This document discusses enrichment programming for gifted secondary students in the Thames Valley District School Board. It provides an overview of the following:
1) The Secondary Gifted Itinerant Team which supports gifted grade 7-12 students.
2) In-school programming options for gifted students including the ELOPE enrichment program, compacted courses, Interdisciplinary Studies courses, and opportunities to take Advanced Placement courses.
3) Outside opportunities for gifted students including regional conferences, university outreach programs, and summer programs to supplement in-school learning.
The document aims to outline the variety of programming available to challenge and engage gifted secondary students within and beyond the regular classroom.
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This is the ppt. of the presentation delivered at the first Learning Forward meeting in September 2013. This presentation focuses on the secondary gifted portfolio.
Presented By: Carol Bender, Director, UBRP & BRAVO! Programs, University of Arizona and Donna Brown, Director, Undergraduate Research, University of New Hampshire
Bachelor of Education at Glendon | Baccalauréat en éducationGlendonCampus
Information for future teachers interested in direct-entry teaching programs at both campuses.
De l’information pour les futurs enseignants intéressés par les programmes d’éducation avec admission directe offert sur les deux campus.
LF Meeting RE: Secondary Gifted Portfolio September 2013gollanmel
This is the ppt. of the presentation delivered at the first Learning Forward meeting in September 2013. This presentation focuses on the secondary gifted portfolio.
Presented By: Carol Bender, Director, UBRP & BRAVO! Programs, University of Arizona and Donna Brown, Director, Undergraduate Research, University of New Hampshire
Bachelor of Education at Glendon | Baccalauréat en éducationGlendonCampus
Information for future teachers interested in direct-entry teaching programs at both campuses.
De l’information pour les futurs enseignants intéressés par les programmes d’éducation avec admission directe offert sur les deux campus.
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2. 1. What is the Special Education—Gifted Itinerant
Team?
2. Secondary Programming Vision Graphic
a. Transition: Elementary to Secondary
b. Outside Opportunities: Outreach, Regional SPARK!
Conferences
c. In-School Programming: “The Big Four”
3. 5Ws about the portfolio
4. Questions
3.
4. “Discover Gifted—Secondary” Event
Who: Grade Eight (8) Gifted students
What: Meet and greet secondary ELOPE students and Gifted
teacher/LST; participate in mini enrichment workshops (rotation)
Where: Thames Room—CEC Central
When: Tentatively scheduled for Friday, May 30th, 2014 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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7. Opportunities for enrichment outside the regular class in a field of interest;
itinerant networks with Gifted teachers/LSTs to develop and make students
aware of opportunities
Some offered by different faculties at Universities (i.e. Western University:
CPSX, BMI, Music, Brescia, Huron etc.) and community partners
Conducted on-site or off-site 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:
BMI Outreach, Brescia Mini-Lectures, Forensics Unit, Shake the World Conference
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…
*WISE: Western’s Initiative for Scholarly Excellence; 1.0 free tuition university
credit at Western; attend class on-site or through distance studies
8. Opportunities for extension/enrichment outside the regular class on a larger
scale; can be extensions of ELOPE sessions
Students have the opportunity to network with like-minded peers across the
board
Schools are grouped by region with approx. one (1) Regional SPARK!
conference per semester per region; at any given time there could be five (5)
occurring at the same time
Can involve community partners or guest speakers to run workshops
Framework varies: ½ day to full day, once a semester; multiple workshops or
single-focus (i.e. rotation of three independent workshops, CPSX lab, forensic
crime scenes, “ology” days at Western, various environmental science
workshops )
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11. “Extended Learning Opportunities Through Progressive
Enrichment”
Enrichment withdrawal program (Gifted, bright/talented); adopts principles of
“pull-out” or cluster sessions from elementary with a different format
Integrated into 26 schools in some capacity (includes all G/B/T)
Completely voluntary; workshop-style; ~one period (75 min) per workshop;
schools range from 2x/week to 2x/semester; empower all departments to get
involved
Student-interest driven
Include range of activities from novel studies, debates, and philosophical
discussions, to guest speakers, pottery, forensic problem-solving, and critical thinking
2nd Annual Gifted Teacher/LST ELOPE Symposium September 2013
Can lead to larger outreach opportunities or extended sessions; opportunity to
include other schools
12. For Gifted and bright/talented students
Accommodation: student compacts curriculum in a shorter period of time; saves
space in timetable for other courses or other enrichment opportunities
(WISE, AP, SATs)
Setting: either in-class or alternative setting
New for 2013: Digital Curriculum Course Bank through Blended Learning Online
Format!
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 on a request
basis
2D English, 2OE Civics in motion; currently working on 2OE Careers, 1D English, 1D
Geography, 2D History, (1D Science, 2D Science), 1D Math, 2D Math, for 2013-2014
Similar process to on-site compacting; prior planning involved
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18. University level credit 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;
takes approx. one school year to set up
Logistics:
34 courses to choose from; prerequisites
Cost: test fee $119 CDN; study guide ~$25 (students cover costs)
*must plan for enrichment in 3U courses, as AP credit courses are 4U+AP enrichment in
one (followed by the AP exam in the spring)
19. Interdisciplinary studies; currently the only consistent enrichment
programming for credit at secondary; some designated enriched classes at
select schools
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
Last year 1.0 e-Learning credit offered semester two (2) with a thesis option;
great option for schools that did not have IDC on-site
20.
21. Who do I support?
9-12+ gifted/bright/talented students, high-ability learners and
achievers; anyone seeking enrichment beyond the depth and breadth
of that typically offered in the regular classroom
Transition support, Reach Ahead opportunities for incoming grade 8s
Classroom teachers, gifted contacts, LSTs, and admin of these students
What does it consist of?
Transition support
In-school programming (credit, non-credit)
Outside opportunities (mentoring, IDC, SPARK and outreach, PEL*)
Unique timetabling and programming for students seeking
compacting; problem-solving, networking with staff
22. Where does the programming take place?
N.B. Programming lines distributed into schools for various initiatives;
annual application
Again, in-school [designated enriched classes, IDC, compacting, AP;
ELOPE (non-credit)]; outside (community
outreach, mentoring, SPARK!ing interest)
When does it occur?
All year long (including the summer, at times i.e. APSI)
Outreaches 1x/month
SPARK! conferences ~1x/semester
Compacted courses (ongoing) written/updated in D2L b-learning
format
23. Why does this portfolio exist?
To provide accommodations for students’ unique learning needs; engage
students and program for their interests; deeper, rich and more meaningful
tasks at times (credit/non-credit)
To support transition from the elementary gifted cluster sessions
(withdrawal)
How does enrichment programming impact students?
Similar to above, enrichment opportunities meet their needs, keep them
engaged, and help to foster individual talent development, social-emotional
development, and motivation
7-12 Team
Supports Special Education
Enrichment can be developed for all subject areas; network with all subject-
specific portfolios on the team; focus on curriculum compacting
Learning Forward and Learning Cycle initiatives
Other
Currently mentoring in GLE with AT, Law; English