talent development department 20081 cms elementary talent development program
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CMS Elementary Talent Development Program
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Mission
To provide gifted students the opportunity to maximize their potential, demonstrate their motivation, and realize their contributions to self and the global community
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Goal
To support the development of a content-rich educational experience for students from all cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds throughout CMS
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Opportunities and Resources for
Learners to……
attain levels of academic achievement consistent with their abilities
engage in abstract, creative, and affective reasoning apply insightful questioning develop a capacity to see interconnections among
disciplines practice self-directed learning and independent problem
solving strive for self actualization maximize their leadership potential become active participants in the global community
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The Catalyst Model
Collaboration and Consultation
in Gifted Education
Mary S. Landrum, PhD
University of Virginia
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“Gifted Learners Are
Gifted All The Time.”
Mary S. Landrum
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Gifted education
is not an add on
for ninety
minutes a week.
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Purpose of the Catalyst Model
To allow the Classroom Teacher and the Talent Development (TD) Catalyst Teacher to share responsibility for the education of the gifted learner
To provide appropriate learning activities for gifted learners in heterogeneous classrooms
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Collaborators
Classroom Teacher TD Catalyst Teacher Administrators Other members of the school’s teaching
staff who contribute to the academic progress of gifted learners
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What Is The Curriculum?
The North Carolina Standard Course of Study and more….
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/
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Desired Outcomes
Curriculum studied in greater depth through more challenging lessons and differentiated activities
Curriculum accelerated to include above-grade level material when appropriate
Advanced pace of learning
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What Does the Catalyst Model Look Like?
Indirect ServicesDirect Services
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Indirect Services
Lessons and activities are prepared by
the TD Catalyst Teacher in collaboration with the
Classroom Teacher. The lessons and activities are
used by the Classroom Teacher in the regular
classroom.
Gifted identification is also part of Indirect
Services provided by the TD Catalyst Teacher.
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What Can Indirect Services Look Like? Centers Projects Contracts Alternative homework Alternative assignments Curriculum compacting contracts Team Teaching
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Direct Services
Lessons for gifted learners that are
the sole responsibility of the TD Catalyst
Teacher. They are developed and taught
to gifted learners by the TD Catalyst
Teacher.
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What Can Direct Services Look Like?Demonstration LessonsSmall group instructionPull out for a set period of timeActivities related to classroom
instruction
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How Much Time for Direct and Indirect Services?
60-70% Indirect Services
30-40% Direct Services
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When Do Teachers Collaborate?
Each school schedules weekly
planning blocks during the
school day for teachers to meet
and collaborate.
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The focus of the Catalyst Model
is to differentiate instruction for
the gifted and high performing
students.
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Differentiated activities are
integrated into the regular
classroom to complement and
supplement the standard
curriculum.
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Without differentiation everyone…Moves at the same paceCompletes the same assignmentsIs evaluated the same way
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“This [Catalyst Model] is like having many hands all working toward the same goals.”
TD Catalyst Teacher
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“These kids [gifted learners] are both our responsibility. It makes sense that we are working together.”
Classroom Teacher
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“Now we can do even more for gifted kids, and that’s how it should be.”
Principal
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Everyone works collaboratively to meet the needs of the gifted learners.
Classroom Teacher
District Support
TD Teacher
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