1. Welcome to Etiwanda Colony’s
G.A.T.E. Parent Night While you wait….enjoy spending time trying to figure out some brain teasers.

2. Tonight’s Agenda Introductions District Vision
Differentiation vs. Enrichment
Enrichment Programs

3. District Vision
Last year, a sub-committee was established at the District level to create a shared vision for the GATE program. (Group consisted of parents, teachers, and administrators)
 Vision will address expectations and specific activities to help school sites build upon.
Vision will answer what it means to be GATE and what GATE students/families should expect from the program?   

4. High Performing vs. G.A.T.E.
Knows the answer
Has good ideas
Grasps the meaning
Good memorizer
Completes assignments
Thrives on complexity and enjoys learning
Is highly curious and shows strong opinions and feeling
Creates and manipulates new information
Questions information
Prefers to communicate with people at higher academic levels

5. Instruction versus Enrichment
Differentiated Instruction
Meeting the needs of GATE students through differentiated classroom instruction.
Enrichment
Programs or opportunities for GATE students outside of their classroom.

6. Differentiated (GATE) Instruction
Classroom Instruction
Differentiated learning plans can be created by the classroom teacher
If interested, ask to create a differentiated learning plan.
Combined with the 4 Depths of Knowledge levels from routine and conceptual thinking, to strategic and extended reasoning.

7. Differentiated (GATE) Instruction Cont.
Universal Access
Flexible grouping and done weekly to target the learning needs of GATE/advanced, proficient, underperforming, and English learner students.
Can be accomplished in a classroom setting or through grade level rotations.
A district initiative and the perfect opportunity to deliver GATE instruction.
Content (Wonders Curriculum)
Various Depth and Complexity levels provided; to be used during small group instruction and with the digital components from ConnectEd
Thinking Skills Development – leveled readers, literature circles, independent studies/synthesizing information learned, focusing on science and social studies, etc.

8. Differentiated (GATE) Instruction Cont.
Content (Wonders Curriculum)
Various Depth and Complexity levels provided; to be used during small group instruction and with the digital components from ConnectEd
Thinking Skills Development
Leveled readers
Literature circles,
Independent studies/synthesizing information learned
Focus on science and social studies so students can extend their knowledge of topics studied

9. Enrichment Programs Battle of the Books Accelerated Reader
STEAM Lab (Science, Technology, Engineering, Architecture, and Math)
School-wide STEAM day
Classroom activities implemented by teacher
Robotics After School Course
Permission slips going home tonight
Participation is optional

10. Enrichment Programs GATE after-school 6-week workshops
Jan. and Feb. with Mrs. Kooyman
March and April with Mrs. MacChesney
Permission slips will be sent home in January and March
Participation is optional
Parent-Led Workshops
Interested in sharing your specialty??
A classroom, supplies, and teacher will be made available for your session
Think 1/3 lecture, 1/3 hands on, and 1/3 discussion
Field Trip
Highlights from last year
Ideas for this year?

11. Thank you for coming!
Answers to brain teasers: 1. 3 cats 2. It was a spare tire. 3. ONE WORD 4. The same amount of time. The number of musicians won’t change the length of the music. 5. Antiques are not designed to go without winding. 6. She was still in second place. 7. B 8. E 9. D 10. D

12. Thank You for coming!