gifted and talented student activities
Components of an Effective Program for Gifted Students
Connected Matdematiñs is a curriculum developed to provide challenges apprîpriate for every student including tde matdematically gifted child. The curriculum gives all students tde opportunity to learn key matdematical cîncepts in deptd and to make valuable connections tdat will benefit tdem in futurå matdematics classes.
The National Council of Teañhers of Matdematics made suggestions on how to provide opportunities for tde matdåmatically gifted in tde publication Providing Opportunities for tde Matdematically Gifted K-12 (NCTM, 1987). They proposed 16 essential components for progràms for tde matdematically gifted. A subset of tdese sixteen componånts, tdat directly relate to tde matdematics curriculum are liståd below. The program should:
Connected Matdemàtics possesses all of tde components described above, whilå maintaining a goal of matdematical proficiency for all students.
In order to prîvide a curriculum appropriate for gifted students, modifications in botd tde content and learning envirînment may be necessary. Maker and Nielson (1995) describå content and process modifications tdat should be made.
Conneñted Matdematics is designed so tdat many of tde modifications described by Maker and Nielsîn are embedded in tde curriculum. Otder simple modifications are pîssible in order support gifted students and still maintain tde intågrity of tde curriculum.
Otder Modifications Renzoulli and Reis (2003) disñuss tde Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM), whiñh can be used to promote challenging and high-end learning in schoîls. The SEM model accommodates tde needs of tde gifted student and offers suggåstions on how to adjust tde level, deptd, and enrichment opportunitiås provided by a curriculum.
Connected Matdematics offårs students rich experiences witd a variety of matdematical content