THIRD GRADE

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THIRD GRADE
EXPLORERS ENRICHMENT PLUS MODEL
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The Academically Gifted Program is to provide an
appropriately challenging educational program for
students who perform, or show potential for
performing, at remarkably high levels of
accomplishment AG Parent Guide, Pages 2-3
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Service Delivery

• School Plan

• K-2 Consultation

• Grade 3 Explorers / Enrichment Plus

• Grades 4-5 Resource Classes

• Middle School

• High School

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PURPOSE

• The AG teacher works in partnership with the
  third grade teachers to provide a variety of
  in-class experiences designed to elicit high
  academic performance.
• Students who demonstrate potential in these
  activities will receive extension activities in
  language arts and math under the guidance of the
  AG teacher.

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TEAM EFFORT
Third Grade Teachers
AG Resource Teachers
Students
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Stop, Look, Listen!
Stage 1 Whole class introductory
lesson(s)
Stage 2 Assessment of Performance
Stage 3 Small Group Enrichment Activities
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Student Participation
Participation in a small group experience does
not mean that the student has been or will be
identified for future AG services.
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Criteria for Small Group Participation

• Classroom Teacher Observational Checklist

• Rubric for Products

• Communication Skills

• Student Interest

• Problem Solving Ability

Groups are flexible as units of study change.
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REMEMBER Evidence from the Explorers /
Enrichment Plus Model will be a part of the AG
identification process.
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AG Identification Process

• Formal Indicators
• Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAt)
• Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS)

• Informal Indicators
• Classroom Behaviors
• Classroom Performance
• Student Interest
• Student Motivation

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Keeping You Informed

• Academically Gifted Program Pamphlet

• Parent Informational Meeting

• Third Grade Parent Notification Letter

• School Newsletter

• School Website

• Other

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There is nothing more unequal than the equal
treatment of unequals. Thomas Jefferson