Javits Training January 26

Kathy Ingersoll shared ideas with us on differentiating for all students - including GT and how to identify these students. If you have not already done so, you need to register for the Javits website at http://edhd.bgsu.edu/ode/ All of us need to complete the pretests by March 30. Staff members who are applying for a CEU credit for this training need to submit their pretest results to Kathy by the end of the day on January 26.

Here is a video about Gifted Traits - you need to watch this if you are going for CEUs


Kathy talked to us about the state laws that govern gifted education.
We also talked about the state guidelines for identifying GT children. Students can be identified by Superior Cognitive Ability using intelligence tests or a nationally normed achievement test. They can also be identified by academic ability, creative thinking ability and visual or performing arts ability. In the identification process, we need to make sure that we do not overlook ESL students, disabled students or students from low socio economic backgrounds.

We can refer students to Kathy for assessment at any time during the year. The more students we identify, the more funding we receive from the state.

Kathy works with the school psych to do testing and evaluation of the students who are referred to her program. We also use artistic and creativity check lists to evaluate creativity.

It is possible for a student to be retested for eligibility. Records are kept by the GT coordinator over the academic career of the student.

For every gifted student we have to complete a WEP -Written Education Plan. Kathy needs to also report all students who are being served and their area of identification for EMIS.

The state is moving toward a WEP that looks very much like an IEP.

We also need to notify parents once a student has been identified.

At GS, our GT program is a pullout full day or half day program. We are required to provide identified students with about 20 hours a week of education in their identified field. LFM has an enrichment program. FHS uses honors and AP level classes, independent study classes and enrichment programs to meet this requirement. ODE has now stated that ALL HONORS CLASSES have to have a curriculum written to show exactly how it is differentiated from the regular class curriculum.

For the March 30th Inservice, we need to complete the Javits Teacher Module TOPIC 3.

Yes We Can

President Obama, in his inaugural address, reminded Americans that he can not make the changes necessary for our country to continue to grow and be successful without the help of every citizen. That same idea is true for our school. No matter how many tech tools and curriculum tools and data pieces we have available to us, our students will not continue to be successful and to learn how to live in this 21st century world without all of us making the effort to do our part.

I will be offering a series of classes over the next few months to help you to build on your technology skills and learn about new ways of approaching your curriculum materials. My first class offering focused on Google Tools. If you would like to learn more about Google Tools or need help remembering how to use the Google Tools, use the links below.

I will be out of the building on February 2-4 attending the eTech conference, where I will be giving a presentation on Google Tools and the Ohio Pilot Assessment meeting. I am looking forward to the opportunity to bring some new ideas back to our staff.

Google PartnerPage and Google Tools Directions Quick Reference Sheet

Tech Tools for OGT and Standards Based Lessons

We had the opportunity to look at two website resources during our inservice on Friday, January 11. The first site we looked at was the Success Website - which will allow us to look at how our students have performed on the OGT and will allow us to create practice tests and look at sample questions. The second website is the D3A2 teacher resource site which allows us to look for lesson plans, sample assessments and other indicator based resources. This site is for all content areas in our building, not just the core subjects.

Javits training site - login at http://edhd.bgsu.edu/ode
You will need to create an account - go to your email once you have logged in to activate the account
Once you are in the site, you will need to choose the appropriate module and take the pre-tests.
There are 3 pre tests - which you have to take before you can move ahead
There is CEU credit available - You will need to give Kathy Ingersoll the printed out pretest results by January 26.
All of the staff needs to complete this by January 26.
On January 26, you will need to bring your class roster and your laptop with you.