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Welcome to the Gifted Services Information Night

Welcome to the Gifted Services Information Night. Agenda. Overview of Gifted Services * What is the Gifted Inclusion Model? * What are the benefits for students? What is differentiated instruction? What is a written education plan? How are students placed into classes?

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Welcome to the Gifted Services Information Night

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  1. Welcome to the Gifted Services Information Night

  2. Agenda • Overview of Gifted Services * What is the Gifted Inclusion Model? * What are the benefits for students? • What is differentiated instruction? • What is a written education plan? • How are students placed into classes? • What is the role of the gifted intervention specialist? • What do services look like in the classroom?

  3. Gifted Services

  4. K-5 Gifted Inclusion Model Gifted superior cognitive students are clustered together and served in the regular classroom through differentiated instruction with the support of the gifted intervention specialist. * Students needs are met in the classroom * Instructional decisions are based on regular assessments * Teacher and intervention specialist work together to the meet the needs of the gifted learners

  5. What is Differentiated Instruction? Differentiated instruction is a philosophy in which the teacher is aware that students differ in how they learn and that the best teachers are actively responsive to those differences.

  6. Differentiated Instruction Framework • Clear learning goals • Pre-assessment • Plan lessons and activities based on data from the pre-assessment • Flexible groups • Higher order thinking skills through projects and assessments • Higher level questioning • Leveled activities / tiered lessons • Curriculum extension activities • Student choice and challenge at classroom learning centers • Independent study • Post assessment

  7. Gifted Written Education Plan • Written Education Plan (WEP) • Classroom teacher plans instruction for gifted student • Record of gifted services • Communication tool • The WEP stays with classroom teacher until the end of the year, then is passed on to future teacher • A WEP is not the same as an IEP

  8. Mr. Pollock • Classroom Placement

  9. Shannon Gagel • What is the role of a gifted intervention specialist? • Modify learning opportunities to challenge high-achieving students • Develop pre-assessments to determine appropriate instruction • Facilitate small/large group enrichment sessions

  10. What do gifted services look like in the classroom?

  11. Note Card Questions • Please use the note cards at your table to write down any questions that you may still have. • One of our staff members will contact you with an answer.

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