Aspire Higher
@HAPPYINDIANA
Volume 5, March 2019
O' so Lucky to have such dedicated high ability and advanced placement educators and students in Indiana!
Looking For a Rainbow of Opportunities to Empower Your Students?
Check out the professional development that Monroe County Community School Corporation students created!
The lesson began with this entrance ticket quiz. Students used the results from the survey to break the teachers into groups for these fictional case studies (where students role played kids with common issues in high ability). Then, students identified a particular area of weakness for each participant (based on the entrance ticket) and assigned a case study to deal with misunderstandings regarding exceptional learners. Other high ability basics, such as twice exceptionality, and how students are specifically identified at Cascade, were also covered. For more information about this particular professional development, contact Dave Winters, dwinters@mccsc.k12.in.us.
Come Find The Pot of Gold With the Tuition Reimbursement Grant!
Are You Currently Taking A High Ability Course?
If you are currently enrolled in a course, please email Krista Stith at kmstith@bsu.edu with the intent to apply as soon as possible! Funds are limited and going fast!
The Indiana Department of Education is excited to support efforts in developing and enhancing high ability education through the High Ability Licensure Reimbursement Program. The aim is to have ALL Indiana high ability coordinators and teachers licensed within three years of assuming a high ability role. To help support districts in their educational efforts, IDOE will pay FULL tuition reimbursement, up to $2500, upon successful high ability course completion. Funds will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis, so early application is advised.
Application materials may be sent to the Center for Gifted Studies & Talent Development, care of Ball State University (TC 928-B), Muncie, IN 47306 or sent digitally to giftedcenter@bsu.edu. Questions regarding the grant may be sent to Dr. Krista Stith at kmstith@bsu.edu.
Please note: High Ability Licensure may be through any accredited university program.
Allow Multiple Pathways for Identification
STUDENTS MAY QUALIFY BY APTITUDE OR ACHIEVEMENT
There are THREE possible pathways for being identified in Language Arts.
Students are identified as high ability if they:
- Performed at or above the 96th percentile (using local or national norms, whichever are more inclusive) on a norm-referenced test of verbal reasoning ability.
OR:
- Performed at or above the 96th percentile (using local or national norms, whichever are more inclusive) on both the Reading and Language Arts subtests of a standardized norm-referenced achievement test.
OR:
- Performed within the standard error of measure of 96th percentile (using local or national norms, whichever are more inclusive) on either the norm-referenced measure of verbal reasoning ability or the norm-referenced measure of achievement in language arts AND demonstrated outstanding potential or performance in language arts according to district criteria on a qualitative measure of assessment specific to language arts such as: product or portfolio assessment, rating or observation scales, interviews, or performance assessment.
There are THREE possible pathways for being identified in Math. Students are identified as high ability if they:
- Performed at or above the 96th percentile (using local or national norms, whichever are more inclusive) on a norm-referenced test of quantitative reasoning ability or a composite of BOTH quantitative and non-verbal reasoning.
OR:
- Performed at or above the 96th percentile (using local or national norms, whichever are more inclusive) on the math portion of a standardized norm- referenced achievement test.
OR:
- Performed within the standard error of measure of 96th percentile (using local or national norms, whichever are more inclusive) on the norm-referenced measure of math ability OR the composite of both quantitative and non-verbal reasoning OR the norm-referenced measure of achievement in math AND demonstrated outstanding potential or performance in math according to district criteria on a qualitative measure of assessment specific to math, such as: product or portfolio assessment, rating or observation scales, interviews, or performance assessment.
Domain: “High Ability – General Intellectual”
A High Ability – General Intellectual student performs at, or shows the potential for performing at, an outstanding level of accomplishment when compared to other students of the same age, experience, or environment and whose educational needs and/or individual academic growth cannot be met through typical grade level core curriculum and/or instruction in both language arts and math.
- A student should have the “High Ability – General Intellectual” designation on the Student Test Number (STN) if the child has met the criteria to be identified for both language arts and math.
Optional Domains for Identification and Services
In addition to the domains of General Intellectual and Specific Academic, Indiana Code also includes the domains of Technical and Practical Arts, Visual and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Interpersonal. It is optional for districts to provide identification and services in these additional domains. It is required for districts to provide identification and services for the domains of General Intellectual and Specific Academic domains.
The designations are for students with high ability in language Arts (HA-LA), students with high ability in math (HA-Math), students who have high ability in both Language Arts and Math (HA – General Intellectual), and students with high ability in the other domains (HA-Other). The pathways for identification in the areas of technical and practical arts, visual and performing arts, creativity, and interpersonal will vary depending on the available measures of aptitude and performance in each domain.
Important Identification Links
Another Golden Opportunity for Your Students!
IAG $2,000 Scholarships Available for Seniors!
Nominate Your Students Today!
Incredible Insight and Collaboration at Area 30 Career Center and SIESC!
Come Collaborate and Maximize Student Achievement at Wilson Education Service Center
Higher Level Questioning and High Ability Curriculum Unit Professional Development
Critical thinking and inquiry are cornerstones of high ability education. Come discover the necessity and ease of instilling wonder, independent study, and rigor into your everyday routines, empowering students to truly think, create, and achieve!
Attendees will:
· Develop an understanding of the elements needed in high ability curriculum, including a comprehensive view of effective models to develop critical and creative thinking
· Gain a more holistic view of the common curriculum unit facets, unveiling the cohesive vertical articulation inherent across grade levels
April 4: Noon-3:00 p.m.; Wilson Education Service Center, WESC Registration
Does Your Broad Based Planning Committee Have a New Idea? Amendments are easy, so let your ideas flow!
You only need to submit an amendment if you significantly want to change the scope of the grant or desire to make a change greater than 10%.
The new process is very easy!
1. Fill out the Jotform: Amendment Form, 2018-2019
2. Provide a rationale for the change in the designated box
3. Enter your new revised budget
4. Wait for approval via email from Cindy Schuler
5. Re-submit your cash request form, if needed: High Ability Cash Request Form
High Ability Students Have Unique Social Emotional Needs and Need Your Support
SENG, April 10: April 10, SENG Training, Fort Wayne, Region 8
SENG, April 11: April 11, SENG, Indianapolis, CIESC
SENG, April 12: April 12, SENG, Jasper, SIESC
AP Teachers, Have You Ordered Your Binder Yet?
NEW Advanced Placement Curriculum Binders Available~ Order Yours Today!
Course and Exam Description (CED) binders will be available to 35 Advanced Placement Courses this year. These binders highlight and clarify the scope of content that can be assessed on the AP Exam for college credit and also assist teachers by providing a suggested topic and skill sequence that can be modified to their needs rather than having to build from scratch. Order your free copy: https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/2019-20-course-exam-description-preorder-form
All AP teachers who have completed the AP Course Audit can request a free copy of the binder by January 31, 2020. New AP teachers should wait to request their binder until their Course Audit form for 2019-2020 has been approved by their administrator. Look for your CED binder in June 2019. However, materials can be downloaded beginning late May 2019.
Note: Due to different curricular models, CED binders aren’t available for AP Computer Science Principles, AP Seminar, and AP Research.
Which AP Exams Are Covered By the State?
FREE Advanced Placement Summer Professional Development
AP Teachers: Regional Teacher Network Opportunities
The last Regional Teacher Network Meetings supporting teachers in AP math, science, and English courses and hosted by AP-TIP IN, will be here soon. Registration to attend, while not required, would be very helpful for planning purposes. This is a FREE event.
Teachers can arrive late or leave early. Pizza and beverages will be available at the end of each night's session.
The link to register for each regional event is
NORTHERN Regional Meeting:
Date:Tuesday, March 19
Time: 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm (Central time)
Location: Washington Township HS (381 E State Rd 2; Valparaiso)
CENTRAL Regional Meeting:
Date:Tuesday, April 9
Time: 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm (Eastern time)
Location: Speedway HS (5357 W 25th St, Speedway)
SOUTHERN Regional Meeting:
Date: Wednesday, April 10
Time: 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm (Central time)
Location: Boonville HS (300 N 1st St, Boonville)
AP Summer Institute at Ball State University
FREE Summer Institute Available!
Attention AP Calculus AB and AP Language and Composition teachers:
If you have been teaching these courses three years or less, you are eligible to attend the AP Summer Institute for free. This offer is available for the first 25 teachers for each course. Please click here for details.
Indiana High Ability Region FOUR Spotlight
Come Discover Volume and Surface Area With the High Ability Spotlight From South Madison Community Schools
Goal Check!
SWOOSH!
Mentors and Mentees
March in and check on your mentee's goals this month. An official goal update form will be coming out soon. Thank you for collaborating and generating such new heights in high ability education!
Meet Indiana's High Ability and Advanced Placement Coordinator: Cindy Schuler
Please call or email me to schedule some time to meet. I am here for you and look forward to coming out and visiting with your district!
Keep Aspiring Higher~ Indiana is Going Places!
Email: CSchuler@doe.in.gov
Website: https://www.doe.in.gov/highability
Phone: (317)234-6792
Twitter: @HAPPYINDIANA