Hi again! Sorry I didn't post last week. It was just too busy. The whole day was action-packed!

This morning we had our second round of Personal Development. Personal Development is when you learn more about yourself or something that you should know about. For example last week we had to be split into groups. Once everybody had been put into different groups, we went off to our different stations. My group went to Katie, who was teaching us more about Renzulli's and Gagne's models of Giftedness.

Renzulli's Model of Giftedness

Renzulli's Model of Giftedness is the easy one. It's not as meaty as Gagne's. Here is Renzulli's model of Giftedness.

See what I mean when I said it's easy to understand?

Renzulli thinks that you need:

• Above average Ability
• Task Commitment
• and Creativity

to be gifted. Katie said that this model is more aimed at adults then kids, because we are developing these skills as we get older.

Gagne's Model of Giftedness

Gagne's model of giftedness is more specific than Renzulli's, because Renzulli's just has three big ideas when Gagne's has lots of small parts that when put together means that you're gifted. Here is Gagne's Model of Giftedness.

See what I mean by Gagne's is meaty? Katie taught us that when you understand what you are reading then it's not so meaty and hard to understand. But I still think it looks confusing.

Bye!

See you next week! (hopefully)