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How do we stretch and challenge our most able
students?
CHALLENGEASPIRE
Aims:
•Define what G&T means to you and how it relates to your subject
• Give practical tips on how to stretch our most able students
Present an able student as a ….
2 mins to plan
1 min to deliver
How did it feel?
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Gifted
Capable of excelling in academic subjects
Excellence in areas of curriculum requiring visio-spatial skills or practical abilities
Talented
Do we agree?
What makes an able student in your area?
1.What skills/ dispositions can you think of?
2.Compare to list provided
3.In 3s – produce a Concept Star/ Map/ Double Bubble showing similarities/ differences
What are the conditions needed to support able students in their learning?
THINKTHINK PAIRPAIR
SHARESHARE
Allowed to get it wrong Take risks Can ask for help Be commended for effort as well as
achievement Value different types of ability Acknowledge and cater for different
learning styles
What’s the tag line?
How many ideas did you
come up with?
How did you select the
‘best’ idea?
What did you do to get to your final choice?
How did you share & use ideas from
others?
How did it feel to think in this
way?
What skills helped you to achieve your
tag line?
What would you do
differently next time?
Higher order thinking How are you planning to do this? What will you need?
Why did you decide to start like that?
How did you reach that answer/ decision?
How do you know?
Why do you think that?
Why do you think this approach worked better than another approach?
How can you be sure?
Is there another way/ reason/ argument?
How many ways can you…
How many uses…?
What if/ if not?
How do you think it feels to be…?
What do you think happens next?
Who has a different idea?
STAND UP IF… Your object is expensive Your object is valuable Your object is eco-friendly Your object is negative Your object can be linked to ‘good’ design Your object has something to do with
patterns
INCREASE THE CHALLENGE
Find 2 other objects which CAN BE LINKED to your object – discuss your thinking
Find 1 other object that cannot be linked to your object – can you find ways to make links?
Task Planning
Start at the end
Why?
Effective learners know where they want to get to, what learning they want to happen and what it might look like. By planning in the same way, the journeys may collide
Outcome focused Planning Tool
Intended Outcomes
What do I want students to learn/ develop?
Opportunities
What variety of activities/ tasks exist/ can we
create?
Sharing
How will I share my intended outcomes with pupils?
Recognising achievement
How will I/ students know they’ve achieved the intended outcomes?
Task planning
Breadth
Depth
Pace
Additional material (enrichment)
Asking students to delve deeper into given subject/ topic (extension)
Speed in covering curriculum (acceleration)