 $33, $32,  Multi-Criteria Identification Procedure  Broad-Based Planning Committee  Program Components › Advanced Placement (High School) › Professional Development › High Ability Coaches in Each Building

 Participate in the High Ability (HA) student identification process.  Work with teachers to differentiate instruction in core subject areas for identified HA students in the regular classroom.  Work with the principal to coordinate and monitor the implementation of the School Improvement Plan as it relates to HA.  Develop on-going parental involvement regarding the HA program in the school.  Attend workshops and conferences that are related to High Ability education.

HA Students:  Have differentiated instruction through individual enrichment activities & projects  Created PowerPoint presentations for school program  Wrote & illustrated ABC Animal Books  Researched & presented projects to class HA Coaches:  Provide HA resources, ideas, & activities  Serve as teacher consultants

 P.E.T.S (Primary Education Thinking Skills) grades K-3  Differentiated Activity Folder, grades 3-5  In-House Staff Training  Math Bowl  Teacher Consultation  Resource Area  Keep Student Cumulative Folders Updated  H.A. State Conference in Indianapolis  C.H.A.M.P (Children Always Making Progress)  Tier 2 Time – Differentiated Learning

 Shine Time: A 30 minute block of time that focuses on RTI. Activities are math and language arts based.  Each classroom has a HA tote with math activities that all students can use. Activities can be used after class work is finished or during indoor recess.  8-STEP: A 30 minute block of time that focuses on classroom standards for the week. HA students go to the enrichment classes.  HA students have created individual projects that were displayed during May’s Literacy Night at Longfellow. Students met for six Wednesdays during their lunch/recess.  P.E.T.S (Primary Education Thinking Skills) grades K-3  Differentiated Activity Folders, grades K-5

 AST: A 30 minute block of time in which students are grouped based on standards based assessments.  Differentiation through individual enrichment activities  Teacher support with a variety of activities such as Project Based Learning  Honors Classes (ELA and Math)  Academic Success Time (AST): Daily standards- based enrichment activities  Teacher Professional Development

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WRITE NOW! Aspiring Author Workshop 2012

 HA Data Collection Workshop  HA Differentiation Workshop  Workshopping Strategies in the NT Model Planned for  Technology Resources for HA students  Using C. Coil strategies to stretch learning and creativity within mixed-ability groups