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Erin Puhl Resource Teacher for the Gifted Tuckahoe Elementary School October 29, 2014

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.

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Erin Puhl Resource Teacher for the Gifted Tuckahoe Elementary School October 29, 2014

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  1. Erin Puhl Resource Teacher for the Gifted Tuckahoe Elementary School October 29, 2014

  2. Agenda • Overview of structure for Gifted Services at Tuckahoe • Agenda for January Parent Night: • Overview of evaluation process

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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?

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Classroom Support Kindergarten • Attend weekly math PLC meetings • Integrate grade-level content into critical and creative thinking lessons • Provide resources and differentiation support

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. Classroom Support Fourth 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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”

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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 cheryl.mccullough@apsva.us

  22. Contact Information Erin Puhl, Resource Teacher for the Gifted Email: erin.puhl@apsva.us Phone: (703) 228-5288 Cynthia Brown, Principal Email: cynthia.brown@apsva.us Mitch Pascal, Assistant Principal Email: mitch.pascal@apsva.us Cheryl McCullough, Supervisor of Gifted Services Email: cheryl.mccullough@apsva.us Phone: (703) 228-6160

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