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Origami, at its basis, is a transformative process.
The practitioner takes paper and without adhesives or cuts, makes a new expression. Like the origami artist, an educator is an artist in a similar way.
A talented educator evaluates the medium of their class composure, considers the differentiation necessary to take that class to the next level of learning.
To Joseph Renzulli, gifted students may exhibit several characteristics of giftedness including above-average ability, task commitment, and creativity. Additionally, Renzulli protests that these three interactive clusters of traits are capable of developing.
To develop, an educator must harness the power a student exhibits and maneuver the talent to heighten student potential and concept understanding.
Through the ancient art of origami, these traits may be cultivated in gifted and talented student populations.