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TAG Update

Brooke V ilante TAG TOSA

October 13, 2015

Board allocated $200,000 in 2015-16 to allow for an investment in TAG and options for advanced learners. Highlights of that reinvestment plan are provided in this infographic.

TAG Reinvestment

TAG Parent University Opportunities

Defining Giftedness: Characteristics of Gifted Children Communication: The Key to Relationships, Motivation, Enthusiasm, and Underachievement Establishing Discipline and Teaching Self-Management: Intensity, Perfectionism and Stress Idealism, Unhappiness and Depression, Acquaintances, Friends and Peers Family Relationships: Siblings and Only Children, Values, Traditions and Uniqueness Complexities of Successful Parenting Children Who Are Twice-Exceptional

TAG You’re It!

Parent Classes: Basic characteristics of the gifted Social emotional needs of the gifted Perfectionism Over-excitabilities and super-sensitivities Relationships Parenting of gifted kids Twice exceptional

TAG Parent Portal

Blendspace OATAG- conference with sessions for parents, teachers, administrators and students. SENG (Social Emotional Needs for the Gifted): SENG offers parent support groups, webinars, newsletters, etc. to support parents and students. NWGCA (Northwest Gifted Child Association): Their primary mission is to help parents.

TAG Parent Portal

Links: Hoagies page, Davidson Institute, Robinson Center for Young Scholars at the University of Washington Blog: Different informational topics will be posted where parents can discuss and communicate with each other

Students

TAG You’re It grades K-6 Fun and engaging enrichment activities iMovie Coding Owl pellet dissection Art History Bilingual puppet making LEGO Robotics

Students

TAG You’re It Grades 7-10 - Intel Grant Award of $15,000 7th-10th grade Talented and Gifted students Utilizing our STEAM leaders in diverse sectors including academic, industry, government, and education fields. Target middle school and high school students with STEAM enrichment activities promoting career readiness.

Students

TAG You’re It Grades 7-10 - Intel Grant Award of $15,000 Secondary teachers will give input on what programs and which teachers would be available to facilitate the enrichment activities. Intel volunteers would be utilized to bring in their expertise, help facilitate, and do classroom activities with students.

Students

TAG Coordinators will be working with staff in their building to support differentiated instruction to accommodate the rate and level of learning of their students. Extension activities will be provided within each building:

• Destination Imagination
• Hour of Code

Students

Primate Center visits Mad Science Aviation Museum Math Counts Science Olympiad

University Courses

Stanford Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) Courses for advanced learners to achieve the highest levels of academic excellence. K-12 online courses in Mathematics, Language Arts, Science and Computer Programming. Two types of courses to meet the individual needs of our students and their families: tutor supported and independent study.

Secondary Students

Portland College Fair Science Bowl Competition, University of Portland Law Day Conference State Capitol, Visit AMC Competitions: http://www.maa.org/math-competitions/amc-contests

Teachers

Differentiation Teachers will be meeting monthly to receive professional development in differentiation to bring back to their building.

• Cluster Grouping
• Curriculum Compacting
• Learning Contracts
• Tiered instruction
• Extension Menus

Teachers

Differentiation Underachievement Perfectionism Overexcitabilities

Teachers

Schoology Portal A Schoology course has been set up so that coordinators can easily communicate with one another and access important information to distribute to staff. My HSD TAG folder: Differentiation materials, descriptions, as well as links to TAG information, similar to parent portal.

Questions?

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