MGSD AIG Program
Fall Newsletter - November 2017
Family Day- NATIONAL AIG Conference in Charlotte Nov 11
For more info, click HERE.
Duke TIP (Talent Identification Program) Enrollment
If your child scored 95%ile or higher on a standardized grade level test (INVIEW, OLSAT, ITBS, EOG) you recently received a notice from your teacher about the opportunity to enroll in the Duke TIP program. This is totally optional, but there are some unique experiences offered such as Saturday classes, weeklong camps, online activities, and taking the PSAT early! For more information, check out their website.
Frequently Asked Questions
State Definition of AIG Students, Article 9B (N.C.G.S. § 115C-150.5)
Academically or intellectually gifted (AIG) students perform or show the potential to perform at substantially high levels of accomplishment when compared with others of their age, experiences or environment. Academically or intellectually gifted students exhibit high performance capability in intellectual areas, specific academic fields, or in both the intellectual areas and specific academic fields. Academically or intellectually gifted students require differentiated educational services beyond those ordinarily provided by the regular educational program. Outstanding abilities are present in students from all cultural groups, across all economic strata, and in all areas of human endeavor.
How is AIG dIfferent? How is it the same?
Students in an AIG classroom are still learning the same curriculum as their peers. We all follow the same "standard course of study" and take the same EOQs and EOGs. The differences you will notice are in depth (AIG teachers can go deeper into a concept, capitalizing on student interest, etc) and pace (AIG teachers can compact curriculum for individual students or the entire class as mastery is shown. This allows time for the "digging deeper" mentioned previously.)
AIG is NOT more work. AIG teachers can increase rigor, offer projects, incorporate student choice, etc. at a higher rate than for regular ed peers. This work may look different, but should not be more. You'll see some examples below.
Want to see the MGSD AIG Plan? Click HERE (also linked on the district webpage)
Ms. Rogers 4th Grade ELA @ MIS
Ecape Room Challenge:
Students in Mrs. Rogers 4th grade ELA class had to work together to complete a series of challenges using context clues, inference, and teamwork. When a challenge was complete the students got a part of a puzzle until all challenges were accomplished and their puzzle pieces fit together to form a map. With the map, students could return to Earth.Ms. Izzo 4th Grade ELA @ EMIS
Ms. Roberts 4th Grade Math @ MIS
Ms. Welch 5th Grade ELA @ MIS
Ms. Snyder 5th Grade Math @ EMIS
6th Grade AIG @ MIS
Each day our kiddos are coming in and writing one thing that they did to help a person, animal, or the planet. They jot it down on a heart and we are in the process of putting them on the wall in our hall. The kids are coming up with things like helping a neighbor with their groceries to reading to a brother or sister.
The World Happiness Report states “Over 1 billion adults suffer from anxiety and depression.” How do we get to happy? Jacqueline Way, Founder of www.365give.ca shares a secret to happiness so simple a 3 – year old can do it. Jacqueline is a mother of three boys and social good activist dedicated to changing the world 1 give, 1 day at a time. You will learn through her powerful story how your body is hard-wired for giving. Researchers from all over the world have been studying the science and physiological of giving for decades. They’ve discovered giving makes you happy, makes you high, is our bodies natural “Fountain of Youth” and reduces stress. Her inspirational journey with her son and thousands of children will inspire you start a daily giving habit that will make you happy and change the world.
*Inspired by a TedTalk on the 365 Give Challenge