Welcome to TARGET

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Welcome to TARGET

• Presented by
• Traci Montague Susan Hamilton

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Learning Characteristics of Children

• Is highly curious
• Has wild, silly ideas
• Already knows
• 1-2 repetitions for mastery
• Good guesser
• Discusses in detail, elaborates
• Thrives on complexity of issues
• Is highly self-critical
• THE GIFTED CHILD

• Is interested
• Has good ideas
• Learns with ease
• 6-8 repetitions for mastery
• Good memorizer
• Answers the questions asked by teacher
• Enjoys straightforward presentation
• Is pleased with his/her learning
• THE BRIGHT CHILD

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Blooms Taxonomy
EVALUATION _____________ SYNTHESIS _______________
__ ANALYSIS ______________________
APPLICATION __________________________ COMPREHENSI
ON ______________________________ KNOWLEDGE
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Gifted Triangle
EVALUATION SYNTHESIS
ANALYSIS APPLICATION

COMPREHENSION
KNOWLEDGE
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Goldilocks Bloom Level 1

• Knowledge How many bears lived in the house
  visited by Goldilocks?
• Comprehension How did the bears feel when they
  discovered Goldilocks in the bed?
• Application If Goldilocks had examined books
  belonging to each bear, which would she have
  preferred?

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Goldilocks Bloom Level 2

• Analysis Why did Goldilocks always prefer the
  item which belonged to Baby Bear?
• Synthesis Suppose the bears had not returned
  at that time. How might the story have ended
  differently?
• Evaluation Should Goldilocks have entered the
  bears house?

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Creativity MeasurementTorrance critical
styles for creative thinkers

• Fluency
• Flexibility
• Originality
• Elaboration

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Where We Go in Target

• Concrete to abstract
• Simple to complex
• Basic to transformational
• Fewer facets to multi-facets
• Smaller leaps to greater leaps
• More structured to more open
• Less independence to greater independence
• Tomlinson (1995)

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Typical Target Day

• Critical Thinking
• Brainteasers
• Problem Solving
• Hands On Equations
• Creative Thinking
• Brainstorming
• Unit Activities
• Research
• Connections
• Debate
• Discussions
• Products
• Evaluation/Target Tally

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Schedule

• One full day a week
• Please see attached schedule in your handout for
  your childs Target day and teacher
• Lunch Please join us! ?
• Mrs. Hamilton 1115-1145
• Mrs. Montague 1117-1147

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Brainteasers
Remove 6 of the 15 matches to make 10
Solution
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Logic Puzzle
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Sudoku
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Grades

• Twenty areas are evaluated on the Target Report
  Card under two main headings of Process
  Assessment and Performance Assessment
• 14 out of 20 indicators must be met in order to
  meet continuation criteria

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Target Process Assessment
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Target Performance Assessment
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Continuation Criteria RecapIn addition to
passing 14 out of the 20 indicators on the Target
Progress Report, a student must also receive the
following

• K-3 Student must receive mainly 2s in the core
  subjects of reading, English, Math, social
  studies and science AND pass the CRCT
• Grades 4-5 A minimum average of 80 in the core
  subjects of reading, English, mathematics,
  science and social studies

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Expectations

• Projects
• Homework
• Task Commitment
• Accountability
• Come to class each week prepared
• Tally signed, binder w/ dividers, pencil, paper,
  book, lunch/money, snack

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Parent Communication

• Target Tallies
• E-mail
• Conferences
• Letters sent in through your child

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Changes A Class in Flux

• New students
• New classes
• Change of teachers
• Change of day

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Prevailing Practices

• Gifted students should not be expected to make up
  missed regular classroom work or homework on
  scheduled Target day
• Target homework permitted on Target day

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Wish List

• Baby wipes
• Notebook paper
• Tissue
• Hand Sanitizer
• Playground balls
• Ind. Wrapped candies

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Cobb Chapter Georgia Assoc. for Gifted Children

• Because we recognize that parent support is
  critical to educational improvement, our purpose
  is to
• Provide parent education and resources
• Support the needs of gifted students at the state
  level
• Be a resource for the Advanced Program
  Coordinators at the city and county level

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Cobb Chapter Georgia Assoc. for Gifted Children
We encourage you to join!
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5 minute Q A