Using Projects to Maximize Capacity in Your Gifted Classroom

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Presenters: Todd Stanley, OAGC
Core Area: Learning Environments 2.1, 2.4; Curricular Content Knowledge 3.4; ODE Teacher Competency a, b, c; OAGC Differentiation
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1 

“Why do we need to know this?” Have you ever been asked this by one of your students? It can be a true facepalm moment when you realize that your students are not connecting with the material being taught. Project-Based Learning (PBL) is a great way to up the engagement of your class and help students find real-life connections with classroom material. In addition, differentiation is easily built into a well-designed project, so you can meet your students’ needs and help them find the “why” in their learning.

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Project-Based Learning (PBL) is an excellent tool for any teacher to use, but it is especially powerful when working with gifted students. Gifted students need to be challenged to engage further with the material, and PBL is a great way to help students connect their learning to real-world experiences as well as to make cross-curricular links.

In “Using Projects to Maximize Capacity in Your Gifted Classroom,” Todd Stanley shows you how a well-designed project naturally differentiates for each student’s individual needs and progress. That is what makes PBL such a great tool for working with gifted students. The key is knowing how to design a great project and use it to maximize your students’ learning and engagement with the material you are trying to teach.

In this course you will:

  • Understand the benefits of using project-based learning (PBL)
  • See the advantages of using PBL with gifted students
  • Gain a fundamental understanding of the steps of PBL
  • Begin to create your own PBL lesson that can be used in your classroom

ODE Teacher competency: a, b, c
NAGC Teacher Preparation Standard: 2.1, 2.4, 3.4

Click here for a leader’s guide created by the Ohio Association for the Gifted and Talented.

Presenter Bio

Todd Stanley is the author of 12 teacher education books including Project-Based Learning for Gifted Students: A Handbook for the 21st  Century Classroom, and his latest When Smart Kids Underachieve in the Classroom: Practical Solutions for Teachers. He served as a classroom teacher for 18 years and is currently the gifted services coordinator for Pickerington Local Schools where he lives with his wife and two daughters. You can follow him on Twitter @the_gifted_guy. 

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83 reviews for Using Projects to Maximize Capacity in Your Gifted Classroom

  1. Kevin – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –

    Very easy to follow and practical course about how to develop and support PBL in the classroom.

  2. Susan – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –

    I love this course and I think it’s the best teaching style to differentiate for all levels of learning, not just GT kids.

  3. Amanda – NORDONIA HILLS CITY (verified owner) –

    I thought it was very detailed and something I could implement right away.

  4. Clair – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –

    It was quite interesting

  5. Arianne – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –

    I was good information. I would have liked to see more examples of projects though.

  6. Kathy – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –

    Good overview of the why/how of PBL

  7. Karen – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –

    It was very eye opening on how to create a project for my class.

  8. Brenda – BELLVILLE ISD (verified owner) –

    Great course!

  9. Brian – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –

    I think it was useful. I would like to have heard more about how he does only PBL as opposed to just creating a project. I can’t wrap my head around how you would only do projects.

  10. Nancy – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –

    Great informaton about PBL. I use projects but more to see if the students understood the learned concepts.

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