Erin Puhl Resource Teacher for the Gifted Tuckahoe Elementary School October 22, 2013

1. Erin Puhl Resource Teacher for the Gifted Tuckahoe Elementary School October 22, 2013

2. Agenda • Overview of new structure for Gifted Services • Agenda for January Parent Night: • Overview of evaluation process

3. Questions and Exit Cards • On each table you will find index cards that can be used if you have any specific questions. • Please write the question, your name, your child’s name and your contact information as well as the best time for me to contact you

4. Professional Responsibilities • Promote differentiation strategies in the classroom • Provide enrichment and supplemental resources for teachers • Model instructional strategies • Inform staff about gifted education training opportunities • Facilitate the identification process

5. Professional Learning Communities Four Key Questions Focus Us on Learning #1 What is it we expect our students to learn? #2 How will we know when they have learned it? #3 How will we provide time and support when they don’t learn it? #4 How will we expand learning when they already know it or learn it quickly?

6. Cluster Grouping • Students in grades 1-5 have been clustered into classrooms with intellectual peers • RTG plans with and supports the classroom teachers with extension activities and projects for those students who have already mastered grade level content • Support may look different in the various grade levels depending on teacher and student needs

7. Classroom Support Kindergarten • Attend weekly PLC meetings • Integrate grade-level content into critical and creative thinking lessons • Provide resources and differentiation support

8. Classroom Support First Grade • Attend weekly PLC meetings • Collaborate and plan with cluster teachers • Weekly co-teaching in cluster classrooms for math • Integrate grade-level content into critical and creative thinking lessons in all classrooms (to begin in quarter 2) on a rotating basis • Provide resources and differentiation support

9. Classroom Support Second Grade • Attend weekly PLC meetings • Collaborate and plan with cluster teachers • Bi-weekly co-teaching in cluster classroom for language arts • Weekly co-teaching in cluster classrooms for math • Integrate grade-level content into critical and creative thinking lessons in all classrooms on a rotating basis

10. Classroom Support Third Grade • Attend weekly PLC meetings • Collaborate and plan with cluster teachers • Weekly pull-out language arts instruction for identified students • Weekly co-teaching in cluster classrooms for math • Integrate grade-level content into critical and creative thinking lessons in all classrooms (to begin in quarter 2) on a rotating basis

11. Classroom Support Fourth Grade • Communicate closely with weekly PLC meetings • Collaborate and plan with cluster teachers • Bi-weekly co-teaching in cluster classrooms for language arts • Weekly co-teaching in cluster classrooms for math • Integrate grade-level content into critical and creative thinking lessons in all classrooms (to begin in quarter 2) on a rotating basis

12. Classroom Support Fifth Grade • Communicate closely with weekly PLC meetings • Weekly pull-out instruction for identified language arts and math students • Identify and provide differentiation resources as needed

13. Curriculum Examples • Gifted Literature Units • William and Mary Literature Units • Project M2 and Project M3 • Best of the Continental Math League • WordMasters Competition • Jacob’s Ladder Reading Comprehension Program • Hands-On Equations • Exemplars

14. Core Curriculum Lead Teachers

15. Communication Differentiated Student Progress Form • Quarterly report to parents in report cards in grades 1-5 for identified students • The form documents differentiated instructional strategies and extensions • Replaces the Differentiation Instruction Planning Form

16. Parent Resources • Further information about APS Gifted Services is located on the APS website • www.apsva.us • Click on Curriculum and Instruction • Click on Programs • Click on Gifted Services

17. Parent Night – Identification • Parent night presentation explaining the identification process will be held on January 28, 2014 at 7:00 P.M. • Agenda: • Referral process • Evaluation components • Evaluation process timelines

18. Contact Information Erin Puhl, Resource Teacher for the Gifted Email: erin.puhl@apsva.us Phone: (703) 228-5288 Cynthia Brown, Principal Email: cynthia.brown@apsva.us Mitch Pascal, Assistant Principal Email: mitch.pascal@apsva.us Cheryl McCullough, Supervisor of Gifted Services Email: cheryl.mccullough@apsva.us Phone: (703) 228-6160