Advanced Curriculum Guides

Providing Opportunities for Academic Growth among High-end Learners

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What are they thinking!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU5LoCLGMdQ

What is Wrong with this Thinking? Introduce yourself and discuss why the math you just

saw doesn’t work. Answer the following questions in your explanation:

1. What were some basic mathematical principles that Ma & Pa Kettle were missing?

2. What were some flaws in their mathematical reasoning

3. In some fashion, show (don’t tell) how to work this problem correctly.

25/5 = 14 14+14+14+14+14=25 14x5=25

Curriculum GuidesFunded by the State Personnel Development

Grant (SPDG)Part of “Project Closing the Gap”Work hand-in-hand with

Response to Instruction (RtI) for gifted, high-end, and twice exceptional learners

Plan 2020

Plan 2020Measures academic growth among all

studentsSeeks to make education relevantEncourages formative testing to keep all

students working at an appropriate challenge level.

RtI Model Across the Spectrum

5%

High-end Learners

Average & Above Average Learners

Gifted Learners

StrugglingLearners

Low-end Learners

80%

7% 1%

7%

Who? What? Why?Created by a task force of teachers including

General Education Teachers in Content AreasGifted SpecialistsState Department Gifted Specialists

Checked for content by AMSTI, ARI, Curriculum Directors

Alternate activities tied to each ALCCRS for kids who demonstrate previous mastery

To assist teachers with RtI that addresses the special needs of gifted and high-end learners

Look for evidence of these special needs of gifted learners as you evaluate each lesson.DepthComplexityOpportunities for creative productionAttention to affective needs

They especially thrive onChoiceChallengeRelevancy (working as professionals in an area of interest

What Is Included in the Guides?

Let’s take a look!

The Importance of Pre-assessingTo avoid repeating material the student

already knows.To prevent student boredom leading to

underachievement.To establish a baseline for measurement of

student growth.To keep students performing in their zones of

proximal development (provide challenging learning to avoid academic laziness.)

Examples of Pre-assessmentExit ticketLast fiveFree WriteKWLConcept MapIndex Card CheckBell Ringer WorkStudent interview

More Pre-assessment IdeasFour cornersTeacher ObservationOne-on-One Discussion Windshield CheckContent BoxesFrayer ModelVenn DiagramEnd of Chapter practice test

Four Corners

3. I think I know!

1. I really get this!

2. I sort of get it.

4. I don’’t have a clue!

Content BoxesNouns Verbs Write sentences

and underline nouns, circle verbs.

Examples

Non examples

Examples

Non examples

Pick a sentence and illustrate. Remember to make the verbs very clear in your picture.

Venn DiagramNovel comparison

CharactersSettingsPlotsLiterary devicesVocabularySymbolism

“We can whenever we choose successfully teach all children whose schooling is of importance to us.

We already know more than we need to do that.

Whether or not we do it must finally depend on how we feel about the fact that we haven’t so far.” - Ron Edmunds

Recurring Templates throughout Curriculum GuidesThink FastTic Tac ToeI CanThinker KeysKaplan’s Depth and ComplexityRebus StoryThat’s Good, That’s Bad Chain StoryAlphabet BooksImportant Books

Think Fast  

R Think of three ways teachers and students can demonstrate mutual respect for one another.

E Who should be challenged in your classroom?S Write 2 ways to make sure that students feel

safe in your classroom?P Discuss with your neighbor, friend, or partner

a theme for your class next year that denotes respect.

E Two things you plan to do differently next year to increase your emotional health.

C Name 3 special needs of gifted studentsT One goal for your classroom next year.

Answer the questions as quickly as possible. Answers must begin with the letter in the box next to the question.

Tic Tac Toe

1..Evaluate 2. Synthesize 3. Analyze.

4. Kinesthetic 5. Musical 6. Interpersonal

7.Intrapersonal/ E valuate 8. Apply/ /Logical 9. Synthesize/

Artistic

Students choose 3 activities in a row, column, or diagonally. activities can represent different levels of depth, complexity, or product type.

Thinker KeysKey Question and ProductWhat If? What if there was no particular order of

operations in solving equations? Reverse Listing Name the order of operations in reverse. Make

up a problem with multiple operations and solve it both ways. Compare answers.

Disadvantages Make a list of disadvantages of Math Anxiety.Variations Solve a quadratic equation using at least two

various strategies.Brick Wall Your teacher tells you to prove that 1 = 2.

Explain mathematically how this can be true.Inventions Invent a new number system.Ridiculous The practice of Mathematics has been found

unconstitutional and outlawed by the Supreme Court. Write a story about a day in your life .

That’s Good, That’s Bad Chain StoryLet’s look at an example!

Other Recurring ModelsKaplan’s Depth & ComplexityFortunately, Unfortunately10,000 Story MatrixImportant BookRAFTsI Can