Delo z nadarjenimi učenci na naravoslovnem področju
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Presenter(s): Renata Pelc
Author(s): Renata Pelc
Presentation will be in Slovene language.

WORKING WITH TALENTED STUDENTS IN NATURAL SCIENCES
ABSTRACT:
Working with talented students is improving each year. I dedicate my time weekly to students who are talented in maths and physics. We experiment in physics and solve maths problems.
During this time students of similar interests bond with each other, many introvert pupils speak up. They find a co- speaker and discover many new things.
Pupils with discovered talents have many hidden talents, which can be noticed, when they find themselves in the right place and in the right time. Maths and physics are fields for working with talented student. In the class we usually focus on the weak students, therefore talented students cannot develop their talents. It is amazing, when they discover, work out the equation, discover the mistakes and are pleased with the results. This gives the strength on the social area of life and gives them self- esteem. Satisfaction with the work is immense. I had some students who were talented but they hid their talents and hardly ever spoke up and had problems in the social area but they gained a lot in small groups. They started to show their knowledge in the class too. They applied their knowledge of maths to everyday life. They talked about maths problems together with their classmates and with the support they got the results.
I organize workshops in nature, where students connect physics and maths problems to nature and everyday life. Usually all the students are together. Talented students spread their knowledge to other students and they learn other skills from them. This is the best part of making contacts and socializing with others. On these workshops many students carry out a short lecture and a presentation for other students, they also carry out some workshops. Here we can see how students’ learning from each other is effective. Each student has his / her own talents. On these workshops, students spread the knowledge of maths and physics on others. Other students with social skills spread this to others. We both grow on these meetings, students and teachers.
Key words: talent, maths, physics, maths problems, nature, experiment