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Welcome to the Blanton EXPO Parent Meeting

Welcome to the Blanton EXPO Parent Meeting. Email: tturner2@dentonisd.org. Meeting Objectives. Who is Mrs. Turner?- A brief Intro National Gifted and Talented Mission Statement Curriculum Schedule Grading & Homework Policies General Information Q & A.

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Welcome to the Blanton EXPO Parent Meeting

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  1. Welcome to the Blanton EXPO Parent Meeting Email: tturner2@dentonisd.org

  2. Meeting Objectives Who is Mrs. Turner?- A brief Intro National Gifted and Talented Mission Statement Curriculum Schedule Grading & Homework Policies General Information Q & A

  3. The mission of NSGT is to advance the development of gifted, talented, and high potential youth, in the United States and abroad, through opportunities, advocacy, and exemplary programs and practices. I am in agreement with this M.S for Blanton Students

  4. Critical Thinking • Analyze, Evaluate, Create • Acquire, Apply, Assimilate, Adapt • Reasoning • Depth and Complexity • Creative Thinking • Fluency, Flexibility, Originality, Elaboration • Problem Solving • Research • Communication • Advanced Products • Scholarly Behaviors

  5. Depth and Complexity Language of the Disciplines Details Patterns Trends Rules Unanswered Questions

  6. Depth and Complexity Big Ideas/Universal Ethics Multiple Perspectives Change over Time Across the Disciplines

  7. Presentation • Product • Goal Evaluation • Organizing Notes • Research • Goal Setting Research/TPSP (Texas Performance Standards Project) • Choose a • Topic Independent Investigation Method

  8. Scholarly Behaviors (Things Learners Do) • Thirst for Knowledge • Bring Tools • Ask Good Questions • Exercise the Intellect • Ponder Big Ideas • Access Multiple Resources • Save Important Information • Sees from Different Perspectives • Set Goals

  9. EXPO Schedule

  10. Grading Policies Critical Thinking Creative Thinking Research Communication Advanced Products Scholarly Behaviors 1 – Unsatisfactory 2 – Needs Improvement 3 – Meets Expectations 4 – Exceeds Expectations Grades go up when the Rubrics are Followed!

  11. Homework • Homework will be rare. • If we have homework, it is most likely do to: • Creativity project • Survey • Interview • A real life application • Related to a goal the student has set • Something the student has chosen to work on at home even though we are using class time to work on it

  12. Ways You can help Fundraising Lego Robotics , Stock market Supplies- wish list http://www.dentonisd.org/Page/33739

  13. http://www.dentonisd.org//Domain/4808

  14. What Questions Do You Have? ?

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