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Lake Forest School District 67

Lake Forest School District 67. QUEST PROGRAM 5TH - 8TH GRADE Presented by Laura Paull 847-604-7648. District Philosophy.

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Lake Forest School District 67

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  1. Lake Forest SchoolDistrict 67 • QUEST PROGRAM • 5TH - 8TH GRADE • Presented by Laura Paull • 847-604-7648

  2. District Philosophy • District 67 is committed to an educational vision that recognizes the value, needs and talents of each child and strives to assist the child in reaching his/her full potential.

  3. Board Policy for Gifted Education • These are students whose mental development is accelerated beyond the average or who have demonstrated a specific aptitude or talent and can benefit from specially planned educational services to the extent they need them. “Gifted and talented students” include students with exceptional ability in an academic subjects, high level thought processes, divergent thinking, creativity and the arts.

  4. OVERALL INTELLECTUAL GIFTED CHARACTERISTICSSilverman, L.K. (1993). A development model for counseling the gifted. • Exceptional reasoning ability Early moral concern • Intellectual curiosity Passion for learning • Rapid learning rate Powers of concentration • Facility with abstraction Analytical thinking • Complex thought process Divergent thinking/creativity • Vivid imagination Keen sense of justice • Capacity for reflection Asynchronous development

  5. OVERALL GIFTED PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICSSilverman, L.K. (1993). A development model for counseling the gifted. • Insightfulness Need to understand • Need for mental stimulation Perfectionism • Need for precision/logic Excellent sense of humor • Sensitivity/empathy Intensity • Perseverance Acute self-awareness • Nonconformity Questioning of rules/authority • Tendency toward introversion

  6. Verbally Gifted Children • Understand complex processes and abstract concepts in reading • Enjoy subtleties of language • Speaks/writes with an adult-like vocabulary • Makes insightful observations • Makes generalizations about information • Sees patterns/relationships • Asks complex questions and understands the answers • Draws from a large storehouse of information

  7. Mathematically Gifted Children • Understand complex processes and abstract math concepts • Understand and apply problem solving strategies to difficult problems • Make generalizations about information • See discrepancies • Analyze information, probe for more data • Have math intuition • Are logical • Generate alternatives • See patterns & make corrections

  8. Elementary into Middle School • After their experience in Explore at the elementary school, students are re-evaluated by the Quest Review Committee, using the Quest Matrix, and are placed in the class that will best match their challenge level. • Quest LA and Math • Explore • Advanced LA and adv. + Math

  9. Quest Matrix • Four components: • CoGat score (New students would get WISC or SB) possible 11 points • Measures reasoning abilities in non-verbal (geometric shapes which show students look for shapes and patterns), quantitative, and verbal areas (three subtests focus on inductive reasoning, flexibility, and fluency) • NWEA math and/or reading score normed 1 year above grade level - possible 9 points • Classroom teacher observations - possible 6 points • Standardized tasks administered by Explore/Quest staff to determine abilities in key areas for success in the Quest program in terms of abstract thinking - possible 10 points

  10. Fifth Grade Program • Quest LA and Math - Diane Oppenheim • LA curriculum is novel based following the genres of 5th grade, uses Michael Clay Thompson vocabulary, grammar, and poetry, and focus is on deeper thematic connections and higher level thinking skills • Curriculum is two years above grade level • Math curriculum is Visual Math/Math Alive and Glencoe Math 7th grade • Advanced LA and adv + Math - Barb Binversie • LA curriculum is novel based following the 5th grade genres, Holt Elements of Literature 6th grade, uses Classic Roots for vocabulary, Michael Clay Thompson grammar, and focus on further development of critical thinking • Math curriculum uses Glencoe Math 7th grade • Material is similar to Quest but at proper challenge level and covered at a different pace - 1 1/2 - 2 years above grade level

  11. Fifth to 6th Grade • Quest students go to Quest LA and Math • Taught by Liz Abel and Shawn Weber • LA curriculum is novel based and a thematic tie into social studies as well as some classics, and uses Michael Clay Thompson vocabulary and grammar • Math uses Structure and Methods by McDougal Littel - pre-algebra • Advanced LA students continue in Advanced LA • LA advanced class in 6th grade has a root based vocabulary, novels 1 1/2 - 2 years above grade level, also uses Michael Clay Thompson grammar, and further development of critical thinking skills, at an appropriate pace • Most Advanced + Math students stay in advanced + in 6th • Textbook is Transition Mathematics

  12. Sixth to 7th/8th • LA continues on the same track of advanced and Quest • Most math advanced + students, and many Quest students who do not want to follow the Quest math track at the high school, which takes them to Muti-variable Calculus as seniors, go to advanced algebra for two years • Those who remain in quest take Algebra I in 7th and in 8th the highest performers take Algebra II at the high school, and the other students take Discreet Algebra which is honors algebra

  13. Quest Screening • At the end of 4th through 8th grade, any student who is not in the program can be evaluated • If a parent requests a screening, the parent must fill out a parent form for the first time. A student in the district may only be reviewed once a year. A student who is new to the district can be reviewed after the 1st trimester. • The testing data is gathered and a student must have a minimum of 12 points in order for the the process to continue. If they do, then we have the teacher fill out a recommendation form and the student is given off-level performance tasks • The matrix is filled out and the student is presented to the Quest Review committee for placement review

  14. Quest Review Committee • A large group of teachers (Explore, Quest, and general education), psychologist, and administrators • Make placement recommendations for students who did not receive 27/36 points on the matrix, which is the minimum for advanced/ +, or 30/36 points for Quest • Classroom teachers of students being reviewed often attend these meetings to share information about their students

  15. Quest Review Committee 2009 - 2010 • Liz Abel Taylor Monroe • Barbara Binversie Diane Oppenheim • Colleen Brueggeman Sheila Osman • Gail Dristle Laura Paull • Eric Fine Jennifer Rielly • Mary Holt Ellen Sotoloff • Lindsay Rippe Ingrid Wiemer • Stephanie Miyamoto Jill Zoul

  16. Learning Opportunities • Destination Imagination - Creative problem-solving, team work, persevereance and oral communication skills (K - college) • Brainstormers • Speech and Drama Festival • Math Olympiads and Illinois Math League contests • Northwestern University Center for Talent Development - pre-K - 12th grade • National-Louis University - Worlds of Wisdom & Wonder K - 6 and Project 2009 grades 6 - 10

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