Parent Information Night SCPS Gifted & Secondary Programs Resource Teachers (GSP) Dr Fellinger

Who We Are... Feli Cardenas, North Stafford High School Helga Purnell, Stafford High School Dewey Reynolds, Brooke Point High School Laura Spicer, Colonial Forge High School Dr Fellinger

What We Do... Ultimately, we advocate for you! Meet with students, parents, teachers, and other educators GSP Google Classroom: main method of communication Make sure students accept and parent join Please make an appointment with us! Tonight we will focus on What is a high school GPS resource teacher? Summer Residential Governor’s School How to Learn Laura

What We Do... At the high school level, the gifted resource teacher is just that - a resource. We will not pull you out of your classes for enrichment, as you should be enrolled in classes and/or a program which meets your intellectual and artistic needs. We also teach some classes in our content areas. However, we have many duties which offer you enrichment opportunities, and we are ultimately an advocate for you! We have information on the following: AP Capstone Diploma Program Commonwealth Governor’s School IB Program Summer Residential Governor’s School Fredericksburg Regional Governor’s School Mentorship Opportunities Independent Study Virtual Virginia Laura

What We Do... We can help you with: Application Review Letters of Recommendations Scholarship Information & Assistance Internship Information & Assistance College Applications & Essays Class and scheduling questions laura

Summer Residential Governor’s Schools Feli

Summer Residential Governor’s School Academic Programs Agriculture Humanities Mathematics, Science & Technology Medicine & Health Sciences NASA/Engineering Marine Science Visual & Performing Arts Programs Dance Instrumental Music Vocal Music Theatre Visual Arts Feli

How to Choose a Program: Interest Chart AG HUM MHS MST NASA VIMS VPA Agricultural Economics Anthropology Biology Anatomy & Physiology Aeronautical Engineering Coastal Law Dance Agricultural Economics Chemistry Astronomy Computer Science- Advanced Fisheries Science Instrumental Music Animal History Applications Programming Electrical Marine Resources Management Theatre Environmental Literature Geology Materials Oceanography Visual Arts Environmental Science Media Forensics Hydrology Mechanical Wetlands Ecology Vocal Music Food Science Philosophy Medicine Hypermedia Plant Science Political Psychology Sociology Physics Upper Level Mathematics Feli

Foreign Language Academies Spanish, French, or German(Full Immersion) Washington & Lee University Japanese or Latin(Partial Immersion) Randolph-Macon College Feli

Locations Dates Range from last week of June to end of July NASA/Engineering CNU/Langley Marine Science CNU/Gloucester Agriculture Virginia Tech Humanities Radford MST Univ. Lynchburg Medicine & Health VCU VPA Radford Range from last week of June to end of July Feli

Program Location Student Capacity Agriculture (AG) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 100 Humanities (HUM) Radford University 200 Mathematics, Science, Technology (MST) University of Lynchburg 160 Medicine and Health Sciences (MHS) Virginia Commonwealth University 26 NASA/Langley Research Center and the National Institute of Aerospace Mentorship (NASA/NIA) Christopher Newport University, with transportation to the mentorship site daily 12 Virginia Institute of Marine Science Mentorship (VIMS) 6 Visual and Performing Arts (VPA)

Reminder About Naviance College & Career readiness software provided to every secondary level student in SCPS Helga All SCPS are enrolled into Naviance through Synergy; this year middle school students as well as high school use this software A way to organize your college search, applications, resume, and letters of recommendations. Also you can quest career paths through a career assessment and information about various careers Also provides a planner.

How to Learn and Think: A Multi- Step Approach Content Knowledge M e ta c o g n i t Life Experiences Critical Thinking Memory Skills Active Thinking & Learning Organization Information Skills Process: Execution of Knowledge and Neuroscience Skills/Process Creative Thinking Skills Questioning Helga

Gifted & Talented Learner…. Most difficult first Seek patterns quickly Pretest as a volunteer and use chapter test Tie in ethics and morality Broaden Passion Work with other gifted students Abstract thinking Intensity & Curiosity Question Metacognition; knowledge awareness Helga

10 PITFALLS TO AVOID... Lack of sleep and exercise Passive reading & rereading Highlighting or underlining Glancing at the solution to a problem Cramming Lazy learning Ignoring your book Not clearing up points of confusion Distractions Chatting with friends instead of studying with them from Learning How to Learn: How to Succeed in School: Guide for kids & Teens, by Barbara Oakley Helga

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Resources Dawson, Peg and Guare, Richard. Smart but Scattered, The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential. The Guilford Press, New York: January 2009. Oakley, Barbara. How to Learn in School without spending All Your Time Studying. TarcherPerigee, New York: 2018. CJ Simister. How to Teach Thinking and Learning Skills A Practical Programme for the Whole School. SAGE, Thousand Oaks, CA:2007. Azzam, Amy. “Six Strategies for Challenging Gifted Learners.” http://www.ascd.org/publications/newsletters/education- update/apr16/vol58/num04/Six-Strategies-for-Challenging-Gifted-Learners.aspx. Oakcrest Academy. “11 Ways Gifted Students Learn Differently.” https://oakcrestacademy.org/gifted-students-learn-differently/. National Association for the Gifted, http://www.nagc.org/. SRGS, http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/governors_school_programs/summer_residential/