Week 26 Online Assignment

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Week 26 Online Assignment

• Work through these slides to complete Week 26
  required work

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Agenda for week 26

• Continue working on Formal Lesson 3, T2P and
  artifact gathering
• Work through these slides
• Research and answer questions about your chosen
  gifted programming model.

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ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING HIGH ABILITY LEARNERS

• WHERE TO GO WHEN I WANT TO KNOW MORE

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National association for gifted Children

• http//www.nagc.org/
• The first place to look for information. NAGC is
  an organization of parents, teachers, educators,
  other professionals, and community leaders who
  unite to address the unique needs of children and
  youth with demonstrated gifts and talents as well
  as those children who may be able to develop
  their talent potential with appropriate
  educational experiences. 

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Georgia Association for Gifted Children

• http//www.gagc.org/
• State organization which holds an annual
  conference as well as other workshops and
  webinars.
• Their resource page has a number of great links
• http//www.gagc.org/content/page/Resources.aspx

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Georgia Department Of Education Gifted Page
People often forget about this site and it has a
lot of current information.

• http//www.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-an
  d-Assessment/Curriculum-and-Instruction/Pages/Gift
  ed-Education.aspx

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Hoagies Gifted Education Page
This site offers a general, introductory resource
for families of gifted children and
adolescents. http//www.hoagiesgifted.org/
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Davidson institute
Non-profit, national foundation that offers
resources to profoundly gifted young people from
the ages 4-18 and their parents.
http//www.davidsongifted.org/
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Supporting emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)

• http//www.sengifted.org/
• is dedicated to promoting understanding about the
  affective side of giftedness. Their website is
  filled with thoughtful resources for parents of
  gifted children, teachers, mental health
  professionals, and gifted adults.

SENG conference is coming up in July in Orlando
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Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

• A private, independent foundation established in
  2000, to help young people of exceptional promise
  reach their full potential through education.
• The Jack Kent Cooke Foundations scholarships are
  designed to encourage and support outstanding
  students from 7th grade through graduate school
  who have a breadth of interests, work hard,
  demonstrate a strong will to succeed, and have
  financial need.
• http//www.jkcf.org/

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Other organizations

• http//www.world-gifted.org/

http//www.free.ed.gov/
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Other Organizations continued

• The National Research Center on the Gifted and
  Talented (NRCGT) is sponsored by the U.S.
  Department of Education to investigate, develop,
  and disseminate new methods for identifying and
  teaching gifted students. Special emphasis is
  placed on research that serves highly able
  students from culturally, linguistically, and
  ethnically diverse populations.
  http//www.gifted.uconn.edu/nrcgt.html

http//www.grcne.com/
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Research time
Please read the general information on curriculum
models found at this website http//www.nagc.org/
index.aspx?id1839 then look at the appropriate
information on your topic on the next few slides.
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NEXTgtgtgtgt

• Use the websites for your model on the following
  slides to research and answer the questions on
  your gifted programming model using the following
  4 questions (next slide). These questions will
  be on the slides you will be using to present
  with next week during the Elluminate session.

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Questions to research and be prepared to present
on week 27
1 What is the background on this model? (Who
created it and when? What is the proclaimed
purpose of the model?) 2 What is the basic
structure of this model? You are welcome to
upload a graphic organizer - just email it to
me the day before the presentations. 3 Why
would this model be helpful in meeting the
learning needs of gifted students K-12? 4
What evidence of this model is available either
in GCPS or other schools/school systems? (How
practical do you think it is for
implementation?)
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Topic A Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM)
http//www.gifted.uconn.edu/sem/ http//www.gifted
.uconn.edu/SEMR/ https//www.sites.google.com/site
/mpemustangs/schoolwide-enrichment-model http//ww
w.gifted.uconn.edu/sem/semeffct.html
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Topic B Autonomous Learner Model (ALM)
https//www.learningplace.com.au/deliver/content.a
sp?pid13569 http//nmgifted.org/ALM/intro.html
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Topic C Levels of Service Approach (LoS)
http//www.gifted.uconn.edu/sem/ http//www.davids
ongifted.org/db/Articles_id_10302.aspx http//www.
sowashco.k12.mn.us/Departments/Gifted/levels.asp
http//www.creativelearning.com/talent-development
/about-los.html
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Topic D Parallel Curriculum Model (PCM)
http//nagc.org/index.aspx?id275 http//people.wm
.edu/clties/PCM_Shelby_short.pdf http//www.cherr
ycreekschools.org/Schools/SkyVista/AboutUs/Pages/d
efault.aspx
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Topic E Integrated Curriculum Model (ICM)
http//alexsharp.suite101.com/using-the-integrate
d-curriculum-model-a198590 http//www.archeworks.o
rg/projects/tcsp/ic_guide.html http//education.wm
.edu/centers/cfge/curriculum/index.php
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Additional models to view- (not in jigsaw
presentation)
The Grid http//www.gifted.uconn.edu/siegle/epsy37
3/KAPLAN.HTM   Mentoring Mathematical Minds (M3)
Model http//projectm2.uconn.edu/ http//www.gifte
d.uconn.edu/projectm3/   Multiple Menu Model
http//www.gifted.uconn.edu/mmm/mmmart01.html htt
p//www.gifted.uconn.edu/mmm/mmm.html   Purdue
Three-Stage Enrichment http//oagct.org/wp-content
/uploads/JohnsenGoree.pdf   Talents Unlimited
Model http//www2.ed.gov/pubs/EPTW/eptw10/eptw10o.
html http//www.sharingsuccess.org/code/eptw/pdf_p
rofiles/talentsunlimited.pdf http//inventors.abou
t.com/od/creativity/a/Calvin_Taylor.htm
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Last step of your presentation

• Be prepared to ask your breakout group what
  questions they may have about your model.
  (Prepare several questions to ask your group just
  in case no one has any questions.)

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Instructions for Week 27

• Your instructor will email you the BB Elluminate
  link before class time on Week 27.
• Be prepared to be the expert on your curriculum
  model.
• We will start in the main room and then move to
  the breakout rooms to share the model that you
  studied.
• Print the GIFTED PROGRAMMING MODEL GRAPHICS
  ORGANIZER in D2L to record notes
• Read one of the five articles under AFFECTIVE
  NEEDS OF HIGH ABILITY LEARNERS list 3 things
  you learned and be prepared to share during week
  27 Elluminate session
• Sign into your session early to work out any
  technical difficulties.
• Continue to work on upcoming assignments due week
  28.

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Week 28 after Spring Break

• Submit formal lesson 3, artifact, extended T2P
  and all summary forms to Dropbox prior to class.
  Check your dropbox for any missing assignments
  for the entire course.
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• Download or print from D2Lgtcontentgtlesson 28
  Question Prompt Sheets for Candidates
• If your class did not begin a discussion of
  Affective Needs of Gifted Learners last week,
  bring your three conclusions from the article you
  read last week.
• If you are in a District Class, return your TST
  book to your instructor.