1. AEP Parent Orientation

2. About Professional Me Master’s degree from Penn State
Endorsement through University of Cincinnati
Ten years as an ELA teacher
Four years of excellence awards (with nine nominations!)
Published writer
State and national presenter on differentiation topics

3. About Personal Me Wife to Chris Mom of four
Austin, Madison, Hayden and Vivian
Love to read, write, cook, volunteer and travel
Passion for environment and human rights advocate
Drama club and student council co-adviser

4. Goals for the Program Identification Cognitive Growth
VPA, all subjects
Cognitive Growth
Planning/Talent development
Self-understanding
Advocate for them/show them how to advocate for themselves
Understand giftedness; differences and needs
Leadership Opportunities
Social and Personal Competence
Study skills/autonomous competence

5. Identification: Gifted Services at MMS
Identification: How did I get here?
Child identified in reading or math, PLUS a superior cognitive ID
Screening tools

6. Cognitive Growth: Gifted Services at MMS
Language Arts services
Passion Projects
WordMasters
Enrichment folders
Book study
Learning contracts
Response to curriculum
Consultant services for teachers

7. Cognitive Growth: Gifted Services at MMS
Science Services
Science Olympiad team/daytime work time
Google Science Fair
Consultant services for teachers

8. Self-Understanding and Social/Personal Competence: Gifted Services at MMS
Social-emotional groups
Lunch bunch (gender grouped)
ELT (8th) and Advisory for work on Passion Projects or contests
Twice-monthly skills/discussion groups (grade level grouped)
Book study
National contests and opportunities to develop areas of interest
National History Day contest
Google Science Fair
Passion Projects ??

9. Communication Web page Newsletter Email
Look for resources, such as links and handouts
Newsletter
(not as immediate)

10. Opportunities for Parents
Volunteering and “local experts”
Information form in back of room
OAGC membership and conference (click for info)
Parent Nights
Speaker (October)
Game night (Jan-Feb)
Spring parent night (may differ by grade level and/or be district wide)