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Title: Welcome to TARGET


1
Welcome to TARGET
  • Presented by
  • Deanna Beaver, Stephanie Clatterbaugh, Sarah
    Dunlap

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Learning Characteristics of Children
  • Is interested
  • Has good ideas
  • Learns with ease
  • 6-8 repetitions for mastery
  • Good memorizer
  • Answers the questions asked by teacher
  • Enjoys straightforward presentation
  • Is pleased with his/her learning
  • THE BRIGHT CHILD
  • Is highly curious
  • Has wild, silly ideas
  • Already knows
  • 1-2 repetitions for mastery
  • Good guesser
  • Discusses in detail, elaborates
  • Thrives on complexity of issues
  • Is highly self-critical
  • THE GIFTED CHILD

3
Fixed Mindset
  • think that they are the way they are and will
    often avoid challenges and stick to what they
    know they can do well

4
Growth Mindset
  • believe that intelligence can be developed, that
    the brain is like a muscle that can be trained.
    This leads to the desire to improve.

5
Our Target Program
  • CCGPS ALP standards Target

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Gifted Standards (the what we are
teaching/assessing)
  • Cognitive Growth Strand
  • Convergent Thinking
  • Divergent Thinking
  • Evaluative Thinking
  • Relationships and Connections
  • Affective Growth Strand
  • Self-Reflection
  • Respect for Others
  • Self-Directed Learner
  • Life Skills


8
Cognitive Growth Strand
  • Convergent Thinking
  • Students will reason logically
  • using induction, deduction,
  • and abduction.
  • Divergent Thinking
  • Students will think creatively to generate
    innovative ideas, products, or solutions to
    problems


9
Cognitive Growth Strand
Evaluative Thinking Students will evaluate and
solve a variety of authentic problems. Relations
hips and Connections Students will make
relationship and connections among various topics
and disciplines.

10
Affective Growth Strand
Self-Reflection Students will reflect upon their
innate and developed abilities. Respect for
Others Students will respectful members of their
communities. Self-Directed Learner Students will
be self-directed learners.

11
A Typical Target Day
  • Cognitive Growth Activities
  • Problem Solving
  • Hands On Equations
  • Creative Thinking
  • Brainstorming
  • Affective Growth Activities
  • Brain Gym
  • Goal setting
  • Collaboration with other students
  • Learning Styles
  • Communication with others
  • Self-Reflection
  • Inquiry
  • Research
  • Connections
  • Debate

12
Changes A Class in Flux
  • New students
  • Change of teachers- students are assigned to a
    Target teacher, however we all work with every
    student
  • Change of day (Spring schedule may change)

13
Target Student Expectations
  • Has necessary materials
  • (Target Binder and assignments)
  • Target Homework
  • Signed Target Tally returned each week
  • Is prepared to work when class begins

14
Parent
Communication
  • Target Tallies
  • E-mail
  • Blog
  • Phone Calls
  • Conferences

15
How To Support Target
  • Help your child prepare for Target the night
    before class (materials ready!)
  • Sign Target Tally
  • Check Blog (homework and announcements!)
  • Send in a big snack (we eat at noon!)
  • We will post needs for class on blog

16
Prevailing Practices
  • Gifted students should not be expected to make up
    missed regular classroom work or homework on
    scheduled Target day
  • Target students come directly to Target on their
    assigned day.
  • Please send a note with transportation changes on
    Target day.
  • Target homework permitted on Target day
  • We will have projects that will require
    additional work at home.

17
Units of Study
  • 2nd grade
  • P.A.C.E
  • Extension of Stepping into Target
  • Spring begin first STEM and research projects
  • 3/4th grade
  • Entrepreneur Project
  • Owning/running business
  • Financial planning
  • Goal setting

18
Inventure Challenge
  • 5th Grade
  • GA Tech
  • STEM heavy
  • Competition 4 schools
  • Link

19
Field Trips
  • 5th Grade
  • Challenger Center/TN Aquarium and River Boat
  • End of April
  • Information coming home soon
  • 2, 3, and 4th grade
  • Looking at options to support curriculum.
  • Guest speakers

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Q A
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