1. Welcome Kindergarten and First Grade Learning Immersion Families! Kelly Kollar TD Catalyst Teacher, Magnet Coordinator 980-343-6055

2. Tuckaseegee Magnet Program K- 2 Learning Immersion Students Students are taught at an accelerated pace using Multiple Intelligence Theory 3-5 TD TD certified students continue on in the Talent Development classes. 3-5 LI Students who did not certify continue on in the Learning Immersion classes.

3. What About Multi-Age? Learning Immersion Neighborhood K-2 Multi- age classes

4. What is Giftedness? The federal government defines "gifted and talented" students, children, or youth as those...who give evidence of high achievement capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields, and who need services or activities not ordinarily provided by the school in order to fully develop those capabilities. No Child Left Behind Act, P.L. 107-110 (Title IX, Part A, Definitions (22) (2002); 20 U.S.C. Sec. 7802 (22) (2004))

5. Gifted in CMS The goal of the Talent Development and Advanced Studies Program in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is to provide rigorous curriculum and academic opportunities so each student may reach a classroom performance level consistent with his/her intellectual ability.

6. Bright LearnersGifted Learners Knows the answers Is interested Is attentive Has good ideas Works hard Top group Learns with ease 6-8 repetitions Enjoys peers Grasps the meaning Is receptive Enjoys school Absorbs information Good memorizer Enjoys straightforward, sequential presentation Asks the questions Is highly curious Is mentally and physically involved Has wild, silly ideas Plays around, yet tests well Beyond the group Already knows 1-2 repetitions for mastery Prefers adults Draws inferences Is intense Enjoys learning Manipulates information Good guesser Thrives on complexity

7. The Certification Process Gateway 1 96% or > on CogAT Gateway 2 93% or > on CogAT + ITBS Gateway 3 87%-92% on Cogat + ITBS 65 or > on three areas of GRS Gateway 4 CMS Portfolio score of 12 or more with 3 points from Advanced Language or Analytical Thinking

8. Gateway 1 CogAT- Cognitive Abilities Test How to Prepare CogATcondensedstuden tbooklet.pdf CogATcondensedstuden tbooklet.pdf Verbal- picture analogies, classification Non-Verbal- spatial awareness Quantitative-number analogies, equations Predicts how well a student is likely to perform in school. Analogies Classify- make rules and justify reasoning Equations (= does not mean “the answer is”) Building Thinking Skills Active Questioning

9. Gateway 2 ITBSHow to Prepare Measures scholastic achievement What the student already knows Summer work- reading and math practice If you don’t use it, you lose it!

10. Gateway 3 Gifted Rating Scale- GRS Given in first grade- Teacher checklist Measures Intellectual Ability, Academic Ability, Creativity, Artistic Talent, Leadership and Motivation Based on the age of the child, not the grade

11. Gateway 4 PortfolioHow to Prepare All Learning Immersion students in the second grade will receive a portfolio Advanced Language Analytical Thinking Motivation/Leadership/ Perseverance Perspective/Sensitivity/ Sense of Humor Creativity/Artistic Talent Encourage your child to take their time and do their best, not looking for “fast finishers” At home entry

12. Portfolio Preparation EvidencePractice Vocabulary beyond age-level peers Figurative language Stories with problem and solution Interesting approaches to problems Perspective Artistic talent, drawing, poetry, painting, song writing, etc. READ, READ, READ Write stories, poetry, letters, math problems, anything! Create inventions, drawings, paintings, etc. Be creative!

13. Any Questions?