Wisconsin Gifted and Talented Pyramid Model
Guidelines for Educational Opportunities

Level III

-Apprentice
-Credit by Exam -
-Course waivers
-DEP
-Dual Course Enrollment
-Early Graduation/Entrance
-Grade Level/Subject Area -Acceleration
-Independent Research
-Individual Counseling
-Internships
-Mentorships
-Radical Acceleration
-Specialty Schools (Magnet)
-Youth Options

 

Level Level II

-Academic Venues/Competitions
-Advanced/Honors Courses/Classes
-AP classes/CAPP classes
-Clubs/Organizations
-Co-curricular/Extra-curricular/Electives
-Content Area Acceleration
-Cluster Ability Grouping/Classes
-Foreign Exchange Program
-Group Guidance
-Leadership, Athletic, and/or Fine Arts Workshops
-Mini Courses/Workshops
-Peer Mediation
-Performance Oriented Competitions
-Resource Rooms
-Seminars
-Specific Content Area Acceleration
-Student Support Groups

 

Level I

-Compacting
-Contracting
-Continuous Progress -Curriculum
-Quality mastery of basics
-Modification of content, process, product
-Enrichment
-Cooperative Learning
-Fieldtrips
-Grouping
-Flexible Grouping and Regrouping
-Within and Across Grade Level Grouping
-Independent Projects/Products
-Instructional Strategies Which Differentiate
-Teach critical thinking skills -Extend skill development
-Use CRISS strategies -Incorporate higher level thinking skills
-Include multiple intelligences -Decision-making
-Integrated Instruction
-School-wide programs -Learning Centers
-Team Teaching -Simulations
-Tribes -Technological Applications

 

   

From: The Gifted and Talented Resource Guide for Wisconsin Public Schools, Educators, Coordinators, and Administrators (May 2003)

 

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