G/T Hours 2017-18
College Station High School
The Form
All teachers need to complete 6 hours of G/T training per school year. If you attended Map the Journey on August 21, 2017, you have earned 3 hours of G/T professional development credit & you need to complete the other 3 with one of the activities below. Check your PD transcript in Eduphoria. If you did not receive credit that day, see Ms. Ayala.
- If you attended a conference for G/T credit, answer question 1 and upload a scanned copy of your certificate in the form. (This includes AP weekend conferences or summer institutes, AVID, and curriculum writing)
- If you completed an activity with your department on February 19, 2018 for G/T credit, respond to question 1 and then answer the reflective questions in the form.
- If you are completing your 3 hour update independently, please go through the activities below and then submit your form once all responses are entered into the form. DUE by 4 PM on Friday, February 23, 2018.
What is giftedness?
"Children are gifted when their ability is significantly above the norm for their age.
Giftedness may manifest in one or more domains such as; intellectual, creative, artistic, leadership, or in a specific academic field such as language arts, mathematics or science.
It is difficult to estimate the absolute number of gifted children in the U.S. and the world because the calculation is dependent on the number of areas, or domains, being measured and the method used to identify gifted children. However, many consider children who are in the top 10 percent in relation to a national and/or local norm to be a good guide for identification and services.
It is important to note that not all gifted children look or act alike. Giftedness exists in every demographic group and personality type. It is important that adults look hard to discover potential and support gifted children as they reach for their personal best."
Respond to the question in the form regarding this definition of "giftedness."
"Empower Exceptional Learners" from Turnaround Tools for the Teenage Brain
Complete the questions in the form after reading the chapter.
Gifted Students: Recommendations for Teachers
Review the lesson plan form for T-TESS observations. In the last section, there is space to note how you are planning for individual needs of students which includes G/T students, ESL, SpEd/504, and so forth. This is something that needs to be accounted for in each lesson cycle.
Choose a lesson you are teaching in the next week and integrate strategies from the excerpt from Turnaround Tools for the Teenage Brain and/or the "Recommendations for Teacher" PDF. Submit these strategies in the Google form.