Gifted and Talented Academy Year 2

1. HAEAnet Password: education Gifted and Talented AcademyYear 2 Curriculum and Instruction Session 3 http://aea11gt.pbworks.com

2. Agenda • Welcome/Check In • Sharing Progress • NAGC Programming Standards • William & Mary Curriculum • Curriculum Goals • Overview/Review • Developing Learner Outcomes (Ch. 7) • Activities and Resources (Ch. 8) • Instructional Strategies (Ch. 9) • Team Time/Planning • Closure

3. Sharing Progress • Talk with your team/table and share with large group • An overview of your team’s work so far • What’s working? • What’s frustrating? • What questions do you have?

4. NAGC Programming Criterion 3 • Read intro & highlight key words/ideas • Share with a partner • Read through the outcomes and evidence-based practices. Discuss what that does or could look like in programming.

5. William and Mary Curriculum • Form 6 groups • Each group take one student outcome from NAGC standards • As you hear about WM Curriculum, focus on the practices for your outcome that you see at work in the WM information. Use check mark/evidence to identify connections.

6. The Flow of Curriculum Curriculum Philosophy & Goals (Ch. 6) Learner Outcomes (Ch. 7) Activities & Resources (Ch. 8) Instructional Strategies (Ch. 9)

7. Curriculum Philosophy & Goals • Read p. 108-110 in text • Discuss at your table • Key ideas • Connections to your vision/mission/beliefs • Read p. 110-115 in text • Discuss at your table • Key ideas • Connections to your student goals and scope/sequence

8. Overview

9. Essential Question What do I want gifted learners to know and/or be able to do after completing a study of this unit, topic or course?

10. Learner Outcome Functions Guide Selection of Content, Methods, Materials Provide Instructional Intent LEARNER OUTCOMES Provide Focus for Evaluating Learning State Expectations for Learners Fig. 7.1, p. 126

11. Developing Learner Outcomes • What are the learner outcomes you’ve identified in your work? • How do these outcomes relate to your program goals and/or your goals for students? • What insights have you gained about learner outcomes? • What questions do you have about learner outcomes?

12. The Link Outcome Activity

13. Key Features of Activities Created or Derived/Selected from Existing Materials Matched to a Specific Learner Outcome • TEACHING-LEARNING ACTIVITIES Sufficient in Number and Scope to Fulfill the Outcome Differentiated Tasks for Students Fig. 8.1, p. 142

14. Key Strategies Problem-based Learning Bibliotherapy Pacing • FACILITATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES Problem Solving Content-based Strategies Questioning Techniques Inquiry Fig. 9.1, p. 171

15. Round Table Discussion • Choose one of the questions from Chapters 7-9 and report to that table. • Discuss the question with your group. • Report key ideas to large group.

16. Team Planning • Finish scope and sequence if necessary • Develop acurriculumunit following the flow in Chapters 6-9. Keep connections to Iowa Core in mind. http://www.corecurriculum.iowa.gov • Identify actions to be accomplished by session 4

17. Home Play • Continue curriculum development work. • Read Chapters 10-12 in Curriculum Planning & Instructional Design for Gifted Learners • Continue to update your team Wiki • Complete Appendix B to Chapter 12 (p. 247-55 for the curriculum you’ve worked on today