1. Erin Puhl Resource Teacher for the Gifted Tuckahoe Elementary School October 22, 2013

2. Agenda Overview of new structure for Gifted Services Agenda for January Parent Night: Overview of evaluation process

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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?

6. Cluster Grouping Students in grades 1-5 have been clustered into classrooms with intellectual peers RTG plans with and supports the classroom teachers with 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

7. Classroom Support Kindergarten Attend weekly PLC meetings Integrate grade-level content into critical and creative thinking lessons Provide resources and differentiation support

8. Classroom Support First Grade Attend weekly PLC meetings Collaborate and plan with cluster teachers 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 Provide resources and differentiation support

9. Classroom Support Second Grade Attend 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 on a rotating basis

10. Classroom Support Third Grade Attend weekly PLC meetings Collaborate and plan with cluster teachers Weekly pull-out language arts instruction for identified students 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

11. Classroom Support Fourth Grade Communicate closely with weekly PLC meetings Collaborate and plan with cluster teachers Bi-weekly co-teaching in cluster classrooms 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

12. Classroom Support Fifth Grade Communicate closely with weekly PLC meetings Weekly pull-out instruction for identified language arts and math students Identify and provide differentiation resources as needed

13. 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

14. Core Curriculum Lead Teachers Content AreaLead TeacherEmail contact EnglishAlethea Price alethea.price@apsva.us MathAngela Torpy angela.torpy@apsva.us ScienceJoanne Godwin joanne.godwin@apsva.us Social StudiesKim DiNardo kim.dinardo@apsva.us Instructional Lead Lisa Morse lisa.morse@apsva.us

15. Communication Differentiated Student Progress Form Quarterly report to parents in report cards in grades 1-5 for identified students The form documents differentiated instructional strategies and extensions Replaces the Differentiation Instruction Planning Form

16. 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

17. Parent Night – Identification Parent night presentation explaining the identification process will be held on January 28, 2014 at 7:00 P.M. Agenda: Referral process Evaluation components Evaluation process timelines

18. Contact Information Erin Puhl, Resource Teacher for the Gifted Email: erin.puhl@apsva.userin.puhl@apsva.us Phone: (703) 228-5288 Cynthia Brown, Principal Email: cynthia.brown@apsva.uscynthia.brown@apsva.us Mitch Pascal, Assistant Principal Email: mitch.pascal@apsva.usmitch.pascal@apsva.us Cheryl McCullough, Supervisor of Gifted Services Email: cheryl.mccullough@apsva.uscheryl.mccullough@apsva.us Phone: (703) 228-6160