2015-2016 PACE Parent Information PACE teachers Shelly - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
2015-2016 PACE Parent Information PACE teachers Shelly Couch-Eagle Mountain, Bryson, and Saginaw Shelly Dreiling-Northbrook and Lake Pointe Meg Farley- Gililland, Chisholm Ridge and Comanche Springs Stacey Herring-Greenfield and Remington
PACE teachers
Shelly Couch-Eagle Mountain, Bryson, and Saginaw Shelly Dreiling-Northbrook and Lake Pointe Meg Farley- Gililland, Chisholm Ridge and Comanche Springs Stacey Herring-Greenfield and Remington Point Debbie Ruiz-Elkins and Willow Creek Laura Musgrove-High Country, Parkview and Remington Point
PACE stands for…
PACE classes
Grades 2-5 Students will meet for 2-2 ½ hours per week based on scheduling at each campus. K-1 students K-1 students are served by classroom teachers with 30 hours of GT training. GT specialists provide guidance to teachers of GT students as needed.
What are the goals for PACE?
academically through enriched learning activities
higher level thinking skills
study and research skills
work with others and develop leadership skills
developing a feeling of self- worth
Goals, continued
Quantitative, Non-verbal
for Gifted Elementary Students) Achievement test
Creative thinking activities Design a flag that represents you.
Problem Solving
Zookeeper George was in charge of feeding all of the animals in the morning. He had a regular schedule that he followed every day. Can you figure it out from the clues?
1.The giraffes were fed before the zebras but after the monkeys. 2.The bears were fed 15 minutes after the monkeys. 3.The lions were fed after the zebras.
Team Thinking Challenges
**In this challenge, the students were asked to create a bridge that could hold as many coins as possible using only a piece of paper.
Vocabulary building
Integrated lessons that include social studies, science, language arts and math
Group activities
Individual research projects
We have a “keep up, not make up” policy for the work missed while students are at PACE
Policies regarding missed work….
required to complete lessons/activities that take place in their homeroom when they are attending their GT class: however, GT students will be responsible for all content assessments.
complete homework assignments
class if they have been provided with the necessary instruction prior to the day of the assignment and their classmates were not given the opportunity to begin the assignment in class.
kept from attending their GT class in order to complete any assignment/activity required by their homeroom teacher.
What if I have questions?
through email.
message at your child’s campus.