8. Knowing the Creatively “Gifted” Student
Becoming a Teacher Who Writes - Let Teaching be your Writing Muse - Nancy S. Gorrell
Nancy S. Gorrell [+]
English teacher and poet
Description
Chapter 8 introduces scholarship defining the terms “gifted,” “talented,” and “gifted and talented.” The author presents “A Case Study: Mike, The Story of my Life as a Writer in the Making.” The author discusses how to identify the creatively “gifted” student writer. Chapter 8 offers guidelines for teaching the creatively gifted: provide freedom, provide structure, be a good reader, provide challenges, enable students to function as professionals, and do no harm. Chapter 8 includes Interdisciplinary Applications for Teachers and Students and a “Creative Personality” writing prompt. The author presents “Mike in Science Class: Under the Teacher Radar” and gifted science students in English class writing science and math poetry, in addition to “10 Dimensions of Complexity” and the “Paradox of the Creativity Personality.” The author concludes with a caveat: teach all as creatively gifted.