Welcome to Curriculum Night Tanya Cheeves: 1 st, 2 nd and 4 th grades What Is Gifted?

Operates under the state and county guidelines to identify and meet the needs of students who are intellectually and creatively gifted. Is a resource for ALL teachers and staff who work with these students on a daily basis. Strives to encourage higher levels of thinking and performance for ALL students.

1. Gifted students will develop advanced research skills and methods. 2. Gifted students will develop and practice creative thinking and creative problem-solving skills with a variety of complex topics within the area of study. 3. Gifted students will develop and practice critical thinking skills in the pertinent academic area.

4. Gifted students will develop and practice logical problem solving skills in the pertinent academic area. 5. Gifted students will develop advanced communication skills. 6. Gifted students will develop an understanding of self and how their unique characteristics may influence interactions with others.

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Unit:Geography Bee– Social Studies/Language Arts/Technology Vocabulary Cartoons Beginning Analogies Math Problem Solving & Algebraic Thinking Math Problem Solving Logical Problem Solving and Creative Thinking PETS: Primary Education Thinking Skills Computer Science (Code.org) River of Words (Art and Poetry)

Unit: Ornithology Science based unit Logic Puzzles/Critical Thinking Skills Vocabulary Cartoons PET Primary Education Thinking Skills Math Exemplars/Problem Solving River of Words (Art and Poetry) Computer Science (Code.org)

Science Labs/Scientific Process/Lab Report River of Words: Art and Poetry Caine’s Arcade: Cardboard Challenge Challenge Math & Hands-on Equations (Algebraic Thinking) Challenge Math Vocabulary: Analogy based program Vocabulary: Logic Problem Solving and Critical Thinking Technology infused 21 st century school projects “Literacy – is not just learning to read a book anymore.” The way we communicate, read, write, listen, persuade, learn from others, and accomplish community actions is changing.” - Educational Leadership, March 2009 Caine’s Arcade SPES

 Bring your own technology  Earbuds  Chargers  Apps: iMovie/Morfo/i-Nigma/Code.org