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Galileo Gifted School Curriculum & Culture Overview

Explore the diverse curriculum and enriching cultural activities at Galileo Gifted School. Our curriculum, centered around critical thinking and creativity, covers Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Engage in hands-on experiments, small group discussions, writing workshops, and special enrichment activities. We prioritize 21st-century skills development and utilize a range of online resources and technology. Join us for a holistic educational experience where every student flourishes!

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Galileo Gifted School Curriculum & Culture Overview

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  1. Galileo in Action: A Brief Overview of Curriculum and Culture

  2. Curriculum Overview Our curriculum is driven by the Curriculum Guide located on the Galileo Website. http://www.galileogiftedschool.org/site_res_view_folder.aspx?id=0019eb8a-09e0-4364-a5c7-f1703a7c816d

  3. School Wide Curriculum Overview https://sites.google.com/site/pathwaystocreativity/Home

  4. Lego Creative Thinking Activity monkey, clip, grow

  5. Math In Focus: 60 Minutes Each Day • Vocabulary/ background information • Focus on critical thinking • Uses manipulatives in every lesson • No repeated content/skill from grade to grade

  6. Bar Models

  7. Language Arts - Primary: 90 Minutes Each Day Whole Group Lessons Center Rotations Guided Reading – Small Group Independent Reading Listening to Reading Word Work Writing/Handwriting 21st Century Skills Phonemic Awareness • Making Meaning • Junior Great Books • Skill Building Picture Books • Vocabulary • Phonics Lessons • Sight Words • Handwriting • Spelling Practice

  8. Language Arts - Intermediate: 90 Minutes Each Day Literacy Skills: Independent/Small Groups Whole Group Lessons Making Meaning Being A Writer/ Writer’s Workshop • Novel Study • Guided Reading • Independent Daily Reading • 21st Century Skills • Spelling/Vocabulary • Focus on Creativity

  9. Science/Social Studies:60 Minutes Each Day Science Social Studies Social Studies Weekly A periodical format Covers all Florida standards for S.S. Online components for classroom use • Interactive Science • Uses a workbook that students write in • Hands on experiments • Online components for classroom use

  10. Project Based Learning:50 Minutes During Weeks With No Creative Productivity Focuses on: • Creating products for any curriculum area; • 21st Century Skills; • Research in topics of further interest; • Exploring enrichment areas. Special Enrichment Days: • This time is also used for special enrichment activities based on special “days” of the week or month.

  11. Other Parts of Our Day • Music • PE • Art Expressions • Media Center • Lunch Clubs

  12. Technology Multiple online learning resources are used at Galileo: • Renzulli Learning • Reading Eggs/Reading Eggspress • Study Island • Middlebury Interactive Language Learning • Kahn Academy • Word Processing/Presentation Software (Microsoft, Prezi) • IPAD Lab, 40+ Seat Computer Lab, Computers in Each Classroom

  13. Questions?

  14. Thank you for coming!

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