HICAP KINDER TEACHER TRAINING M.KONDO ~ NOV. 5, 2015

HICAP? GIFTED? TALENTED? Off the top of your head, what do you think these three mean?

WHAT IS HIGHLY CAPABLE? WAC “...students who perform or show potential for performing at significantly advanced academic levels when compared with others of their age, experiences, or environments. Outstanding abilities are seen within students' general intellectual aptitudes, specific academic abilities, and/or creative productivities within a specific domain. These students are present not only in the general populace, but are present within all protected classes according to chapters. 28A.640 and 28A.642RCW.

WAC “...students who are highly capable may possess, but are not limited to, these learning characteristics: (1) Capacity to learn with unusual depth of understanding, to retain what has been learned, and to transfer learning to new situations; (2) Capacity and willingness to deal with increasing levels of abstraction and complexity earlier than their chronological peers; (3) Creative ability to make unusual connections among ideas and concepts; (4) Ability to learn quickly in their area(s) of intellectual strength; and (5) Capacity for intense concentration and/or focus.”

AREAS OF GIFTEDNESS RENZULLI SCALES LearningCreativityMotivation LeadershipArtisticMusical DramaticsPlanningMathematics ReadingTechnologyScience Communication (precision)Communication (expressive)

CONCEPTION OF GIFTEDNESS Renzulli’s 3 Rings of Giftedness

WHO? SPED General HiCap/ Gifted/ Talented

General SPED HiCap/ Gifted/ Talented

ASYNCHRONOUS DEVELOPMENT Asynchronous developmentAsynchronous development refers to uneven intellectual, physical, and emotional development. In average children, intellectual, physical, and emotional development progresses at about the same rate. That is, the development is in "sync." An average three-year-old has the intellectual and physical abilities as well as the emotional maturity most other three-year-olds have. However, in gifted children, the development of those areas is out of "sync." They do not progress at the same rate.emotional maturity

A gifted three-year-old child's developmental profile could look like this: –Intellectual ability -- age 6 Physical ability -- age 3 Emotional maturity -- age 2 Or this: –Intellectual ability -- age 7 Physical ability -- age 3 Emotional maturity -- age 4 Or this: –Intellectual ability -- age 6 Physical ability -- age 4 Emotional maturity -- age 3 Or any other combination of the three, although the intellectual ability is always advanced. (Some believe that it is possible to advance physically, but not intellectually.)

PROBABLY NOTICE FIRST… Highly gifted children demonstrate characteristics such as the extreme need to: Learn at a much faster pace. Process material to a much greater depth. Show incredible intensity in energy, imagination, intellectual prowess, sensitivity, and emotion which are not typical in the general population.

DEEPER CHARACTERISTICS / LOOK FORS First by Yourself Then with a partner/ table group Look at the two charts: Review/ Compare/ Contrast What stands out to you? Does a student come to mind?

SERVICES? Appropriate Services Differentiation Working/Thinking/Producing Far Above Grade level TalentedGifted Highly Capable Cluster Grouping “Walk to…” Self-Contained Classroom (Spectrum) Acceleration Compacting Curriculum Other

KINDER REFERRAL PROCESS Observe Teacher Referral Packet Parent Referral Packet (Includes Permission to Test) Return to Mikey or Professional Development, Booth Referral Window is (Nov. 15 –Dec. 11) Assessment Window (Dec – Jan) WA Kids/ Benchmark Assessment/ other, writing sample, CogAT 7 Services begin in February 2016

TALKING WITH PARENTS Please don’t say, “Your child is GIFTED! He/ She is SOO much smarter than the other children! He/she will definitely QUALIFY for HiCap!’ Here is what I am seeing… What do you see at home? I am noticing ….. What do you notice? Here are some things you can do at home: Read (fiction, non fiction, interests, picture books) Videos/ apps/ games (interest) Visits/ Expert Puzzles (logic)

RESOURCES Reading – Fountas and Pinnell’s Reading Behaviors CCSS Learning Progressions Writing – Student Checklists and Rubrics - Writing Pathways by Lucy Calkins (Units of Study) CCSS Learning Progressions Math – Working with a Range of Learners (Investigations Implementation Guide) Investigations Lessons – Extensions (DIFFERENTIATION: Supporting a Range of Learners) CCSS Learning Progressions

Q & A

ENDING THOUGHTS Next Kinder Teacher Training Jan 7, 2016 Same time, same place Watch for flyer/letter about Parent Night (Nov. 19 5:30 – 6:30 Emerson Library) (I am working on translation services.) KINDER Referral Window is November 15 –December 11 Assessment will follow Services in Feb All grade window will open in Jan. More information will come from LeAnn/ Principals soon Questions Contact Mikey 2809

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