West Virginia’s Gifted Education Report – WVAGT Fall Conference —October 14, 2011 On-line at

National National PreK – Grade 12 Standards Revised Support for Common Core Standards - Gifted State Statewide Data Policy 2419 Assessment – Learning/Life Skills Smarter Balanced Assessments Local Program Evaluation Space Certification

“Program” connotes a single practice. Revised Standards replaced “program” with “programming.”

Pre-K-Grade 12 Gifted Programming Standards West Virginia 1.Learning and Development; Recognize the learning and developmental differences of students with gifts and talents… West Virginia Legislation mandating gifted education as special education and all due process rights.

Pre-K-Grade 12 Gifted Programming Standards West Virginia 2.Assessment; Assessments provide information about identification, learning progress and outcomes and evaluation of programming… WV Board Policy 2419 – Comprehensive evaluation sufficient to identify all of the student’s special ed. and related needs, whether or not commonly linked to suspected exceptionality. A variety of assessment tools must be used to gather information about the student…

Pre-K-Grade 12 Gifted Programming Standards West Virginia 3.Curriculum Planning and Instruction ; Educators apply the theory/research-based models of instruction related to students with gifts and talents… adapting and creating relevant curriculum… WV Board Policy 2419 Specially designed instruction - instruction is adapted to address the unique needs of the student. WV’s Curriculum – WV Next Generation Content Standards and Objectives.

Common Core Standards and Gifted Education Written to uphold and advance high standards for all students. Common Core Standards * Critical Thinking Skills WV Next Generations Content Standards And Objectives * Critical Thinking Skills

Common Core Standards and Gifted Education “But, one size does not fit all.” Continuing need to adjust standards and the curriculum and instruction that flow from the standards, to meet student ability – no matter how advanced the standards may be. NAGC’s released statement:

THE INTEGRATED CURRICULUM MODEL Content Skills – Ideas, issues, themes across domains of learning VanTassel-Baska, 1986

Concepts emphasized for deeper understanding Content in the core areas reinforced Focus of Gifted Education

Pre-K-Grade 12 Gifted Programming Standards West Virginia 4. Learning Environments; Foster personal and social responsibility, multicultural competence and interpersonal and technical communication skills for leadership in the 21 st century… 21 st Century Learning Standard 1. … students will access, analyze, manage, integrate, evaluate, and create information in a variety of forms… 21 st Century Learning Standard 2. …students will demonstrate ability to explore/develop new ideas, intentionally apply sound reasoning processes… frame, analyze and solve complex problems using appropriate technology tools.

Pre-K-Grade 12 Gifted Programming Standards West Virginia 4. Learning Environments; Foster personal and social responsibility, multicultural competence and interpersonal and technical communication skills for leadership in the 21 st century… Policy Instructional areas for the provision of gifted services Size …an allotment of 30 square feet per student. For example: 450 sq. ft. of floor area for 15 students… Location Isolation from noisy areas of the building. Close proximity to the media center. Location which will permit easy expansion.

Pre-K-Grade 12 Gifted Programming Standards West Virginia 4. Learning Environments; Foster personal and social responsibility, multicultural competence and interpersonal and technical communication skills for leadership in the 21 st century… Policy 2419 – Classrooms for eligible students with exceptionalities that are adequate and comparable to the classrooms for students without exceptionalities;

Reevaluation in Eighth Grade Year Determine if Exceptional Gifted in Grades 9-12; Develop IEP. If not, exit from special education (after May but before June 12) Four Year and Transition Plan – replaces the PEP (Perfect time to remind of Governor’s Schools)

Support for Personalized Learning (SPL)

Find Data:

wvde.state.wv.us/osp/gifted.html

2 nd Month Count 2 nd Month Percentage EGGF% of Total Enrollment % Count

WESTEST 2 DATA STATE STANDARDIZED TEST

What does WESTEST 2 measure? Proficiency – 5 Levels of Proficiency Multiple choice – selected response Constructed responses - writing “… West Virginia added world-class rigor to traditional core subjects and aligned state standards with national and international standards.”

WESTEST 2 Document-Based Questions WESTEST 2 Social Studies - Grades 3-11 WESTEST 2 Social Studies Grades 3-11 has one set of document-based questions at each grade level. This school year West Virginia added world-class rigor to traditional core subjects and aligned state standards with national and international standards. West Virginia’s curriculum will be measured each May with the WESTEST 2. Document-based questions contain four to nine independent multiple-choice questions based on a combination of various documents. Examples of documents used in document-based question sets include: o journal entries cartoons o letters graphs o maps charts o illustrations or photos speeches o posters laws The final question of a document-based question set requires students to draw a conclusion based on the interpretation of all documents used in that set.

The table below shows information about the weather in four cities on the same day. In which city did snow most likely fall at some time during the day? A. City 1 B. City 2 C. City 3 D. City 4 City 1City 2City 3City 4 High Temperature65 ◦80 ◦48 ◦25 ◦ Low Temperature56 ◦66 ◦38 ◦10 ◦ Precipitation – Rain or Snow (inches) 2 inches0 inches1 inch

“How to Assess Higher Order Thinking Skills” Questions assessing critical thinking involving judgment: 12.The poster shown above was made during the First World War. What was the poster designed to do? A.Make people feel that it would be easy to win the war. B.Make people feel guilty for thinking that war is harmful. C.Get people to join the army by making them feel responsible for starting the war. D.Get people to join the army by appealing to patriotic feelings.

“Smarter Balanced Assessment”

Acuity Modeled on National Standards

Learning Skills – Thinking Skills

Programming Evaluation – Does it: Focus on concepts and reinforce content Support learning styles and processes to guide own learning? Provide opportunities to develop interests?

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