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Public Speaking Template, Tips, and Tricks for the 1-2 Minute Informative Speech

By Portable Gifted and Talented

The common core wants effective speakers and 21st Century Learners! Here is a template for the one to two minute informative speech in handy notecard-sized cutouts. This document includes public speaking tips and tricks for all ages and ability

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Oral Communication

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Outlines, GATE

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Animation and Critical Thinking for GATE and Generation Z -- The Piano FREE

By Portable Gifted and Talented

4th Graders through adults find this video and activity fascinating. Let's try it FREE!Maybe your students will ask the same question mine did, "When can we do this again?"Using a short 2 minute video and an accompanying "Visual Inference Guide,"

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Literature, Graphic Arts

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Minilessons

FREE

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Menu of Independent Reading Projects FREE Enrichment and GATE

By Portable Gifted and Talented

Just say YES to the five C’s for gifted learners with CHALLENGES, CHOICES, COMPLEXITY, CONTROL over what and how they learn, and teachers who authentically CARE. Energize all readers with this project choice menu – FREE! Come back for over 200

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Literature

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Literature Circles, Activities, GATE

FREE

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GATE Talent Pool REPORT CARD RUBRIC -- FREE! for GT Pull-outs

By Portable Gifted and Talented

I am always looking for “report cards” for gifted and talented. Here is a rubric for a gifted and talented pull-out talent pool which has served me well. Perhaps it will work for you, too, with some edits here and there?You might also see my free

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented

Grades:

8^th, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Rubrics, Assessment, GATE

FREE

Digital Download PDF (1.18 MB)

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Visual Inference Guides - Analysis Tools for Photos, Short Film, Fine Art, +More

By Portable Gifted and Talented

Use these guides to explore all things visual—from fine art to historical primary sources, from poetic videos to kids’ cartoons and from public service posters to visual instruction guides. These guides are designed to generate discussion, insight,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Instructional Technology

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Minilessons

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.89 MB)

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Table Top Mini-Golf Introductory Slideshow

By Portable Gifted and Talented

This is the introductory slide show for my unit, "From Putt-Putt to Pebble Beach: Table Top Mini-Golf."

Subjects:

Math, Science, Physics

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Fun Stuff, GATE

FREE

Digital Download PPTX (2.82 MB)

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Go with the Flow, Free!

By Portable Gifted and Talented

It’s the popular smart phone puzzle in a fun, creative challenge for your classroom. It’s fun and easy to create Flow Free puzzles and fun to share and solve them. My 4th and 5th graders designed these puzzles as warm-ups but ended up obsessed for

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Games

FREE

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$Trundle Wheels -- Free! Hands-on Applied Math and Map Skills$

Trundle Wheels -- Free! Hands-on Applied Math and Map Skills

By Portable Gifted and Talented

Trundle wheels are a simplified version of a surveyor’s wheel. In this basic student edition of the trundle wheel, students roll their own version of trundle wheels across all sorts of things. They work especially well to measure curved surfaces

Subjects:

Applied Math, Geography, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

8^th, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, GATE

FREE

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Critical Thinking with Print Advertisements -- Blended Learning for Students

By Portable Gifted and Talented

Use this slideshow as a blended learning resource to spur critical thinking and analysis about print advertisements. Each slide leads students through a series of questions and teaches various advertising strategies in the process.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Graphic Arts

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, GATE, PowerPoint Presentations

FREE

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Vocabulary in Context -- Perform, Cartoon, Share -- Use AGAIN!

By Portable Gifted and Talented

This vocabulary in context activity is an excerpt from my Brave Irene unit for GATE 2nd and 3rd grade. It can be used with any age or any piece of fiction, non-fiction, or poetry. Keep the dice chart handy and a collection of vocabulary words

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Vocabulary

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Fun Stuff, GATE

CCSS:

RL.3.4

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Close Reading GATE or Advanced Character's Actions vs. Words

By Portable Gifted and Talented

I am always looking for specific, student-friendly ways to help students dive into a deeper reading—a more analytical and critical thinking view—of any text. This activity (and discussion) works well in my 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade GATE literacy

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Literature, Reading

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Lesson Plans (Individual), Activities, GATE

CCSS:

RL.3.3, RL.4.1, RL.4.3, RL.5.1, RL.5.3, RL.6.1, RL.6.3, RL.7.1, RL.8.1, RL.8.3, RL.9-10.1...

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Nurturing a Product-Based, Project-Based STEAM Classroom -- FREE Guide

By Portable Gifted and Talented

If you’ve ever thought, “I’d like students to try something other than writing out answers to show what they know . . .” or “We need more energy in this classroom . . .” or “How do I know if they ‘get it’ if they don’t write it out?” THEN THIS

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, For All Subjects, Engineering

Grades:

8^th, Homeschool, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Professional Development, GATE, Teacher Manuals

FREE

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GATE Literacy Enrichment Talent Pool RUBRIC REPORT CARD -- Free!

By Portable Gifted and Talented

I am always looking for “report cards” for gifted and talented. Here is a rubric for an enrichment group in literacy which has served me well. Perhaps it will work for you, too, with some edits here and there?You might also see my free “Gifted

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

8^th, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Rubrics, Assessment, GATE

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.92 MB)

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One Page Non-fiction Response for Reluctant Writers 3rd-8th

By Portable Gifted and Talented

I generated this form a couple years ago as a way for students to think critically about non-fiction topics in a non-threatening, brief format. It was developed with reluctant readers and writers in mind. As a gifted and talented resource teacher,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Informational Text

Grades:

8^th, Homeschool, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Nonfiction Book Study, Activities, GATE

CCSS:

RI.4.2, RI.5.2, RI.6.2

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OPENINGS: FREE Creativity Critical Thinking FUN! Enrichment GATE

By Portable Gifted and Talented

Can you solve my little picture mystery with only part of it revealed and only five questions before I open the door or window?Openings seems simple, yet it is a powerful activity built through creativity, critical thinking, and metaphors. Just give

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Fun Stuff, GATE

FREE

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Distance Learning CORONAVIRUS PRIMARY SOURCES LESSON

By Portable Gifted and Talented

Few times in a person’s life do we realize we are living important moments in history. In this lesson designed for the classroom or for distance learning, students choose primary sources which represent important aspects of their understanding of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Social Studies - History

Grades:

8^th, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Lesson Plans (Individual), Activities, GATE

FREE

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Concentration, Memorization, and Observation Games, Activities, and Improv FREE!

By Portable Gifted and Talented

Great for sponge activities or to enhance concentration and memorization . . . What follows are a number of activities and games that are loads of fun and all fall under the concentration, observation, and memorization categories. Most of these are

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, For All Subject Areas, Drama

Grades:

8^th, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Fun Stuff, GATE

FREE

Digital Download DOCX (1.76 MB)

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KidVidThink Daily Mini-Lessons with Short Videos 3 Pack for DISTANCE LEARNING V3

By Portable Gifted and Talented

KidVidThink -- Free mini-lessons using short videos to inspire wonder, pique curiosity, laugh, love, and grow, and to practice critical thinking.

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Lesson Plans (Bundled), Activities, GATE

FREE

Digital Download DOCX (0.70 MB)

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Engaging iGen GENERATION Z with Visuals Videos Toolkit and Lessons - FREE! GATE

By Portable Gifted and Talented

Free tools to help you reach and teach, engage and motivate Generation Z who is: PragmaticConnectedGlobalEducatedSocialVisualIndependentThese tools will engage critical thinking through visual channels and finally will appeal Generation Z’s love of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Reading Strategies

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Kindergarten, ...

Types:

Lesson Plans (Bundled), Activities, GATE

FREE

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Using Commercials for Critical Thinking in the Classroom -- FREE!

By Portable Gifted and Talented

Think of commercials as little 30-60 second visual persuasive essays, and as such, they have great potential in the classroom.We teach to a visual generation. Let’s harness some of the power and appeal of screen time to generate discussion, examine

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Fun Stuff, GATE

FREE

Digital Download DOCX (3.03 MB)

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Let's meet standards by building stuff, through critical thinking, prototypes, and creativity. From poetry to gnomes, wrecking balls to paper football, gliders to land speeders, primary sources to Ferris wheels, come visit the Portable. Have a look . . . stay awhile. We're pretty friendly around here. Watch the portable grow!

MY TEACHING STYLE

An active classroom which combines standards-driven units and hands-on, inquiry-based learning.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Pikes Peak Association for Gifted Students President. Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented Board Member. National Math and Science Initiative Contributing Author, Colorado Boettcher Foundation Scholar and Teacher; Colorado State University Admissions Outstanding Teacher; Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society in Education National Officer; Phi Beta Kappa

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.A. (with distinction) University of Colorado, Boulder in English Literature; M.A. University of Colorado, Colorado Springs in Curriculum and Instruction; K-12 Gifted and Talented Endorsement; Secondary Language Arts Licensed

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In services with free lessons and units you can use tomorrow! Contact Mark for engaging and interactive presentations in your school district on a range of topics in gifted education. Join in the conversation at giftedlearners.org.

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Applied Math, Fractions, Geometry, Measurement, Science, Biology, Environment, Physics, Social Studies - History, Native Americans, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Art History, Visual Arts, Graphic Arts, Music, Drama, Math Test Prep, Geography, Other (ELA), Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, Literature, School Counseling, Economics , Character Education, Word Problems, Instructional Technology, Physical Science, Problem Solving, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Poetry, Halloween, Valentine's Day, Presidents' Day, Decimals, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Test Preparation, School Psychology, Engineering, Close Reading

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