Transcript Parent Info Meeting

Purpose of Meeting
Introductions
Characteristics of the Gifted
Identification Process
Questions
Parent Info Meeting
Gifted and Talented
Characteristics and Identification
MONTGOMERY ISD
What is giftedness?
"Gifted and talented student" means a child or youth
who performs at or shows the potential for
performing at a remarkably high level of
accomplishment when compared to others of the
same age, experience, or environment and who:
1. exhibits high performance capability in an
intellectual, creative, or artistic area;
2. possesses an unusual capacity for leadership; or
3. excels in a specific academic field.
From http://txgifted.org/what-giftedness
Characteristics of Gifted Children
Keen power of observation
Power of abstraction, conceptualization,
synthesis, interest in problem solving
Questioning attitude, intrinsic motivation
Critical thinker, self-checking
Creativeness and inventiveness
Characteristics of Gifted Children
(continued)
Power of concentration, long attention
span
Persistent, goal-directed behavior
Sensitivity, intuitiveness, empathy for
others
Independence in work and study with
preference for individual work
Diversity of interests and abilities
Aren’t all students gifted?
• Don’t confuse “giftedness” with
“personal strengths”
• Identifying needs of students is
important when they vary significantly
from his/her classmates.
• It’s not about worth.
It’s about need.
96%
68%
2%
14%
34%
34%
14%
2%
100-115
115-130
130+
100
<70
70-85
85-100
High Achiever
Gifted Learner
Creative Thinker
Remembers the answers
Poses unforeseen questions
Sees exceptions
Is interested
Is curious
Wonders
Is attentive
Is selectively mentally engaged
Daydreams; may seem off task
Generates advanced ideas
Generates complex, abstract ideas
Overflows with ideas, many of which will never be
developed
Works hard to achieve
Knows without working hard
Plays with ideas and concepts
Answers the questions in detail
Ponders with depth and multiple perspectives
Injects new possibilities
Performs at the top of the group
Is beyond the group
Is in own group
Responds with interest
and opinions
Exhibits feelings and opinions
from multiple perspectives
Shares bizarre, sometimes conflicting opinions
Learns with ease
Already knows
Questions: What if...
Needs 6 to 8 repetitions to master
Needs 1 to 3 repetitions to master
Questions the need for mastery
Comprehends in-depth,
complex ideas
Prefers the company of
intellectual peers
Overflows with ideas--many of which will never be
developed
Prefers the company of creative peers, but often works
alone
Understands complex, abstract humor
Creates complex, abstract humor
Relishes wild, off-the-wall humor
Grasps the meaning
Infers and connects concepts
Makes mental leaps: Aha!
Completes assignments on time
Initiates projects and
extensions of assignments
Initiates more projects
than will ever be completed
Is receptive
Is intense
Is independent and unconventional
Is accurate and complete
Is original and continually developing
Is original and continually developing
Enjoys school often
Enjoys self-directed learning
Enjoys creating
Absorbs information
Manipulates information
Improvises
Is a technician with
expertise in a field
Is an expert who abstracts
beyond the field
Is an inventor and idea generator
Memorizes well
Guesses and infers well
Creates and brainstorms well
Is highly alert and observant
Anticipates and relates observations
Is intuitive
Is pleased with own learning
Is self-critical
Is never finished with possibilities
Gets A's
May not be motivated by grades
May not be motivated by grades
Is able
Is intellectual
Is idiosyncratic
Comprehends at a high level
Enjoys the company of age peers
Student Identification Process
Screening – Level One
Classroom Planned Experiences (K-5)
Free Association Screening Tool
Parent survey
Teacher Survey
Universal Screening Data (Nationally Normed)
If the child’s scores indicate the need for further testing, they will
move on to Level Two and will be tested.
Testing – Level Two
Must score in the top 5%
Calendar and Timelines
September 18- Community GT Awareness Meeting
October 17- Referral Deadline
December 5- Notification to parents regarding Level 1 mailed
December 8-12- Level 2 Testing of those who qualified
February 13- Notification to parents regarding Level 2 mailed
March 2- Kindergarten services begin
May 15- Appeals due to campus principal
May 22- Appeals portfolios due
May 29- District level appeals
June 5- Appeals notification to parents
August 2015- 1st-12th grade services begin
More Information and Forms
MISD Website: www.misd.org
Follow this path:
Departments
Curriculum and Instruction
Student Services
Gifted and Talented
Questions?
Please contact your child’s counselor