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KMS GT Program for 2013-2014

The KMS GT Program for 2013-2014, led by Rhonda Tharp, focused on fostering creativity and emotional support for gifted students. Through group discussions, problem-based activities, and personalized interest surveys, the program encouraged self-directed research culminating in collaborative projects. Moving away from traditional grading, the new approach emphasizes innovation, creativity, and community impact. By leveraging the Autonomous Learner’s Model, students explored their passions while developing personality traits and social skills, preparing for meaningful contributions in their presentations and beyond.

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KMS GT Program for 2013-2014

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  1. KMS GT Program for 2013-2014 Rhonda Tharp

  2. Where We’ve Been… • GT students were grouped in a tutorial class for various reasons • Academic discussions • Problem – based activities • Creation of 2 products (fall, spring) • Social development • Emotional support • For teachers to monitor personality traits, and for counselors to offer guidance (for traits like perfectionism, anxiety, depression, or unmotivated)

  3. 2012 • GT students were given a personal interest survey to help them focus on a particular topic of research. • Contracts, checkpoints, materials and resources were provided to facilitate students and the creation of their products. • Students were also given multiple intelligence surveys and personality surveys to see where they fell on a spectrum of interests, abilities and personality traits. • Group discussions and activities were provided throughout the year.

  4. 2012 • We used the Autonomous Learner’s Model as a guide for the program. • Students selected a topic in the fall, conducted research, posed questions and developed a product to present to their peers. • In the spring, students selected from a list of research topics to collaborate in a group and presented their findings to their peers.

  5. Where We’re going • Using data gathered from student surveys and teacher surveys, we are moving away from grades and contracts. • Using the ideas from Creating Innovators, we are moving away from the students developing 2 products. • Instead, the teacher will facilitate a “lab” approach for creativity and innovation using collaboration with peers, problem-based activities, discussions and research.

  6. 2013 • The goal is to have a culminating project presentation at the end of the year. No grades will be taken. (helping the community, inventing something new, creating a website/wiki, etc) • The GT CP teacher will help the students develop “play, passion and purpose.” • Through class discussions, class surveys and interest surveys, problem-based activities will be created. Students will brainstorm, collaborate, research and apply/create a solution to the problem.

  7. Creating Innovators • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c6_Hzgqfmg • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvDjh4l-VHo • Sir Ken Robinson on creativity • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB7vZyDgnC4

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