The Gifted and Talented Cohort (Ages 8-10)

*Summer Cohorts Coming Soon*
There is a curious and creative genius in all of us but in this class we specifically nurture those abilities!
Gifted and talented students and those with high abilities often thrive in environments with acceleration, challenge, and similar peer grouping.  Research from the National Association for Gifted Children has shown that many high-achieving students are not given the chance to excel within traditional education programs. When grouped together as a cohort, studies report students showing positive gains in social, emotional, and cognitive skills. For students looking for a divergent learning environment, join this weekly cohort filled with creative enrichment activities and socialization based upon the fundamentals of gifted education.  (See all of the cohort choices listed at the end of this description.)

This class offers gifted kids and advanced thinkers a place to belong here on Outschool.  They'll be able to be with their peers and share their strengths and interests with others.  Each class will provide students with engaging enrichment activities purposefully chosen for the gifted learner. 

Class sessions will be a mix of higher-level-thinking challenges with both closed and open-ended answers. Activities will strive to promote: creative thinking, inductive/deductive logic, divergent critical thinking, analytical skills, and social-emotional skills relevant to gifted thinkers.  The teacher will gently push each student to work outside of his/her analytical comfort zone and to reach a higher level of potential in creative thinking and fluency of ideas.  My teaching style is best described as friendly, calm, and creative but also structured.

***Please note that this class is not an advanced core subject, for example advanced placement math.***  

The class schedule will usually include a Brain Stretch (logic puzzle, riddle, creative conundrum), and the main enrichment challenge activity.  One class meeting a month will be devoted to a gifted social-emotional topic and socialization amongst the cohort.

Upcoming Schedule
Week of - Critical Thinking Activities
Supplies Needed- White board or paper/pencil

Week of- Social Class and Executive Function

Week of - Brain Games
Supplies Needed- White board or paper/pencil

Week of- Saving Sam Stem Game
Supplies Needed- List will be provided

Week of- SCAMPER Activity

Week of - Teacher for the Day/Share your interests!
Supplies Needed- Depends on your topic, more info to follow.


 *The schedule may be adjusted if needed, dependent upon the teacher’s curriculum and student needs.*
It is preferred that a student take this class if they are performing at least one to two grade levels academically higher than their age.  No formal gifted identification is necessary, but please inform the teacher if your child has been professionally tested for gifted identification. The class curriculum is guided by gifted best practices and research-based frameworks such as: The Paul Model of Reasoning, Torrance Creative Problem Solving Model, and the William & Mary Research Model.

The other Gifted Cohort Options-
Flexible Schedule Cohort
https://outschool.com/classes/the-gifted-and-talented-cohort-flex-version-RfT8YND6#usTxcP7Pyq

Cohort for Girls (Ages 10-12)
https://outschool.com/classes/the-cohort-for-gifted-and-talented-girls-lun35xyn#usTxcP7Pyq

Cohort for ages 5-6
https://outschool.com/classes/the-gifted-and-talented-cohort-xGxyXxqi#usTxcP7Pyq

Cohort for ages 7-8
https://outschool.com/classes/the-cohort-for-gifted-and-talented-learners-G8usTcs5#usTxcP7Pyq

Cohort for ages 8-10
https://outschool.com/classes/the-cohort-for-gifted-and-talented-learners-NiCklRN0#usTxcP7Pyq

Social Club for ages 7-9
https://outschool.com/classes/the-gifted-and-talented-cohort-social-club-2MYuV53N#usTxcP7Pyq

Social Club for ages 10-12
https://outschool.com/classes/the-gifted-and-talented-cohort-social-club-uJowZDrO#usTxcP7Pyq