1. Fourth Grade Gifted Teacher
Ms. Fitzpatrick
Fourth Grade Gifted Teacher
Judy

2. What’s it all about? For parents and students and teacher!
Joy in the challenge
The gift of failure
Growth mindset
Learning with peers-emotional, social, and intellectual

3. History of Gifted Program in Henrico County
Responsive to the County needs
County website
Zone centers and school-based
Educator qualifications: gifted endorsement
Academic, social, emotional student needs
Parent education

4. So, what does this really mean?
Because your child has been identified as “gifted,” he/she needs something “different.”
Trained teachers who recognize and respond to individual needs
Consistent opportunities for acceleration, differentiation, enrichment, extension
Explicit focus on personal accountability, meta-cognition, learning styles, study skills, productivity, time management
A more homogeneous learning environment within a classroom of intellectual peers
Parents may need something different too!
Judy

5. Learner Characteristics
MANY ways to think of our learners…
Bright Child and Gifted Child
High Achiever, Gifted Learner, Creative Thinker
Characteristics of Giftedness that Present Challenges
Judy

6. Habits of the Mind Persisting Communicating w/clarity & precision
Managing impulsivity
Gathering data through all senses
Listening w/understanding & empathy
Creating, imagining, innovating
Thinking flexibly
Responding w/wonderment & awe
Judy
~ Art Costa -

7. Habits of the Mind, cont. Thinking about your thinking
Taking responsible risks
Striving for accuracy & precision
Finding humor
Questioning & problem-posing
Thinking interdependently
Applying past knowledge to new situations
Remaining open to continuous learning
Judy
~ Art Costa -

8. Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences
Verbal/linguistic
Math/logic
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
Musical
Visual/spatial
Nature
kinesthetic

9. Learning Styles
Auditory
Visual
kinesthetic

10. Study Skills
Ways to study to match multiple intelligence strengths and learning styles
Organization
Responsibililty
Long and short term tasks

11. Executive Functioning
Organization
Cognition
Emotional Control
Flexible Thinking
Self Monitoring (reflection)
Task Initiation
Working Memory

12. Bloom’s Taxonomy
Katie

13. In a Nut Shell PROGRAM MISSION PROGRAM OUTCOMES
Rigor
Challenge
Growth
Choice
Engagement
Best Practices
High Expectations
PROGRAM OUTCOMES
Address learning styles
Differentiate curriculum
Foster higher level thinking skills
Create positive learning environment
Enhance student engagement
Melissa

14. This is going to be a great year!