The document discusses curriculum compacting for gifted students through pre-assessments. It provides examples of modifying math lessons using powers, operations with dice, and exploring other options to challenge advanced students. Pre-assessments are important to determine what concepts students have already grasped in order to save time and modify the curriculum accordingly. A sample schedule shows how one gifted student's day is compacted by choosing own readings, working on an independent project in math, and participating in higher-level social studies discussions. The value of pre-assessments is emphasized to ensure mastery of basic skills and inform instruction.

1. Curriculum Compacting
Liz Fogarty
fogartye@ecu.edu

2. Why aren’t you differentiating?

4. INTEREST
ACHIEVEMENT
MOTIVATION

6. Today’s Objective
O Participants will understand the
importance of utilizing pre-
assessments to determine the
curricular modifications required
for gifted students.

7. I’ve mapped out the concepts I’ve already
grasped to save you time.

8. First cast of the dice …
3
1 + 2 = 3
1 x 2 = 2

9. Second cast of the dice …
3 + 4 = 7
3 x 4 = 12
3
+ 12
15

10. Third cast of the dice …
5 + 1 = 6
5 x 1 = 5
15
+ 6
21

11. Fourth cast of the dice …
3 + 6 = 9
3 x 6 = 18
21
+ 18
39
21
+ 9
30

12. Modifications for Advanced Students
• Play to 100
• Disallow paper for calculations or
remembering numbers
• Use powers
• Use subtraction
• Allow negative numbers
• What about fractions?

13. Tiered Lesson:
Using Powers Option
81
34 = 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 = 81
43 = 4 x 4 x 4 = 64

14. Tiered Lesson:
Exploring Options
2+ 6 = 8
2 x 6 = 12
26 = 64
62 = 36
2 - 6 = -4
6 - 2 = 4

15. What about using …
64
36
… a multi-sided die
… or two

16. We could really shake things up…
12
… try three dice and use the distributive law!
12 + (3 x 18) = 12 + 54 = 66
(12 + 18) x 3 = 30 x 3 = 90
Did you get closer to 100?

17. Best Books for
Differentiation

18. Theme Subject Skills / Concepts Assessment
Journey to
Adventure
Adventure
selections
provide
entertainment
and
information
on how to
face
challenges
Reading
-Sequence of events
-Categorize & classify
-Text organization Write an essay
using complete
sentences, avoid
using run-ons
Create a
storyboard to
show sequence of
events in a story
Keep a journal
Writing
-Writing a sentence
-Suffixes
-Base words
Grammar
-Kinds of sentences
-Subjects/predicates
-Run-on sentences

19. Students
1. Allison
2. Debbie
3. Jake
4. Jamie
5. Mary
6. Matthias
7. Paige
8. Sullivan
9. Thomas
SequenceofEvents
TextOrganization
Categorize&Classify
Subjects/Predicates
P P P P
P
P
P P
P

20. Group Lesson Planning
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Sequence of
Events
Sequence of
Events
Text
Organization
Categorize &
Classify
Categorize &
Classify
Subjects &
Predicates
**Allison, Debbie,
Paige
**Allison, Debbie,
Paige
**Allison, Sullivan **Allison, Jake,
Paige
**Allison, Jake,
Paige
**Allison

21. Ms. Fogarty’s 5th Grade Class
Time Whole Class Compacted Student
8:05
Morning
Activities
Choose to read or write Same
8:20
Reading
Workshop
Reading novels of choice,
Writing about your reading,
Guided Reading, Small group
projects
We just finished reading The Birchbark
House by Louise Erdrich. We created a large
display with our reviews to send to Ms.
Erdrich. We are also writing her letters
telling her how we felt about the book,
suggesting she write more like it, and asking
her to come to our school for a visit some
time.
9:05
Writing
Workshop
During this time the class is
expected to write on their topic of
choice. Usually a mini-lesson is
presented on some topic of need or
interest.
Young Writer’s Group

22. 9:55
Scrabble
The entire 5th grade plays Scrabble
tournament style.
Same
10:45 Math 5th graders go to math with different
teachers
I got 100% on the Multiplication
pretest. I am working on a project of
my choice.
11:30
Recess and
Lunch
Outside recess, then lunch Same
12:40
Social Studies
Participate in discussion on Native
American bias
(Evaluation Level)
Same
1:25
Read Aloud Listen to or give a book talk Same
1:50
Phy Ed Fitness Friday Stations Same
2:15
Word Study
Participate in mini-lesson on words that
have the ĕl sound
I passed the spelling section on the
pretest with 100%. I will search for
my 10 words.
2:50
Dismissal
YEAH! YEAH!

23. The Value of Assessment or ...
You can’t figure out what to teach ‘’em if you don’t know ‘’em!
Preassessment Options - Ensure the Mastery of Basic Skills!!!
Textbook Pretest
Student/Teacher Conference - as short as a 5 minute talk
K-N-W Chart - What do I Know, Need to know & Want to
know
Journal - Write what you know about...
List - If I say ...
What does it make you think of?
Product - Draw a bar graph...
Use the graphing calculator to plot...
Concept Map...

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26. Questions??