Bain Elementary Mrs. Jennifer Blackmon September 21, 2017 DEP Parent Meeting Bain Elementary Mrs. Jennifer Blackmon September 21, 2017

for being here!

Meeting Time I value your time and will make every effort to keep our meeting to approx. 25 minutes.

A little about me… Jennifer Blackmon 15th year of teaching Bain for 11 years Master’s Degree and National Board Certification I have three children of my own. A little about me…

What has stayed the same? Co-teaching and pull-out service delivery (3rd-5th) Indirect Services provided to teachers through planning and resource sharing Afterschool clubs remain the same Identification process for TD students Large projects such as TED talks, Old Salem walking tour guide, handmade board games, novel studies, etc.

What is my job? Compliance Facilitator Teacher I wear 3 hats in this position: Compliance Facilitator Teacher

1. Compliance Screening and identification of academically and intellectually gifted students

2. Facilitator (indirect service) Support classroom teachers with curriculum, resources, and ideas during planning for their high-ability learners (to implement in the regular classroom)

3. Teacher (direct service) Accomplished in two-ways Co-teaching (pushing in to the classroom) Afternoon groups (pull out of the classroom during enrichment block)

What is co-teaching? Where two teachers plan and deliver instruction together. I co-teach with ten general education teachers across three grade levels. **occurs approximately 1-2 days per week in 9 different classrooms

SIX MODELS OF CO-TEACHING

Why is it so beneficial for students? Addresses different learning styles Able to better differentiate instruction Increased student attention Increased opportunities for students to participate (smaller student : teacher ratio) Fantastic for modeling what you want students to do!

Pull-Out Groups Students come to me in grade-level specific groups and receive direct instruction Enrichment provided across disciplines/subjects areas Problem and Project Based Learning opportunities

What is PBL? Problem Based learning Project Based Learning Student centered approach that develops student’s critical thinking skills and domain knowledge by working to solve an open-ended, real world problem Project Based Learning An active, inquiry-based instructional approach in which students gain subject knowledge by engaging in an on-going investigation, completing a specific challenge, or creating a final product to share with an authentic audience.

Website for TD at Bain! www.baintd.weebly.com You can always check out my website if you’d like to have an idea of what we are doing in TD. www.baintd.weebly.com

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What is new this year? Online Make-Up Work Log Novel Inventions-team of 10 students in fourth grade Global connections with third graders The Leader in ME: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Weekly TD calendar to keep track of assignments

Make-Up Work Log: online description and pocket chart

Novel Invention Reading Club Takes place during the school day-made up of 2 teams of 4th graders (approx. 5 to 6 students on each team) Friendly reading commitment across schools and competition component We will partner with Western Carolina University to bring this opportunity to our students

Global Connections Will be partnering in third grade with Hicks and Trawick to bring a global connection to the classroom We have several options such as package exchanges, writing letters, partnering to solve a problem, etc.

7 Habits of Highly Effective People

TD Calendar TD work outside the classroom is minimal to moderate depending on the week. We keep a TD calendar to record when assignments or readings are due. We also use the calendar to record when Mrs. Blackmon has meetings off campus.