Curriculum of Gifted and Talented

8/12/2019 Curriculum of Gifted and Talented

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Curriculum of Gifted and

TalentedPresented by: Dean Victor Montalvo


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State Definitions

Assessments

Curriculum

Overview


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Alaska Gifted means exhibiting outstanding intellect,ability or creative talent.

California Students who are enrolled in public elementaryor secondary and are identified as possessing demonstratedor potential abilities that give evidence of high performancecapability are enrolled in Gifted and Talented Education(GATE). High performance capability is defined by each

school district governing board. Each district shall use oneor more of the leadership, high achievement, performingand visual arts talent, or any criterion proposed by thedistrict and approved by the State Board of Education in thedistrict's GATE application (CBEDS-CDIF)

State definition


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Kansas Gifted as defined in K.A.R 91-40-1(cc) means performing

or demonstrating the potential for performing the potential forperforming at significantly higher levels of accomplishment inone or more fields due to intellectual ability when compared toothers of similar age experience or environment.

Kentucky Gifted and talented student means a pupil identifiedas possessing demonstrated or potential ability to perform at an

exceptionally high levels in general intellectual aptitude, specificacademic aptitude, creative or divergent thinking, psychosocialor leadership skills or in the visual or performing arts.(National Association for Gifted and Talented)

State definition


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Assessments

Source: Rex, Jim(2007) .Identification ofArtistically Gifted and Talented Students:

Referral, Screening and Assessment. SouthCarolina Gifted and Talented Best

Practices: Office of Academic Standards

South Carolina Department of Education


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Assessments South Carolinas definition of gifted and talented

students is in keeping with that given in the foreword toNational Excellence: A Case for Developing AmericasTalent (Ross 1993), which itself is based on the definition inthe federal Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented StudentsEducation Act of 1988:

Children and youth with outstanding talent perform orshow the potential for performing at remarkably high levels

of accomplishment when compared with others of theirage, experience, or environment.

These children and youth exhibit high performancecapability in intellectual, creative, and/or artistic areas,possess an unusual leadership capacity, or excel in

specific academic fields. They require services oractivities not ordinarily provided by the schools.

Outstanding talents are present in children and youthfrom all cultural groups, across all economic strata, and inall areas of human endeavour.


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Assessment

To put this definition into practice,National Excellence continues, schools

must develop a system to identify giftedand talented students a system thatoperates in the following manner:

Seeks varietylooks throughout a range ofdisciplines for students with diverse talents;


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Assessment Utilizes assessment measuresuses a variety of

appraisals so that schools can find students indifferent talent areas and at different ages;

Eliminates biasprovides students of all backgroundswith equal access to appropriate opportunities;

Identifies potentialdiscovers talents that are notreadily apparent in students, as well as those that are

obvious; and

Assesses motivationtakes into account the driveand passion that play a key role in accomplishment.(Ross 1993, 26)


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Assessment(Preliminary Screening)

A third component of the identification process for artisticallygifted and talented students is ademonstration/audition/portfolio and interview/questionnaire.

The demonstration/audition/portfolio allows the evaluationand/or placement team (this placement team could be thesame as the adjudicators for the evaluation team) to determineif a student has the potential to function at a high level in one

or more of the arts.

In addition to the demonstration/audition/portfolio, eachstudent must be interviewed either in person or through aquestionnaire to assist the evaluation and/or placement teamin determining the placement of the student.


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Assessment

For all interviews, two categories of

predetermined questions should be developed:

one consisting of at least four questions thataddress the students knowledge and

skills in the arts area and a second consisting of

at least four questions that address

the students attitude and interest in theparticular arts area. Answers to both

categories of questions should be rated on a

point system.


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Assessment

(DEMONSTRATION/AUDITION /PORTFOLIO

ACCOMMODATIONS)DANCE

The dance audition should be carefully designed to allow selection of students whodemonstrate kinesthetic ability or potential. At all grade levels, criteria taken fromthe rubric should be evaluated.

It is recommended that the same teachers/artists judge students throughout the

demonstration/audition process in order to maintain consistency within the district

or school.

A large, open, and safe space with a clean floor is necessary for the dance

demonstration/audition. A CD player should be provided. Applicants should dress

loose fitting clothes (no denim) in which they can move comfortably.

If districts require a compositional element, students should be given a

compositional task during the audition. Such a task allows the observers an

opportunity to evaluate a students ability to problem solve and to perform their

own composition.


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Assessment


ACCOMMODATIONS)DRAMA

The drama auditions may take place in a regular classroomsetting or theatre. It is recommended that students do not

bring props or wear costumes for the auditionprocess.

MUSIC

No special accommodations are necessary for music.However, a piano should beprovided as appropriate for the specific music discipline.

VISUAL ARTS

A regular visual arts classroom is sufficient for administering theart demonstration/audition/portfolio.


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Assessment


ACCOMMODATIONS)As to the teacher requirement:

1. Teacher must hold valid teaching certificates appropriate to thegrade level(s) or subject area(s) included in the program.

2. Each teacher of the state-funded gifted and talented course orclass shall have completed a training program approved by theSouth Carolina Department of Education

*exception 1: Newly assigned teachers will have one year to meetgifted and talented training requirements.

*exception 2: Teachers who have masters degree or higher in giftededucation may have this requirement waived upon the approval ofcredentials by the South Carolina Department of Education.


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Source: OXFORD TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT 17 KENTSTREET OXFORD, NEW JERSEY 07863

CURRICULUM


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Gifted students are a homogeneous group, all high achievers.

Gifted students do not need help. If they are really gifted, they canmanage on their own.

Gifted students have fewer problems than others because theirintelligence and abilities

somehow exempt them from the hassles of daily life.

The future of a gifted student is assured: a world of opportunitieslies before the student.

Gifted students are self-directed; they know where they areheading.

The social and emotional development of the gifted student is atthe same level as his or her

intellectual development.

Common Myths About GiftedStudents


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Gifted students are nerds and social isolates.

The primary value of the gifted student lies in his or her brainpower.

The gifted student's family always prizes his or her abilities.

Gifted students need to serve as examples to others and they

should always assume extraresponsibility.

Gifted students make everyone else smarter.

Gifted students can accomplish anything they put their minds to. Allthey have to do is apply

themselves. Gifted students are naturally creative and do not needencouragement.

Gifted children are easy to raise and a welcome addition to anyclassroom

Common Myths About GiftedStudents


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Gifted students are often perfectionistic and idealistic. They may

equate achievement and grades with self-esteem and self-worth,which sometimes leads to fear of failure and interferes

with achievement. Gifted students may experience heightened sensitivity to their ownexpectations and those of others, resulting in guilt over

achievements or grades perceived to be low.

Gifted students are asynchronous. Their chronological age, social,physical, emotional, and intellectual development may all be atdifferent levels. For example, a 5-year-old may be able to read andcomprehend a third-grade book but may not be able to write legibly.

Some gifted children are "mappers" (sequential learners), whileothers are "leapers" (spatial learners). Leapers may not know howthey got a "right answer." Mappers may get lost in the steps leadingto the right answer.

Truths About Gifted Students


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Gifted students may be so far ahead of their chronological age

mates that they know more than half the curriculum before theschool year begins! Their boredom can result in low achievementand grades.

Gifted children are problem solvers. They benefit from working on

open-ended, interdisciplinary problems; for example, how to solvea shortage of community resources. Gifted students often refuse to work for grades alone. Gifted students often think abstractly and with such complexity

that they may need help with concrete study- and test-taking skills.They may not be able to select one answer in a multiple choice

question because they see how all the answers might be correct. Gifted students who do well in school may define success as

getting an "A" and failure as any grade less than an "A." By earlyadolescence they may be unwilling to try anything where theyarenot certain of guaranteed success.

Truths About Gifted Students


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Differentiated Curriculum for the gifted learner must span grades K-8.

1. School leadership must support differentiation through modification of policies andprocedures related to curriculum.

a. Professional development opportunities and common time will be set aside for GATEcoordinator(s) and regular academic teachers.

b. Differentiated instruction is implemented in core academic areas, creativity, leadershipand the visual and performing arts.

c. In-service/ faculty meeting time will be set aside to facilitate articulation betweenclassroom teachers and GATE coordinator(s).

i. Curriculum differentiation at each level is based on connections from previous year.

ii. Faculty is expected to review curriculum modifications annually.

K-8 STANDARDS


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2. The framework for the program will follow two models during the course of theyear.

a. An Overarching Concept

i. Through discussion, reading and reflection, students generate and apply generalizations

about a key concept.ii. This concept allows for cross-curricular connections, critical thinking, insight and self-awareness.

iii. This will take place during the first three marking periods of the school year.

iv. Students at OCS will work within their regular classroom and modifications will beillustrated in teacher lesson plans.

K-8 STANDARDS


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b. The Process/ Product Dimension

i. Students design investigations and explore topics of personal interest. Students

act as professionals in their discipline, constructing knowledge and applying itmeaningfully in high quality projects.

ii. Learning is self-directed and incorporates technology in an open-ended problem-solvingapproach.

iii. OCS students will meet with GATE facilitator who will guide them during the 4th

quarter program. The finished projects will be part of the school-wide

Celebration of Learning.

K-8 STANDARDS


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GOAL #1

The Gifted and Talented Program will provide in-service andtraining for staff members, parents, and communitymembers.

Objective A: To provide a well thought out andplanned system of on-going in-service training that takes intoaccount the needs of those receiving the training.

Objective B: To provide training for staff members sothat skills are developed in interventions, adaptations, andstrategies for gifted/high ability students.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES


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Particular attention should be given to:

1. Use of cross-disciplinary teaching.

2. Development of skills in curriculum compacting.

3. Use of collaborative teaching so that efforts are coordinated between theclassroom teacher and gifted

and talented teacher/coordinator.

4. Use of technology in the classroom.

5. Developing a differentiated curriculum for the high ability students.

6. Use of Interest Inventories to assist in gifted/talented program planning

7. Ability to extend the regular curriculum.

8. Understanding the social/emotional needs of the gifted/higher ability students

9. Use of higher order thinking skills within the regular curriculum.



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Objective C: To provide training so that skills aredeveloped in recognizing and nurturing the specialneeds andcharacteristics of high ability students.

Objective D: To provide training and information for

parents and community members regarding the gifted andtalented program.

1. What the program is about.

2. The configuration of the program.

3. Rationale regarding activities of the program4. To provide training and information for parents regardingthe special needs and characteristics of gifted/high abilitystudents



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GOAL #2

The Gifted and Talented Program will develop particular skills,behaviours, and outcomes with students.

Objective A: The OCS GATE curriculum will focus on beingrigorous, challenging, and defensible. It must address thestudents strengths, and give opportunity for them to learn aboutand pursue their interest and passions.

Provide enrichment for the special needs of all students.

Provide an opportunity for students with a sustained interest to

pursue the subject further.

Provide a program to meet the needs of the students who arehighly capable and motivated through mentorship or independentresearch.



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Objective B: The OCS curriculum will provide resources for teachers

that can be implemented to develop higher order thinking, critical thinking andproblem solving skills.Since much of learning occurs at the lower levels of Bloom's Taxonomy, i.e.Knowledge and Comprehension, to meet the need of the gifted, strategies arenecessary to stimulate thinking on the upper levels, i.e. Application, Analysis,Synthesis, and Evaluation.

Objective C: The OCS GATE program will allow students to acquireskills at all levels and provide opportunities for product oriented and real worldsolutions.

The student develops and incorporates his own knowledge and skills, learnsindependently and applies this knowledge to the entire scope of his learningexperience and to his life. One who solves PROBLEMS or develops new

ideas through a combination of divergent and convergent thinking andfunctions with minimal external guidance in selected areas of endeavor.

Real world solutions or production of a real product for a real audience.



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Objective D: The OCS curriculum will include the Humanities,Fine Arts, and Performing Arts.

Objective E: Curriculum for the highly able student needs toinclude Math/Science technology.

Objective F: Curriculum for the highly able must includeLeadership Training.

Highly able students should be encouraged and enabled toseek offices in Student Council or other student government

organizationsHighly able students should be supported and encouraged toseek offices in such organizations andparticipate in suchactivities that will prepare them as leaders of tomorrow.



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GOAL #3The Gifted and Talented Program will be implemented and designed to be aseffective and efficient as possible.

Objective A: The program should provide opportunity for Gifted/Talentedstudents to work with their peers, fostering creative, academic, intellectual,social and emotional growth.

Objective B: The G/T program should be defensible.This definition is based onthe student's need for education programming to enable each student toreach their full potential. In general, gifted students need curriculum andservices that vary the depth, breadth, complexity and pace of instruction due

to their ability to learn at faster rates, deal with high levels of abstraction, andmake associations other children would not be able to make. Educationalneeds are not always academic.

These students also have social and emotional needs that should be addressesat all levels. In addition, at the secondary level these students have specialneeds for a variety of experiences in cultural and career education as well as

special counselling services



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Objective C: Provide in-service to encourage faculty involvement and anactive public relations program to sensitize public awareness as to the valueof the G/T program.

GOAL #4

The Gifted and Talented Program will address the unique social needs of G/Tstudents.

Objective A: To provide and coordinate counselling services for the specialsocial/emotional needs unique to G/T students.

Rationale: G/T students markedly differ from the average student populationin these ways:

They possess a high degree of concept formation

They possess a high degree of perceptual sensitivity

They need unconditional support in dealing with complex issues ofself-concept, emotional and intellectual development



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They are at greater risk for under-achievement

Objective B: To provide opportunities for parents/district/community todevelop skills in supporting and advocating for the success of students.

Objective C: To provide opportunities for parents/district/community todevelop skills in supporting and advocating for the success of students.

Objective D: To provide school time to meet and interact regularly withsimilar-ability peers.

Rationale: Research shows the students need regular interaction with similar-

ability peers. Benefits of peer grouping include: positive self-concept,increased self-reliance, development of leadership, and sharing of concernswithin a non-threatening environment.



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GOAL #5 The Gifted and Talented Program will assess student performance and

evaluate program.

Objective A: Student assessment is a collection of information andmeasurement of student progress over time which seeks to measure conceptdevelopment, skill acquisition, or changes in behaviours, attitudes, oraspirations.

Culture, race, gender and special needs should be considered in developingand assigning student assessment tasks.

(The Oxford Central School District may incorporate a combination of theseassessment techniques.)

1. Attitude/Aspiration Inventory

2. Narrative Summary: A narrative summary is written documentation ofstudent progress.



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3. Examples of Productive Work: An example of productive work involves the criticalreview of both the processes employed during the productive stages as well as the

final product. Information is collected during the stages of student work through theexamination of student journals, logs, sketches, models, diagrams, and discardedwork. The final product may be represented through a portfolio, performance, amodel, a theory, an invention, or new approach.

4. Goal Setting

5. Reflective Interview/Journal: A reflective interview/journal is a record of impressions

during the stages of investigation or productive work shared with a trained observer. Itdescribes the student's impressions of the processes employed and/or his or herevaluation of the end product.

6. Quarterly, and/or Yearly Evaluations: Evaluations may be utilized for gatheringinformation relating to student affective disposition and behaviours. Assessment tools

should be selected during the initial planning phases to ensure that procedures areestablished so that data may be collected at appropriate intervals. This will result in anevaluation where meaningful information about student progress is reviewed and thefuture direction of student work may be determined.

7. Classroom teachers will collect artifacts that illustrate the enrichment beingcompleted in each quarter. Teachers will keep a portfolio of student work.



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K-4

Kindergarten/ Grade 1/ Grade 2

Balance Connections: My Place in the World of Learning

Strategies: Methods of Thinking

Interdependence: Uniqueness: Discovering Distinctions

Patterns: Exploring Forms and FunctionsReading/ Language Arts/ Social Studies Objectives:

The students will be involved in appropriately challenging reading material at their stage

of development.

The students will be involved in opportunities for small group discussion of literature

selections. The students will develop critical reading behavior in the areas of analysis, interpretation,

and evaluation.

The students will develop and refine reading comprehension skills.

The students will identify key terms associated with their community.

The students will develop spatial skills through interaction with computers.

Suggested Objectives and Activities


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Reading/ Language Arts/ Social Studies Activities: (NJAGC Standard 1.0M; 2.0E; 2.2E; 5.1E)

Children can end a story differently from the way the author ended it.

Children can discuss what would happen if a character in a story had made a differentchoice.

Children can identify the main characters and create an alternate story with the maincharacter in a different story, i.e. the Three Little Pigs as the lead characters in another story.

Children can identify the main problem of the story and offer alternative ways for thecharacters to solve the problems they face.

Students will create a map of the school and a map of their community.

Suggested Objectives and Activities

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