Transcript CMS Middle School Talent Development Program

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Talent Development Department
Middle School
Talent Development Program
Annual Parent Meeting
September 12th, 2013
Carmel Middle School
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AIG Mission
To provide appropriate
intellectual opportunities that
help academically gifted students
realize their potential and
connect them to their complex
world.
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AIG Vision
For students from all cultural and
socioeconomic backgrounds
who are academically gifted to
have a rigorous and relevant
educational experience.
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What CMS will do to obtain this vision:
Use multiple criteria to identify students.
Provide CMS educators with comprehensive
training in best practices.
Support a continuum of differentiated instructional
opportunities that relates to and expands the
Common Core State Standards.
Match students with services that provide
instruction geared for significant academic growth
while encouraging other strengths and talents.
Support families in their efforts to support these
students.
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 Understand their unique social and emotional
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needs.
Strive for self-actualization.
Foster creative, critical, and innovative thinking.
Practice self-directed learning and independent
problem solving.
Engage in collaborative experiences.
Develop a capacity to see interconnections among
disciplines.
Apply life skills for leadership, accountability,
adaptability, productivity, and social responsibility.
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Everyone works collaboratively to
meet the needs of gifted learners.
Academic Facilitator Classroom Teachers
Middle
School
Program
Content Specialists
Parents
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Standard Plus
 For
students who need to be
challenged with enriched grade
level curriculum and work beyond
their grade level.
 Standard Plus courses are offered
in Language Arts and
Mathematics.
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Honors Courses
 For
students who need to be
advanced in their learning, which
will require curriculum beyond
grade level.
 Honors courses are offered in
Language Arts and Mathematics.
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Placement in Honors Classes:
Students are placed in the course based
on:
 Their EOG Math & Reading Scores
 Grades & Prior Course Enrollment
 Academic Performance
 Teacher Input
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Desired Outcomes
 Curriculum
studied in greater depth
through the rigor of lessons and
differentiated activities.
 Curriculum accelerated to include
above-grade level material when
appropriate.
 Advanced pace of learning (some VHS
classes offered).
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What is differentiation?
“A differentiated learning experience occurs
when educators modify the regular curriculum
setting and select instructional practices that
reflect students’ readiness for learning. This
‘readiness’ includes ability levels, achievement
levels, interests, and learning preferences.”
~ Mary Landrum~
Educational Consultant
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Practices & Strategies
 Divergent
Questioning & Rigor
 Socratic Seminars
 Text Complexity
 Research Skills & Investigations
 Arts infusion
 Multiple Intelligences
 Reflective assessment/Product assessment
 Performance-based assessment
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How is middle school TD different
from elementary school TD?
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Carmel uses cluster groups to serve our TD students in the
classrooms. We do not use a “pull out” model; instead students
are served in their classrooms through differentiated instruction.
Students are provided learning experiences and assessments
that are conceptually advanced, challenging and complex.
Lessons involve critical thinking, creative problems solving and
inquiry based assessment. Teachers will use pre and post
assessments to determine students’ strengths and weaknesses
as well as ensure that students have mastered concepts taught.
Our Goal: to provide appropriately challenging, stimulating
experiences throughout the school day.
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How will Carmel Middle School
communicate with the parents of
our TD students?
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Each quarter we publish a newsletter to
parents of TD students. The newsletter can
be found on Carmel’s web page under
Academic Enrichment.
At the end of the year a Performance Review
will be sent home with every TD student
along with their CMS report card.
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Carmel
Middle School
Webpage
http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/carmelMS/Pages
Academic Enrichment
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Special Programs at Carmel
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National Academic
League (NAL)
Drama Club
Jazz Band
Battle of the Books
Science Olympiad
Math Counts
National Junior Honor
Society (NJHS) - 8th
grade
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Shakespeare Recitation
Contest
Student Council
Geography Bee
Spelling Bee
Future Business Leaders of
America (FBLA)
Writing & Poetry Contests
Odyssey of the Mind (OM)
Chess Club
Duke Talent Identification
Program (TIP)
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What do gifted services look like?
 Math
 Language
Arts
 Science
 Social
Studies
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Middle School Math Overall Goal
To prepare students for higher level
math courses at the high school
level such as Advanced Placement
(AP classes) and International
Baccalaureate (IB Program).
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Math
Math I (Algebra) is
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offered in 7 and
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8 grade this year
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Math
Math II (Geometry)
will be offered in
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8 grade next year
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Language Arts
Concept Driven
Connections
Critical Stance
Interpretation
Inquiry Based
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Language Arts
SpringBoard
College Board’s official Pre-AP
program
“Back-Mapping” instructional
design
Thematically designed units
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SpringBoard Themes
Grade – Change
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7 Grade – Choice
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8 Grade - Challenge
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Overall Goal
To build higher level literacy
strategies that will build
success in all subject areas.
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You might see…
 Cooperative
Learning
 Investigations
 Inquiry & Questioning
 Socratic Seminars
 Visual representations
of ideas
 Interdisciplinary work
 Performance Based
Tasks
 Mini-Projects
 Authentic
Tasks
 Application of
knowledge in new
settings
 Literature Circles
 Thinking Maps
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DUKE T. I. P.
Mr. Canupp– 7th grade Counselor
 Criteria
to participate: Scored
at or above the 95th percentile
on an accepted subtest
(Based on 5th grade scores)
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Tonight:
Teachers will be giving specifics about their
curriculum and their instructional practices
Please remember that tonight is NOT a time for
parent conferences. If you have concerns
about your child, please e-mail the teacher
and/or the Academic Facilitator. If the
question is on differentiation within the class,
please see the teacher first.
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T.D. Contact Information
Peggy Fadero
Carmel Middle School
Academic Facilitator
Phone: 980.343.6705 ext. 239
Email: [email protected]
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Marc Angerer
Principal
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Melanie Francis
Assistant Principal
Leanne Conyers
Assistant Principal
Patrick Dean
Dean of Students
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