Elizabethtown Independent Schools
In an effort to nurture high potential students to the fullest, school level (classroom) services are provided in the area of high potential, while district level (pull-out) services teach thinking skills, giving students a foundation for analysis, synthesis, and evaluation in daily learning.
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Cluster Groups Cluster grouping (4+) for all TP students; some schools study Gentry model. Cluster teachers are required to have two hours of GT update per year. | Daily RTI Block Daily 30 min RTI block for all students in math & rdg. Support staff flood to one grade level, allowing all students to have targeted instruction matched to ability level in addition to regular rdg & math class differentiation | Weekly Pull-Outs Pull out classes focusing on critical/creative thinking skills. Pictured is a story telling consultant (creativity unit) w/ a 2nd grade student |
Cluster Groups
Cluster grouping (4+) for all TP students; some schools study Gentry model. Cluster teachers are required to have two hours of GT update per year.
Daily RTI Block
Daily 30 min RTI block for all students in math & rdg. Support staff flood to one grade level, allowing all students to have targeted instruction matched to ability level in addition to regular rdg & math class differentiation
Weekly Pull-Outs
Pull out classes focusing on critical/creative thinking skills. Pictured is a story telling consultant (creativity unit) w/ a 2nd grade student
Renee Lackey, Resource Tchr for PTP & Grades 4-5
Serves Helmwood Heights Elementary and Morningside Elementary
Primary Education Thinking Skills (P.E.T.S)
Produced by Pieces of Learning, this four book set is designed for grades K-3. Each grade level book contains thinking lessons in four areas:
- Convergent Thinking
- Divergent Thinking
- Evaluative Thinking
- Visual Thinking
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Venn Perplexors Published by Mindware - can be difficult; multiple levels recommended for differentiation | MidWest Books - Building Thinking Skills Many, many Midwest Publication titles available - foundational skill instruction | Primarily Logic Appropriate for lower primary grades, some more difficult problems also included |
Venn Perplexors
Published by Mindware - can be difficult; multiple levels recommended for differentiation
MidWest Books - Building Thinking Skills
Many, many Midwest Publication titles available - foundational skill instruction
Primarily Logic
Appropriate for lower primary grades, some more difficult problems also included
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Adventures with Logic Beyond Matrix - multiple applications of deductive reasoning programs | Discovering Logic Book 2 - Note that both levels are listed for grades 5-7 but used for PTP Schoenfield and Rosenblatt |
Adventures with Logic
Beyond Matrix - multiple applications of deductive reasoning programs
Discovering Logic
Book 2 - Note that both levels are listed for grades 5-7 but used for PTP
Schoenfield and Rosenblatt
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Swish Visual Thinking Game | Visual Eyes Creativity Game | Disrupt Application of SCAMPER techniques |
Swish
Visual Thinking Game
Visual Eyes
Creativity Game
Disrupt
Application of SCAMPER techniques
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Primarily Creativity Good for K-1s - Creative Thinking | Big Tools for Young Thinkers Susan Keller-Mathers & Kristin Puccio SCAMPER w/Legos, other Hands-On activities | Mindanderings All Bob Stanish books - top notch; some out of print, check online used books |
Primarily Creativity
Good for K-1s - Creative Thinking
Big Tools for Young Thinkers
Susan Keller-Mathers & Kristin Puccio
SCAMPER w/Legos, other Hands-On activities
Mindanderings
All Bob Stanish books - top notch; some out of print, check online used books
Elizabethtown Independent Schools
Susan C. Ryan
Coordinator for Gifted Education
