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Developing grit in gifted students

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Eight sheets of identically sized paper are placed on a table. Their edges form the following pattern, with only one sheet, marked 1, completely visible.��Can you number the other sheets from top to bottom where 2 is the second layer, 3 is the third layer, and so on?

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The sheet directly underneath 1 can only be the sheet in the top left corner. And so on as the sheets spiral anticlockwise

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Grit

  • What does this word mean to you?

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Challenges of developing grit amongst gifted students

  • Things have often come easy to them
  • They do not encounter as much struggle as the typical student
  • Haven’t developed the coping mechanisms that other students have to use in order to be successful

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10 Strategies for Developing Grit in Gifted Students

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Help them to understand that they don’t have all of the answers and that is OK.

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What this looks like in the classroom

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Look at a challenge as just that rather than an obstacle preventing you from getting the correct answer.

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What this looks like in the classroom

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Be willing to take risks.

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What this looks like in the classroom

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Help them to understand perfection is not something that is attainable.

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What this looks like in the classroom

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Learn how to handle emotions.

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What this looks like in the classroom

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6. Develop executive functioning skills (i.e. time management, organization, prioritization.

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What this looks like in the classroom

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Realize that procrastination is not a game.

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What this looks like in the classroom

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Goal Valuation

How IMPORTANT is it?

How ATTAINABLE is it?

How INTERESTING is it?

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Don’t stop just because you are done.

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What this looks like in the classroom

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Get used to change.

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What this looks like in the classroom

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Stop focusing on the grades.

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What this looks like in the classroom

  • Black and Wiliam, (2009), found that 60% of students made significantly greater improvements when feedback was not tied to a grade.

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Grit is living life like it’s a marathon, not a sprint.

- Angela Duckworth

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What you should remember about grit

Develop grit with small wins

Grit is something you build, not something you instantly possess.

Deliberate practice

How you consistently use grit is by having proven habits that you go to when the situation calls for it.

Have a sense of purpose

If you do not know the why of what you are doing, you will find it challenging to do because you have not found meaning in it.

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Grit reminders

  • Focus on effort and not intelligence or talent
  • Show that failing is okay
  • Model a Growth Mindset
  • Teach them how to manage their time
  • Allow for productive struggle
  • Plan activities out of their comfort zone
  • Remind them that perfection is never the goal

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Determine your own grit

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CHECK OUT TODD TALKS

FREE PD VIDEOS THAT TALK ABOUT A LOT OF THE TOOLS SHARED HERE TODAY AS WELL AS OTHER TOPICS IN EDUCATION AND GIFTED.

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WWW.THEGIFTEDGUY.COM/TODDTALKS

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THANKS!

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You can find me at @the_gifted_guy & thegiftedguy@yahoo.com

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