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Gifted and Talented (G/T) Parent Meeting

Gifted and Talented (G/T) Parent Meeting. Woodland Hills Elementary September 27, 2016. Principal Debi Beard Extended Learning Teacher Betsy Duplechain Betsy.duplechain@humbleisd.net District Elementary GT Coordinator Diane Sconzo Humbleisd.net – Departments-

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Gifted and Talented (G/T) Parent Meeting

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  1. Gifted and Talented (G/T) Parent Meeting Woodland Hills Elementary September 27, 2016

  2. Principal Debi Beard Extended Learning Teacher Betsy Duplechain Betsy.duplechain@humbleisd.net District Elementary GT Coordinator Diane Sconzo Humbleisd.net – Departments- Advanced Academics - Gifted and Talented

  3. Definition of a G/T Student Texas Education Code (TEC) §29.121, "gifted and talented students" means a child or youth who performs at or shows the potential for performing at a remarkably high level of accomplishment when compared to others of the same age, experience, or environment and who: • exhibits high performance capability in an intellectual, creative, or artistic area; • possesses an unusual capacity for leadership; or • excels in a specific academic field.

  4. Federal Definition of Gifted and Talented "The term ‘gifted and talented,” when used with respect to students, children, or youth, means students, children, or youth who give evidence of high achievement capability in such areas as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields, and who need services or activities not ordinarily provided by the school in order to fully develop those capabilities."(No Child Left Behind Act, P.L. 107-110 (Title IX, Part A, Definition 22) (2002); 20 USC 7801(22) (2004))

  5. Gift is a term used to describe people’s best qualities. Giftedness is a technical, professional term that educators use to describe high ability kids who REQUIRE differentiated educations. Dr. Joyce Juntune Texas A&M

  6. State Goal for G/T Students Students who participate in services designed for gifted students will demonstrate skills in self-directed learning, thinking, research, and communication as evidenced by the development of innovative products and performances that reflect individuality and creativity and are advanced in relation to students of similar age, experience, or environment. High school graduates who have participated in services for gifted students will have produced products and performances of professional quality as part of their program services.

  7. What it should look like • Grade 1 – Earthworms - http://www.texaspsp.org/primary/primary-sample.php • Grade 4 – Innovation Celebration – The Triple Sip -http://www.texaspsp.org/intermediate/intermediate-sample.php • Grade 6 – Bluetooth Technology - http://www.texaspsp.org/middleschool/middle-school-sample.php • Exit Level – Realities of Immigration Detention Centers - http://www.texaspsp.org/highschool/high-school-sample.php

  8. Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented Students • Student Assessment • Service Design • Curriculum and Instruction • Professional Development • Family and Community Involvement

  9. Student Assessment • Two Quantitative Measures • Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) • Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) • Two Qualitative Measures • Parent Survey - SIGS • Teacher Survey - SIGS

  10. 2016-2017 G/T Program Delivery • The HISD G/T Program is a 5-day a week program. • Classroom teachers provide differentiated instruction in the core subjects. • G/T students participate in cluster and/or pull-out programs with the Extended Learning Teacher (ELT). • Students have the opportunity to participate in the Gifted/Talented Expo which highlights an independent study project that has been completed. • Kindergarten G/T services begin by March 1, 2017

  11. 2016-2017 GT Program Delivery • GT students are responsible for mastery of all grade level concepts, but classroom teachers may compact the curriculum for GT students by pre-testing, shortening assignments and/or using individual learning contracts.

  12. Professional Development • 4.1.1C A minimum of thirty (30) clock hours of professional development that includes nature and needs of gifted/talented students, identification and assessment of gifted/talented students’ needs, and curriculum and instruction for gifted/talented students is required for teachers who provide instruction and services that are a part of the district’s defined gifted/talented services. Teachers are required to have completed the thirty (30) hours of professional development prior to their assignment to the district’s gifted/talented services (19 TAC §89.2(1)).

  13. Professional Development • 4.1.2C Teachers without required training who are assigned to provide instruction and services that are part of the district’s defined gifted/talented services are required to complete the thirty (30) hour training within one semester (19 TAC §89.2(2)).

  14. Professional Development • 4.2C Teachers who provide instruction and services that are a part of the district’s defined gifted/talented services receive a minimum of six (6) hours annually of professional development in gifted/talented education that is related to state teacher education standards (19 TAC §89.2(3) and TAC §233.1).

  15. Family/Community Involvement • 5.2C An array of learning opportunities is provided for gifted/talented students in grades K - 12, and parents are informed of all gifted/talented services and opportunities (19 TAC §89.3). • 5.3C The effectiveness of gifted/talented services is evaluated annually, and the data is used to modify and update district and campus improvement plans. Parents are included in the evaluation process (TEC §§11.251-11.253).

  16. Bright Child / Gifted Learner

  17. In an article written for the Gifted Development Center in Denver, Colorado, which she directs, Dr. Linda Silverman offers parents comfort and reassurance. We will end with her wise words1: “Gifted children are expensive and time-consuming. They usually need less sleep than you do, ask more questions than you can answer, want 100 percent of your attention 24 hours a day, are obsessive about their hobbies, may be un-stimulated by the regular school curriculum, react intensely to everything, endlessly long for a best friend who understands them completely, hold perfectionistic standards for themselves and you, and many keep their bedrooms in a condition you can never show company. They may want to know the meaning of life when other children only

  18. want to know how to tie their shoes. In order to be the perfect parent, you need unlimited funds, unlimited patience, an encyclopedic mind, and someone to sleep for you. If you find yourself exhausted, remember that someday your daughter the doctor or your son the artist will have you to thank. No matter what schools you put them in, it is their home life that largely determines what they do with their lives. Trust your intuitive judgment about their needs; no one knows them better than you do.” 1Used with permission from Linda Silverman, Ph.D. Chapter 10: Parenting Gifted Children 9

  19. IIMIndependent Investigation Methodhttp://iimresearch.com/about/iim-research-process/

  20. TPSPTexas Performance Standards Projecthttp://www.texaspsp.org/

  21. Questions and Answers

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