Addressing the Needs of Gifted/Talented Students: Resources for Learning at HomeAll students are to receive an education appropriate to their individual capabil-ities, interests, and needs. Students must have learning opportunities that help develop their abilities to the highest level. Gifted and talented students are atypical learners who require specialized learning experiences beyond the regular curriculum to ensure success.

Teachers of gifted/talented students di�erentiate the core curriculum through various means, including flexible groupings, acceleration of content, indepen-dent study, tiered assignments, interest centers, learning centers, compacting in student’s area of strength, questioning strategies, and use of above grade-level resources. Curriculum and instruction for gifted/talented learners must include depth, complexity, novelty, and acceleration:

Depth: Investigation into details that further understanding in the area of study. Concrete is directed toward abstract, known toward unknown. Students may look at historical patterns and trends within the area of study.

Complexity: Problems, issues and prevailing themes within the area of study are defined. Connections are made between various areas of study. The subject is looked at from a variety of perspectives and multiple solutions are sought.

Novelty: Personal expression and interpretation of knowledge is sought. Original investigations and experi- ments are pursued. New and unique ways of teaching, learning, and sharing understanding (i.e., novel products) are used.

Acceleration: Advanced resources and strategies are utilized to study a subject at a more sophisticated level.

Teachers, parents, and caregivers can continue to support the needs of gifted/talented learners while learning at home. The following resources have been thoughtfully compiled to ensure that students have access to high-level di�erentiated learning opportunities at home. These resources and ideas may be used to supplement and support other academic resources provided by L.A. Unified schools to address the unique academic and social-emotional needs of gifted/talented learners.

Free Student Access to Renzulli Learning Systemrenzullilearning.comRenzulli Learning is an interactive online system that provides a personalized learning environment for all students, especially gifted/talented students, resulting in increased engagement and higher academic performance. The system quickly identifies student academic strength areas, interests, learning styles, and preferred modes of expression, and then matches each student with thousands of personalized, high interest, engaging educational activities and resources. Renzulli Learning enables teachers to easily di�erentiate instruction and increase motivation. Renzulli Learning personalizes talent development for each student, giving students the tools and resources to increase engagement and achievement. It provides teachers with time-saving methods to manage their classrooms from anywhere and prepare daily and yearly planning by infusing Renzulli Learning into their curriculum.  Renzulli Learning has generously donated a site license for every L.A. Unified student for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. Log-in information and instructions are forthcoming. Program components include: 

Renzulli Profiler Enrichment Resources  Personalized Activities by Subject Project-Based Learning (PBL) Personal Success Plan Professional Development

Gifted/Talented Programs • Advanced Learning Options • Division of Instruction

Resources for Parent/Teacher SupportKhan AcademySample Daily Instructional Schedules and Resources (all grades; can be used at home or with Google Hangout, Zoom or Skype video)

Emotional Support (all grades)Resources and ideas to support with social-emotional well-being, including anxiety, stress, and depression

Common Sense Media (all grades)Expert reviews, objective advice, and helpful tools for media and technology use

Thinking Skills (Grades 3-6)Thinking skills activities including logic puzzles and math brainteasers

Resources for GATE Teaching and LearningByrdseed (K-12)Resource for teachers of GATE students to encourage curiosity, critical thinking, and social-emotional well-being

Camp Galileo (K-5)Ignite your inner innovator one hour a day with free STEAM activities

Gifted Guru (K-12)Ideas for learning at home, with or without screens

Google Arts and Culture: Virtual Museum Tours (K-12)Virtual tours of museums and locations throughout the world

Great Books Foundation (K-12)Free sample lesson plans (both fiction and nonfiction)

Grade K- 5Grade 6-8Grade 9-12Open Educational Resources

Mensa for Kids (K-12)Hand-selected lessons and activities for learning at home

Mystery Doug (K-5)Short videos that answer children’s real-life questions about science and the world

Mystery Science (K-5)Free, user-friendly science lessons

New York Times Coronavirus Resources: Teaching, Learning, and Thinking Critically (Age 13+)Up-to-date resources related to Covid-19, as well as ideas for at-home learning

Scholastic Learn at Home: Free Resources and Strategies for Teaching Remotely (PreK-9)Day-by-day projects for reading and thinking

Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented: School Closure Resources (K-12)Compilation of GATE resources and ideas

Gifted/Talented Programs • Advanced Learning Options • Division of Instruction