Springdale Gifted & Talented
December-January Newsletter
Springdale Gifted and Talented wishes you Seasons Greetings and the hope that the New Year will bring you much joy and happiness. Performing a Christmas Medley for your enjoyment is Har-Ber High School student, Brady Billingsley.
HOLIDAY GREETINGS FROM SPRINGDALE GRADUATES
Springdale High Graduate
Kourtney Thompson
University of Arkansas
Don Tyson School of Innovation Graduate
Calvin Ryerse
The New School (NYC)
Mission Statement:
GT Word of the Month: UNIVERSAL SCREENING
GT Facilitator SPOTLIGHT--Jenny Jones
MEET Dr. Marian Hendrickson: Concurrent Instructor at Don Tyson School of Innovation
SPRINGDALE TIP with Mike Fotenopulos
Southwest Junior High GT LEGO TOWER Competition
Click the Link Below for information on the top Arkansas Scholarships in 2020.
GT Library
Lawn Boy
Lawn Boy is about a 12 year old boy that was broke. Then Grandma gave him Grandpa's old riding lawnmower and set out to mow some lawns. More people wanted him to mow their lawns. And more and more. . . . One client was Arnold the stockbroker, who offered to teach him about "the beauty of capitalism. Supply and Demand. Diversify labor. Distribute the wealth." "Wealth?" he said. "It's groovy, man," said Arnold. Lawn Boy is a great book to teach our kids about economics.
--Leanne Johnson, Gifted & Talented Facilitator
A Kids Book about Belonging
This is a book about belonging. It tackles what it’s like when you feel like you belong to a group or family or team and what it’s like when you don’t. It addresses what it feels like when you don’t fit in, or when others don’t want you around. This book teaches kids how to belong to themselves and how that helps them belong anywhere.
--Jo Vanderspikken, Former Director of Gifted & Talented
# Powerful Task Design: Rigorous and Engaging Tasks to Level Up Instruction
--Tim Smithey, Director of Gifted & Talented
Beautiful OOPS!
For teachers or parents that have students that might be considered a perfectionist, Beautiful OOPS! is an award winning, best-selling, one-of-a-kind interactive book, Beautiful Oops! shows young readers how every mistake is an opportunity to make something beautiful. A singular work of imagination, creativity, and paper engineering, Beautiful Oops! is filled with pop-ups, lift-the-flaps, tears, holes, overlays, bends, smudges, and even an accordion “telescope”—each demonstrating the magical transformation from blunder to wonder.
--Tim Smithey, Director of Gifted & Talented
UPSIDE-DOWN BRILLIANCE
-Shannon Ewing, Gifted & Talented Facilitator
Leonardo Da Vinci
-Lisa Stark, Gifted & Talented Facilitator
DECEMBER -JANUARY EVENTS
It's Time to Get in the Game: The Stock Market Game Webinar
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2020, 03:30 PM
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'Tis the Season for Economics
Thursday, Dec 3, 2020, 03:30 PM
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Managing Perfectionistic Tendencies in Secondary Students (grades 7-12)
Thursday, Dec 3, 2020, 07:00 PM
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It's Time to Get in the Game: The Stock Market Game Webinar
Monday, Dec 7, 2020, 03:30 PM
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Get iNSPIRED!
Wednesday, Dec 9, 2020, 03:30 PM
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Learn How NOT to Pay Sticker Price for College
Tuesday, Dec 8, 2020, 07:00 PM
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'Tis the Season for Economics
Wednesday, Dec 9, 2020, 03:00 PM
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You Can Bank on This!
Thursday, Dec 10, 2020, 03:30 PM
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It's Time to Get in the Game: The Stock Market Game Webinar
Tuesday, Dec 15, 2020, 03:30 PM
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How Would You Like to Win $1,000?
Wednesday, Dec 16, 2020, 03:30 PM
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Engaging Teachers and Parents About Technology
Thursday, Dec 17, 2020, 02:00 PM
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"GAMING (FOR TEACHERS)"
Tuesday, Jan 12, 2021, 06:30 PM
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Managing Perfectionistic Tendencies in Your Secondary Student (grades 7-12)
Thursday, Jan 14, 2021, 07:00 PM
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ESL & Gifted
Tuesday, Feb 2, 2021, 07:00 PM
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AGATE Conference 2021 - Q&A
Monday, Feb 15, 2021, 07:00 PM
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RESOURCES:
GT Directory for Springdale Schools
Tim Smithey, Director of Gifted & Talented
Shannon Tisher--Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Instruction and Innovation, and Advanced Placement Coordinator
Email: stisher@sdale.org
Location: Springdale Public Schools, AR, USA
Erin Matthews-Bartz-- Administrative Assistant for Gifted & Talented @ the Perry Professional Development Center
Robert Beard---GT Building Designee George Junior High
Jaime Cavitt--GT Facilitator Monitor and Walker Elementary
Email: jcavitt@sdale.org
Website: cavittgt.weebly.org
Location: Monitor & Walker Elementary
Debbie Coffer--GT Designee Southwest Junior High School
Shannon Ewing--GT Facilitator Turnbow and Westwood Elementary
Email: sewing@sdale.org
Location: Turnbow and Westwood Elementary
Melissa Exley--GT Facilitator Central Junior High School
Rene Griep----GT Facilitator Don Tyson School of Innovation (6-9)
Nancy Halsey--GT Facilitator T.G. Smith and Bernice Young Elementary
Email: nhalsey@sdale.org
Location: Smith & Young Elementary
Dr. Marian Hendrickson--GT Designee Don Tyson School of Innovation (10-12)
Alyssa Henley----GT Facilitator J.O. Kelly Middle School
Leanne Johnson--GT Facilitator Elmdale and J.B. Hunt Elementary
Email: jjohnson3@sdale.org
Location: Elmdale and J.B. Hunt Elementary
Jenny Jones---GT Facilitator Helen Tyson Middle School
Melani Kimery--GT Facilitator Sonora Middle School
Email: mkimery@sdale.org
Location: Sonora Middle School, U.S. 412, Springdale, AR, USA
Ty Lee--GT Designee Springdale High School
Amber Livingston--GT Facilitator ViA DTSOI (6-7)
Jennifer Malugen--GT Facilitator and Master Economics Teacher ViA DTSOI (K-4)
Ashley Marcum--Instructional Facilitator and GT Designee Har-Ber High School
Lynn Massey--GT Facilitator Harp and Jones Elementary
Email: lmassey2@sdale.org
Location: Harp & Jones Elementary
Wendy Peters--GT Facilitator T.G. Smith and Bernice Young Elementary
Email: wpeters@sdale.org
Location: Smith & Young Elementary
Shelbi Raines--GT Facilitator Lee and Sonora Elementary
Email: sraines@sdale.org
Location: Lee and Sonora Elementary
Meredith Reeves--GT Facilitator George and John Tyson Elementary
Email: mreeves@sdale.org
Website: https://sites.google.com/sdale.org/mrsreevesgtclass/home
Location: George and John Tyson Elementary
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/georgegiantsgt
Josiah Rippelmeyer---GT Facilitator Hellstern Middle School
Email: jrippelmeyer@sdale.org
Location: Hellstern Middle School
Joy Sawyer---GT Facilitator ViA DTSOI (5-6)
Lisa Stark--GT Facilitator Bayyari and Willis T. Shaw Elementary
Email: lstark@sdale.org
Location: Bayyari and Shaw Elementary
Jennifer Taunton--GT Facilitator & Master Economics Teacher Linda Childers Knapp and Parson Hills Elementary
Steffi Teo--GT Facilitator Hellstern Middle School
Email: steo@sdale.org
Location: Hellstern Middle School
Wendy Peters: GT Facilitator and Coordinator of Springdale Odyssey of the Mind
Email: wpeters@sdale.org
Location: Bernice Young Elementary School, Pippin Apple Circle, Springdale, AR, USA
Phone: 479-409-6997