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A curated selection of quality action plans developed by the participants of the online course Supporting gifted and talented students in your classroom.
"LITERARY TWEETS - Exploring Literature through Twitter"
The "Literary Tweets" lesson plan is a three-part exploration of literature through Twitter-based activities. It fits into the ongoing curriculum by providing a creative and interactive way for gifted EFL students aged 15 to engage with literary texts. By analyzing, creating character tweet profiles, and participating in a Twitter chat related to the chosen literary text, students deepen their understanding of literature while enhancing their English language skills. This lesson plan integrates literature and technology, aligning with the curriculum's goal of fostering critical thinking, creativity, and language proficiency.
Authors: Dajana Jelavić
"Think Green!"
In this lesson plan, the pupils deepened their knowledge about environmental issues, investigated possible solutions to solve them, and developed some 21st-century skills along the way. In teams, the pupils choose and use digital tools to create infographics, posters or presentations showing the chosen environmental problem and possible solutions. The groups present their creative products to the others, and give and receive feedback from their peers and the teacher. They are also encouraged to add questions to a collaborative escape room game which they can play in the last stage of the lesson.
Authors: Dragana Videnov
"Our foreign countries"
The educational intention of this activity is to develop a thought of tolerance, a sense of belonging to a shared community, and to recognize the differences in the other to accept them, through the use of a language common to all: English. Students will talk about their family culture, traditions and their country of origin. They will be the agents of their learning process, they will be involved in the activity.
Authors: Emiliana Rufo
- "Once upon a time... in the future"
This activity will develop the reading and writing skills of the students, according to the curriculum. It will also have a cross-curricular aspect as some students might use musical or bodily-kinesthetic intelligences.
Authors: Jorge Conde
"Day and night"
This lesson plan explores the day and night phenomenon within the framework of the skills lab titled "Innovation – Creative Thinking and Initiative." This topic is integrated into the latest curriculum employed in Greece under the "Child and Science" domain.
Authors: Sofia Poulioti
"Let's get mindful"
Over the course of four sessions, incorporating a mix of flipped classroom, online, and in-person formats, students delve into the concept of mindfulness. They analyze it, (re)create their personalized mindfulness exercises for practical application, engage in practice, provide feedback on its effects, participate in discussions, compare experiences, and share ideas. This lesson encompasses the theme of (mental) health and well-being, aligning with the school curriculum and connecting with various subjects including psychology, information technology, physical education, social sciences, statistics, and mathematics.
Authors: Vesna Marinčić
"Water near our school"
Students are tasked with researching water sources in their region, including rivers, lakes, and waterfalls. In collaborative groups of four, they will populate a shared map on Padlet. Each group is responsible for pinning specific locations, adding relevant photographs, and providing insightful information along with interesting facts about each place. This project encourages collaborative exploration and the creation of an informative map that reflects the diverse water features in their local area.
Authors: Rocío González Fernández
"Unmanned rovers for Space Exploration"
In this lesson plan, the school hosts an educational group focused on STEM education and robotics activities. Within this group, participants actively engage in the construction of unmanned vehicles using the WeDo2 robotics kit.
Authors: Tryfon Spyropoulos
"Racing to the museum, part 1"
The lesson presents the new story in which the main character meets a(n existing) famous Formula 1 driver. Some facts are given about the Grand Prix car races and the story pauses at a point in which the students can make their own inferences about how the story is going to continue.
Author: Ioanna Giannopoulou
"Kinder-coding"
This lesson plan is designed to familiarize kindergarten students, including those who are academically gifted, with coding and early programming skills. The learning objectives include introducing these young learners to the fundamentals of coding through age-appropriate, hands-on activities. The overall goal is to cultivate problem-solving, critical thinking, and computational thinking skills in these students.
Authors: Ifigenia Kampadeli