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Brain: Noun, an apparatus with which we think we think---Ambrose Bierce   **
 * Title of Unit or Project:
 * Title of Unit or Project:
 * A Unit on Gifted Awareness for Grades K-8 **
 * Grade Level and/or Subject Area: K-8**


 * Summary of Project** (see PowerPoint link below for an overview)
 * The project is an ongoing reflective journal to help gifted students develop as learners.
 * Components of the unit are introduced as early as Kindergarten and developed through grade 8.
 * Students learn about their own thinking and learning.
 * Students answer self-reflection questions to develop self-advocacy as a gifted student.
 * Students are supported by a Community of Learners as they grow.
 * The project's goal is an individualized Gifted Learner Growth Plan (a working document- see link below).

> > **Essential Questions** 1.What is learning? 2. What is the “gift” in gifted 3.How do I know when I am truly learning? Unit Questions see Gifted Awarenesss document link below
 * Curriculum Framing Questions**
 * 1) What is the role of my brain in my learning?
 * 2) How do I use my intelligence to learn?
 * 3) How do I know when I am truly learning?
 * 4) What are the challenges I face as a learner?
 * 5)   What do I need to be a fully engaged learner?
 * 6)   How can I advocate for my own learning?

see Gifted Awarenesss document link below
 * Content Questions**


 * Real world connection-**
 * Just as health professionals expect a patient to be an active participant in his or her health, this unit uses the same approach to involve a gifted student in his or her own education.
 * Institutions, businesses, and professionals develop mission statements and growth plans. This unit helps gifted students learn about themselves and then use that knowledge to develop a Gifted Learner Growth Plan.
 * This plan is a working document subject to constant revision with the support of a student's Community of Learners. The goal is to help the student become his or her own self-advocate.


 * PowerPoint Overview of the Unit** [[file:1bFinal Draft-Gifted Awareness Presentation.ppt]]
 * Gifted Awareness Unit Plan** [[file:2Final Draft-Gifted Awareness.doc]]
 * Gifted Learner Growth Plan** [[file:3Final Draft-Gifted Learner Growth Plan.doc]]
 * Student Surveys** [[file:4Final Draft-Zoomerang Survey Website.doc]]