A Look Inside CTD

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A Look Inside CTDsGifted LearningLinks

• Randee Blair
• Roxanne Greenberger
• Elfi Sanderson
• Dana Turner Thomson

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Gifted LearningLinks offers

• Online enrichment,
• honors, and AP courses
• A flexible, interactive
• learning environment
• Courses developed and taught by live teachers
  with content area expertise and experience
  teaching gifted students

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Why students choose GLL

• Enriching and engaging coursework
• Opportunity to move quickly to more advanced
  coursework
• Limited local school offerings
• Scheduling difficulties

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Enrichment Courses (Grades 3-8)

• Based on a flexible cohort model in which
  students have substantial opportunities to
  interact with other gifted students from around
  the country
• Online discussions
• Collaborative projects
• Synchronous (real-time) class sessions
• Offered 3 times/year (beginning September 15,
  January 15, and June 15)
• Fall and Winter sessions are 14 weeks in duration
• Accelerated Summer Option is 9 weeks in duration

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Honors AP Courses (Grades 6-12)

• Based on a facilitated independent study model
  which allows students to work through
  intellectually rigorous coursework at their own
  pace
• Personal and individualized feedback
• Peer interaction through discussion forums
• Offered year-round (beginning on the 15th of any
  month)
• Students have up to 9 months to complete course
• May accelerate through course in shorter time
  frame

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Faculty

• Selected from premier schools based on mastery of
  subject matter, experience teaching gifted
  students, and enthusiasm
• Play active role in course development, provide
  instruction with timely and individualized
  feedback, and evaluate each students
  progress/performance--just as they would if the
  students were sitting in their school classrooms
• Participate in ongoing professional development
  opportunities provided via online Teachers
  Lounge site

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Benefits to Schools

• Provides equal access to high level/quality
  rigorous courses
• Allows for course variety
• Alleviates scheduling conflicts
• Overcomes challenge of students who have
  completed available curriculum
• Alleviates teacher shortage

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School Groups - Tuition

• Special tuition rate, discounted 10 starting
  with an initial enrollment of 5 or more students
• 703.50 for Honors/AP
• 388.50 for Enrichment
• Payment by credit card, check or purchase order

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How It Works

• Upon acceptance students are issued a NetID and
  password which allows them to log in to the
  Course Management System (Blackboard)
• Tutorials are available on our website
• http//ctd.northwestern.edu/learning/tutorials/ind
  ex.html

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How It Works

• Course syllabi and assignments, discussion
  boards, digital drop boxes, notes and links to
  audio and video files are available within each
  course site.
• Students communicate electronically with their
  instructor and with other students via the course
  site, e-mail, blogs, and/or virtual class
  meetings.
• Course sites are available 24 hours per day, 7
  days per week. Students can work from home or
  school at a time that is convenient for them.

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For a look inside some of our courses, view the
video posted on our website.
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What people are saying about Gifted LearningLinks

• "I absolutely loved my GLL class (Honors Logic)!
  I was able to learn so much more about the
  subject and applying it to real life. Based on
  my experience with the logic course, I would
  definitely take another class through the GLL
  program.

"Maybe I should tell someone besides just
friends. Cody's experience with Dr. Heller has
by far been his best experience ever in writing
and receiving critiques on his work. I am so glad
that Cody has had the opportunity to experience
this class before going to college.
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What people are saying about Gifted LearningLinks

• "I loved learning about the subject I chose at my
  own rate. Instead of having to wait for others,
  as often happens in a classroom setting, I could
  pace myself and just enjoy the lessons.

"Diana wanted me to email you and let you know
that she got a 5 on her AP Psychology exam. She
is thrilled! She enjoyed the AP Psychology
course and plans on taking another CTD AP course
this school year.
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What people are saying about Gifted LearningLinks

• "This was a wonderful course. What I,
• As a parent, was most pleased with
• was the way the instructor provided
• detailed feedback and commentary on
• The assignments. These comments
• Were always thought-provoking, and
• Always encouraging and building for
• Subsequent activities. I felt that he
• had a good handle on what drives her
• as a student...more so than some of
• the instructors she sees face-to-face on a daily
  basis."