Documents
MCCPTA Gifted Child Committee Reports / Workplan
- Committee Report, April 2008
- Committee Report, March 2008
- Committee Report, February 2008
- Committee Report, January 2008
- Committee Report, December 2007
- Committee Report, November 2007
- Committee Report, October 2007
- Committee Report, August 2007
- Committee Workplan for 2007-2008
- Committee Report, May 2007
- To view committee reports not listed here, go to MCCPTA Newsletters Archive
MCCPTA Gifted Child Committee Meetings
October 17, 2007, 7:30 - 9:00pm - PTA GT Liaison Fall Training Session
General GT information regarding acceleration/enrichment opportunities within MCPS. Question and Answer period regarding Gifted Education. Information packets will be provided to all GT Liaisons to take back to their schools.
Location: Walter Johnson High School Cafeteria, 6400 Rock Spring Drive, Bethesda MD 20814
November 29, 2007, 7:30 - 9:00pm - Exploring the Writing Curriculum: How MCPS Prepares Students to be Exceptional Writers
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Learn how MCPS prepares students to be exceptional writers. Find about about where BCRs fit within MCPS curriculum.
Learn what MCPS expects regarding writing instruction for students in ES, MS and HS?
See examples of student writing samples. There will be time to answer questions at the end of the presentation.
Location: Walter Johnson High School Cafeteria, 6400 Rock Spring Drive, Bethesda MD 20814
January 24, 2008, 7:30 - 9:00pm - Beyond the GT Label: How Teachers Identify Students Who Need Above Grade Level Instruction
This presentation will include information on how teachers determine their student's needs regarding above grade level programming. What assessments do they use in reading? What other indicators do they use to judge if a student needs above level programming? Learn about the MAP-R test and what the scores mean. There will be a question and answer period at the end of the meeting.
Location: Walter Johnson High School Cafeteria, 6400 Rock Spring Drive, Bethesda MD 20814
February 28, 2008, 7:30 - 9:30pm – Carolyn K – Webmaster of www.hoagiesgifted.org speaks on the topic: Enforced, learned, or twice exceptional: Underachievement can have many causes, and a variety of solutions.
Come learn about the differences, and similarities, and many of the possible solutions, to underachievement. The first step to resolving underachievement is to figure out what's causing the underachievement - then we can begin to resolve it!
Location: Carver Auditorium Carver Educational Services Center 850 Hungerford Drive, (Rt. 355) Rockville, Maryland 20850. Click here for flyer.
April 24, 2008, 7:30 - 9:00pm - Differentiating Instruction: Best Practices in Grouping Strategies & Teacher Preparation
What does differentiated instruction look like in Reading, Science and Social Studies?
What are some of the different grouping strategies used in ES and MS? What are the pros and cons of each?
What are some practical strategies teachers use for students who learn at different rates or bring prior knowledge to the classroom?
Come and get your questions answered about just what is differentiated instruction.
Location: Walter Johnson High School Cafeteria, 6400 Rock Spring Drive, Bethesda MD 20814
While meetings are geared towards PTA GT Liaisons, all interested parties are welcome to attend. If you would like more information please contact Holly Gaut by email at hollygaut@hotmail.com or by phone (301) 869-1758.
MCPS Reports on Gifted Education
GT Liaisons e-mail group
A new e-mail group for the PTA's GT (Gifted and Talented) Chairpersons has been created. The list will be a place to get announcements about important meetings, GT Resources, MCPS policies and news about local GT programming.
If you have been appointed your PTA's GT Chairperson (GT Liaison), please send an email (from the email address where you would like to get your announcements) to:
MCCPTAGiftedChildCommittee-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
On-Line Resources for Gifted and Talented Education
Other Resources
Acclerated and Enriched Instruction Advisory Committee
AEI Advisory Committee continues the work of the Deputy Superintendent's Advisory Committee (DSAC) on Gifted and Talented Education, advising staff on the implementation of the recommendations from the DSAC Gifted and Talented Education Report and providing feedback and continuing guidance on MCPS programs and the implementation and revision of MCPS Policy IOA, Gifted and Talented Education. The committee meets on the second Thursday of every month. Please check the website for exact dates, times and locations. Notes from previous meetings as well as current meeting agendas are posted as they become available.
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