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Elementary School

Gifted and Talented Education Program

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SJLES GT Staff

Grace Cintron-

9th year in GT
14th year at SJLES

Holly Miles

6th year in GT
1st year at SJLES

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To recognize and develop talent in ALL learners, including those already performing at advanced levels.

GT Education

Program Mission

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Program Components

Primary Talent Development
G/T Instructional Seminars
G/T Math
Curriculum Extension Units (CEUs)

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Talent Development Offerings:

Primary Talent Development

Push-in model in K and 1
Encourage development of creative and analytical reasoning
Extend learning for students already performing at advanced levels

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Talent Development Offerings:

GT Instructional Seminars

Instruction in Advanced-Level Skills

Open to All Interested Students

Creative Production or Inquiry

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Students in grades 2-5 will take a survey in technology to gather interest for seminar topics
After survey results, Seminars will finalized for each grade base student input
Applications for the seminars will be distributed by the homeroom teacher electronically through canvas. Paper copies will be available in each pod.
After application deadline, seminars will begin!

SJLES Instructional Seminars

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Instructional Seminar

Topic Ideas

2nd:

Maryland Natives
Random Acts of Kindness

3rd:

Random Acts of Kindness
Crime Solvers
Maryland Natives

4th:

Collage and Keep
Left Brain Craft Brain
Magnificent Machines
Magical Art for Math

5th:

Collage and Keep
Many Maths
Ancient World

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GT Curriculum Extension Units

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Curriculum Extension Units

2^nd Grade

Economics of Production

3^rd Grade

Weather

Immigration

4^th Grade

Our Place in Space

Waves of Communication

5^th Grade

Authenticity

Ocean Systems

World Cultures

If you work in a related field, we would love you to share your expertise!

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Interdisciplinary
Advanced-level content
2 per grade lasting approximately 9-12 weeks each
All students are considered for placement in a CEU using multiple criteria.

Curriculum Extension Units (CEUs)

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Talent Spotting Lessons conducted in all classes
Multiple performance measures used to indicate readiness for participation.

Performance tasks
Writing samples
Standardized test scores (MAP, PARCC, CogAT for 4^th and 5^th)

Placement Process for CEUs

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Accelerated and enriched curriculum
Focus on problem solving and application of mathematics
Daily instruction

GT Mathematics

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4th Grade GT Math Domains

Expressions and Equations
Place Value and Decimals
Multiplication and Division
Fractions
Geometry and Measurement
Statistics

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5th Grade GT Math Domains

The Number System
Ratio and Proportion
Expressions and Equations
Geometry

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CogAT administered to ALL students in December of 3rd grade.

Meets State COMAR requirement for an ability measure.
Helps identify students who may underperform in school.

All third grade students reviewed as part of G/T Placement Process using multiple criteria.

Placement Process for GT Math

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CogAT

Cognitive Abilities Test

Measures the development of verbal, mathematical, and spatial reasoning abilities that are essential for success in school.

Three subtests

Verbal, Quantitative, Nonverbal

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Measures Included in Placement Process

Ability Measure (CogAT or SCAT)
Standardized assessments (MAP, PARCC)
Student work samples

Application
Analysis
Problem Solving

Student grades on assignments requiring critical, analytical, and/or creative thinking
Documentation from families

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Supporting Your Child

Communicate with your child’s classroom teachers.
Encourage your child to take advantage of enrichment opportunities, such as GT Instructional Seminars.

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Nurturing Advanced Behaviors at Home

Advanced Language	Logic and Reasoning	Motivation and Persistence	Leadership	Perspective
Increase use of sophisticated language.	Share your thinking. Think sequentially.	Ask thought- provoking questions.	Show how you solve problems. Discuss strategies and create new ways to solve problems.	Discuss various perspectives.
Ask provocative questions.	Take things apart and put back together – ideas, objects or experiences.	Encourage independence.	Model taking initiative.	Demonstrate and model flexibility in your thinking by examining opposing points of view.
Point out similarities and differences.	Organize collections or ideas in insightful ways.	Show curiosity about ideas, events, experiments, experiences.	Set high expectations.	Embellish/ expand thoughts, perspectives, etc.

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GT Parent Academies
HCPSS News for GT Program Information
Follow HCPSS_GT Twitter

Opportunities for Parent Engagement

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Howard County G/T Program

Parent Academy

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 7 – 8:30 p.m.

Howard High School

8700 Old Annapolis Road, Ellicott City, 21043

HCPSS families interested in the Gifted and Talented (G/T) Program are invited to come learn about the advanced-level offerings available through the G/T Education Program and how their students can become involved.

The evening will begin with an overview of G/T Education Program offerings at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. These overviews will be presented by both G/T staff and Howard County students.

Following the general session, parents and community members will have an opportunity to meet by school level for a question and answer session.

Full Schedule:

7:00 – 8:00, G/T Education Program Overview Presentation – Auditorium

8:05 – 8:30, Question and Answer Sessions:

Elementary G/T Program Offerings: Auditorium
Middle G/T Program Offerings: Classroom F124
High School G/T and AP Courses: Classroom F126

For more information, please email hcpssgtac@gmail.com or alyson_tommins@hcpss.org or call 410-313‐6800.

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Our school website
HCPSS GT Program website at www.hcpss.org/gt
NAGC website at www.nagc.org
Our GT Resource Team

For More Information