STRIDE Striving Towards Responsible and Intellectual Development in Education

1. STRIDEStriving Towards Responsible and Intellectual Development in Education Year 2

2. How did my child qualify? The TCS/2 • Tests three critical cognitive factors: verbal, nonverbal, and memory. • Used in identifying students for placement in special programs and obtaining an accurate assessment of academic aptitude 93% or higher on TCS/2 OR An average of 93% or higher of the TCS/2 and either Reading or Math EOG

3. AIG • Academically or Intellectually Gifted • AIG in NCWISE • Mandate to serve…PCS AIG Plan • STRIDE • AIG Math • AIG Reading

4. Communication • Boomerang Envelope • Welcome letter • Information sheets • Emails • Edmodo • www.whraig.weebly.com • blog • The STRIDE Notebook

5. Communication cont. • The STRIDE Notebook • 3 ring binder (2 inch) • 9 tab dividers (labeled Homework, Science, Math, Communications, Economics, Latin, MOG, MOH, and Miscellaneous) • 1 one-subject notebook that clips into the binder (Latin dictionary) • Other Student Supplies • Pencil Pouch that clips into notebook • Compass (with a point) • 1 pack of loose leaf notebook paper and one pack of pencils for class supply

6. Edmodowww.edmodo.com • Edmodo is a social learning network for educational communities • Similar to Facebook, but private and created specifically for teachers and students. • Secure and easy way to share ideas, files & assignments • Stores and shares all forms of digital content – blogs, links, pictures, video, documents, presentations • Create an account and join the group(s) using the code(s).

7. Edmodo GUIDELINES… • Keep your Edmodo group codes private. They are only for you and your parents. • Comments/posts should be limited to STRIDE and the topics we are studying. • Only POSITIVE comments about individuals are allowed. • Use your best grammar. This is a learning community and is not the place for slang. Texting language is not allowed. • If you are posting inappropriately, you will receive ONE warning. Additional inappropriate postings will result in your removal from ALLEdmodo groups. • If you have questions, please see your AIG teacher. We want this to be a great tool for enhancing learning through collaboration with others in a appropriate manner.

8. Expectations • STRIDE Expectations • PBIS “Bears At Their Best” • Parent/Student “Contract” • AIG Guidelines for Discontinuation of Service

9. Grades? • Homework • Classroom • STRIDE • Projects • Classroom • STRIDE • Tests • Classroom • STRIDE • STRIDE Unit Evaluations

10. PCS’s Board Policy GUIDELINES FOR WORK COMPLETED WHILE STUDENT IS IN ACADEMICALLY GIFTED CLASSES (p.B19 of BOE Policies) • An academically gifted student's day at an AG center or portion of day in AG classes is in fact the student's academic day. Work sheets, etc., completed by students remaining at the home school will not be required to be "made‑up" by students who are not in class because they are receiving academic instruction at another location. • Academically gifted students will not be responsible for class work completed or homework assigned the day/class period they are at the center/AG class. • Teachers in the regular classrooms should gear their instruction only to the students who are present (high‑average group, average group, low group, etc.). • Classroom teachers should continue to teach skills and concepts; to practice skills previously taught; to teach creative writing; or to provide enrichment to the students present. • Teachers should use the lesson designed to provide an effective focus and review on the following day for any lessons they teach. AG students will be able to grasp the new skill or information quickly. The usual monitoring of independent activities for those lessons will assure the teacher that the concepts or skills have been learned.

11. Schedule • 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM on Tuesday orThursday • Working Snack • Lunch 11:18 am • Active Recess

12. Between 8:30 & 2:00 Flexibility • Warm Up • Science • Math • Communications • Economics • Latin • MOG: Moment of Genius • MOH: Matters of the Heart The actual time allotted for subjects each week is determined by the students’ response to the material.

13. Structures Definitions: (n) • Something made up of a number of parts that are held or put together in a particular way • The way in which parts are arranged or put together to form a whole; makeup • The interrelation or arrangement of parts in a complex entity • Something constructed, such as a building.

14. Structures Generalizations- “Points to Ponder” • All systems must have structures. • Structures and creativity interact. • Structures reflect the cultures and environment of a community. • The survival of individuals and civilizations depends on the strength of structures. • Structures evolve and adapt over time and are impacted by technology.

15. Money • Need for a Monetary System • History of Money • Security Features • Bridges • Company Teams • Maintaining a Budget

16. Science • Structures • Forces • Construction of Trusses • Mystery Powders (Chemistry) • Deductive Reasoning • Periodic Table • Physical and Chemical Changes • pH, Acids, and Bases

17. Math • History of Math • Ancient Numbers • Famous Mathematicians • From the Ground Up • Building a model home • Scale • Geometry

18. Communications • Architecture • Adornment • Pyramids to Geodesic Structures • Features • Famous Architects • Creative Expression • FFOE • Characteristics, Forces & Techniques • Van Gogh, Mozart, Edison, Shakespeare

19. Latin • Masculine words • Grammar • Decoding words based on Latin Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

20. And… • MOG: Moments of Genius • MOH: Matters of the Heart • Franklin Findings

21. Franklin Findings Franklin Findings Name: ___________________________ Date: _____________________________ Source of Information: ______________ __________________________________ Three Things I Want to Share: 1. 2. 3. Name: ___________________________ Date: _____________________________ Source of Information: ______________ __________________________________ Three Things I Want to Share: 1. 2. 3.

22. Wish List

23. Pitt County PAGE • Purpose • Advocacy • Community Support • Membership • Meetings • 4thTuesday of the month @ Eppes Middle School • First meeting Tuesday, September 27th…GAME NIGHT!! 6:30-8:00 • http://pcspage.weebly.com/

24. QUESTIONS?