1. ELL and Gifted Learners: Bridging the Gap of Understanding
Sheri Collier

2. Find a partner to introduce:
Introductions
Find a partner to introduce:
Learn their name, school, position, and favorite part of their leader position

3. Objectives:
To identify characteristics in ELL learners and GT learners
To blend GT curriculum and ELL strategies
To collaborate to better understand and serve our students

4. Characteristics
In your groups create a poster of characteristics for your represented learner
Group 1: Elementary GT leaders
Group 2: Elementary ELL leaders
Group 3: Secondary GT Leaders
Group 4: Secondary GT Leaders

5. GALLERY WALK TO ALL POSTERS
Keep notes of similarities and differences you see as you are walking around the room!

6. Pair off and create a graphic organizer
Members from group 1 & 2 pair up
Members from group 3 & 4 pair up
CREATE A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER about the similarities and differences between the characteristics of a gifted learner and an English Language Learner
Be ready to present your poster

7. Group Presentations
Audience: Take notes on your note catcher about the characteristics of the learners

9. Why are ELL students under-represented in GT?
We need to focus on TALENT DEVELOPMENT

10. Overviews Gifted Curriculum – College of William and Mary
History
Units
Purpose
ELL strategy book
SIOP
CAL

11. Time to collaborate
In a group of 3 -4 people look through the College of William and Mary and pick a lesson to plan out.
Once you have your lesson, go through the strategy books and chose 2 -3 strategies you will use in the lesson
Draft a document on large poster paper with your lesson and strategies.

12. Find a lesson….
One member stays at the poster – everyone else finds a lesson they would like to know more about.
Interview the team member about the lesson and strategies so that you know enough to take the lesson back to your school.

13. Find your school partner..
Debrief on the lesson and strategies
Create a plan on HOW and WHEN you can implement what you learned today

14. EXIT TICKET 3 next steps for your school 2 things you learned
1 question you have or idea for next collaboration time