erin puhl resource teacher for the gifted tuckahoe elementary school october 29, 2014
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Erin Puhl Resource Teacher for the Gifted Tuckahoe Elementary School October 29, 2014. Agenda. Overview of structure for Gifted Services at Tuckahoe Agenda for January Parent Night: Overview of evaluation process. Questions and Exit Cards. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Agenda
• Overview of structure for Gifted Services at Tuckahoe
• Agenda for January Parent Night:• Overview of evaluation process
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
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
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?
Cluster Grouping
• Students in grades 1-5 have been clustered into classrooms with intellectual peers• RTG plans with and supports the classroom
teachers by co-teaching lessons, 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
What does co-teaching look like?• Co-Teaching Forms:
• Whole group team teaching with classroom teacher• Small group teaching in classroom, coordinated and
co-planned with classroom teacher• Co-planning with classroom teacher for
differentiation on days without gifted resource teacher
• Flexible grouping is determined by:• Needs of students• Needs of the classroom teacher• Difficulty of unit/topic
Classroom Support
Kindergarten • Attend weekly math PLC meetings• Integrate grade-level content into critical
and creative thinking lessons• Provide resources and differentiation
support
Classroom Support
First Grade • Attend weekly math PLC meetings• Weekly co-teaching in 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
Classroom Support
Second Grade• Communicate closely with weekly math PLC
meetings• Collaborate and plan with cluster teachers• Weekly co-teaching in cluster classrooms for
language arts and math• Integrate grade-level content into critical and
creative thinking lessons in all classrooms on a rotating basis
Classroom Support
Third Grade• Attend weekly math PLC meetings• Collaborate and plan with cluster teachers• Weekly co-teaching in cluster classrooms for
math and language arts• Problem-solving math lessons with non-cluster
classrooms• Integrate grade-level content into critical and
creative thinking lessons in all classrooms (to begin in quarter 2) on a rotating basis
Classroom SupportFourth Grade• Communicate closely with 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 (to begin in quarter 2) on a rotating basis
Classroom Support
Fifth Grade• Communicate closely with weekly PLC
meetings• Weekly co-teaching in cluster classrooms for
math and language arts• Identify and provide differentiation resources
as needed
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
Art and Music Differentiation
• Visual Arts:• Differentiation takes place in the art classroom• analyzing their work with more in-depth questions• working with more/different materials• mentoring other students
• Optional working recess opportunity to be introduced to new art ideas and to work on individual projects
Art and Music Differentiation
• Vocal Music:• Differentiation takes place in the music
classroom• Frequent formative assessments to monitor
student mastery of concepts and to adjust instruction• Open-ended projects that allow for students to
demonstrate their creativity and abilities• Example: 4th and 5th grade - Individual composition
project connected to time signature review• Example: 3rd grade – composition project inspired by
the “sounds of Tuckahoe”
Communication
Differentiated Student Progress Form• Quarterly report to parents in grades 1-5 for
identified students• The form documents differentiated
instructional strategies and extensions• Is sent home with report cards
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
Parent Resources• Virginia Association for the Gifted (VAG)
http://www.vagifted.org
• National Association for the Gifted (NAGC)
http://nagc.org • NAGC National Conference – Baltimore, MD • NAGC Parent Day – Saturday, November 15
• Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)
http://sengifted.org
Parent Night – Identification
• Parent night presentation explaining the identification process will be held on
January 21, 2015 at 7:00 P.M.
• Agenda:• Referral process• Evaluation components• Evaluation process timelines
Getting Connected: APS Gifted Services
Sign up for @APSGifted and @TuckahoeMinds Twitter
APS Gifted Services Website www.apsva.us/giftedservices
Cheryl McCullough, Supervisor, Gifted Services at 703-228-6160 or [email protected]
Contact Information Erin Puhl, Resource Teacher for the GiftedEmail: [email protected]: (703) 228-5288
Cynthia Brown, PrincipalEmail: [email protected]
Mitch Pascal, Assistant PrincipalEmail: [email protected]
Cheryl McCullough, Supervisor of Gifted ServicesEmail: [email protected]: (703) 228-6160