Investigate ways to motivate and engage underachieving gifted students.

address the problem of poor performance in High ability students I plan to: identify a targeted area of strengths, and interest, review research literature on promoting independent learning, interview other gifted teachers for strategies and plans, identify research-based programs/activities that work, and implement instructional models from successful programs with an infancies in the non-directive teaching model Answering tases questions:1. In what areas has student shown exceptional ability and what does the student say about self-needs, interest, and school experiences and how is this information to be interpreted??2. What are child’s preferred learning styles?3.What insights do parents and teachers have about the student’s strengths and problem areas that will motivate underachieving GT students?Resources uses need to be in the past 10 years or earlier