Ms. Edsall

& Ms. Casey

What is AIG?

AIG stands for Academically & Intellectually Gifted. All people have gifts and strengths! (Yes, you too.) This program is specifically designed to support those with academic and intellectual giftedness in the traditional school setting.

Who can nominate?

Usually parents and teachers nominate, but anyone can nominate a student! Students can even nominate themselves.

Nominations are accepted all year but CogAT and Iowa testing for 2nd-5th Grade AIG placement only happens twice a year. Testing typically takes place in the Fall & Spring. Students can also qualify through the portfolio process (we use all testing data, work samples, and feedback from teachers and parents to determine eligibility).

If Kindergarten and 1st grade students are recommended for an early evaluation, they must pass two tests at or above the 98th percentile with the AIG Department Psychologist.

What does it mean if a student qualifies?

If students qualify in a subject, they’ll be identified as Academically and/or Intellectually gifted in Math and/or Reading and have the right to gifted services. At Washington, this means they will sign up at least one AIG elective in their identified subject area during the school year.

Ms. Casey’s Email: mcasey@wcpss.net

Ms. Edsall’s Email: cedsall@wcpss.net

2nd-5th Grade

Kindergarten & 1st Grade

1. Nomination
2. Data Collected
3. School team determines whether or not to move forward with psychological testing
4. Student must score at the 98th percentile for the ability test AND the 98th percentile for an area of achievement (reading and/or math)

All students are screened in 2nd Grade with the CogAt.

K-2 AIG Electives at WashinGTon

Dimensions: Build It!

Grin and Graph It

Magical Math: Number Detectives

Patterning

Across the Oceans

It’s a Small World

Thinking Power

Animal Studies

Come Fly With Me

Invisible Force

Learning Through Experimentation

Protectors of the Earth

Geographic Explorations

What’s in the News?

The Best of the Best

Fairy Tales

Beginning Literacy Styles

Beginning Writing Experiences

3-5 AIG Electives at WashinGTon

Architecture

Further with Numbers

Geometric Construction

Let’s Make a Million

Logic and Problem Solving

Scholastic Pursuit

The Crystal Ball

From Caveman to the Great Wall

Media Masters - The Truth About Advertising

Narnia

Odyssey of the Mind

Public Speaking & Debate

Writing Explorers - Creative Composition

Zoology

Creative Problem Solving

Best of the Best

Fantastic Literature

I Love a Mystery

It’s Comical

Literary Styles - Poetry

Literary Styles - Short Stories

Scientific Reasoning

Think About It: Philosophy & Logic

Aeronautics

Archaeology

Ecology

Energy

Geology

Inventions

Magnificent Mammals

Physics in Action

We the People