WSWHE BOCES Gifted and Talented Programs

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WSWHE BOCESGifted and Talented Programs

• Caren C. Snell
• Principal
• Special Programs-Gifted and Talented
• May 2009

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Staff
Seated row Ginny Bush, Gilda McKim, Joan
Winters, Bairbre McCarthy Second row Caren
Snell, Cindy Parrotta, Kristina Schroeder Third
row Paul Phillips, Amy Parks, Christopher
Adamek, Brian Farr, Kathleen Carr Camera Shy
Bethany Killeen, Lynn Calhoun, Juliana Potts,
Joan Kosby, Judith Glasier, Janice Horvath,
Debbie Ward
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Gifted Definitions

• No Child Left Behind
• The term gifted and talented, when used with
  respect to students, children, or youth, means
  students, children or youth who give evidence of
  high achievement capability in areas such as
  intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership
  capacity, or in specific academic fields, and who
  need services or activities not ordinarily
  provided by the school in order to fully develop
  those capabilities. (Title IX, Part A, Section
  9101(22), pg. 544)
• NYS Dept. of Education
• defines gifted pupils as those pupils who
  show evidence of high performance capability and
  exceptional potential in areas such as general
  intellectual ability, special academic aptitude
  and outstanding ability in visual and performing
  arts. Such definition shall include those pupils
  who require educational programs or services
  beyond those normally provided by the regular
  school program in order to realize their full
  potential. (NYS Education Law-Chapter 740 of
  Laws of 1982)

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G/T Services

• Young Scholars
• SCAT Testing-School College and Ability Testing
• Gifted and Talented Online Academy
• Arts in Education
• Exploratory Enrichment
• Project Enrich
• After-school mini-courses
• Language and Culture Program
• Foreign Language Instruction
• Odyssey of the Mind
• Talent Unlimited
• Spelling Bee
• G/T Itinerant Services-Enrichment Teacher
• Consulting
• Gifted Resource Center-Library Resource and Staff
  Development
• Renzulli Learning Systems

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Young Scholars

• School Year Sept. June
• Identification-SCAT and other measures
• Grades 4-8
• Several options for service
• All day version
• Half day version
• Socratic Forum- middle school focus
• Program features
• Core subjects
• Inquiry based literature circles, Socratic
  Seminars
• Concept based curriculum
• NYS standards and 21st Century skills
• Students _at_750 enrolled
• Staffing 11 Teachers, 6 teacher aides
• Districts 28 public, 4 parochial

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Young Scholars Goals

• Students will be provided the opportunity
• to develop analytical and interpretive skills in
  language arts with an emphasis on persuasive
  writing skills.
• to develop mathematical content that encourages
  problem solving skills through self generated
  methods.
• to apply the scientific method and inquiry
  processes through hands on investigations.
• to collaborate with other gifted students by
  sharing ideas, knowledge and interests.

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21st Century Skills In Action!
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21st Century Skills In Action!
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Young Scholars Productivity

• YS Showcases-May
• Problem based
• Media based
• YS Collections Journal-June
• Samples of best writing
• Individualized per class

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Media Showcase Samples
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Media Showcase Samples
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Sample Readings

• The Story-Teller by Saki
• Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose
• How The Alphabet Was Made by Rudyard Kipling
• The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
• The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
• The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Lord
  Tennyson
• The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
• The Odyssey by Homer
• The Veldt by Ray Bradbury
• Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
• By the Waters of Babylon by Stephen Vincent Benet
• Enders Game by Orson Scott Card

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Staying In Touch!

• Newsletters/Listservs
• Visit www.wswheboces.org Click School Support
  Services, Gifted and Talented Services, Young
  Scholars newsletters
• E-mail listserv for parents
• District monthly updates
• Fall Open Houses/Spring Information Sessions
• Report Cards
• Two times a year
• Three Areas Intellectual Strengths,
  Interpersonal Skills, Persuasive Writing Skills

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How Are We Doing?

• Johns Hopkins University Program Evaluations
• YS-2006-2007
• YS Socratic Forum- 2007-2008
• Surveys/Testimonials Spring 08
• Student Survey-online
• Visit BOCES website- Click School Support
  Services, Gifted and Talented, Young Scholars,
  Student Survey Results
• Parent Testimonial

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What Young Scholars students say

• Mike 6th grade You get to do work that is more
  challenging. You really have to thinkI also like
  meeting with kids from other schools.
• Emily 6th grade I like that we get to go to
  another school. We do work we wouldnt get to do
  in regular schoolit challenges our minds to a
  higher level.
• Vinny 6th grade You get to socialize with other
  kids. The work is hard and challenging, but you
  have fun figuring it outYS is challenging, there
  is a lot more thinking involved.

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Questions?

• Contact us anytime!
• Caren C. Snell
• Principal, Special Programs-G/T
• WSWHE BOCES
• 27 Gick Rd.
• Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
• 518-581-3585
• csnell_at_wswheboces.org