Special Education
Gifted Education - A Resource Guide for Teachers
You Can't Do It Alone
A classroom teacher can not meet all the learning needs of every pupil who comes through the door. Each professional has a unique set of teaching interests, styles and abilities. These characteristics make reaching some students easy, while meeting the needs of others remains a challenge. Seeking assistance from others is something all professionals find necessary from time to time.
The following are possible human resources for classroom teachers:
- school based teams,
- school district personnel,
- parents, and
- members of the community with an interest in children and youth.
The Teacher Planning Guide, found in an appendix, can help create a plan that will promote optimum development for each gifted child.
Mentorship and Internships
Teachers, counsellors, librarians, other students, parents and community resource people can become mentors.
The relationship with a mentor can help the student move to a new level of understanding of a discipline. It is a unique opportunity for students to learn how experts in their field of interest go about their work. Internships can help the student experience the reality of work in a specific field.
Mentors can provide stimulation and support beyond the classroom to highly gifted students. They allow the student to move ahead in an area of passion while working with peers at other times.
| Classroom Resources:
Gender Equity: Mentoring for Students (B.C. Ministry of Education) How to Mentor in the Midst of Change (Sullivan, 1992) Mentor Relationships: How They Aid Creative Achievement, Endure, Change, and Die (Torrance, 1984) Mentoring: An Annotated Bibliography (1982-1992) (Noller and Frey, 1994) Developing a Mentor Program (Haeger & Feldhusen, 1989)
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