Gifted and Talented Education Program (GATE) at Cimarron Ave. Elementary School

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Gifted and Talented Education Program (GATE)at
Cimarron Ave. Elementary School

• GATE Coordinator Christina Smith-Corleone

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Cimarron Ave. Elementarys GATE Program strives
on providing our students with a safe, creative,
and unique curriculum environment to be different!

• Be The Difference
• Be the Difference
• Even when no one is there to observe , look or
  listen
• Be the difference where ever you walk, drive or
  roam
• Be the difference everywhere including school,
• Your job or at home
• Be the difference even if you have to stand
  alone!
• Be the difference, live the example that you want
  to see
• Be the difference for yourself, friends and your
  family
• Be the difference, make a huge impact on society!
• It all starts with making a decision right now
• Telling yourself, I will be the difference in
  someones life
• Someway somehow

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Purpose

• Our program purpose at Cimarron Ave. Elementary
  School is aligned with the district. We create
  rigorous educational opportunities which allow
  students to flourish in stimulating academic and
  social environments. Our students learning and
  talent is our top priority.
• At Cimarron Ave. we have

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Cimarron Ave. Elementary is a School for
Advanced Studies!

• Student Outcomes
• Continuous progress based on ability and
  performance
• Accelerated student performance
• Development of independence and self direction
• Acceleration across disciplines
• Increased use of technology
• Success in making original contributions to a
  field of study
• College admission

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What Does A G.A.T.E Cluster Here at Cimarron
Elementary Look Like?

• Learning is tailored to meet students individual
  needs across curriculum areas.
• Students may be engaged in cooperative group
  activities based on their learning styles and
  academic needs.
• There are many opportunities for students to get
  out of their seats and participate in reader
  workshops and theater.
• In math you may see students involved in rigorous
  concept tasks that have them use critical
  reasoning skills to solve word problems and
  equations.
• In science students are engaged in hands-on
  experiments that require them to form hypothesis
  and conduct experiments to draw conclusions.
• G.A.T.E clusters target differentiation which
  includes creativity, depth and acceleration which
  achieves higher engagement of students and
  stronger achievement in school.

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What separates us from other schools in addition
to our rigorous curriculum program?Our Academies
and GATE Portfolios!

• Academies
• At Cimarron, we have day and after school academy
  classes solely for our gifted students. Academies
  are special classes outside the typical
  curriculum where gifted students get additional
  chances to be innovative and engage in rigorous
  hands on activities and technology.

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Academies at Cimarron
Mad Science Academy During school hours the
students in the gifted program participate in mad
Science 2-3 times during the school year. Mad
Science is the worlds leading science
enrichment provider. They deliver unique,
hands-on science experiences for children that
are as entertaining as they are educational
(website http//www.madscience.org ). Gifted
students take fascinating field trip classes
right here at Cimarron! Second graders learn
about Dinosaurs and Weather. Third Graders
experience Photosynthesis and Matter. Fourth
Graders get to dive in to Mineral mania Magnets,
and Ecosystems. Fifth Graders become chemists and
get involved in Chemistry, Body basics and
Photosynthesis.
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Academies at Cimarron
Drama/Theatrics Academy For students identified
gifted in Theater Arts, they meet with the
coordinator as well as Arts Prototype drama
teacher and guest actors to learn monologues,
skits, and oral presentations to perform
throughout the school year. While learning acting
techniques they also increase their reading
fluency while learning about people of their
culture.
Students in photograph are portraying Muhammad
Ali, Betsy Coleman, Gregory Hines, Oprah Winfrey,
and Barack Obama.
Student in photograph is portraying African
American pianist Andre Watts.
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Academies at Cimarron
Math Jeopardy Academy This academy takes place
after school for an hour, one day a week usually
for three to four weeks. Gifted students are able
to demonstrate their math skills while engaged
in one of Americas TV games.
Readers Theater Academy This academy takes place
after school for an hour, one day a week usually
for three to six weeks. Gifted students are able
to demonstrate their reading and acting abilities
while they engage in theater activities.
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Academies at Cimarron

• Technology

Renzulli Academy This academy takes place after
school for an hour, one day a week usually for
four to six weeks. Students get to safely
explore the web, word processing and become more
computer literate. The Renzulli Learning System,
an enrichment computer program that guides
students through learning activities that are
based on personal profiles that students create.
This profile assesses students strengths,
interests and learning styles so that they are
linked to enrichment activities that fit their
needs. The Renzulli Enrichment Database features
more than 13,000 carefully screened enrichment
activities covering diverse skills and topics,
organized into 14 engaging types of learning
activities such as virtual field trips projects.
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Academies at Cimarron

• Technology

Thinking Blocks Academy This academy takes place
after school for an hour, one day a week usually
for three to four weeks. Students are able to
demonstrate their mathematics and high level
thinking abilities on this rigorous yet fun and
exciting internet based math program.
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GATE Portfolios Classroom Teachers facilitate
completion of portfolios for each identified
gifted student. Portfolios showcase student
learning, assignments, and projects throughout
the year. At the end of the year each student
may take his or her portfolio home for keepsake.
There are two forms of the portfolio based on
gifted identification.

• Form I
• Intellectual/ Specific Ability Identified
• All about Me/Inspiration 52
• Reading
• Writing
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies
• Art
• GATE Academies
• Academic/GATE Goals
• Form II
• Theater Arts Identified
• All about Me/Inspiration 52
• Reading
• Writing
• Art
• GATE Academies

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Portfolios cont
art
writing

• Work Samples are included for the following
  possible reasons
• Improvement
• Favorite Assignment
• Work Sample Student is Proud Of
• Interesting Assignment
• Creative Assignment
• Academic Goal- Choose an area that you need to
  improve in or would like do better in. Discuss
  what your plan is to do better.
• G.A.T.E Goal- Discuss how you would like to
  demonstrate your gift next year. Write about the
  activities you would you like to do that will
  demonstrate your gift. Are there any G.A.T.E
  academies you would like to participate in?

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• Coordinator Contact Information
• Miss Smith-Corleone
• Cimarron Ave Elementary School, Room 10
• Email csmithcorleone_at_yahoo.com
• [phone]