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GT Parent Meeting

GT Parent Meeting. Monday, September 30, 2013. Welcome! Our agenda for today is…. Introductions Implementation of GT at SFE Independent Study Projects for 3 rd , 4 th and 5 th After school programs available for 4 th and/or 5 th graders Duke TIP Questions.

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GT Parent Meeting

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  1. GT Parent Meeting Monday, September 30, 2013

  2. Welcome!Our agenda for today is… • Introductions • Implementation of GT at SFE • Independent Study Projects for 3rd, 4th and 5th • After school programs available for 4th and/or 5th graders • Duke TIP • Questions

  3. SFE Staff Available to GT Students • Dana Zuercher, Counselor • Sue Kyme, Paraeducator • Rhydonna Anthony, Math ALT and GT Lead

  4. Implementation at SFEThe following are all possible forms of implementation available to our students: • Compacting out: Some concepts lend themselves to checking if a student already has grade level content mastered. If that is the case, students take a pre-test. Those who demonstrate mastery are compacted out of class instruction time to complete a menu of higher level extensions. • Open Ended Activity: Teachers can also use resources that are designed to meet the needs of all levels within a classroom. The student then takes ownership of demonstrating his/her giftedness with the response. • Push-In: Sue Kyme or myself will work with the classroom teachers to assist in extended students. • Pull-Out: Sue Kyme or myself will pull the students as needed to work on any kind of assignments or projects.

  5. 5th grade Mayflower lesson • 5th grade GT students are responsible for researching, organizing and teaching their 5th grade peers a lesson about The Mayflower. They tape off the dimensions and help to create an idea of the conditions for the pilgrims on The Mayflower.

  6. The Texas Education Agency requires GT students to complete a continuum of learning experience that results in the development of advanced-level products and/or performances. To provide that opportunity to its GT students, Humble ISD has created Independent Study Projects. These projects are age appropriate and designed to showcase the academic giftedness of our students.

  7. 3rd Grade Independent Study Project • Pet Parade: Pet Parade will engage your child as it gives them the opportunity to research and choose a future pet to adopt or purchase. For this project, your child will complete many different activities in the process of selecting and planning for the perfect pet.

  8. 4th Grade Independent Project • Environmental Declaration: The students will research an environmental issue of their choice. They will complete research on the issue and problem solve solutions to help possibly resolve the issue.

  9. 5th Grade Independent Project Career Aspirations: The students will research and set goals for potential choices for a career and career path. They will choose a career and research the education and/or training required to obtain that career.

  10. Classroom Presentations and District Project Expo: • The district expo date is Thursday, December 5 from 6:45-8 at AHS. As I get more details, I will send home parent e-mails.

  11. Spring Assignments • The students will be responsible for teaching science concepts to different grades. Last year was our first year for doing this. The students loved it! They completed research. The students worked in teams to decide content and the order in which they were going to present. They used PowerPoint and Prezi to create their lessons. Then, the students completed demonstrations and lessons in front of classes.

  12. Science Lessons

  13. After school programs • 4th and 5th grade GT students are invited to join SFE’s Math Olympiad team. Math Olympiads is an enrichment math program. We will spent time working in small groups on challenging problems. Students will learn concepts taught in higher grades. They will also be exposed to problem solving techniques. During the course of the program, the students will be given 5 timed tests. SFE’s top 5 will compete against other Humble elementary schools in the spring. • Ecobots is open to 5th grade students only. Students work in teams to design robots and compose programs to command the robots to complete certain tasks. Ms. Lori Shortis is the teacher in charge of Ecobots. Information will be coming home in the next few weeks.

  14. Math Olympiads

  15. Ecobots

  16. Duke TIP • Duke Talent Identification Program will provide services to meet the needs of academically talented students with online curriculum, optional above-level testing, advanced educational programs, publications and encouragement to continue advancing. It is available for 4th-5th graders, and it does continue through middle school and high school. • Students are nominated if they scored in the 95th percentile or higher on any STAAR test. We have just received the information from Duke TIP and are in the process of looking at scores. • If your child is nominated, he/she will have the opportunity to take ACT’s EXPLORE test. • This program is available through 8th grade. At that point, students will be able to take an optional test developed by ACT. Students will be able to compare their scores with other Duke TIP students nationwide. • There are fees involved in joining this program. • This as an optional enrichment program for GT students and their parents. More information is available at http://www.humbleisd.net/Page/48440

  17. Questions? Thank you for attending! We are looking forward to wonderful year!

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