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Talent at Risk part 3

sbaum@cnr.edi

TALENT DEVELOPMENT

BEYOND THE CURRICULOUM/BEYOND THE

CLASSROOM

Talent Development: Independent studies, mentorships and Type III Investigations

Following your passion.Investigating a real world problem.Transforming students from consumers of knowledge to producers of new knowledge.

Renzulli's Conception of Giftedness

Schoolhouse Abilities

Creative Productivity AboveAverageAbility

TaskCommit-

mentCreativity

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Above Average Ability

Creativity

Task Commitment

Renzulli & Reis, 1997

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Analytic Thinking

Ability to Generalize

Ability to Learn Inductively

Dinosaur Study Group

You are invited to attend a special meeting of our dinosaur study group. Zack Haake, 7 years old, will be our guest speaker and will share his dinosaur collection with us. He has been studying dinosaurs for most of his life.

Solving the Problem of the Pond

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Ruby with her mentor

Final word:What is one thing you can

change in your school to meet the needs of a gifted student?

Share it with your table.