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GT Differentiation: Social and Emotional Teaching Strategies
Before you differentiate, a teacher needs to know their students. You need to reach them at where they are and build/nurture using strategies they need to be successful. -
Social & Emotional Teaching Strategies by Stephanie A. Nugent
In order to differentiate..you need to know your students and reach them emotionally to build and nurture to their intellectual potential. -
Preface
The Story: The reason I picked this topic..unique social & emotional issues in the class.
3 highly intelligent/perfectionist type students:
"Johnny" couldn't finish tests -high anxiety on essay questions.
"Sammy" classic underachiever would not even start assignments due to the fear of failure. Further disclosure: one of these students was obsessed with symmetry..also wanted "even" grades only, (92, 90, 86, etc.)
"Sally" couldn't work in groups-had to have things her way.."her way or no way". -
Williams Model
Williams (1969) proposed the need to integrate the Cognitive-Intellective with the Affective-Feeling in order to promote creative and higher order thinking skills for students to reach optimal potential. -
Williams Model Continued
COGNITIVE-INTELLECTIVE
Fluent Thinking
Flexible Thinking
Original Thinking
Elaborative Thinking AFFECTIVE-FEELING
Curiosity
Risk Taking
Complexity
Imagination -
Create a Comfortable Class Environment
Provide a safe environment to encourage risk taking.
Set Parameters - establish rules together with students to promote ownership. -
Character Education
Embed character education into curriculum to help promote healthy habits and thinking such as: Habits of Mind
7 Habits of Highly Effective People -
Learning Style and Interest Inventories
Learning StylesLearning styles consist of visual learners, auditory, and kinesthetic.
Multiple Intelligences include: verbal linguistic, logical-mathematical, visual spatial, bodily kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalist, existential
Interest Inventories
Open-ended response form: "I'm happy when...I don't know why...I'm good at..."
MI Inventory link: http://www.literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstre -
Bibliotherapy
BibliotherapyThe use of literature to help understand and resolve personal issues. Identify the need such as perfectionism, tolerance, etc. Read the suggested list of books and their reviews to match to student need. This interaction between the reader and story appeals to many gifted students. It is a powerful way to mold thinking. -
Cinematherapy
CinematherapyThe use of film that portrays gifted characteristics to address social and emotional needs of gifted students. A helpful link to find an index of films: http://www.cinematherapy.com/filmindex.html -
Arts Incorporation
Expressing real and idealistic theories of self through collage or other art media. -
Service Learning
Gifted students have a heightened emotional intensity and sensitivity toward societal and social problems. Making a difference is a need for many gifted students. It is a chance for them to use newly acquired skills and knowledge in authentic situations. Often these are open-ended solutions which ignite the creative potential in the gifted student. -
Ending Thoughts
"Mental health is the springload of thinking and communication skills, learning, emotional growth, resilience, and self-esteem." Nugent p. 32.
