Kincaid Elementary Target Services 2010-2011

1. Kincaid Elementary Target Services 2010-2011 Presented by: Debbie Stewart and Mandy Robertson

2. Introducing the Target Teachers • Mrs. Stewart has been teaching in Cobb County schools for the past 29 years. She began teaching in middle school but has been an elementary teacher for the past 11 years here at Kincaid. • Mrs. Robertson left behind a business career to go into teaching. She has taught 1st through 4th graders here at Kincaid for the past 16 years. We are excited to work together to meet the needs of our Gifted students.

3. Are You Puzzled About Target?

4. “Where We Go” in Target Concrete to abstract Simple to complex Basic to transformational Fewer facets to multi-facets Smaller leaps to greater leaps More structured to more open Less independence to greater independence Tomlinson (1995)

5. Goals of Target Services • To teach Creative and Productive Thinking. • To improve research and discussion skills. • To enrich and enhance academic knowledge. • To create and facilitate an environment in which Gifted children can learn and work cooperatively with their Gifted peers. • To promote higher levels of thinking through the use of Bloom’s Taxonomy.

6. Bloom’s Taxonomy EVALUATION _____________ SYNTHESIS _________________ ANALYSIS ______________________ APPLICATION __________________________ COMPREHENSION ______________________________ KNOWLEDGE

7. Gifted Triangle EVALUATION SYNTHESIS ANALYSIS APPLICATION COMPREHENSION KNOWLEDGE

8. Goldilock’s Bloom: Level 1 • Knowledge:How many bears lived in the house visited by Goldilocks? • Comprehension:How did the bears feel when they discovered Goldilocks in the bed? • Application:If Goldilocks had examined books belonging to each bear, which would she have preferred?

9. Goldilock’s Bloom: Level 2 • Analysis:Why did Goldilocks always prefer the item which belonged to Baby Bear? • Synthesis:Suppose the bears had not returned at that time. How might the story have ended differently? • Evaluation:Should Goldilocks have entered the bears’ house?

10. Dr. FEFO (Creative Thinking Skills) • Fluency – generating a large number of ideas • Elaboration – adding to or embellishing an idea • Flexibility – looking at things from different angles or perspectives • Originality – producing new or novel responses

11. A Typical Day in Target • Students come to Target one day a week. • They have a snack and lunch with the Target class and enrichment with their regular class. • Weather permitting, students still get recess on Target days. • On the students’ assigned Target day, they are required to bring their notebooks, tallies, and supplies.

12. Target Notebooks • Bring your notebook each week. • All notes to parents can be found in the communication section on that week’s section of the Target tally. Sometimes you may find letters to parents stapled to the tally. • Keep all materials in notebook for duration of the unit. • Keep papers filed behind the correct tab dividers.

13. Target Tally • Each week the students are expected to share the results of the tally with their parent(s) and have it signed. We also encourage you to talk with your children about the activities listed on the tally and Target daily agenda. • The signed tally is required to be returned the next week in order for the student to be considered prepared for class. • Please help your child keep up with this weekly responsibility.

14. Wake up your Brain! Students work on a variety of “ warm up” activities such as brainteasers, brainstorms, problem solving, and logic puzzles.

15. Brainteaser

16. Sudoku

17. Logic Puzzle

18. Hands-On Equations3rd, 4th and 5th Grades • Visual and kinesthetic teaching system for introducing algebraic concepts as early as third grade • Uses game pieces consisting of pawns and numbered cubes • Prepares students for understanding Algebraic problems

19. 3 Hands-On Equations How would you express 2(x + 3) = 9 + x using “Hands on Equations”? 3 9 2x + 6 = 9 + x

20. 3 3 3 3 9 3 3 Hands-On Equations Manipulating the pieces to solve the equation 3 3 3 3 3 2x + 6 = 9 + x

21. 3 3 3 3 9 3 3 Hands-On Equations Manipulating the pieces to solve the equation 3 x = 3

22. Current Events • To increase awareness of what is happening in the news – locally, nationally, and internationally • To help students read critically, evaluate, and analyze news stories • To improve communication skills • To promote good classroom discussion

23. Target Units……. • Each unit is based on a broad topic to allow for in-depth learning. • The units are multi- disciplinary and promote higher-level thinking. • The units provide a framework in which Gifted children can challenge and stimulate each other.

24. Spring Units 1st Grade: Stepping Into Target 2nd Grade & 3rd Grade: Money Matters 4thGrade: Anurans on the Run 5thGrade: Predators of the Aquatic Biome

25. Evaluation of the Day • At the end of the day, students complete self- evaluations and write a brief reflection of their day in Target (on their WOW sheet). • The teacher also evaluates and comments about each student’s progress that day.

26. The Target Progress Report Each student will receive a Target progress report at the end of each 9-week grading period. Cobb County Kincaid Elementary Target Progress Report “M” = meets requirements “D” = does not meet

27. Target Process Assessment

28. Target Performance Assessment

29. “Going Beyond” Credit • Students are expected to do one Going Beyond project each semester. These projects must be related to our topic of study and represent the student’s best work. Students must share their project with the class. • Bring in visual resources • Going beyond on a class assignment • Independent Reading • Bring in text resources • Create a model • Conduct an experiment

30. Continuation Criteria for Target Progress Report • Students must meet expectations (“meets”) in at least 14 areas to remain in good standing. • Less than 14 “meets” will result in a probationary period which will last the remainder of the year. • During the probationary period students must maintain 14 “meets” or they will be removed from Target Services.

31. Continuation Criteria for 9-Week Report Card Each student must maintain satisfactory performance in the core subjects on the report card in the regular program. • 1st , 2nd , and 3rd Graders: Must maintain a majority of 2’s and 3’s in each content area during each nine weeks (English, Math, Reading, Social Studies, Science).Must meet standards in core subjects on the Georgia CRCT. • 4th and 5th Graders: Maintain a minimum average of 80% in each of the 5 core subjects on the 9-week report card. Must meet standards in core subject on the Georgia CRCT.

32. Prevailing Practices Gifted students should not be expected to make up missed regular classroom work or homework on scheduled Target day Only Target homework is permitted on Target day

33. Changes – A Class in Flux New students New classes Change of teachers Change of day

34. Communication • Website – Target BLOG http://kincaidcougars.typepad.com/stewart/http://kincaidcougars.typepad.com/robertson/ • Tally- Each week • Progress Reports-Every nine weeks • Conferences – As needed

35. How Can I Help? • Helping to organize unit activities • Calling volunteers • Clerical help (Copy Parent) • Sharing resources to support the unit • Assisting on field trips • Target volunteers are appreciated!

36. Cobb Chapter of GAGC • The Cobb Chapter of the Georgia Association for Gifted Children is an advocacy group for parents, educators, administrators, and the public who are interested in gifted education and advanced learning opportunities for children. • Our Purpose is to: • Support the needs of gifted students at the state level • Provide parent education and resources • Be a resource for the Advanced Learning Program Supervisors at the county level

37. Cobb Chapter: Georgia Assoc. for Gifted Children We encourage you to join!

38. Contacting Us Debbie Stewart: debbie.stewart@cobbk12.org Mandy Robertson: mandy.robertson@cobbk12.org

39. 5 minute Q & A