Gifted and Talented Academy Year 2 Curriculum and Instruction Session 2 HAEAnet-public Password: education0309

Agenda Welcome/Check In Processing Home Play - Sharing Quality Practices Curriculum Assumptions Curriculum Frameworks Framework Components William and Mary Curriculum Team Planning Closure

Sign In To… Google docs Pbworks –Your team Wiki –aea11gt Wiki

Sharing and Collaborating Wiki work & tips Quality practices –Groups of 5-6 –Mixed-district –3-5 minutes/person Large group share

Processing Home Play Review as a team the goal(s) you identified and the plan you’ve developed Form mixed district triads Share plan Identify connections, insights, and good ideas Share with your team/table group Large group share

Curriculum Assumptions General school curricula are inappropriate for gifted learners Appropriate differentiation of the curriculum in one area and at one grade level affects all areas and levels. It is a long-term process. A curriculum plan for the gifted must be written down and communicated appropriately within a school district. VanTassel-Baska, p. 53-4

Curriculum Assumptions One group member click on the link below to access the Google doc dSebOZHFmcngza185N2RnbWg1cHAz&hl=en Under the file menu, click on “make a copy” (make sure you’re signed in to Google docs) Rename the document Share with team members and me All team members access the document Complete according to directions

Curriculum Framework A strategic plan for curriculum –Overall goals and outcomes across all areas and grade levels –Links goals and outcomes to strategies for accomplishing them –Assessment approaches that measure outcomes

Curriculum Framework Purposes/Benefits –Creates consensus on what a gifted curriculum is supposed to be –Provides a specific tangible product that answers the question of what a district’s curriculum for the gifted is –Brings teachers and administrators into curriculum planning in a meaningful way –Represents a communication tool –Captures distinctive features and reveals balance.

Curriculum Framework Checklist One group member click on the link below to access the Google doc s9- dSebOZHFmcngza185OWNndDU0OTR3 &hl=enhttp://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AexP s9- dSebOZHFmcngza185OWNndDU0OTR3 &hl=en Using information from p in Purcell & Eckert, develop a checklist for your assigned section.

The Curriculum for Gifted… A Curriculum for Gifted…

Curriculum Design Context Conception of Giftedness and Talent Development General Intellectual Ability Specific Academic and Artistic Ability Characteristics and Needs Curriculum/Instruction/Assessment Productive and Creative Behaviors and Products

William and Mary Integrated Curriculum Model

Applying the Checklist Select a William and Mary unit, Navigator, etc. Apply the Curriculum Framework Checklist developed by groups today. Discuss –ways this checklist might be useful in your setting –adjustments you’d make

Team Planning Identify an area in need of curriculum development/differentiation. Consider Iowa Core Curriculum links Identify actions to be accomplished by session 3 and post to Google docs (share with team and Mary) Explore the curriculum models page of the Wiki (or explore on your own to find additional information about these models).

Home Play Share action steps with administrative/advisory team and content teachers where appropriate. Read Chapters 4 & 5 in Curriculum Planning & Instructional Design for Gifted Learners Continue to update your team Wiki