Transcript So-My-Kid-is-Giftedx

Welcome to Gifted
Programming at Princess
Anne Elementary
Gifted 101
September 2014
Jill Reid, Gifted Resource Teacher (GRT)
What does GIFTED mean to you?
What GIFTED Means in Education & the Classroom
Federal
Definition
Virginia
State
Definition
VBCPS
Definition
VBCPS
POTENTIAL
Definition
Students that demonstrate potential for exceptional
PERFORMANCE
performance and have academic needs that cannot be met
through general education curriculum.
ACADEMIC
General Intellectual Aptitude
Advanced aptitudes demonstrated NEEDS
by skills and creative
CANNOT
expression in general intellectual ability
BE MET
Think: Does this definition match any of my thoughts about “gifted”?
GRT
Classroom Teachers
VBCPS
VBCPS
Definition
Gifted
Services
Elementary
School
Program
Parents
Students
School Counselor
• Director: Dr. Veleka Gatling
• Coordinators: Barbara Kennedy & Robin Schumaker
• Every school in the city is staffed with a GRT
• Program operates in service of the 2010-2015 Local Plan
for the Education of the Gifted
• http://www.vbschools.com/curriculum/gifted/Local%20Plan%20for
%20the%20Education%20of%20the%20Gifted%202010-2015.pdf
• 5 categories: Identification, Delivery of Services, Curriculum &
Instruction, Professional Development, Parent & Community
Involvement
• CAC: Community Advisory Committee for Gifted
Education
• http://www.vbschools.com/curriculum/gifted/cac.asp
GRT
VBCPS
Definition
Gifted
Services
Elementary
School
Program
Classroom Teachers
Parents
Students
School Counselor
Clustering
Curriculum
Differentiation
Collaboration
Resource
Cluster
Model
Staff
Advocacy
Development
Communication
CLUSTERING
COLLABORATION
The expectation is that the GRT will meet regularly
with the classroom cluster teachers for:
• Training, coaching, practice and feedback
• Developing lessons and units
• Using data to determine and meet needs
ADVOCACY
COMMUNICATION
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Blog/Website
Twitter @JillReid123
Monthly email updates
Quarterly Newsletters (dates)
Traditional Conferences
Phone and email
Co-chair for Parent and Community
Involvement Committee for the local
5 year plan of the gifted 2015-2020
STAFF DEVELOPMENT
• Workshops
• Goal Setting
• Coaching
• Feedback Sessions
• Co-teaching
• Peer Observations
• Modeling
• Lesson Development
CURRICULUM
DIFFERENTIATION
CHILDREN have different
Readiness
Levels
Interests
Learning
Profiles
TEACHERS can modify
Content
Process
Product
VBCPS Gifted Benchmarks
Grade 2-5 Goals:
• To develop an understanding for systems of
knowledge, themes, issues and problems that frame
the external world.
• To develop critical thinking and creative abilities
and problem solving skills.
• To develop metacognitive skills that foster
independent self-directed learning in order to
develop self-understanding.
All of us do not have equal talent,
but all of us should have an equal
opportunity to develop our talents.
-John F. Kennedy
A rising tide lifts all ships- Why gifted
programming is good for the entire learning
community.
Is your feedback
helping your child
grow?
Mindset: a set of beliefs or a
way of thinking that determines
one's behavior, outlook and
mental attitude.
The Impact of Praise on
Development
Mindset OverviewFixed vs. Growth
P
• PERSPECTIVE -Ideally Growth Mindset
• -Controlled by BELIEFS
A
• AWARENESS -Of self, others, situation
• -Controlled by FEEDBACK
C
• COMMUNICATION -Use of models
• -Controlled by LANGUAGE
E
• EXECUTION
• Controlled by the 5 E's: Expectation,
Effort, Efficiency, Evaluation, Experience
Thank you for attending the Princess Anne
Elementary School Gifted Open House!
Mrs. Jill Reid
Gifted Resource Teacher
Princess Anne Elementary
Princess Anne Gifted
Website and Blog
[email protected]
On Twitter @JillReid123
f you have a general question, please use an index card and I will
post answers on the FAQ portion of the website/blog.
If you would like a different email to be used for program
communication please leave it with your child’s name on an index
card.