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Welcome families of TD certified students
Please Sign In & take a handout (one per family).
withMrs.
Foley, Lead TD Teacher
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Why are we here tonight?
+ GIFTEDNESS:
+ GIFTEDNESS:
Students, children, or youth who giveevidence of high achievement capability
in areas such asintellectual, creative, artistic,
or leadership capacity,or in specific academic fields,and
who need services and activitiesnot ordinarily provided
by the school in order to fully develop those capabilities.
Federal Definition
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How are we different ?
+ Irwin’s Magnet Paths
or
3-5 Talent
Development
TD certified students receive
differentiated educational services for their unique
needs
All K-2 students
begin on this
acceleratedpath
*All 2nd graders are screened for
TD
K-2Learning Immersion
3-5 Learning Immersion
Students participate
in an accelerated enrichment instructional
program
*Only K-2 non-certified
Irwin students
+ How are we different?Instruction
Traditional Setting
Irwin Academic Center
Student Placement
Randomly grouped
Wide range of abilities within classes
and grade levels
Strategically grouped Homogeneous by certification
Flexible groups meet regularly for differentiation
Classroom Environment
Focus may be on below grade level students,
above grade level students are used as
“helpers”
K-5 students receive a full day of rigorous, academically
challenging, research-based instruction which provides
opportunities for students to achieve their fullest potential.
Level of Support
TD teacher may be part time, may pull out
groups, limited time with students per week
Academic Facilitators are AIG certified
Full time lead TD teacher supports with direct & indirect
services.All work closely with staff and students
+ Lead TD Teacher’s Direct Services
Talent Development Department
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• NEW: Flex Group Support & FLEX time!
• Co-teaching
• Demonstration Lessons
• Small group instruction
• Special Projects
• Enrichment opportunities• Ex. Robotics, UN, Student council, clusters
+ Lead TD Teacher’s Indirect Services
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• Prepare and support the design of lessons and activities
• Frequent collaboration with the Classroom Teacher to ensure rigor and challenge
• Gifted identification and maintenance (assessments & compliance)
• Administrative duties
+ How are we different?
Instruction CMSIrwin
Academic Center
Math Instruction
Single curriculum(Investigations, District issued)
Combination of resources
(Project M3, Hands on Equations, Challenge
Math, etc.)
Language Arts Program
Basal Reader focus (ImagineIt!,
District issued)
Multiple resources (Seminars, William &
Mary, Novels, Jr. Great Books, integrated writing)
Science& Social Studies
Separate
Integrated, global awareness
initiative, hands-on, guest speakers,
21st century, current events
Innovative Strategies
Randomly used
Curriculum studied in greater depth, more challenging
lessons, accelerated
+ Innovative Strategies• Interdisciplinary, accelerated,
challenging units of study
• Experiential Learning with Problem & Project Based Learning
• Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences
• Bloom’s Taxonomy
• Differentiation: Curriculum Compacting, contracts, small groups instruction,choice menus, pre/post tests
Irwin’s TD program: What it is NOT …
•NOT an add on•NOT separate•NOT more of the same•NOT boring
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+ How are we different?
Instruction CMSIrwin
Academic Center
Parent Involvement
Varies
Strong PTA & Volunteers
PLC meetingsBook study (?)
Professional Development
Focused on district initiatives
Varied opportunities, on
going, differentiated, research based
Student Expectations
On grade level objectives
Critical & Creative Thinking
Handle accelerated
& advanced pace,(Performance Review)
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• Attain levels of academic achievement consistent with abilities
• Engage in abstract, creative,and affective reasoning
• Apply insightful questioning
• Develop a capacity to see interconnections among disciplines
Irwin’s TD program:
Desired Outcomes
+ Talent Development Performance Review
(handout – white paper)
Content Evaluation• Thoughtfully
interrelates complex knowledge from all subject areas
• Exceptional insight to themes and generalizations
• Demonstrates sophistication in learning and applying new information to tasks
Process Evaluation• Asks provocative
questions which probe and analyze problems
• Gives diverse, thought-provoking responses which lead to innovative solutions
• Insightfully evaluates information and ideas
Talent Development Department
+ Talent Development Performance Review
(handout – white paper)
Product Evaluation
• Products synthesize from a variety of challenging sources
• Products reflect insights gained from exploring “big ideas”
• Products demonstrate significant effort in multiple intelligences and exceptional growth
Affective Evaluation
• Always completes HW and CW on time
• Initiates and goes beyond required assignments
• Is motivated and takes responsibility for learning
• Student shows exceptional ability to work with others
Talent Development Department
+ How are we different?
InstructionTraditional
Setting
Irwin Academic
Center
CertificationsLimited,
Some may be highly qualified
Classroom teachers have gifted certification or are in the process of
being certified. Also, NBCT & masters
degrees
Enrichment Opportunities
Limited, Before/After
school
Enrichment ClustersSchool-wide events
Service OpportunitiesBefore School Clubs
Tuition Funded Opportunities
Beyond Elementary
Neighborhood Assignment
Provides a strong foundation
for IB Middle School(Guaranteed acceptance)
+Handouts: Parenting Gifted Children (excerpt) Purple handout
Websites white & yellow handout
Good Reads! Pink handout
Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students by Fronseca
Anxiety Free Kids by Zucker
Parenting Gifted Kids by Delisle
Letting Go of Perfect by Adelson & Wilson
Parenting Gifted Children by Treffinger, Inman, Jolly & Smutny
Raising a Gifted Childby Fertig
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Thank you for coming!
Please contact me with specific questions/concerns …[email protected]
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