GATE Parent Meeting

Oak Grove School District

October 1, 2013

Welcome and Introductions

Who we are: Raji Musinipally, Coordinator

Educational Services Division Parents of Gifted and Talented children in

the Oak Grove School District

Please take a moment to greet the people sitting near you

Outcomes

To understand what Oak Grove offers to GATE students at the district level, at the school sites, and in the classroom

Learn about resources in the community related to educating and raising Gifted children

Network with other parents and learn how to stay connected

Educational Services Division – What we provide

GATE screening for all 3rd graders, 4th and 5th who have not been tested

Provide training to teachers in Differentiated Instruction

Connect with parents and families

Meet with and support teacher representatives

GATE at the School Site

Teacher representatives hold meetings for parents

Opportunities vary depending on the school site After-school classes Field trips Guest speakers

Funding can come from various sources

GATE in the Classroom

Students being challenged at their level Guided Reading Groups, Literature Circles Math Groupings

Students working in small groups with like peers

Project-based and inquiry-based learning

Differentiated assignments

Resources

www.cagifted.org www.artspiration.sccoe.org www.cty.jhu.edu www.hoagies.org www.lyceum-scv.org www.ysi-ca.org www.theatreworks.org http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/gt/re/

More Information

GATE Parent Handbooks are available on our website:

http://www.ogsd.net

California Common Core State Standards

The 4 C’s Collaboration

Communication

Critical Thinking

Creativity

Vision and Purpose of Common Core

When we engage students in authentic literacy through meaningful, rigorous content, critical thinking skills, and explicit, well-planned lessons, we prepare them to succeed in the 21st century.

Why Common Core State Standards?

Ensure that students are…

Meeting college and career expectations Provide a vision of what it means to be an academically

literate person in the twenty-first century Prepare students to succeed in the global economy and

society Provide them with rigorous content and applications of

higher knowledge through higher order thinking skills

Benefits of the CCSS

Internationally benchmarked Evidence and research-based Expectations clear to students, parents, teachers, and

the general public Costs to the state reduced Consistent expectations for all—not dependent on a zip

code

Heart & Soul of CCSS

Math•Content Standards

•Standards for Mathematical Practice

ELA•Content Standards

•College and Career Readiness Standards

The Standards for Mathematical Practice

SMP1: Explain and make conjectures…

SMP2: Make sense of…

SMP3: Understand and use…

SMP4: Apply and interpret…

SMP5: Consider and detect…

SMP6: Communicate precisely to others…

SMP7: Discern and recognize…

SMP8: Notice and pay attention to…

Key Advances of ELA CCSS

Greater clarity and coherency across grade spans

Key Advances of CCSS

Greater clarity and coherency across grade spans

Reading Attention to text complexity

Key Advances of CCSS

Greater clarity and coherency across grade spans

Reading Attention to text complexity Balance of literature and informational texts

NAEP Alignment in Reading

Percentages do not imply that high school ELA teachers must teach 70% informational text; they demand instead that a great deal of reading should occur in other disciplines.

Grade Literature Information

4 50% 50%

8 45% 55%

12 30% 70%

Key Advances of CCSS

Greater clarity and coherency across grade spans

Reading Attention to text complexity Balance of literature and informational texts Writing Emphasis on argument and informative/explanatory writing

NAEP Alignment in Writing

Three mutually reinforcing writing capacities: To persuade To explain To convey real or imagined experience

Grade Persuade Explain Convey Experience

4 30% 35% 35%

8 35% 35% 30%

12 40% 40% 20%

Key Advances of CCSS

Greater clarity and coherency across grade spans

Reading Attention to text complexity Balance of literature and informational texts Writing Emphasis on argument and informative/explanatory writing Speaking and Listening Inclusion of formal and informal talk

Greater clarity and coherency across grade spans Reading Attention to text complexity Balance of literature and informational texts Writing Emphasis on argument and

informative/explanatory writing Speaking and Listening Inclusion of formal and informal talk Language

Key Advances of CCSS

Assessment

Assessments will begin in 2014 California has signed on with SMARTER Balanced Assessment

Consortium

Assessments will include: Computer Adaptive Assessments (interim & summative) Performance Assessments (interim & summative)

Selected Response Constructed Response Extended Performance Assessments

Thank you

More information can be found at:

www.cde.ca.gov

Parent Resources

Presentations by:

Stephanie Rocha – Lyceum

Christy King – Youth Science Institute