Adam Love

AIG Specialist

• 24th year Teaching (15 as middle school math teacher, 9 as AIG Specialist)
• Masters in Teaching, Middle School Mathematics (UNC-Charlotte)
• B.S. in Business, Management, Marketing, and Finance (University of Pittsburgh)
• National Board Certified in Early Adolescent Mathematics
• Academically Gifted Certification
• Family: Twin daughters going into 11th grade this year, my wife is also a 2nd grade teacher with over 20 years of experience.

K-3 Enrichment Program

• Mr. Love will collaborate with K-3 teachers and provide Advanced Learning Labs (NCDPI & Duke TIP) for differentiation for advanced learners through their Google Classrooms.

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• Mr. Love will also create and provide lessons for students in the talent development group (nurturing enrichment) using the Primary Education Thinking Skills curriculum (P.E.T.S.) and other enrichment resources. These lessons can be provided during small group instruction or as independent activities.

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Grades 4-8 AIG Program and Services

• Mr. Love will collaborate with grades 4-8 teachers and provide Advanced Learning Labs (NCDPI & Duke TIP) for differentiation for advanced learners through their Google Classrooms.

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• Mr. Love will also create and provide enrichment lessons for identified and labeled AIG students in a separate AIG Google Classroom. AIG students will attend weekly live class meetings and will be assigned activities using the Advanced Curriculum from the Center for Gifted Education at William & Mary School of Education.

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• AIG students will also have the opportunity to research and learn about their own interests in the form of passion presentation projects.

What are the curriculum units for each grade level?

AIG Curriculum Units

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Civil Rights, Tolerance, Adversity, etc.
• Financial Literacy

Robotics Curriculum

First Lego League

• Robot Game
• Innovation Research/Presentation Project
• Core Values

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AIG / Enrichment Schedules

• K-3
• Two pullout Enrichment classes each week through Intervention Time beginning in 2nd quarter (Kindergarten beginning in 3rd quarter).
• 4-5
• Two pullout AIG classes each week through Intervention time beginning in 1st quarter.
• 6-8
• Two pullout AIG classes each week, one during Intervention time, one during 2nd elective class period beginning in 1st quarter.

When will students attend AIG or Enrichment Classes?

• 8th Grade - Tuesday 2nd Elective, Thursday Intervention (1st Q)
• 7th Grade - Wednesday Intervention, Thursday 2nd Elective (1st Q)
• 6th Grade - Tuesday Intervention, Wednesday 2nd Elective (1st Q)
• 5th Grade - Monday / Wednesday Intervention (1st Q)
• 4th Grade - Tuesday / Thursday Intervention (1st Q)
• 3rd Grade - Tuesday / Thursday Intervention (2nd Q)
• 2nd Grade - Monday / Wednesday Intervention (2nd Q)
• 1st Grade - Tuesday / Thursday Intervention (2nd Q)
• Kindergarten - Monday / Friday Intervention (3rd Q)

Referral, Screening, and Identification

Students in grades K-8 can be referred for enrichment services by parents, teachers, or the AIG provider. The screening process will include a review of iReady data, teacher and parent observations, and student work portfolios. If a student demonstrates the need for enrichment or acceleration above the regular classroom content they will be placed in a nurturing, talent development program facilitated by the AIG provider. Students in the talent development group will receive enrichment and acceleration services in collaboration with the regular education teacher as differentiated instruction within the grade level curriculum, as well as separate small group instruction with the AIG provider as needed.

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Students in the talent development program will have the option to exit or remain in the program if the data still suggests a need for acceleration and enrichment (K-2). Students in grades 3-8 will have the option to follow through with the formal testing and identification process outlined in the school AIG plan.

When is AIG Testing? (Grades 3-8)

Timeline:

September - Marketing, Referrals, Screening

October - AIG Testing

October 28th - November 1st , Fall Break

November - Receive Score Reports, AIG Committee Meetings, Release Scores to Parents and Teachers, Label new AIG students.

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Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)

• A multiple-choice K-12 assessment that measures reasoning skills with different types of verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal questions.
• The CogAT is a group-administered aptitude test commonly given as an entrance exam into the school’s gifted programs.
• The CogAT consists of a Verbal Battery (picture analogies, sentence completion, picture classification), Quantitative Battery (number analogies, number puzzles, number series), and Nonverbal Battery (figure matrices, paper folding, figure classification).
• Each battery is a separate section of the test containing 3 different types of questions that cover unique cognitive abilities.

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IOWA Test of Basic Skills (ITBS)

• A standardized test of educational attainment was originally developed by the Education Department of the University of Iowa.
• The test measures the skill level of students in the areas of Reading, Language, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science.
• The Iowa Assessments are used by school districts to assess a student’s college and career readiness.
• They are also becoming more prevalent as a component of determining whether a student will be admitted into a school’s Talented and Gifted Program.

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CogAt - Cognitive Ability

IOWA - Academic Achievement

EOG - Academic Performance

What do the AIG labels mean?

Pathways for Gifted Education (Labels, ID)

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AIG Initiatives

KHS AIG Parent Handbook

NC AIG Program Standards

AIG 3 Year Plan

Equity and Excellence in Gifted Education

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Contact / Questions

Mr. Love - AIG Specialist

love@kestrelheights.org

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Mrs. Jackson - Executive Director jackson@kestrelheights.org

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