Welcome to our GATE Parent Night

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Welcome to our GATE Parent Night
Hide not your talents. They for use were made.
Whats a sundial in the shade. Benjamin Franklin

• Alta Murrieta Elementary
• 2010-2011

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GATE Parent Night Agenda

• Introductions
• What is GATE (Gifted and Talented Education)
• Qualifiers for GATE
• Which tests?
• What scores?
• Grade Level Programs
• Differentiated Instruction
• Requalification Process
• Questions

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What is GATE

• Gifted and Talented Education
• The GATE program is designed to provide
  challenging, meaningful learning experiences that
  meet the needs, interests, and abilities of the
  gifted student. In our programs, teachers
  differentiate content, process and product by
  providing depth, complexity, novelty, and
  acceleration.

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GATE Language Arts Qualifier

• CST (California Standards Test)
• ADVANCED Language Arts
• 4th grade 402-600
• 5th grade 393-600
• EOC (End of Course Exams)
• 90 or higher on Language Art Multiple Choice
• 5 on District Writing Prompt
• Raven test 95 or higher
• Teacher Recommendation
• Independent Worker
• Good Character Counts?

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GATE Mathematics Qualifier

• CST (California Standards Test)
• Advanced Math
• 4th grade 450-600
• 5th grade 450-600
• EOC (End of Course Exams)
• 90 or higher Math Multiple choice
• 9 or higher on MARP
• Teacher Recommendation
• Independent Worker
• Good Character Counts?

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GATEEnglish Language Arts

• Literature Circles
• Jr. Great Books
• Read About
• Ticket to Read
• www.tickettoread.com

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Literature Circles
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Junior Great Books
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Experience ReadAbout See Print Materials
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Read About
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Ticket to Read
www.tickettoread.com
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GATEMathematics

• Houghton Mifflin
• Fastt Math
• IXL.com
• Fraction Nation
• Hands On Equations

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Houghton Mifflin Mathematics
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Program Overview




FASTT Math delivers targeted, differentiated instruction to meet student needs. Every student has a unique individualized learning experience, building fluency at the pace and level adapted specifically for that student. FASTT Math delivers targeted, differentiated instruction to meet student needs. Every student has a unique individualized learning experience, building fluency at the pace and level adapted specifically for that student.

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IXL.com
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Hands On Equations
Using Concrete Methods to Present Abstract
Concepts in Mathematics
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Additional GATE Information

• Fifth Grade I.B.Q.
• Odyssey of the Mind
• www.odysseyofthemind.com

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www.odysseyofthemind.com
Mechanical/Vehicle Classics Performance Structure
Technical Performance
Problem 1 Extreme Mouse Mobiles Divisions I,
II, III , IV This problem requires teams to
design, build, and run vehicles that use
mousetraps as their only source of energy. The
Mouse Mobiles will travel a course that has
segments with different challenges. The team can
choose from assorted tasks such as driving
through a tunnel, raising a flag, hitting a
target, changing direction, making a delivery,
and will also perform two team-created
challenges. The running of the Mouse Mobiles will
be presented in a performance with a team-created
theme.
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Additional GATE Information

• GATE Contract
• GATE Survey

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Requalification Process

• Students will need to re-qualify yearly based on
  the GATE criteria
• We will notify parents of placement at the
  beginning of every school year

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Questions ?
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Thank you for coming !
Because We All Care