For today’s network meeting:

1. For today’s network meeting: • Go to www.edmodo.com Sign-up as a teacher (even though you are my student). If you already have an account, sign in and go to next step. On the left hand side click, join group. When it prompts you for a group code, use: rb9xoh – to “o” is the letter, not the number You are now part of my IU 15 Gifted Network. Feel free to browse around and post a comment.

2. Boot Camp Day 1 Gifted Education 101

3. Agenda/Review of Handouts Chapter 16 Documents Screening and Evaluation GIEP Planning

4. Agenda Chapter 16 Screening and Evaluation GIEP Development and Planning

5. Chapter 16 How well do you know Chapter 16? http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ECCJyJJzXYI/TG2TKfgBG9I/AAAAAAAAADo/pXwYHwSorUQ/s320/quizzical_housewife_web.png

6. Quick Break

7. Agenda Chapter 16 Screening and Evaluation GIEP Development and Planning

8. Screening - Then How do we “find” children who may be in need…. Image courtesy of: http://blog.vendavo.com

9. Screening - Now Casting the net has become so much easier… Image courtesy of: http://www.fishermensnet.org

10. Question?? What is the single biggest factor that determines what instructional goals a child will be held accountable to? Birthdate!!

11. Children have three ages… Chronological – based on birth Emotional – based on maturity Intellectual – based on the ability to apply knowledge and skills

12. Screening and Evaluation §16.21. (a) • School Districts must adopt and use a system for identifying all students within the district who are thought to be gifted. • Public awareness activities must be designed to reach parents of students in the public schools and the parents of school-age children not enrolled in the public schools.

13. Screening and Evaluation (cont.) §16.21. (a) • Awareness activities shall be conducted annually • Information should be provided in local newspapers, other media, student handbooks, and on the school district website

14. An Effective System… finds the child has an assessment plan that is prescriptive has defined targets has a clear link to curriculum and instruction (Standards)

15. Evaluation (GMDE)

16. Evaluation for Gifted Who – students who meet gifted screening “cuts” or referred by parents or teachers When – Within 60 calendar days from signed Permission to Evaluate How: Through a systematic process that uses all assessment types and includes input from the GMDE Team Perm. To Evaluate/ Notice of Parental Rights

17. GWR • Parents contribute to the report • Parents are part of the decision • Chapter 16 does not explicitly state a “meeting” must be held to review the GWR…but it must be presented to the parents. • How do you get their input on the decisions? • Is “sending the report home without an explanation” serving our parents and our students? Gifted Written Report/Invitation to Participate in Gifted Team Meeting

18. GWR • Achievement test scores - • Goal Areas - What level of instruction are they functioning at now (mastery level). • Goal areas/STLO’s/SDI – Do they require acceleration, enrichment, or a combination of both? • Acquisition and retention rates • Goals - How quickly do they learn new information? • Goals/SDI - Does pace need to be adjusted? • Demonstrated achievement, performance or expertise in one or more academic areas – Use this to determine where the specially designed instruction will be needed. • Goal Areas– Reading, Writing, Math, science? • Short Term Learning Outcomes – Incorporate Social Studies, Science, • Higher level thinking skills, academic creativity, leadership skills, academic interest areas, communication skills, foreign language aptitude or technology expertise • Alignment is in the Short Term Learning Outcomes and Specially Designed Instruction

19. GWR… GIEP…

20. Agenda Chapter 16 Screening and Evaluation GIEP Development and Planning

21. Guiding Ideas Current (within last year) Indicate present mastery level Help us measure growth Establish strength areas Not a standard list Report progress on goals (maintenance) Tanya Morret and Cheryl Everett PAGE 2011

22. GIEP Development and Planning PLEPS Invitation to Participate in Gifted Team Meeting GIEP Timelines

23. What are we really trying to do? • Answer these questions…. • Does this child need enrichment? • Does this child need acceleration? • Does this child need a combination of both?

25. Enrichment

26. Acceleration

27. Enrichment/Acceleration

28. PLEPS Academic/Cognitive Strengths Achievement Results Progress on Goals Aptitudes/interests/specialized skills/products Grades/Classroom Performance

29. Goals/STLO’s/SDI All SDI that support STLO and Goal’s are kept together. May use as many goal sheets as GIEP determines appropriate SDI may need to be repeated for multiple goals

30. Meet Matt….. Current 7th Grader Strength/Passion in Writing March of his seventh grade year GIEP Planning for 8th Grade Working at an 8th grade level in some of his writing skills (conventions are superior), but the development of his style and content is still a work in progress. Earns good grades with minimal effort. Enjoys both informative and narrative writing.

31. Acceleration/Enrichment or both • Condition-Name-Behavior-Criteria Given an opportunity to choose a topic, Matt will enrich and expand his writing to a proficient or higher level using criteria from the 8th grade level standards or as pre-determined on a learning contract. Condition Name Behavior Criteria Criteria Criteria

32. Short Term Learning Outcomes - Enrichment

33. Specially Designed Instruction - Enrichment

34. Goals/ Short Term Learning Outcomes/ Specially Designed Instruction

35. Support Services

36. ??Questions?? http://blog.surveymonkey.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/faq.jpg