Nature and needs of gifted students

Documentary Film Viewing

Students will write a 4-5 page paper synthesizing one common theme across the films. For example, what supports the development of potential? What are varied profiles of giftedness? What nonintellective factors support or impede the realizations of giftedness?

(Documentaries linked below. Also may be available on other sites.)
List:
First Position
https://www.amazon.com/First-Position-Bess-Kargman/dp/B008JAG6RE

Brooklyn Castle
https://www.amazon.com/Brooklyn-Castle-Rochelle/dp/B00BB1VDLC

The Boys of Baraka
https://www.amazon.com/Boys-Baraka-Devon-Brown/dp/B000F48D78

Spellbound
https://www.amazon.com/Spellbound-Angela-Arenivar/dp/B07L8MYFR5

Life Animated
https://www.amazon.com/Life-Animated-Owen-Suskind/dp/B01HSSYMH8

Underwater Dreams
https://www.amazon.com/Underwater-Dreams-Michael-Pe%C3%B1a/dp/B00QJOL6NQ

Select(ED)
https://www.amazon.com/SelectED-Kayla-McCormick/dp/B01A7ONV8Q

Hard Problems The Road to Worlds Toughest Math Contest
https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Problems-Worlds-Toughest-Contest/dp/0883859025#:~:text=Hard%20Problems%20is%20about%20the,90%20countries%20in%20Ljublijana%2C%20Slovenia.

Girl Rising
https://www.amazon.com/Girl-Rising-Cate-Blanchett/dp/B00I6Z8SZU

Most Likely to Succeed
https://www.amazon.com/Most-Likely-Succeed-Brian-Cesson/dp/B07F7ZQRQQ

Bee Nation
https://www.amazon.com/Bee-Nation-William-Kaysaywaysemat-III/dp/B07B6RNR64

Science Fair
https://www.amazon.com/Science-Fair-Cristina-Costantini/dp/B07KMH3K8Y

Inventing Tomorrow
https://www.amazon.com/Inventing-Tomorrow-Jared-Goodwin/dp/B07N35YQVN

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