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Welcome !. Gifted Open House It is not who is gifted, but what gift will we develop and how will we develop it? Please sign in!. Welcome!. Mrs. Fordham B.S. Elem. Education ESOL Certified Working on Gifted Endorsement Working on Masters of Education Degree

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  1. Welcome ! Gifted Open House It is not who is gifted, but what gift will we develop and how will we develop it? Please sign in!

  2. Welcome! Mrs. Fordham • B.S. Elem. Education • ESOL Certified • Working on Gifted Endorsement • Working on Masters of Education Degree • fordhamr.educatorpages.com email – fordhamr@pcsb.org

  3. 2011-2012 Oceanography Curriculum Reading/Language Arts Writing – focus on fourth and fifth grades Math – Problem Solving Logic/Critical and Creative Thinking Science Social Studies/Geography

  4. Goals for Gifted Learners • Information Managers • Effective Oral Communicators • Effective Written Communicators • Information System Organizers • Numeric Problem Solvers • Cooperative Learners • Creative and Complex Thinkers • Effective Leaders • Self-Directed Learners

  5. What’s New? • New classroom location – near front office • Gifted will be occurring at the high school level beginning next year. More information to follow; St. Petersburg Collegiate High School in conjunction with St. Pete College;

  6. Projects & Homework • Two projects yearly Make the World a Better Place – December Oceanography Project – May Homework Weekly except for the month before projects are due (November & April)

  7. Guest Speakers • Sept. 22nd – Ms. Judy Galbraith – by reservation only • Feb. 13th – Joyce Van Tassel-Baska, Professor Emeritus, College of William & Mary • Feb. 24th Rachel McAnallen, Ed. (Ph.D)

  8. See you kids!!!

  9. Field Trips • Sea World!!!! • Marine Quest • Clearwater Aquarium

  10. Math Competitions • Mighty Mu – Jan/Feb. • Gifted Math Meet – March 22nd

  11. Important Things to Consider • Don’t confuse academic challenge with intellectual stimulus. We all crave intellectual stimulation. • Your child is not in our class because they are required to be there; this makes it important for us to provide a stimulating learning environment. • It takes longer to include creativity, but it’s worth the time. • “If it is not expressed in figures, it is not science, it is opinion.”

  12. Gifted Students – Some Thoughts • We honor the gift in EVERY child! • It is not who is gifted, but what gift we will develop? How we will develop it? • "One can never consent to creep when one feels the compulsion to soar." ~Helen Keller • ''Doing your own thing'' is a generous act. Being gifted creates obligations, which means you owe the world your best effort at the work you love. You too are a natural resource.”

  13. Gifted or Bright?

  14. Adopt-A-Class • Items to donate can be found on the door • You! 

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