Gifted & Talented
Agenda • What is Gifted? • Achievement vs. Ability • Identification Process • Courses • Next steps
What is Gifted? advanced in relation to self-directed learning, students of similar age, thinking, research, and experience, or communication environment
Achievement vs. Ability Ability Achievement • What a child has learned • What a child can learn • Nationally normed • Nationally normed • Reported in percentiles or • Reported in percentiles percentages • Examples include CogAT and • Examples include ITBS and SAT OLSAT Actualized Capacity
Response to Intelligence Model -Adapted from The New RtI Response to Intelligence by Penny Choice and Sally Walker Tier 1 Remediation/Intervention Challenge/Rigor Tier 2 Meeting the Tier 2 Remediation needs of Supplemental through students in the Tier 3 Tier 3 Intervention in general Individualized Individualized addition to or or Pull-Out education Self-Contained Self-Contained Core Small Group setting through GT-PreAP Instruction Tutoring differentiation Courses PreAP/AP/ GT Pullout On level Opportunities courses
What do we measure? • The Verbal section measures a child’s ability to remember and transform sequences of words, to understand them and to make inferences and judgments about them. The Verbal score qualifies a student for the GT Humanities course • The Non-Verbal/Reasoning section measures reasoning using pictures and geometric shapes. This section reduces the impact of language on the student’s score. The Non-Verbal score qualifies a student for GT Accelerated Science course(s) • The Quantitative section measures a child’s understanding of basic quantitative concepts and relationships. ALL STUDENTS are eligible for the PreAP Math course, regardless of the CogAT score.
Areas of Focus Identification Testing - CogAT ✤ All 6th and 7th Graders ✤ Current REACH (GT) students ✤ Referral Process ✤ Placement Committees ✤ Appeal form ✤
2015-2016 GT and Acceleration Courses • GT Humanities (PreAP- English and Social Studies – Double blocked) Available in both 7th and 8 th grade GT Accelerated Science – (7 th /8 th grade PreAP Science, • double blocked, two class periods) 7 th grade only Accelerated Math – Preparing 7 th graders to take PreAP Alg • ebra 1 in 8 th grade • GT Investigations – Elective course much like REACH
2015-2016 Humanities • The Humanities course will be taught in two class periods • The course combines PreAP English with PreAP History • The course will make connections between history, art, music and literature • Students will experience frequent divergent instruction; extension of prior learning; advanced critical thinking skills; problem-solving; creative interpretation and expression; and self-directed study.
2015-2016 Accelerated Science • The Accelerated Science course will be taught in two class periods. The course is being offered for only 7 th grade • The course will cover both 7 th /8 th grade science during the course of the year and • during two class periods. • During these courses there will be more in-depth problem solving experiences, with the primary focal point in the study to include conducting field and laboratory investigations. • Students will improve their science skills through inquiry based investigations and experiences; and increase their understandings through integration of biology, geology, astronomy, chemistry, and physics.
2015-2016 Accelerated Mathematics ALL STUDENTS are eligible for the PreAP Math course, reg ardless of the CogAT score. The identification and score can help in measuring a student’s ability, but should n ot be used to exclude a student from taking an advanced math course.
2015-2016 GT Investigations and Pullout Opportunities • The focus of the elective will be to accommodate the special needs, abilities, and interests of the students through a continuation of elementary gifted services. • The curriculum will feature opportunities to make cross-curricular connections, heuristic cognitive experiences integrated with individual student strengths and interests, and creative problem solving all designed to develop a growth mindset and address the unique social-emotional needs of these students. • GT pullout opportunities will be experience based and occur throughout the school year for all students that qualify for any of the secondary services.
What is Next? Request an Appeal Form (if needed) - ASAP * ✤ Student Informational Meetings – Week of April 13 th ✤ GT Course Cards Due to Counselor – April 23 rd ✤ Appeal Forms Due to Mel Fuller – April 24 th at 12:00pm ✤ Appeal Hearings – Week of April 27 th ✤ Junior High Verification Sheets Go Out - May 1 st ✤ * Request an Appeal Form : secondarygt@risd.org
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