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Welcome to Discovery

Welcome to Discovery. Woodmere Middle School Discovery Program. Susan Suriano. Middle School Talented & Gifted Students. Advanced academic abilities Curious and inquisitive Self motivated learner Risk taker Intuitive. Excels at analysis Superior problem solver

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Welcome to Discovery

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  1. Welcome to Discovery Woodmere Middle SchoolDiscovery Program Susan Suriano

  2. Middle School Talented & Gifted Students • Advanced academic abilities • Curious and inquisitive • Self motivated learner • Risk taker • Intuitive • Excels at analysis • Superior problem solver • Superior use of language • Enjoys complexity • Creative thinker • Leadership skills ~ Early adolescence is a time period of rapid physical, intellectual, social, and emotional growth ~

  3. Program Goals • Provide opportunities for students to maximize their learning potential • Bring gifted students together in a homogeneous group • Promote higher level thinking skills • Encourage critical thinking and creative problem solving • Interdisciplinary curriculum • Coordinate and extend the regular classroom curriculum • Hands-on discovery

  4. Creative Behaviors • Seeing things in new ways • Making connections • Challenging assumptions • Taking risks • Using opportunities "Discovery consists of looking at the same thing as everyone else and thinking something different." ~~ Albert Szent-Gyorgyi (1893 - 1986)

  5. Schedule At Woodmere Middle School the Discovery Program has two components: ~ A semester Discovery class is scheduled into the student’s day in 6th and 7th grade. ~ A lunchtime Discovery lab class is also available to all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Discovery students throughout the year.

  6. Discovery Lab ~ Students will be involved in interdisciplinary interest group activities. ~ Curriculum is developed with the students and is based on their interests. • Science Experiments • DNA Workshop • Math Enrichment • Book Circles • Chess Tournament • Challenge Activities • Pen Pals • Mock Trial • Independent Research • Detective Mysteries • Creative Writing • Rollercoaster physics • Egg drop contest

  7. Grade 6 Curriculum • Critical & Creative Thinking • Problem Solving • Math Enrichment • Word Master Challenge • Ecology • Public Service Announcements

  8. Grade 7 Curriculum • Critical & Creative Thinking • Problem Solving • Math Enrichment • Word Master Challenge • Debates • Research Presentations

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