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   Welcome to Gifted Services District Coordinator of Gifted Services /Gifted Intervention Specialist Grades 6-12: Gifted Intervention Specialist Grades 3-5: Screening for gifted education is done during the spring of 2nd grade, and fall of 5th grade and 8th grade. All teaching staff K-12 has received training in differentiated instruction. Gifted Services are provided through differentiation strategies in the regular classroom for grades 3-8, high cognitive clusters for grades 3-5, advanced math classes grades 6-8, independent study grades 6-8, honors electives grades 7-8, and accelerated, honors, and AP classes grades 9-12. Enrichment services at teacher request are also provided for grades K-5. All identified students in grades 3-8 have a Written Education Plan (WEP). Students in grades 9-12 who are taking an accelerated, honors, or AP classes in their identified areas also have a Written Education Plan. There are currently 763 identified students in our school district. We have parent meetings at least once per year. Come back to this page often to see updated information on enrichment opportunities. Program Overview PowerPoint Presentation Link to Dr. Silvia Rimm Video Clip: http://www.ohiochannel.org/MediaLibrary/Media.aspx?fileId=121569 Gifted Gazettes: DATES: February 29: Invention Convention at L.T. Ball Intermediate School Summer Opportunities: Summer Laureate 2012 program-learning and enrichment programs for your students who are in grades 3 through 8 June 25-29 at the Kennedy Union Ballroom on the University of Dayton campus. Brochure Lending Library: The Gifted Lending Library is housed at the Gifted Services Office at Tippecanoe Middle School. Some interesting selections for parents include: The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids by Sally Yahnke Walker Smart Boys by Barbara A. Kerr and Sanford J. Cohn Smart Girls by Barbara A. Kerr Bright Minds, Poor Grades by Michael D. Whitley Keys to Parenting the Gifted Child by Sylvia B. Rimm Websites: http://www.gifted-children.com.au/world_council_for_gifted_and_talented_children http://www.giftedresourcecouncil.org/ Gifted Resource Council website http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/ For teachers but may be helpful to parents as well http://www.mathforum.org/library/ Various math problems and instruction http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/tvsearch.php?keywords=gifted education http://connections.smsd.org/nieman/EL/gifted.htm Provides interesting links for parents and teachers http://www.davidsongifted.org/db/Articles_id_10563.aspx Social Networking Links and Resources - Impacting the World of Gifted Education Last Modified on 02/22/2012 02:08:22 PM |
