GATE/SAS Gifted and Talented Education and School for Advanced Studies Cowan Avenue Elementary.

GATE/SASGATE/SASGifted and Talented Education Gifted and Talented Education

and School for Advanced and School for Advanced StudiesStudies

Cowan Avenue ElementaryCowan Avenue Elementary

Cowan Avenue Gifted Cowan Avenue Gifted MagnetMagnet

Beginning 2009-2010 School YearBeginning 2009-2010 School Year

Focus on International HumanitiesFocus on International Humanities

Applications beginning in December Applications beginning in December 20082008– Child must be identified as gifted by Child must be identified as gifted by

December 2008 to apply to the Magnet for December 2008 to apply to the Magnet for the 2009-2010 school yearthe 2009-2010 school year

Frequently Asked Frequently Asked Questions…Questions…

GATE program in Cowan’s GATE program in Cowan’s Community school still existsCommunity school still exists– If a child is not admitted to the Magnet, If a child is not admitted to the Magnet,

they will be placed in a Gifted cluster they will be placed in a Gifted cluster class in the community schoolclass in the community school

Admission based on lottery systemAdmission based on lottery system– Cowan resident applications carry more Cowan resident applications carry more

magnet points magnet points

Is my child gifted?Is my child gifted?

Parent observations tend Parent observations tend to provide a fairly to provide a fairly

accurate indication of accurate indication of early giftedness.early giftedness.


CognitiveCognitiveSocial and EmotionalSocial and Emotional

LanguageLanguageAdditionalAdditional

Gifted and talented Gifted and talented students will demonstrate students will demonstrate

many many but not allbut not all characteristics listed in characteristics listed in

each area.each area.










Ways in which students are Ways in which students are identified for GATEidentified for GATE

High Achievement High Achievement Specific Academic AbilitySpecific Academic Ability IntellectualIntellectual Visual and Performing Visual and Performing

ArtsArts Creative AbilityCreative Ability Leadership Ability Leadership Ability

High AchievementHigh Achievement

Identified in 3Identified in 3rdrd through 5 through 5thth grade grade

Two consecutive years of high scores Two consecutive years of high scores in in bothboth Language Arts and Math Language Arts and Math

Specific Academic AbilitySpecific Academic Ability

Identified in 4Identified in 4thth and 5 and 5thth grades grades

Three consecutive years of high Three consecutive years of high scores in Language Arts scores in Language Arts oror Math Math

Identification CriteriaIdentification Criteria

CAT6 test (1CAT6 test (1stst & 3 & 3rdrd grades)– grades)– composite score of 78composite score of 78thth percentile percentile

CST test – CST test –

20062006 20072007 20082008

Language ArtsLanguage Arts 392392 425425 425425

MathMath 401401 450450 450450

Intellectual Intellectual

All gradesAll grades eligible for identification eligible for identification – Additional documents required for grades K Additional documents required for grades K

– 2 – 2 (i.e. Teacher recommendation, parent (i.e. Teacher recommendation, parent observation, work samples, etc.)observation, work samples, etc.)

Recommended by Teacher and ParentRecommended by Teacher and Parent Shows ability to identify patterns and Shows ability to identify patterns and

recognize spatial relationshipsrecognize spatial relationships A psychologist will come to school to A psychologist will come to school to

testtest

Visual & Performing ArtsVisual & Performing Arts

Identified in 3Identified in 3rdrd through 5 through 5thth grades grades

Drawing, Painting, Drama, Dance, VoiceDrawing, Painting, Drama, Dance, Voice– Student Work PortfolioStudent Work Portfolio– Teacher Inventory and ObservationsTeacher Inventory and Observations– Parent and Student QuestionnairesParent and Student Questionnaires– Talent Assessments given 3Talent Assessments given 3rdrd Saturday Saturday

of November and Mayof November and May Referral packets must be submitted to the Referral packets must be submitted to the

district 3 weeks before assessment datedistrict 3 weeks before assessment date

Creative & Leadership Creative & Leadership AbilityAbility

Identified in 4Identified in 4thth and 5 and 5thth grades grades

Creative AbilityCreative Ability– Produce unique alternative solutions to problems Produce unique alternative solutions to problems – Challenge assumptionsChallenge assumptions

Leadership AbilityLeadership Ability– Show confidence and knowledgeShow confidence and knowledge– Influence others effectivelyInfluence others effectively– Have problem-solving and decision-making skillsHave problem-solving and decision-making skills– Express ideas in oral and written form clearlyExpress ideas in oral and written form clearly– Shows a sense of purpose and direction Shows a sense of purpose and direction

Criteria for Creative & Criteria for Creative & Leadership CategoriesLeadership Categories

78% or above on standardized rating 78% or above on standardized rating assessment scale for Creative and assessment scale for Creative and Leadership ability from the districtLeadership ability from the district

Portfolio assessment of student workPortfolio assessment of student work Documentation of outstanding ability, or Documentation of outstanding ability, or

the potential for such ability through the potential for such ability through community recognitioncommunity recognition

Teacher evaluation and observationsTeacher evaluation and observations

Referral ProcedureReferral Procedure

Type letter stating category of Type letter stating category of identification for your childidentification for your child– Submit copies to Mr.DaSylveira, Ms. Moore, Submit copies to Mr.DaSylveira, Ms. Moore,

and child’s teacherand child’s teacher

Once My Child is Once My Child is Identified…Identified…

Then What?Then What?

GATE/SAS ProgramsGATE/SAS Programs

Science FairScience Fair– Focus on scientific process and Focus on scientific process and

generation of science project ideasgeneration of science project ideas Academic ChallengeAcademic Challenge

– Challenges in Spelling, Geography, Public Challenges in Spelling, Geography, Public Speaking, Math, Reading, and ScienceSpeaking, Math, Reading, and Science

United NationsUnited Nations– Learn about issues concerning various Learn about issues concerning various

countries (I.e. health care, politics, countries (I.e. health care, politics, poverty)poverty)

What is Differentiation?What is Differentiation? Differentiated instruction occurs when Differentiated instruction occurs when

the core curriculum (Language Arts and the core curriculum (Language Arts and Math) is modified. Math) is modified.

Occurs at all grade levelsOccurs at all grade levels This includes This includes acceleration/ pacing, acceleration/ pacing,

levels of complexity, depth, and levels of complexity, depth, and noveltynovelty with the expectation that with the expectation that students will produce work that is students will produce work that is appropriate to their individual learning appropriate to their individual learning interests, assessed needs, and abilities. interests, assessed needs, and abilities.

Differentiation StrategiesDifferentiation Strategies

Differentiation occurs when the Differentiation occurs when the core curriculum is modified to core curriculum is modified to include include

AccelerationAcceleration DepthDepth ComplexityComplexity NoveltyNovelty

AccelerationAcceleration

AccelerationAcceleration – individual pacing individual pacing – adjustment in timeadjustment in time– more advanced resources and more advanced resources and

experiences to the gifted learnerexperiences to the gifted learner

DepthDepth

DepthDepth – allows students to “dig deeper” into the allows students to “dig deeper” into the

subject matter through the use of subject matter through the use of various strategies such as: various strategies such as: understanding big ideas and the understanding big ideas and the rulesrules that govern a system, recognizing that govern a system, recognizing patternspatterns and trends, determining and trends, determining unanswered questions, and identifying unanswered questions, and identifying ethical issues.ethical issues.

ComplexityComplexity

ComplexityComplexity– The idea of guiding students to The idea of guiding students to

understand complex concepts and understand complex concepts and generalizations at a more sophisticated generalizations at a more sophisticated level. level.

– Gifted learners see multiple possibilities Gifted learners see multiple possibilities and are interested in and are interested in seeing how things seeing how things relate to the real world. relate to the real world.

– The dimensions of complexity include The dimensions of complexity include looking at issues over time, and seeing looking at issues over time, and seeing connections to other areas of study.connections to other areas of study.

NoveltyNovelty

NoveltyNovelty – The state or process of being new, The state or process of being new,

unique, or unusual. unique, or unusual. – A common characteristic of gifted A common characteristic of gifted

students is the need to incorporate students is the need to incorporate original interpretations of existing original interpretations of existing information by utilizing their personal information by utilizing their personal views and interests. Meeting this need views and interests. Meeting this need allows gifted students to construct allows gifted students to construct unique meaning of the concept and unique meaning of the concept and allows them to recreate old systems and allows them to recreate old systems and ideas. ideas.

What Does This What Does This

Look Like in Look Like in

Cowan’s Cowan’s Classrooms?Classrooms?

Language ArtsLanguage Arts– Inquiry and Investigation research related Inquiry and Investigation research related

to unit theme, Challenge homework, to unit theme, Challenge homework, CentersCenters

MathMath– Real-life math applications, Enrichment Real-life math applications, Enrichment

homework, Word problems, Centershomework, Word problems, Centers ScienceScience

– Challenge/extension questions, Challenge/extension questions, ExperimentsExperiments

Social StudiesSocial Studies– Challenge extension questions, Socratic Challenge extension questions, Socratic

Seminars (Ethical Discussions) Seminars (Ethical Discussions)

Cowan is striving to meet Cowan is striving to meet the special needs of gifted the special needs of gifted

children.children.

There are things you must There are things you must do outside of school.do outside of school.

Be involved in the GATE Be involved in the GATE programs at Cowan.programs at Cowan.

Staying Involved in Your Staying Involved in Your Child’s Gifted ProgramChild’s Gifted Program

Attend Follow Up MeetingsAttend Follow Up Meetings

January 2009January 2009

May 2009May 2009

Q & AQ & A

Any Questions?Any Questions?

GATE/SAS Gifted and Talented Education and School for Advanced Studies Cowan Avenue Elementary.

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