1. Elizabeth Burgos Resource Teacher for the Gifted Resource Teacher for the Gifted Elizabeth.burgos@apsva.us Elizabeth.burgos@apsva.us http://www.apsva.us/gms.gifted http://www.apsva.us/gms.gifted http://www.apsva.us/gms.gifted Follow @teacherburgos on Twitter Follow @teacherburgos on Twitter

2. Silent Launch Expectations This activity should be… Silent Independent Work until I say stop Be ready to share your answersExpectations This activity should be… Silent Independent Work until I say stop Be ready to share your answers Respond to this question: Do you think people are born smart or they work to get smart? Why? Take a stand!

3. “Call it what you like: discipline, determination, perseverance, the force of will. Even apart from his saying so, I knew that it had made all the difference in my life. If only I could bottle it, I’d share it with every kid in America. But where does it come from?” Sonia Sotomayor from My Beloved Life

4. INTELLIGENCE is a LEARNED quality and can be cultivated Psychologists studying creative geniuses find most IMPORTANT factor in creative achievement - willingness to put in a tremendous HARD WORK and to sustain this effort in the face of CHALLENGES!

5. Developing Growth Mindsets Increases Capacity for Challenge: Resilience & Autonomous Learners

6. COLLABORATION FOR Responsive DIFFERENTIATION Classroom Teacher Resource Teacher for Gifted Student

7. PLANNING AND PREPARATION INSTRUCTION Pre-assessment - Flexible grouping Compacting CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT Tiered lessons, Anchor activities, classroom configuration PLANNING AND PREPARATION CLTs What will we do to extend and enrich the learning opportunities for students who have achieved proficiency? PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES Professional development opportunities Student Growth Creative Critical Thinking Questioning Independence

8. Independent Reading Literature Circles Questioning Socratic Seminar Nanowrimo Wordmasters

10. Continental Math League Math Olympiad Math Counts Pi Day Stock Market Game Investwrite Contest

11. Science Fair Earth Force Energy Debates Anchor – Station Activities

12. VJAS VJAS Virginia Junior Academy of Science Research Symposium Virginia Junior Academy of Science Research Symposium ( 7-12 grades)

13. Performance Assessment Tests Performance Assessment Tests Geography Bee Geography Bee Decades Day Decades Day Anchor Activities Anchor Activities

14. 7 th grade Hornets created History Day Projects

15. Visual & Performing Arts Opportunities to audition for Honors Chorus, Band and Orchestra Scholastic Arts Awards Concert Performances

16. Parents http://www.apsva.us/gms.gifted Mindset by Carol Dweck Creating Innovators by Tony Wagner Inspiring Middle School Minds: Gifted, Creative & Challenging by Judy Willis Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goldman

17. Parent Resources Virginia Association for the Gifted (VAG) http://www.vagifted.org National Association for the Gifted (NAGC) http://nagc.org – – NAGC National Conference – Baltimore, MD – – NAGC Parent Day – Saturday, November 15 Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) http://sengifted.org

18. Getting Connected: APS Gifted Services Sign up for @APSGifted Twitter APS Gifted Services Website www.apsva.us/giftedserviceswww.apsva.us/giftedservices Cheryl McCullough, Supervisor, Gifted Services at 703-228-6160 or cheryl.mccullough@apsva.us

19. Exit Cards: Exit Cards: Please write the question, your name/your student’s name, your phone number or email, and the best time for me to contact you. Please write the question, your name/your student’s name, your phone number or email, and the best time for me to contact you. THANKS FOR COMING!!!