"I spent lots of time this week using the EBSCO Database and internet searches to find more articles that would help support my driving questions/790 Research Paper.
What perspectives did the 3 new research articles offer? Article #1 "District GATE Programs" helped me gain some insights about what District GATE programs are already in place. Many districts do Independent Learning Plans for students who qualify for GATE. Teachers and Administrators write up the plans in the first 30 days of the school year to set up a classroom plan as to how to best support the student. Article #2 "Six Strategies for Gifted Learners" shared the perspective of a GATE student and how to best impact their learning. I thought the section titled "Most Difficult First" was particularly interesting. Students are given the most difficult problems from that night's homework at the beginning of class. If the students passes with a 90% they will be excused from that night's homework and given a higher level, related activity to work on. Article #3 "Student Independent Investigations" discussed the positive impact that a GATE (or any student) may have with topic self-choice. I plan on using this learning opportunity in the near future. How do they inform your study and methodology? The three articles this week helped my study by giving me additional resources and data to include in my research paper. This new information gave me new options and opportunities to reach my GATE students. I plan on using the independent investigation project in the methodology over the next few weeks. How do they relate to your driving question? My driving question is "How can elementary educators implement and execute formal, in-class GATE program so students can grow beyond grade-level in ELA?" Knowing about District practices will help me understand what has and has not worked in the real-world of education. These articles gave me additional support for my research paper but they also helped me notice that I have holes in my paper which I need to address. The holes are regarding the consideration of in-class social relationships with GATE and non-GATE students. I also need additional research on teacher professional development opportunities.
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Evrim
11/3/2019 02:37:20 pm
DATA DATA DATA! I think by the end of this project, we will be spewing data out for no reason! I'm glad you found the data you need for your work.
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Joel
11/4/2019 06:37:59 pm
I agree, it is all about the data. I need to keep digging but I am hoping to get there.
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Jeremy Smith
11/4/2019 07:04:32 pm
Hey Joel I like the directions you are going in. I tried an individual plan with a GATE student once, but struggled to keep them going with their independent projects. They were not very motivated to do independent study. I bet there are suggestions on how to structure this kind of thing better. While this student could have done the most difficult problems first, they did not want to stand out from the rest of the group. It's challenging to balance how to address GATE needs, but not make them feel like outsiders, right?
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Joel
11/5/2019 08:00:32 pm
Thanks Jeremy. Yes, I agree they may not want to stand out. I may make peer interactions one of my themes to see if there is a way to combat this issue.
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Kirsten Fouquet
11/5/2019 12:19:39 pm
I LOVE your essential question and what you are researching. I find reaching those GATE qualified kids in the younger grades SO hard to reach because in the elementary grades they have not necessarily been identified as GATE yet and teachers are expected to be meeting these kids needs without a program behind it yet. I am excited to see the strategies you come up with. I like the Most Difficult First strategy you mentioned.
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Kathy Martin
11/5/2019 07:40:41 pm
It sounds like you found some great resources. It can sometimes be overwhelming and frustrating going through the EBSCO Database. I find myself doing the same thing. That's so helpful that you noticed that there were holes in your research. Sounds like you got some great resources. Your question is a great one and I look forward to hearing what you find out. It is important that we also support our GATE students as well.
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