1. Port Enrichment Program
Port Washington
Union Free School District
AGATE Meeting
February 2009

2. PEP Program Goal
The Port Enrichment Program’s goal is to offer enrichment opportunities to all students, meeting the needs of our diverse population and providing ongoing learning experiences through the various components of our program.

3. Innovative Technology
Digital cameras
Videoconferencing
SMART Boards
Digital microscopes
Science Explorer and probes
* All of this innovative technology would not be possible without the continued support of the Port Washington Education Foundation!

4. Elementary PEP Program Organization
Staff Development
School-wide Enrichment
Challenge Workshops
Core Groups

5. Staff Development
Conference with teachers to plan school wide enrichment
Serve as a resource person for materials and methods
Facilitate special programs and contests
Integration of technology

6. Staff Development Focus on Differentiation
Summer 2008 – Curriculum Project
Fall Facilitated a workshop with representation from teachers in all 5 elementary schools
Library of differentiation resources in every PEP room
Provide relevant articles to teachers
Consult with individual teachers
One of the goals of the elementary PEP program for the school year is to provide teachers with more information on differentiation. In the fall, we facilitated a workshop with representation from teachers in all 5 elementary schools.

7. Elementary PEP School Wide Enrichment
The PEP teacher works with all students (K-5), teaching enrichment units of study in the PEP room or the regular classroom.
Units of instruction may vary within each building, depending on the needs and interests of classroom teachers and students.
This component of the PEP program involves curriculum development and modeling of instruction.
The PEP teachers have an ongoing dialogue regarding selection of instructional materials, activities, and overall preparation for these units of study.

8. Sample of Elementary PEP Enrichment Units
Mystery Festival
Multiple Intelligences and the Brain
Digital Photography
Solids, Liquids, Gases
Bubbleology
Art Adventure
Cooperative Problem Solving
Poetry
Mapping
Bridge Building
Observing our Microscopic World
Tangrams
Creative Expression
Mathematical Problem Solving
Integrated units – other disciplines brought in

9. Challenge Workshops Offered to students during recess/lunch time
Workshops are student selected
Students work in small groups
A variety of topics are offered

10. Challenge Workshop Offerings
Act Out!
Mystery Science
Computer Cartooning
Games Galore
Paper Shapers
Micromania
Thrill of 3-D
Digital Photography
Math Detectives
The Sky’s the Limit
Buy It Now!
Web Explorers

11. Core Group Curriculum Student driven Enhances curriculum
Academically rigorous
Fosters accountability

12. PEP Core Group Skills and Concepts
Technology
Creative problem solving
Creative expression
Research and reporting
Scientific exploration
Mathematical problem solving
Critical thinking

13. Entrance into the Core Group
All students are considered for the PEP Core Group program beginning in third grade
Criteria is the same in each elementary building
Process is ongoing as new data becomes available
See PEP District Website for specific criteria

14. Summer and/or Weekend Enrichment Opportunities
Bronx Zoo
Cradle of Aviation Vacation and Summer Camps
CTY (Center for Talented Youth) Johns Hopkins Online Courses
DNA Learning Center Saturday and Summer Program
Hofstra Gifted Academy Saturday and Summer Program
LIU Center for Gifted Youth Weekend and Summer Program
Long Island Science Museum
Nassau County Museum of Art Weekend Program
Queens College Summer Camp
Roslyn Theater Company
SIG (Summer Institute for the Gifted)

15. Elementary PEP Teachers
For the school year, the teachers for the Port Enrichment Program in the elementary schools are:
Dr. Irene Virgilio, John J. Daly Elementary School
Ms. Alyssa Toscano, Guggenheim Elementary School
Ms. Kimberley Singh, Manorhaven Elementary School
Ms. Jeanne Zeh, John Philip Sousa Elementary School
Ms. Regina McLean, South Salem Elementary School