachers, schools, districts, and organizations on innovative projects; building teacher capacity; and developing curriculum. A generalist at heart, Meghan cultivates a breadth and depth of experience both inside and outside of education.

She currently serves as a part-time trainer and curriculum developer for Defined Learning, innovation coordinator for Virginia Beach City Public Schools, program director for the CROP Foundation, events planner for Read Books, and micro-credential project co-lead for the Virginia Association of Supervision & Curriculum Development.

Through her work with a variety of educators across the country, Meghan developed the initial concept of Edjacent as a slow hunch, refined over time with the help of many educators and great thinkers from a variety of fields who have great faith in and great fears for the future of American public education.