Supporting Gifted Learners District-School-Classroom

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Sneha Shah-ColtraneDirector, Gifted Education and Advanced Programs

NC Department of Public InstructionSneha.shahcoltrane@dpi.nc.gov

Summer 2014

What is your role in gifted education?

DISTRICT LENS:

What is good for AIGs?

What is not good for AIGs?

DISTRICT LENS:Based on NC AIG Program Standards and District’s Local AIG Plan

• Prioritize AIG and Advanced Programming• Part of leadership, discussions, and decisions

• Develop quality student identification• On-going reflection• Ensure equitable access to programming

• Provide differentiated instruction for students • All day, Every day

Cont’ DISTRICT LENS:• Support personnel and provide professional

development• Hiring practices; Effective PD for appropriate levels

• Develop comprehensive programming• Ensure growth by addressing specific needs

• Support partnerships• Families, Businesses, IHEs, etc.

• Hold programs accountable• Team with schools ad district staff to ensure your AIG Plan is

implemented with fidelity.

SCHOOL LENS:

• See and value AIG students• All day, every day

• School-wide commitment

• Considered in decisions

• Part of conversation

• Intentional student placement with qualified staff• Effective grouping, homeroom placement and

instructional placement

Cont’ SCHOOL LENS:

• Adapt program services to meet needs of students; Flexibility

• Recruit and retain quality teachers– Professional development– Hiring

• Partner with families and teachers

SCHOOL LENS:

CLASSROOM LENS:

• Have quality teachers who:• Approach content, process and products with

flexibility• Able to draw from a large bank of instructional

strategies• Understand the characteristics and needs of

gifted learners• Be empathetic to the needs of gifted learners

Cont’ CLASSROOM LENS• Have quality classroom instruction with:

• Access to high-level and authentic questioning• Ability to move more quickly through already-

mastered content• Opportunities to grapple with real world

problems/issues and complex/abstract ideas• Time to work with intellectual peers

• Instructional Strategies– Compacting, Tiering, Effective Questioning, Seminars,

Small Group/Indep. Research, Concept Development,

AIG: All Day, Everyday!

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