1) What is something that surprised you or that you learned from the videos? What myth or prior belief did you find out was false and what is the reality?
I did not realize that the further students are from the mean in intelligence, the worse their social skills tend to be. It makes a lot of sense to me after it was explained, but I never thought about it that way. In a classroom when I have gifted kids I think it would be useful to help develop some of those students' social skills as well as their academic skills.
2) How can you use what you learned in your present and future classrooms? How can technology play a part? Be specific.
I will use my new understanding to give students options for assignments. For gifted students, they may really benefit from working independently on a group project. However, I think developing a relationship with a student like that will be very important because it can provide an opportunity to push a gifted student to develop their social skills. Technology can play a part by extending a gifted student's learning. There are so many valuable resources on the internet and a teacher can offer many of them to encourage student development. For gifted students, more challenging resources can be offered.
You make a very good point in addressing the first question. As educations we should be promoting academic and social skills. I feel that integrating technology and promoting collaboration will help us meet his goal, and you see that connection. I also like how you talk about student choice. That really empowers students.
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