The #smithingifted Learning & Innovation Lab
My Academic Challenge Request
Choose real or fictional examples. Skip private details; never include passwords, medical information or contact details.
Learning goal: Complete a respectful, evidence-based Academic Challenge Request to share with your teacher.
Plan a conversation or a written request. Your teacher and educational team decide what happens next; a request starts a conversation.
Your steps
- Check what you need.
- Write your evidence and request.
- Reflect after talking with your teacher.
1. What do I need?
Check all that apply.
Less repetition after mastery
Advanced books or resources
A faster pace
More instructional support
More depth and complexity
An independent investigation
A real-world challenge
A new way to show mastery
My addition / adjustment:
2. My evidence and my request
Use facts, not feelings alone. No private or medical information.
What I can already do (my evidence)
Assessment or work sample
What I want to learn or try next
My request: “I have shown… Could I…?”
The #smithingifted Learning & Innovation Lab
My Academic Challenge Request · Practice & next steps
Continue your ideas from page 1. Write, draw, use symbols or ask someone to scribe. Share only what you choose.
3. After talking with my teacher
Fill this in after your conference or written reply.
What did we decide?
What did I learn?
Did the adjustment help? How do I know?
My next learning goal
My next step
I will share this request with my teacher by…
Optional stretch · Grades 6–8
Write two versions of your request: one spoken, one written. What changes between them?