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Gifted Services Information Night

Gifted Services Information Night. November 11, 2013. Our Mission. The Mission of the Gifted Services in the Aurora City School District is to provide a rigorous academic environment designed to meet the intellectual, creative, social and emotional needs of gifted individuals.

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Gifted Services Information Night

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  1. Gifted Services Information Night November 11, 2013

  2. Our Mission The Mission of the Gifted Services in the Aurora City School District is to provide a rigorous academic environment designed to meet the intellectual, creative, social and emotional needs of gifted individuals

  3. Characteristics of Gifted ChildrenDeveloped by Dr. Linda Silverman: • Reasons well (good thinker) • Learns rapidly • Has extensive vocabulary • Has an excellent memory • Has a long attention span (if interested) • Sensitive (feelings hurt easily) • Shows compassion • Perfectionist • Intense • Morally sensitive • Has strong curiosity • Perseverant in their interests • Has high degree of energy • Prefers older companions or adults • Has a wide range of interests • Has a great sense of humor • Early or avid reader (if too young to read, loves being read to) • Concerned with justice, fairness • Judgment mature for age at times • Is a keen observer • Has a vivid imagination • Is highly creative • Tends to question authority • Has facility with numbers • Good at jigsaw puzzles

  4. Gifted Services Information on the District Website Aurora City School District :: Homepage http://www.aurora-schools.org/administrativeDepartment.aspx?aid=26 Gifted Services Staff Gifted Services Handbook Gifted Services Forms Gifted Services Presentations and Articles

  5. Gifted Links Gifted Links: http://www.oagc.com/ http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/ http://www.nagc.org/ http://www.sengifted.org/ http://gtworld.org/ http://www.sylviarimm.com/ http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/NRCGT.html

  6. Aurora City Schools Continuum of Gifted Services • Regular classroom enrichment and extension • Differentiated instruction • Cluster and ability grouping • Advanced/honors level classes • Acceleration Options • Early Entrance to Kindergarten • Subject Acceleration • Whole Grade Acceleration • Early Graduation • Advanced Placement classes • International Baccalaureate classes • Post-Secondary Option • Extracurricular Programs

  7. Gr. 2-5 Gifted Cluster Grouping Regular Classroom with Cluster Grouping Superior Cognitive identified students are deliberately placed in classes with a teacher who has received professional development in meeting the needs of gifted learners. Differentiated instruction for clustered students is delivered by the regular classroom teacher. Criteria: A gifted qualifying composite score on a state approved gifted test

  8. Gifted Math Plus Gr. 4 & 5Criteria: State gifted qualifying composite score on a gr. 3 & above state approved gifted test • The curriculum covers on grade math curriculum supplemented by a variety of challenging materials. • Students are not accelerated by grade level curriculum • Pace is determined by the class • Class is differentiated to meet a variety of skill levels through a guided math approach • Meeting the social and emotional needs:

  9. Mrs. Gagel • 4thgrade- Students are showing strategies to solve larger multiplication problems using screen casting apps on the ipad.  • 5th grade- Students are beginning division and working towards the normal algorithm (the one we learned) from our more conceptual models.  Time is given at least weekly to explore Scratch programming on the computers.  The end result will be a video game format where math skills are practiced.  • Mrs. Gagel’s goal is that students feel that math is a challenge, but that it is an enjoyable activity in the same way that some enjoy reading or writing.

  10. Gr. 6-7 Gifted Language ArtsCriteria: CogAT 129+ levels 9+ and an advanced or accelerated score on the current year’s Reading OAATeacher: Mrs. Jimenez Gifted Language Arts Grades 6-7 Class made up of superior cognitive students Middle school language arts core curriculum is taught at an accelerated pace Students are not accelerated to the next year’s language arts curriculum; they are enriched with more challenging materialat the current grade level. Students analyze the elements of classic and contemporary young adult novels with age-appropriate themes through literature circles. There is an emphasis on English grammar and usage rules for effective written work (i.e., essays, journals, and commentaries).

  11. Gr. 6-8 Gifted MathCriteria: 95th percentile or above on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills Math section Teacher: Mrs. McMahon Gifted Accelerated Math Grades 6 • By the end of the course, the students will have covered the core Ohio 6-8th Grade Mathematics indicators and benchmarks. • Students will take the 7th grade Math OAA • Students need the math teacher’s recommendation to qualify for the next level of gifted math. Gifted Accelerated Math Grade 7 • The course curriculum covers the Ohio 9th Grade Mathematics indicators and benchmarks. • The course follows a constructivist integrated approach to mathematics with a strong focus on linear and nonlinear functions and relationships. • Students will take the 8th grade Math OAA • Students receive High School Credit for this course. • In the school year 2014-2015, students will be required to take end of course exams for high school credit. Gifted Accelerated Math Grade 8 • The course curriculumcovers the Ohio 10th Grade Mathematics indicators and benchmarks. • The course follows a constructivist integrated approach to mathematics with a strong focus on geometry, trigonometric relationships and matrices. • These gifted math students will be prepared to enter the high school at the 11th grade level of integrated mathematics. • Students receive High School Credit for this course. • In the school year 2014-2015, students will be required to take end of course exams for high school credit.

  12. Written Acceleration Plan (WAP) Placement description Transportation needs Transition period Strategies for a successful transition Strategies for to ensure continuous progress Staff member assigned to monitor plan Requirements and procedures for earning high school credit prior to entering high school Created the first year of acceleration only

  13. Written Education Plans Not an IEP Written Education Plan (WEP) Classroom teacher plans activities for gifted student Record of gifted services Communication tool The WEP stays with classroom teacher until the end of the year, then it is passed on to future teacher

  14. Mrs. Biales & Mrs. FeckoHarmon Guidance Counselors Meeting the social and emotional needs of our gifted students Encouraging our students to use resources

  15. Thank you for coming tonight!

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