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3 rd Grade Gifted Curriculum Night

3 rd Grade Gifted Curriculum Night. Wednesday, August 13, 2014. Where did the desks go?. We do a great deal of group work that takes advantage of the student’s divergent thinking. The desks had to go! This is why…. http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzBa-frc2JA -Sir Ken Robinson.

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3 rd Grade Gifted Curriculum Night

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  1. 3rd Grade GiftedCurriculum Night Wednesday, August 13, 2014

  2. Where did the desks go? • We do a great deal of group work that takes advantage of the student’s divergent thinking. The desks had to go! This is why…. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzBa-frc2JA -Sir Ken Robinson

  3. Project-based Learning Focuses on student choice, teacher responsibility, and opportunities for differentiation. • students participate in projects and practice an interdisciplinary array of skills from math, language arts, fine arts, social studies, science, and technology.

  4. How we make Project-based Learning work in our gifted classroom: • Follow the district’s curriculum calendar • Adhere to AZ Career and College Ready Standards • Employ both Acceleration and Enrichment • Cross Curricular Projects • Planning a vacation • Fencing a yard • Decorating a Room • Planning a Party • Research Papers • Etc…????

  5. Social-Emotional Activities That Build: • Self-esteem • Teamwork • Communication • Anger Management • Self-Discovery • And Coping Skills

  6. Take a look at a couple of things we have already done! S.T.E.A.M • Marshmallow Challenge • http://www.ted.com/talks/view/lang/en//id/837 • The task is simple: in eighteen minutes, teams must build the tallest free-standing structure out of 20 sticks of spaghetti, one yard of tape, one yard of string, and one marshmallow. The marshmallow needs to be on top.

  7. A Math lesson on Data, Tables, and Graphs We were able to use our Scholastic book order forms Collect Data We used technology to create a table And then create a bar graph

  8. Using Circle Thinking Maps to compare how the main character (Mary Lennox) differed in chapter one and chapter five.

  9. I’ve included more information for you in the “What I Need to Know About Third Grade” packet. And…This PowerPoint is probably getting boring about now… so, let me make just finish up offering a few ways that we can stay in touch this year.

  10. How I can communicate with you…. • Remind 101 • Class Website • Email • Phone

  11. Remind 101 Mrs. Dow created 3rd Grade Self-contained Gifted on Remind. Follow these steps to join! 1. Download the Remind app. It’s free! 2. Enter the class code @f8037 Or visit this link: www.remind.com/join/f8037 Join via SMS! Enter this number (520) 441-1731 with this message @f8037 What’s Remind? Remind is a simple way for you to stay informed and up-to-date with what’s happening in your class. By joining your teacher’s class on Remind, you’re choosing to receive class messages via push notifications, SMS, or email. Don’t worry, your phone number will not be shared with the teacher or anyone else in the class.

  12. Class Website http://www.kyrene.org//site/Default.aspx?PageID=30622

  13. My Email My Phone 480-541-4520 jdow@Kyrene.org

  14. That’s about it! Thank you for visiting with me tonight!

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