Erin PuhlResource Teacher for the GiftedTuckahoe Elementary SchoolOctober 29, 2014

Agenda

• Overview of structure for Gifted Services at Tuckahoe

• Agenda for January Parent Night:• Overview of evaluation process

Questions and Exit Cards

• On each table you will find index cards that can be used if you have any specific questions. • Please write the question, your name, your child’s name

and your contact information as well as the best time for me to contact you

Professional Responsibilities

• Promote differentiation strategies in the classroom• Provide enrichment and supplemental resources

for teachers• Model instructional strategies• Inform staff about gifted education training

opportunities• Facilitate the identification process

Professional Learning Communities

Four Key Questions Focus Us on Learning

#1 What is it we expect our students to learn?#2 How will we know when they have learned it?#3 How will we provide time and support when they don’t learn it?

#4 How will we expand learning when they already know it or learn it quickly?

Cluster Grouping

• Students in grades 1-5 have been clustered into classrooms with intellectual peers• RTG plans with and supports the classroom

teachers by co-teaching lessons, extension activities and projects for those students who have already mastered grade level content • Support may look different in the various grade

levels depending on teacher and student needs

What does co-teaching look like?• Co-Teaching Forms:

• Whole group team teaching with classroom teacher• Small group teaching in classroom, coordinated and

co-planned with classroom teacher• Co-planning with classroom teacher for

differentiation on days without gifted resource teacher

• Flexible grouping is determined by:• Needs of students• Needs of the classroom teacher• Difficulty of unit/topic

Classroom Support

Kindergarten • Attend weekly math PLC meetings• Integrate grade-level content into critical

and creative thinking lessons• Provide resources and differentiation

support

Classroom Support

First Grade • Attend weekly math PLC meetings• Weekly co-teaching in classrooms for math• Integrate grade-level content into critical and

creative thinking lessons in all classrooms (to begin in quarter 2) on a rotating basis• Provide resources and differentiation support

Classroom Support

Second Grade• Communicate closely with weekly math PLC

meetings• Collaborate and plan with cluster teachers• Weekly co-teaching in cluster classrooms for

language arts and math• Integrate grade-level content into critical and

creative thinking lessons in all classrooms on a rotating basis

Classroom Support

Third Grade• Attend weekly math PLC meetings• Collaborate and plan with cluster teachers• Weekly co-teaching in cluster classrooms for

math and language arts• Problem-solving math lessons with non-cluster

classrooms• Integrate grade-level content into critical and

creative thinking lessons in all classrooms (to begin in quarter 2) on a rotating basis

Classroom SupportFourth Grade• Communicate closely with weekly PLC

meetings• Collaborate and plan with cluster teachers• Bi-weekly co-teaching in cluster classroom for

language arts• Weekly co-teaching in cluster classrooms for

math• Integrate grade-level content into critical and

creative thinking lessons in all classrooms (to begin in quarter 2) on a rotating basis

Classroom Support

Fifth Grade• Communicate closely with weekly PLC

meetings• Weekly co-teaching in cluster classrooms for

math and language arts• Identify and provide differentiation resources

as needed

Curriculum Examples

• Gifted Literature Units• William and Mary Literature Units • Project M2 and Project M3 • Best of the Continental Math League• WordMasters Competition • Jacob’s Ladder Reading Comprehension Program• Hands-On Equations• Exemplars

Art and Music Differentiation

• Visual Arts:• Differentiation takes place in the art classroom• analyzing their work with more in-depth questions• working with more/different materials• mentoring other students

• Optional working recess opportunity to be introduced to new art ideas and to work on individual projects

Art and Music Differentiation

• Vocal Music:• Differentiation takes place in the music

classroom• Frequent formative assessments to monitor

student mastery of concepts and to adjust instruction• Open-ended projects that allow for students to

demonstrate their creativity and abilities• Example: 4th and 5th grade - Individual composition

project connected to time signature review• Example: 3rd grade – composition project inspired by

the “sounds of Tuckahoe”

Communication

Differentiated Student Progress Form• Quarterly report to parents in grades 1-5 for

identified students• The form documents differentiated

instructional strategies and extensions• Is sent home with report cards

Parent Resources

• Further information about APS Gifted Services is located on the APS website• www.apsva.us• Click on Curriculum and Instruction• Click on Programs• Click on Gifted Services

Parent Resources• Virginia Association for the Gifted (VAG)

http://www.vagifted.org

• National Association for the Gifted (NAGC)

http://nagc.org • NAGC National Conference – Baltimore, MD • NAGC Parent Day – Saturday, November 15

• Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)

http://sengifted.org

Parent Night – Identification

• Parent night presentation explaining the identification process will be held on

January 21, 2015 at 7:00 P.M.

• Agenda:• Referral process• Evaluation components• Evaluation process timelines

Getting Connected: APS Gifted Services

Sign up for @APSGifted and @TuckahoeMinds Twitter

APS Gifted Services Website www.apsva.us/giftedservices

Cheryl McCullough, Supervisor, Gifted Services at 703-228-6160 or cheryl.mccullough@apsva.us

Contact Information Erin Puhl, Resource Teacher for the GiftedEmail: erin.puhl@apsva.usPhone: (703) 228-5288

Cynthia Brown, PrincipalEmail: cynthia.brown@apsva.us

Mitch Pascal, Assistant PrincipalEmail: mitch.pascal@apsva.us

Cheryl McCullough, Supervisor of Gifted ServicesEmail: cheryl.mccullough@apsva.usPhone: (703) 228-6160