Video Game Design/Developers

What sort of accommodations and adjustments do you make for students with previous experience or exceptional ability?

I have had students that came from camps or their own exploration that had a pretty big leg up in my classes. I generally make them do the same basic things, but then have them come up with a way to extend whatever we are doing. For example, I have a student who has a fair bit of blender experience who wants to really stretch out into some different topics than I cover, so right now they are tasked with finding out what's out there in terms of extensions and procedural generation so we are come up with a plan for them.

Most of my assignments are open ended. Allowing students to create a degree of "Wow" or creative Agency. (Don't know why but the word "Agency" always takes me a while to bring to the front of my brain.) Students are asked to prove they have met the minimum requirement, but there is always room to grow and they can choose what they learn if there is time after my assignment. Most of my assignments allow for 1 week to complete, so for those who can there is a lot of extra time for growth, and for those who struggle there is time to get the most out of the time as they can learn with a little less stress.

I have credentials in GATE and have worked with SpEd for MANY years (as we probably all have), I try to only create assignments the allow for flexibility of ability, and exploration. I also have several assignments ready (for those who need more) that will allow for extra credit or make up credits (on my website).