How does Gifted and Talented Education work?

I was in gifted and talented education classrooms from third grade to eighth grade. It wasn't so much as an inclusive classroom since my whole class was considered "gifted and talented". So we felt kind of secluded from the rest of the kids in our grade. I loved the curriculum and I loved the students, but we never really hung out with anyone who wasn't in our classroom. There are however, different strategies for inclusive classrooms to accommodate those students who are gifted and talented. 

Differentiation is when students in a classroom work at different paces than each other. For example, they may be learning one concept, but they are learning it in different ways. This way all students are learning the same information, but they are being challenged in how they are learning the information.

Grouping is similar to differentiation in the way that students are working at different paces. This is when students are placed into groups, based on their abilities and are given work that will challenge them and help them learn.

Curriculum compacting is when teachers take the curriculum and remove repetitiveness in order to avoid going over something that students have learned in the past. This gives time for students to learn other things, rather than relearn what they already know.

Advanced Placement is usually offered to high school students. AP classes are college level classes that will prepare students for college, as well as challenge them in the subjects that they know too well.

Gifted and talented students often feel that they are not being challenged in the general education classroom. These different strategies will help gifted students challenge themselves while still sticking with the curriculum.