Welcome to…Welcome to…The Middle School The Middle School

Gifted & Talented Education Gifted & Talented Education ProgramProgram

Spring Parent OrientationSpring Parent Orientation

_______________ Middle School G/T Resource Teacher

Melissa Shindel- PrincipalPhilip Herdman-CMS GT Resource TeacherDonna Elliott- Math ITL

AgendaAgenda• Overview of Middle Overview of Middle School G/T Education School G/T Education ProgramProgram

•Selection/Placement Selection/Placement ProceduresProcedures

•QuestionsQuestions

Gifted & Talented Gifted & Talented Education Program Education Program MissionMission

The Gifted and Talented The Gifted and Talented Education Program seeks Education Program seeks to recognize and develop to recognize and develop talents in advanced-level talents in advanced-level learners while supporting learners while supporting

the Clarksville vision of the Clarksville vision of career and college career and college

readiness.readiness.

Gifted & Talented Gifted & Talented Education Program Education Program GoalsGoals•Accelerate the achievement and

performance levels of students who participate in G/T Education Program offerings

• Increase successful participation of underrepresented populations of students in G/T Education Program offerings

•Build a community of G/T Education Program advocates.

Middle School G/T Education Middle School G/T Education Program Components: An Program Components: An OverviewOverview

•The School-wide Enrichment Program

•G/T Classes and Curricular Extensions

•Extended Day/Year Programs

THE SCHOOLWIDE THE SCHOOLWIDE ENRICHMENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAMPROGRAM

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ExploratoryExperiences

G/T InstructionalSeminars

G/T Classes and Curricular Extensions

G/T Research Investigations

&Creative

Productions

Student as Consumer Student as Producer

TYPE II: Instructional TYPE II: Instructional SeminarsSeminars

•Why?Why? To work with G/T Resource Teacher to extend student interests and develop advanced-level skills

•Who?Who? Interested students who are committed to in-depth study

•How?How? Submit an interest form.

•What?What? Take a look at some examples…

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Television Television ProductionProduction

Student led and produced daily television show that simulates a professional broadcast

Middle School Book Middle School Book ClubClub A Book Club

organized and led by advanced-level readers who enjoy participating in thought-provoking literary discussions

Students meet month to discuss books.

2011-2012 Book Club List

Half BrotherOut of My Mind

IncarceronBystander

One Crazy SummerDirt Road Home

A Long Walk to WaterLife as We Knew It

County-wide discussions take place Wednesday’s during the year. These are optional events.

DebateDebateStudents engage in meaningful, persuasive discourse about contemporary issues, thereby strengthening their leadership, critical thinking, and presentation skills.

Sample Debate Video

Additional Sample Additional Sample SeminarsSeminars

•Newspaper•Programming

•Advanced Johns Hopkins APL Programming•Green School•Math Olympiad

•Film•Engineering•Memory Book

•MESA•Writer’s Guild

TYPE III: Research TYPE III: Research Investigations & Investigations & Creative ProductionsCreative Productions

•Why?Why? To emulate research tools and methodologies of professionals by investigating real world problems and presenting to authentic audiences

•Who?Who? Available to any interested student

•What?What? Publication of book, scientific discovery, historical reenactment, instigation of legislation, original musical/dramatic production…

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Selection Procedures Selection Procedures 1. Complete an interest form.

2. Participate in an interview with the G/T Resource Teacher.

G/T Content Area G/T Content Area Classes Classes • Mathematics

• English

• Social Studies

• Science

6th: Anne Frank, The Sword and the Stone, Watership Down

GT EnglishGT English

7th: Antigone, an Edgar Allan Poe collection, Lupita Manana

8th: Frankenstein, The Odyssey, The Red Badge of Courage

An accelerated and enriched curriculum, including differentiated objectives, where students explore complex literary works and create compositions of advanced style, tone, and form.

G/T Writers Guild

The G/T Writers Guild, set in a Writers Workshop format, provides instruction by exposing highly able students to exemplary techniques and tools and offers opportunities for talented, motivated writers to excel and to develop their unique voices.

Throughout the workshop, students maintain a portfolio of polished work to be submitted for publication.

G/T Writers GuildG/T Writers Guild

G/T Social StudiesG/T Social StudiesAn enriched and accelerated curriculum, including differentiated objectives, where students explore civic and cultural principles and engage in inquiries that focus on essential, related questions.

•6 – G/T Geography and World Cultures

•7 – G/T Geography and World Cultures

•8 – G/T U.S. History through the Reconstruction

History DayHistory Day A national competition

where students work individually or in groups to conduct historical research on an annual theme. ▫Develop a thesis from the

analysis of primary and secondary resources.

▫Receive constructive feedback from history and social studies professionals.

G/T Social Studies

Extension

G/T ScienceG/T ScienceAn enriched and accelerated curriculum, including differentiated objectives, where students explore scientific principles and engage in ongoing original scientific research using an experimental design.

•Science 6 G/T (Earth & Space Science focus)

•Science 7 G/T (Biological focus)

•Science 8 G/T (Physics & Chemistry focus)

G/T Research ClassG/T Research Class

G/T MathematicsG/T MathematicsAn accelerated and enriched sequence that follows a curriculum at least two years above the general education curriculum.

•6 - Pre-Algebra G/T

•7 – Algebra I/Data Analysis G/T

•8 - Geometry G/T

Middle School Math Common Core6th- PreAlgebra GT/CC 8 Blend next year with transition to

the Common Core

For all years after that 6th grade will be PreAlgebra which is essentially Common Core 8 curriculum

It will be expected with the change to the common core that students will need 4 years of high school math

Common Core requires students develop a deep conceptual understanding of math rather than a coverage of content

High School Math Sequence with Common Core

Selection and Placement Selection and Placement Procedures for G/T ClassesProcedures for G/T Classes

•Nomination

▫by parent, teacher, or student

▫based upon achievement test scores or student

performance

•Testing ( SCAT Ability Testing - 9th grade norms )

•Placement Review Procedures - multiple criteria

examined

Parent ResourcesParent ResourcesGT Website: www.hcpss.org/gtGT Website: www.hcpss.org/gt

Parent Academy MeetingsParent Academy Meetings

National Association for Gifted Children National Association for Gifted Children

www.nagc.orgwww.nagc.org

National Research Center on Gifted and National Research Center on Gifted and

Talented: Talented:

www.gifted.uconn.edu/nrcgt.htmlwww.gifted.uconn.edu/nrcgt.html

CMSGT.HCPSS.WIKISPACES.ORG

Feel free to contact Feel free to contact me by phone me by phone

410- 313- 7057410- 313- 7057

Or by e-mail atOr by e-mail atPhilip_herdman Philip_herdman

@hcpss.org@hcpss.org