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Supporting Gifted Learners District-School-Classroom

Supporting Gifted Learners District-School-Classroom. Sneha Shah-Coltrane Director, Gifted Education and Advanced Programs NC Department of Public Instruction Sneha.shahcoltrane@dpi.nc.gov Summer 2014. What is your role in gifted education?.

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Supporting Gifted Learners District-School-Classroom

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  1. Supporting Gifted Learners District-School-Classroom Sneha Shah-Coltrane Director, Gifted Education and Advanced Programs NC Department of Public Instruction Sneha.shahcoltrane@dpi.nc.gov Summer 2014

  2. What is your role in gifted education?

  3. DISTRICT LENS:What is good for AIGs?What is not good for AIGs?

  4. DISTRICT LENS:Based on NC AIG Program Standards and District’s Local AIG Plan • Prioritize AIG and Advanced Programming • Part of leadership, discussions, and decisions • Develop quality student identification • On-going reflection • Ensure equitable access to programming • Provide differentiated instruction for students • All day, Every day

  5. Cont’ DISTRICT LENS: • Support personnel and provide professional development • Hiring practices; Effective PD for appropriate levels • Develop comprehensive programming • Ensure growth by addressing specific needs • Support partnerships • Families, Businesses, IHEs, etc. • Hold programs accountable • Team with schools ad district staff to ensure your AIG Plan is implemented with fidelity.

  6. SCHOOL LENS:What is good for AIGs?What is not good for AIGs?

  7. SCHOOL LENS: • See and value AIG students • All day, every day • School-wide commitment • Considered in decisions • Part of conversation • Intentional student placement with qualified staff • Effective grouping, homeroom placement and instructional placement

  8. Cont’ SCHOOL LENS: • Adapt program services to meet needs of students; Flexibility • Recruit and retain quality teachers • Professional development • Hiring • Partner with families and teachers

  9. SCHOOL LENS:What is good for AIGs?What is not good for AIGs?

  10. CLASSROOM LENS: • Have quality teachers who: • Approach content, process and products with flexibility • Able to draw from a large bank of instructional strategies • Understand the characteristics and needs of gifted learners • Be empathetic to the needs of gifted learners

  11. Cont’ CLASSROOM LENS • Have quality classroom instruction with: • Access to high-level and authentic questioning • Ability to move more quickly through already-mastered content • Opportunities to grapple with real world problems/issues and complex/abstract ideas • Time to work with intellectual peers • Instructional Strategies • Compacting, Tiering, Effective Questioning, Seminars, Small Group/Indep. Research, Concept Development,

  12. AIG: All Day, Everyday!

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