1. RENAISSANCE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
Reaching Individual Potential through Academic and Social Development and Effective Communication

2. Gifted Standards: Communication Social Growth Academic Growth
Gifted learning environments foster personal and social responsibility, multicultural competence, and interpersonal and technical communication skills for leadership in the 21st century to ensure specific student outcomes.

3. Academic Growth -Personal Competence
Standard 4.1.
Students with gifts and talents demonstrate growth in personal competence and dispositions for exceptional academic and creative productivity. These include self-awareness, self- advocacy, self-efficacy, confidence, motivation, resilience, independence, curiosity, and risk taking

4. Grit -- the combination of perseverance, resilience, and determination
Growth in the Brain
Challenging Tasks ….
Productive Struggle
Grit -- the combination of perseverance, resilience, and determination

5. GV. VS
I can learn anything I want to. I’m either good at it, or I’m not.
When I’m frustrated, I persevere. When I’m frustrated I give up.
I want to challenge myself. I don’t like to be challenged.
When I fail, I learn When I fail, I’m no good.
Tell me I try hard Tell me I’m smart.
If you succeed, I’m inspired. If you succeed, I feel threatened.
My effort and attitude determine everything. My abilities determine everything.

6. Growth Mind-Set Fixed Mind-Set ...embraces ...avoidance
Challenges
...embraces
...avoidance
Obstacles
...persists in the face of
setbacks
...giving up
Effort
...see effort as the path to
mastery
...see effort as fruitless or
worthless
Criticism
...learn from criticism
...ignore useful critiques
Success of Others
...find lessons and inspiration in
the success of others
…feel threatened by the
success of others

7. Classroom Applications of Growth Mind-set
Expect --
students will set achievable goals
students will learn to look forward to the next challenge, and have long range plans for new ones
students will be praised by efforts and strategies instead of intelligence
students will focus on value and process of learning and not just the grade
students will be encouraged to view mistakes as temporary setbacks- something to be overcome
students will learn to be motivated by feedback and criticism, and apply new strategies as a result of feedback
students enjoy practicing and view it as part of the process of getting good at something, students may also develop their own study plan, and ask others about their strategies for practicing.
students will persevere through a difficult task, it is okay to struggle, but continue to confidently work through the task until it is complete
students will be encouraged to ask questions- about their own thinking, challenging the text, the task and the teacher
students are encouraged to take risks and openly share the work you produce

8. Social Growth --Social Competence and Leadership
Standard 4.2.
Students with gifts and talents develop social competence manifested in positive peer relationships and social interactions.
Standard 4.3.
Students with gifts and talents demonstrate personal and social responsibility and leadership skills.

9. and behaving mindfully.
Mind-Up
Children will learn practical strategies to prime their brains for learning
and behaving mindfully.
Sensory Awareness and Control
Developing Healthy Attitude
Positive Community Contributions
Listening
Perspective Taking
Expressing Gratitude
Seeing
Choosing Optimism
Performing Acts of Kindness
Smelling and Tasting
Appreciating Happy Experiences
Collaborative Group Work
Body Movement
Assuming Positive Intentions of Others

10. Communication Competence
Standard 4.5.
Students with gifts and talents develop competence in interpersonal and technical communication skills. They demonstrate advanced oral and written skills, balanced biliteracy or multiliteracy, and creative expression. They display fluency with technologies that support effective communication

11. Written Communication
Hand Writing
Typing - Home-Row Method
1st-2nd Developing Hand strength is a must-- cutting, tracing, finger pushups, finger exercises. Proper pencil grip. Top to bottom letter formation. Handwriting Without Tears curriculum
1st-2nd Typing Speed -- 15/20
3rd-4th Cursive Handwriting --
Handwriting Without Tears
3rd Typing Speed -- 25
5th-6th Apply Written
and Typed communication
4th Typing Speed -- 30
Dance Mat Typing Test and Practice on-line-- Please practice typing at home.
5th-6th Typing Speed

12. Introducing Foreign Language Instruction -
Weekly Spanish Instruction for Grades 1-6

13. Communication
Social Growth
Academic Growth