Transcript “LEAP into Learning”

“LEAP into Learning”
Gifted Education Services
Primary & Intermediate Schools
Upper Moreland Township School District
2013-2014
Welcome to LEAP at the Primary
and Intermediate Schools!
Mrs. Karen Hanssens, Gifted Support Teacher
UM Primary School/Middle School
[email protected]
215-674-4135 ext. 3216
Mrs. Barbara Hollish, Gifted Support Teacher
UM Intermediate School
215-325-1700, ext. 6230
[email protected]
What exactly does
LEAP
mean?
Leadership
Enrichment
Acceleration
Partnerships
LEAP Classes Include:
• Exercises that
develop critical &
creative thinking
• Activities that provide
students with skills
and abilities that
enable them to attack
new problems
• Structured
experiences designed
to expose students to
a wide variety of
topics in which they
have a sincere
interest
Goals of Gifted Education
• To teach students
skills necessary for
success in and out of
school:
– Ability to think critically
– Ask meaningful
questions
– Take notes
– Interact socially
• Give students an
opportunity to be
responsible for their
own learning
– Require students to
make decisions about
what they will learn
and how they will use
that knowledge
• Introduce and teach
good research habits
and work habits.
What LEAP at UMPS and UMIS
Offers Our Gifted Students…
LEAP Basic Themes & Goals
Strand
Understanding
Your Brain
You and Your
Community
Grade
1
Grade
2
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Super 3
Artifact
Box
Grade
3
Grade
4
Grade
5
Learning Styles
& Brain
Physiology
Multiple
Intelligences
Personality
& Attitude
Genetics &
Forensics:
Reebops
Legacy Project
Careers
Project
Reading
Differentiated Lessons
as appropriate based on students’ identified needs.
Math
Differentiated Lessons
as appropriate based on students’ identified needs
First Grade Curriculum
• Super 3 Projects
– Developing Passions
& Interests
– Self-selecting
Appropriate Projects &
Products
• Selecting Appropriate
Books and Tasks
• Using Technology
• Self-Advocating
Strategies
First & Second Grade Curriculum…...
BLOOM’S TAXONOMY
First Grade:
Integrated into
discussions about
the Super 3
Process
Second Grade:
Taught as a formal,
independent unit
with Bloom’s
Background, his
work, and revisions
made to his work
over time.
Second Grade Curriculum
• The Artifact Box
Primary School Literacy & Math
Literacy
Math
• Author Studies
• Distinctions between Genres
• Guided Reading Closets at
UMPS & UMIS
• Resources from Center for Gifted
Education of the College of
William and Mary:
Differentiation, both
enrichment and
acceleration through the
Regular Education
Teacher with support &
consultation from the
Math Coach & LEAP
Teacher
– Beyond Words
– Journeys and Destinations
FIELD TRIP
Bus Tour through
Upper Moreland &
Lower Moreland
Townships
• History of UM:
– Rural to Suburban
• Highest point in UM
• Locations of Former Schools
• Business Area vs. Residential
Areas
• Guided tour through Bryn
Athyn Cathedral
Third Grade Curriculum
• Brain Physiology
• The Nervous System
• Learning How We
Learn
• Neuroscience
• Memory Experiments
Third Grade Curriculum
GENETICS & HEREDITY
• Dominant & Recessive
Genes
• Inherited Traits
• Cells & the Microscope
• DNA & Extracting
Strawberry DNA
• Reebops
Third Grade Literacy & Math
• Mystery & Science Fiction
Genres
• Resources from Center for Gifted
Education of the College of
William and Mary including– Jacob’s Ladder Reading
Comprehension Program
– Journeys and Destinations
• Reading Detectives
• Trade books
• Math Superstars Problem
Solving
• Drexel University Math Forum
Problems
• Singapore Math Problem Solving
and Mental Math
• Mentoring Mathematical Minds
FIELD TRIP
• Lankenau Hospital
Health Education
Center: “The
Incredible Machine”
A workshop which
highlights the nervous
system and how the
brain functions and
impacts learning
Fourth Grade Curriculum
• Howard Gardner’s Theory
of Multiple Intelligences
• Text: You’re Smarter
Than You Think
• Developing a Learning
Center / Board Game
• Incorporation of
Technology
• Research utilizing Big 6
research model
• Legacy Projects: SelfDiscovery & Celebrating
the Legacies of others
Fourth Grade Literacy & Math
• Figurative Language & Poetry
• Resources from Center for
Gifted Education of the
College of William and Mary
including– Jacob’s Ladder Reading
Comprehension Program
– Literary Reflections
• Reading Detectives
• Trade books
• Math Superstars Problem
Solving
• Drexel University Math Forum
Problems
• Singapore Math Problem
Solving and Mental Math
• Mentoring Mathematical Minds
FIELD TRIP
James A. Michener
Art Museum
in Doylestown
A look into the legacy of
James A. Michener
Legacies of local artists
and their subjects
“Portrait Personalities”
Art Program
Fifth Grade Curriculum
• Text: 101 Success
Secrets for Gifted
Learners
• Personality & Attitude
• Psychology for Kids
• Personality Projects with
self and peer evaluations
including• Pop Art Portraits and
• Personality Pizzas
• Careers Project utilizing
Big 6 Research model
• Applied Technology
Fifth Grade Literacy & Math
• Resources from Center for
Gifted Education of the
College of William and Mary
including– Jacob’s Ladder Reading
Comprehension Program
– Patterns of Change
• Reading Detectives
• Trade Books
• Math Superstars Problem
Solving
• Singapore Math Problem
Solving and Mental Math
• Mentoring Mathematical Minds
Field Trip
To Be Determined
Career Related
Any Ideas???
Excellence in education is when
we do everything that we can to
make sure they become
everything that they can.
– Carol Tomlinson
Here’s to a wonderful year
of new experiences,
intriguing challenges, and
personal discovery!