Hold Me Back!!! 7 Steps to Improving the Gifted Classroom???

I just struck gold.  I can’t believe how simple this guy makes it.  And the resources are WOW!  So, in my previous post, I told you about the Byrd man. So, I was following my own advice and looking around on his site.  Seriously considering paying the money to get his videos.  And I thought…subscribe?  Clicked it.  Entered my email address.  And WOW.  That’s all I can say.  Wow!  SO…here’s a few teasers for you.

For those who have been to the Gifted PDs we’ve provided, you’ve heard us discuss adding universal themes to your classroom lessons or discussions.  It becomes an invitation for THINKING and rigor.  Check this out (Thank you, Bryd!)

Universal Themes

Okay…and one more…in case you haven’t left me already to go and subscribe for yourself…ever wonder WHERE ON EARTH DO I START????  Congrats.  A gifted student in YOUR classroom.  What do you need to do?  Mr. Bryd has put together 7 places to begin.  Beautiful.

Improve Your Gifted Classroom

Enjoy!!!  (go subscribe)

Response to Literature…Inductive Style

Looking for a way to add some novelty to literature responses or discussions?  Check this out!

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Want to know a little more about “inductive thinking?”   It’s reasoning from a specific case or cases and making a rule. It draws inferences from observations in order to make generalizations. Try it out!  Use it in content areas like science.

1. Observation: collect facts, without bias.
2. Analysis: classify the facts, identifying patterns of regularity.
3. Inference: From the patterns, infer generalizations about the relations between the facts.
4. Confirmation: Testing the inference through further observation.

The book also fits nicely with this idea.

Falling in Love with Close Reading

And if you haven’t checked out this guy’s site…you might want to add that to you “to do” list.  Neat stuff!

www.byrdseed.com