1. Langston Hughes Advanced Academic Program AAP(Level IV) Center
Fairfax County Public Schools
Langston Hughes Advanced Academic Program

2. Langston Hughes Advanced Academic Program

3. Langston Hughes Advanced Academic Program

4. Langston Hughes Advanced Academic Program
AAP(Level IV) Center
Full-time academic placement in English, social studies and science for highly gifted students found eligible through a screening process
Follows FCPS Program of Studies
Is different in depth, breadth, and pace of instruction
Emphasizes higher level thinking skills
Provides opportunities to develop independent research skills
Incorporates advanced reading materials
Mathematics placement according to test results
Langston Hughes Advanced Academic Program

5. Langston Hughes Advanced Academic Program
Differentiation
Curriculum can be differentiated in one or more of the following three ways:
Content – What students learn
Process – How students learn
Product – How students demonstrate what they have learned
Differentiation though content- use advanced reading, resource and research materials. Present content with greater levels of depth
Differentiation through process – accelerated the pace of teaching and learning. Compact basic knowledge and skills in core content areas
Apply ideas and skills to context that are unfamiliar and dissimilar form those explored in class
Provide opportunities to make choices to explore deeper understanding and apply new knowledge.
Differentiation through Product – Offer assignments that are more open-ended or ambiguous in nature. Assign products that require greater levels of independence. Access work with indicators of quality that model the work of experts in the field.
Langston Hughes Advanced Academic Program

6. Language Arts 7: Beowulf
Guiding Question: How do we grow through conflict?
English 7 Lesson:
Students will explore the archetype of the Hero’s Journey and the themes of perseverence and good vs. evil as they read Beowulf.
Honors Lesson:
Students explore the concept of duality, annotating the text to find examples of how the author uses symbolism and other literary devices to reveal his themes related to good vs. evil and the nature of heroism.
GT Center Lesson:
Students independently annotate Beowulf, identifying and analyzing key passages and literary devices, then develop an original thesis about the author’s intent based on this evidence. They will write an argumentative essay featuring a claim, text evidence, and commentary.
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7. Science 7 Creating Order Out of Chaos
Concept: Classification
Science 7 lesson:
Classification lab in lab manual – “Putting Things in Order- Classifying leaves.” Students learn how to use a dichotomous key to classify leaves.
Honors lesson:
Classification is tied to a concept – order vs. chaos. Lab is focused Parallel of Practice – working like a botanist. Students take lab a step further by developing a flow chart to classify organism. Generalizations are developed.
GT Center lesson:
Students can develop their own dichotomous key for their objects. Students can determine how order is created out of chaos in nature/real world.
What are the implications for scientist?
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8. How does Local Level IV differ from the Full-time AAP Center?
The teachers in both settings are trained in gifted education and teach the same advanced academic curriculum to students who are ready for a highly challenging instructional program in the core subject areas. 
The main difference is in the make-up of the class.  All of the students in a full-time AAP center-based class have been identified as center-eligible by a central selection committee and will be coming from several neighborhood schools to comprise the center class. 
In a Local Level IV classroom, the students are a mix of students who are center-eligible and high achieving students who are capable of working at advanced levels, all enrolled in their local school.   
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9. Langston Hughes Middle School Gifted and Talented Center
Homogeneous Grouping
Curriculum Framework
Teacher Training
Langston Hughes Advanced Academic Program