TONIGHT’S AGENDA

7:30 p.m.

Session 2

An Introduction to

IUSD’s GATE Program Model

Kara RydmanCoordinator, Gifted and Advanced Learners

Alan SchlichtingExecutive Director, Student Support Services

Paul BokotaIUSD Board Member, GATE Liaison

Victoria VosbigianAdministrative Assistant, Gifted and Advanced Learners

IUSD’S GATE TEAM

CAC-GATE

Community Advisory Committee for Gifted and Talented Education

CAC-GATEBOARD

Program Coordinator:

Kara Rydman

Teacher Representatives:

Kristy Chao, Emily Lasala, Mary Olson

Parent Representatives:

Seth Grossman, Yvonne Mansouri, Anuradha

Raghavan

CAC-GATEMISSION

The CAC-GATE Board will

promote and facilitate an effective

partnerships

between the teachers,

administrators, and families

who are involved in the education

of gifted and talented students.

SCHOOL SITE REPRESENTATIVES

GATE PROGRAM MODEL

ELEMENTARYPROGRAM

Grades 4-6

The Cluster Model

MIDDLE SCHOOLPROGRAM

Grades 7-8

Cluster Courses

Honors/GATE Courses

Academic Enrichment

Opportunities

HIGH SCHOOL

Varied Course Offerings

Honors and Advanced

Placement

GATE IN THE CLUSTER CLASSROOM

• adjustments to instruction and

curriculum to meet individual needs

• strategies to increase the rigor

• learning grade levels standards with

more depth and complexity

• A labeled or different curriculum

• An out of school project

• More work, extra worksheets, free

time

• A guarantee into the highest level

RTI or other curricular instruction

group

• Tutoring or teaching other students

in the classroom

Is Not…Looks Like…

THE STUDENTEXPERIENCE

DIFFERENTIATION

Content

Use different levels of text or more than one text

Process

Increase depth and complexity of the student’s understanding through learning

activities

Product

Offer options for how students demonstrate learning

CLASSROOM EXAMPLE

Content: Use different levels of text or more than one text

Student 1 Student 2 Student 3

Read student 2 text and

Who are the characters in book? Describe each using text evidence.

What distinguishes the gods from the humans?

What impact does telling the story from Percy’s point of view have on the reader? What if it were told from another character’s perspective or an uninvolved narrator?

What distinguishes Percy from other heroic characters? Harry Potter, Katniss Eberdeen, Luke Skywalker?

CLASSROOM EXAMPLE

Process: Increase depth and complexity of the student’s understanding through learning activities

Product: Offer options for how students demonstrate learning

Student 1

List

Paragraph

Poem

Picture

Student 2

Venn Diagram

Timeline

News Article

Infographic

Student 3

Graphic Organizer

Song Lyrics

Slide Presentation

Photo Exhibit

CLASSROOM EXAMPLE

TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

GATE Certification

Ongoing Professional

Development

Advanced Learner Conference

Options

STUDENT GOALSETTING

ACADEMIC PROFILE

recent assessment information

GOAL(S)

to work on over the course of

this school year for this student

to grow toward personal best

PARENT RESOURCES

IUSD WEBSITE

GATER BLOG

PARENT REP.MEETINGS

Wednesday, October 11th

Wednesday, November 15th

Wednesday, February 21st

Wednesday, April 25th

IUSD’s Learning Center, Room 5

9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

CAC - GENERAL MEETINGS

Dr. Jenny Rankin

Motivation, stress, perfectionism &underachievement in gifted students

• Wednesday, January 17, 2018

• Time: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

• IUSD Learning Center #1

Paul Kanarek, College Wise

What I Wish Someone had told me about University Admissions When I was a Middle School Parent

• Monday, April 23, 2018

• Time: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ~ CAC-GATE Parent Night:

• Location: TBD