2. PART I: What Does Secondary Enrichment Look Like? (9:00)
Transition: Elementary to Secondary
In-School Programming: “The Big Four”
Outside Opportunities: Outreach, Regional SPARK! Conferences
PART II: Guest Speakers (9:25)
Phil Raven (IDCI): “The wonderful world of secondary Gifted: How
we learn and the importance of taking chances”
PART III: ELOPE Session Rotation (10:15)
Meet and Greet; Rotation of Mini-ELOPE Sessions
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5. “Discover Gifted @ Secondary” Event
Who: Grade 8 students who are designated Gifted + GATE Reach
Ahead students
What: Meet and greet secondary ELOPE students and Gifted
Teacher; participate in mini enrichment workshops (rotation)
Where: Thames Room—CEC Central
When: TODAY! Friday, April 13th, 2018 8:30 AM- 12:15 PM
Why: To promote transition from elementary to secondary panel;
provide a secondary contact for each student for the Fall; promote
ELOPE program to sustain enrichment programming at secondary
level in order to meet the needs of all Gifted students
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8. “Extended Learning Opportunities Through Progressive
Enrichment”
Enrichment withdrawal program (GATE); adopts principles of “pull-out” or
cluster sessions from elementary with a different format
Integrated into 26 schools in some capacity (GATE model)
Completely voluntary; workshop-style; ~one period (75 min) per workshop;
schools range from 2x/week to 2x/semester
Student-interest driven
Include range of activities from novel studies, debates, and philosophical discussions,
to guest speakers, pottery, forensic problem-solving, and critical thinking
Professional networking and planning: 7th Annual Gifted Teacher Symposium
September 2018
Can lead to larger outreach opportunities or extended sessions; opportunity to
include other schools
9. For all Gifted, bright, talented, high-ability students (GATE)
Accommodation:
student compacts curriculum in a shorter period of time than the regular classroom;
demonstrates mastery and is poised to take this on;
saves space in timetable for other courses or other enrichment opportunities (WISE, AP,
SATs) (compacting = acceleration + enrichment)
Setting: either in-class or an alternative setting
New since 2013!: Digital Curriculum Course Bank* through blended learning online
format for accessibility
Logistics: classroom teacher continues to mark/record work; student completes
necessary course work to meet curricular expectations and assessment criteria
Courses* are developed in full and come compacted with enrichment opportunities
within on a request basis (for timeframe requested)
2D English, 2OE Civics, 2OE Careers, 1D Math, 1D Geography; IDC 4U (thesis);
2D History for 2018-19; also working on 1D English (often onsite), 2D Math
Similar process to onsite compacting; prior planning involved
10. University level credit and/or advanced placement granted by exam; honoured by
most* universities if level 4 or 5 achieved
Various phases of support/delivery:
Phase 1: Independent focus with master/mentor teacher or community member
Phase 2: Tutorial format with master teacher(s) by discipline(s)
Phase 3: Full AP credit* course; must be audited by AP Central through College Board
Logistics:
36 courses to choose from; prerequisites
Cost: test fee $94 USD (2017-18); study guide ~$25 (students cover costs)
Some schools have pre-AP (3UE) and will be moving to AP credits (4UA)
11. Interdisciplinary studies (for credit at secondary); FYI select schools do offer
designated enriched classes
Three strands:
Theory and Foundation (reading, concepts, perspectives, organization)
Process and Methods of research (research, planning, and presentation of
information)
Implementation, Evaluation, Impacts, and Consequences (critiquing, evaluating,
analysing, communicating, writing, real-world applications)
Student-interest focus for summative (ISP)
Develop and consolidate the skills required for knowledge of different
subjects/disciplines:
How to conduct proper research
How to properly write about research conducted/formulate effective research
questions
How to communicate findings and defend position
Scholarly Productions 3O/4O course
Honours Thesis 4U course; course housed in D2L b-learning
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14. Western’s Initiative for Scholarly Excellence
Who can apply:
high school students in Grades 11-12 (must have min 22 credits achieved);
completed 1.0+ 4U or 4M credits; overall 80% in Grades 10+; or no 4U/4M
courses but 85% average in Grades 10+;
meet Western’s requirements for English proficiency;
registered sufficient courses to fulfill admission to university
What: pursue a university level credit at the university campus or
distance studies while in high school (FREE tuition!)
Please note that students must be nominated by a guidance
counsellor or principal, which is part of the application process;
preference given to Grade 11 and 12 students
15. Opportunities for enrichment outside the regular class in more niched areas of
interest; network with Gifted Teachers to develop and make students aware of
opportunities
Some offered by different faculties at Universities (e.g. Western University: Ivey,
Anthropology, BMI, Music, Brescia, Huron, King’s etc.) and community partners
(e.g. Mikutech, Professional Engineers of Ontario)
Conducted onsite or off campus at various institutions
Framework varies: lectures, activities, talks, workshops, visits, experiments/
research, among others
Promote opportunities during the year (school and summer) outside of TVDSB:
Entrepreneurship with Ivey, Linguistic s with Western, Anthropology with Western, King’s Liberal Arts,
Mikutech Gamer Outreach, BMI Outreach, Brescia Mini-Lectures, Forensics Unit, Active History with
Huron; King’s Model United Nations
Waterloo Unlimited (grades 10-12), Queen’s ESU (formerly E=MC2)
Shad Valley, House of Commons Page Program (Jr. and Sr.), Encounters With Canada
Among many others…
16. Opportunities for extension/enrichment outside the regular class on a larger scale;
can be extensions of ELOPE sessions
Specialized Programming Activating Rich Kinds of Experiences and Discoveries
Students have the opportunity to network with like-minded peers across the board
Conferences are offered in TWO seasons (Fall, Spring); at any given time there could
be multiple conferences occurring at the same time
Can involve community partners or guest speakers to run workshops
Framework varies: one full day each; a cluster of conferences once a semester;
multiple workshops or single-focus
Economics, Business, Mathematics at King’s; REAL Criminal Law; Fractured Societies with Brescia; The
Study of Food with Brescia; CPSX labs; forensic crime scenes with OPP and London Police Ident Officers;
“ology” days at Brescia ; Engineering challenges; Innovation Days; Representation of Crime in Literature
and Sociology at King’s ; Physics and Art of Sound, among others
17. 0 Th October 5: Active History Outreach @ Huron
0 M October 30: Halloween SPARK! @ CEC Central
0 Th November 23: Anthropology SPARK! @ Western SS
0 W November 29: Food/Sustainability SPARK! @
Brescia
0 F December 1: Internet of Things (Engineering)
SPARK! @ Montcalm
0 Th December 7: Unpacking Power, Privilege, and Ideas
of Leadership SPARK! @ King’s
18. January: Linguistic Olympics @ SS Western
W February 21: French Studies Outreach @ Brescia
W February 28: 5th Gamer Outreach w/ Mikutech @
Clarke Road
April 21 (Sat): Brain Bee @ Western
Th April 12: Research and Writing Master Class @
King’s
F April 13: Discover Gifted @ Secondary
Tues April 24: Women, Leadership & Politics
Outreach @ Brescia
May 3: King’s Model United Nation (KMUN)
May 4: Entrepreneurship SPARK! @ Ivey
22. “The wonderful world of secondary Gifted:
How we learn and the importance of taking chances”
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25. Each student will experience 3 mini-ELOPEs
30 min each + 5 min walking time
10:15-10:45 ELOPE 1 (30 min)
10:50-11:20 ELOPE 2 (30 min)
11:25-11:55 ELOPE 3 (30 min)
You will meet and greet a representative from
your secondary school or one who represents
the region
26. Secondary School Session Name/Title
1 Central (1,2,3) CT1—“Battle of the Brains”
2 Lucas (1,2,3) CT2—“Critical Thinking Challenges”
3 Beal (1,2) Art—“Bath Bombs”
4 EESS (1,2,3) Sci/SS1—“Artificial Intelligence”
5 Medway (1,3) Hum—“Philosophy”
6 Oakridge (1,2,3) Math—“Challenges”
7 Parkside (1,2,3) Bus/Econ—“Investing, Trading”
8 SDCI, Laurier (1,3) MGW Sci/SS2—“Forensics, Identification, Biometrics”
9 Banting (1,3) LibArts1—“Musical Chairs Writing”/Switch, Write, Go
10 Saunders (1,2,3) Tech/Engin—“Edible Engineering”
11 WCI/HPSS/CASS (1,2) LibArts2—“Black Out Poetry”