erin puhl resource teacher for the gifted tuckahoe elementary school october 22, 2013
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Erin PuhlResource Teacher for the GiftedTuckahoe Elementary SchoolOctober 22, 2013
Agenda
• Overview of new structure for Gifted Services
• Agenda for January Parent Night:• Overview of evaluation process
Questions and Exit Cards
• On each table you will find index cards that can be used if you have any specific questions. • Please write the question, your name, your child’s name
and your contact information as well as the best time for me to contact you
Professional Responsibilities
• Promote differentiation strategies in the classroom
• Provide enrichment and supplemental resources for teachers
• Model instructional strategies• Inform staff about gifted education training
opportunities• Facilitate the identification process
Professional Learning Communities
Four Key Questions Focus Us on Learning
#1 What is it we expect our students to learn?#2 How will we know when they have learned it?#3 How will we provide time and support when they don’t learn it?
#4 How will we expand learning when they already know it or learn it quickly?
Cluster Grouping
• Students in grades 1-5 have been clustered into classrooms with intellectual peers
• RTG plans with and supports the classroom teachers with extension activities and projects for those students who have already mastered grade level content
• Support may look different in the various grade levels depending on teacher and student needs
Classroom Support
Kindergarten • Attend weekly PLC meetings• Integrate grade-level content into critical
and creative thinking lessons• Provide resources and differentiation
support
Classroom Support
First Grade • Attend weekly PLC meetings• Collaborate and plan with cluster teachers• Weekly co-teaching in cluster classrooms for
math• Integrate grade-level content into critical and
creative thinking lessons in all classrooms (to begin in quarter 2) on a rotating basis
• Provide resources and differentiation support
Classroom Support
Second Grade• Attend weekly PLC meetings• Collaborate and plan with cluster teachers• Bi-weekly co-teaching in cluster classroom for
language arts• Weekly co-teaching in cluster classrooms for
math• Integrate grade-level content into critical and
creative thinking lessons in all classrooms on a rotating basis
Classroom Support
Third Grade• Attend weekly PLC meetings• Collaborate and plan with cluster teachers• Weekly pull-out language arts instruction for
identified students• Weekly co-teaching in cluster classrooms for
math• Integrate grade-level content into critical and
creative thinking lessons in all classrooms (to begin in quarter 2) on a rotating basis
Classroom SupportFourth Grade
• Communicate closely with weekly PLC meetings
• Collaborate and plan with cluster teachers• Bi-weekly co-teaching in cluster classrooms for
language arts• Weekly co-teaching in cluster classrooms for
math• Integrate grade-level content into critical and
creative thinking lessons in all classrooms (to begin in quarter 2) on a rotating basis
Classroom Support
Fifth Grade• Communicate closely with weekly PLC
meetings• Weekly pull-out instruction for identified
language arts and math students• Identify and provide differentiation resources
as needed
Curriculum Examples
• Gifted Literature Units• William and Mary Literature Units • Project M2 and Project M3 • Best of the Continental Math League• WordMasters Competition • Jacob’s Ladder Reading Comprehension Program• Hands-On Equations• Exemplars
Core Curriculum Lead Teachers
Content Area Lead Teacher Email contactEnglish Alethea Price [email protected]
Math Angela Torpy [email protected]
Science Joanne Godwin [email protected]
Social Studies Kim DiNardo [email protected]
Instructional Lead
Lisa Morse [email protected]
Communication
Differentiated Student Progress Form• Quarterly report to parents in report cards in
grades 1-5 for identified students• The form documents differentiated
instructional strategies and extensions• Replaces the Differentiation Instruction
Planning Form
Parent Resources
• Further information about APS Gifted Services is located on the APS website• www.apsva.us• Click on Curriculum and Instruction• Click on Programs• Click on Gifted Services
Parent Night – Identification
• Parent night presentation explaining the identification process will be held on
January 28, 2014 at 7:00 P.M.
• Agenda:• Referral process• Evaluation components• Evaluation process timelines
Contact Information Erin Puhl, Resource Teacher for the GiftedEmail: [email protected]: (703) 228-5288
Cynthia Brown, PrincipalEmail: [email protected]
Mitch Pascal, Assistant PrincipalEmail: [email protected]
Cheryl McCullough, Supervisor of Gifted ServicesEmail: [email protected]: (703) 228-6160