1. Gifted and Talented Academy Year 2
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Gifted and Talented Academy Year 2
Curriculum and Instruction
Session 3

2. Agenda Welcome/Check In Processing Home Play Working Together
William & Mary Curriculum
NAGC Programming Standards
Overview/Review
Developing Learner Outcomes
Activities and Resources
Instructional Strategies
Team Time/Planning
Closure

3. Sign In To…
Google docs
Pbworks
Your team Wiki
aea11gt Wiki

4. Schedule Alert!!
Session 4 scheduled for April 19. Change to April 26?

6. Processing Home Play Form mixed district triads Share
An overview of your team’s work so far
What’s working?
What’s frustrating?
What questions do you have?
Large group share
What did you hear?
Your team’s greatest success/biggest learning
Classroom teachers attach yourselves to your g/t teacher to gain a deeper understanding of what they’ve been working on.

7. Working Together
Buddy the horse story.

8. Picture
What is the big picture? Comprehensive GT programming! What’s that (supposed to) look like?

9. Purpose

10. Plan

11. Part
Just as all the pieces in a jigsaw puzzle play an important part in a pleasing finished product, so does each participant in the education of gifted children have a critical role to play. If there’s a hole created by a missing piece, it’s highly noticeable.

12. A Wonderful Partnership!
GT teachers – green; Gen Ed – ivory
Work with like color group 3-4/group
Consider the task of educating the gifted
Challenges
Support your group needs
What you can do together
Regroup by mixed colors
Share ideas
Develop poster to address the three areas
Format/design is up to your group
Where does curriculum for the gifted enter into the equation?

13. Chapters 7-9
Overview

14. What do I want gifted learners to know and/or be able to do after completing a study of this unit, topic or course?
Extending questions: TTYN and identify additional/extending questions that accompany this essential question.
Essential Question

15. Learner Outcome Functions
Guide Selection of Content, Methods, Materials
Provide Instructional Intent
LEARNER OUTCOMES
Learner outcomes specify student behaviors
State Expectations for Learners
Provide Focus for Evaluating Learning
Fig. 7.1, p. 126

16. Developing Learner Outcomes
What are the learner outcomes you’ve identified in your work?
How do these outcomes relate to your program goals and/or your goals for students?
What insights have you gained about learner outcomes?
What questions do you have about learner outcomes?
Discuss with your team and share insights with large group
If you haven’t developed any learner outcomes, where do you see a need to do so, and why?

17. The Link
Outcome
Activity

18. Key Features of Activities
Created or Derived/Selected from Existing Materials
Matched to a Specific Learner Outcome
TEACHING-LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Why does it make sense to start with outcomes and then develop activities? How can you help general education teachers embrace the importance of starting with outcomes?
Sufficient in Number and Scope to Fulfill the Outcome
Differentiated Tasks for Students
Fig. 8.1, p. 142

19. Key Strategies FACILITATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Problem-based Learning
Bibliotherapy
Pacing
FACILITATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Problem Solving
Discuss the differences between activities and instruction strategies. How does each contribute to appropriate quality curriculum and instruction for gifted learners?
Content-based Strategies
Questioning Techniques
Inquiry
Fig. 9.1, p. 171

20. NAGC Programming Standards
Form triads
Read Standard 3: Curriculum Planning and Instruction
Consider matches to chapters assigned chapter.
Regroup and jigsaw

21. Think back to our first activity together today: Challenges, Support, Collaboration. What will be important for you individually and your team as a group to focus on? Individually write, share with team, large group share.
Keeping Focus

22. Team Planning
Begin curriculum development. Keep connections to Iowa Core in mind.
Identify actions to be accomplished by session 4

23. Home Play Continue curriculum development work.
Read Chapters in Curriculum Planning & Instructional Design for Gifted Learners
Continue to update your team Wiki
Complete Appendix B to Chapter 12 (p for the curriculum you’ve worked on today