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GSI : Renaissance Academy

GSI : Renaissance Academy. G ifted Education and S ervices I nvestigation February 7, 2011 Carlos Seward and Ann Torian. “Whoever you are Wherever you find yourself on this journey You are welcome here.". Are we providing each student with the optimal learning experience?. August Rush.

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GSI : Renaissance Academy

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  1. GSI: Renaissance Academy Gifted Education and Services Investigation February 7, 2011 Carlos Seward and Ann Torian

  2. “Whoever you areWherever you find yourself on this journeyYou are welcome here." Are we providing each student with the optimal learning experience?

  3. August Rush http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bCRYdLmduY&NR=1

  4. GSI: Renaissance Academy Mission: In conjunction with school/parent/community partnerships, the mission of Renaissance Academy is to deliver relevant instructional services and promote self-determination, responsibility, and integrity in a safe learning environment that fosters in each individual a sense of self-esteem and importance to society.

  5. Definition of Giftedness The United States Department of Education defines Gifted and Talented Students as: • "those who have outstanding abilities, are capable of high performance and who require differentiated educational programs (beyond those normally provided by regular school programs) in order to realize their contribution to self and society."

  6. MARY HALL Standardized Assessments: (Norm =100) Additional Notes: Intelligence Quotient 110 Social Quotient 76 Achievement Quotient 82 Creativity Quotient 95 • School adjustment: erratic, withdrawn, seeks attention, fails often • General emotional health: bites nails, phobias, attention seeking behavior, dominates peers • Interests: daydreams, prefers isolation, wants to be the center of attention • Vocational goals: none • Personal goals: altruistic, prefers to help elderly or poor

  7. Mary Hall aka Eleanor Roosevelt She was the First Lady to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. However, her greatest legacy was her work on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Without any doubt, she was the most influential member of the UN’s Commission on Human Rights.

  8. SAM EDDER Standardized Assessments: (Norm =100) Additional Notes: • Intelligence Quotient 82 • Social Quotient 74 • Achievement Quotient 82 • Creativity Quotient 110 • School adjustment: very poor adjustment, considered unsociable and disturbed • General emotional health: certified emotional breakdown; removed from school temporarily • Interests: frequently withdraws into fantasy world • Vocational goals: none • Personal goals: independence from family

  9. Sam Edder aka Albert Einstein He discovered the Theory of General Relativity which earned him a Nobel Peace Prize in 1921 in Physics.

  10. WILLIAM HORN Standardized Assessments: (Norm =100) Additional Notes: • Intelligence Quotient 159 • Social Quotient 155 • Achievement Quotient 166 • Creativity Quotient 128 • School adjustment: good organizer and leader • General emotional health: excellent, well-adjusted • Interests: basketball and math • Vocational goals: wants to teach math • Personal goals: wants to make a personal contribution to society

  11. William Horn aka Bill Bradley Rhodes scholar in math, professional basketball player for the NY Knicks, former senator from New Jersey, potential presidential candidate

  12. ALBERT WRIGHT Standardized Assessments: (Norm =100) Additional Notes: • Intelligence Quotient 112 • Social Quotient 96th percentile • Achievement Quotient 78th math 82nd reading • Creativity Quotient 75th percentile • School adjustment: good, well liked, respected, attendance irregular • General emotional health: good but can be argumentative • Interests: wrestling, practical jokes, reading, and traveling • Vocational goals: wants to own his own business • Personal goals: wants to have a “good” family

  13. Albert Wright aka Abraham Lincoln He was our 16th president and led this country through a devastating time, the Civil War. His support helped the passing of the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery. His great leadership skills and strong beliefs are reasons as to why some feel that he was the “Greatest American President.”

  14. BILL RIDELL Standardized Assessments: (Norm =100) Additional Notes: • Intelligence Quotient 81 • Social Quotient 79th percentile • Achievement Quotient 54th math 59th reading • Creativity Quotient 80th percentile • School adjustment: withdrawn, shy, reads well but uses poor grammar • General emotional health: likes to play with fire (burned down his father’s barn) • Interests: likes to build things • Vocational goals: wants to be a scientist or a railroad mechanic, good manual dexterity • Personal goals: wants to earn money

  15. Bill Ridell aka Thomas Edison He had less than three months of formal education but this did not deter him from inventing the first electric light bulb or creating the first electric distribution company. Mr. Edison holds the world’s record for the most U.S. Patents with a total of 1,093.

  16. Ruth Jackson Standardized Assessments: (Norm =100) Additional Notes: • Intelligence Quotient 138 • Social Quotient 126 • Achievement Quotient 149 • Creativity Quotient 108 • School adjustment: Top 5% of her class academically • General emotional health: good, self-confident • Interests: listening to rock music, playing guitar, student government • Vocational goals: wants to be a lawyer • Personal goals: ambitious, hard-working, wants to participate in the gifted program

  17. Ruth Jackson Barbara Jordan First black woman from the Deep South in U.S. Congress; One of her teachers said, “Oh hell, we never did anything for Barbara, just recognized her talent, and maybe polished it a little.”

  18. Regardless of ethnicity or poverty status, indicators of advanced ability include: • The ability to manipulate a symbol system. • The ability to think logically. • The ability to use stored knowledge to solve problems. • The ability to reason by analogy. • The ability to extrapolate knowledge to different circumstances. • Creativity. • (Griffin, 1992; Clasen, 1993; Coleman & Gallagher, 1995)

  19. Regardless of ethnicity or poverty status, indicators of advanced ability include: • Resiliency: the ability to cope with school while living in poverty with dysfunctional families. • The ability to take on adult roles at home, such as managing the household and supervising siblings, even at the expense of school attendance and achievement. • A strong sense of self, pride, and worth. • Leadership ability and an independent mind. • Understanding one's cultural heritage. • (Griffin, 1992; Clasen, 1993; Coleman & Gallagher, 1995)

  20. What do you need to do if you suspect a student might be gifted?

  21. Teacher Input in the Gifted Identification Process Matters “The identification and placement committee reviews all of the data presented. Based upon the information presented, the committee determines if the student needs gifted services at this time.”

  22. RA Staff…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUH3tZuDrCY&feature=related Please take time to listen

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