Fort Thomas Independent Schools

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Fort Thomas Independent Schools

• Middle School Gifted and Talented Program
• October 5, 2004

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QUEST-Middle School

• Gifted Ed teachers provide focused direct
  services in small group settings
• Gifted Ed teachers collaborate with core content
  teachers
• scheduled blocks of time
• provide activities, ideas, and support
• assist in challenging creative and high-ability
  students

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Grade Level Offerings...

• Grades 4-12--Audition process for Visual and
  Performing Arts
• Grade 6Dreamfest, Leadership
  Symposium
• Grades 7/8--Dreamfest and 4 week pull-out
  creativity sessions
• Grades 7/8--Leadership Symposium and 4 week
  pull-out leadership sessions

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On-going Services

• Grade 6 -- Ability grouping in Math ,
  International Journalism 6-week workshop
• Grade 7-- Advanced Classes, Challenge Math,
  Photojournalism
• Grade 8Advanced Classes, Problemoids and Junior
  Great Books
• All grades -- Odyssey of the Mind
• All grades -- Collaborative Services with Other
  Northern Kentucky School Districts

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Grade 6

• Advanced Classes in Math
• Instructional Units
• International Journalism/Middle East 6-week
  Workshop

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Grade 7

• Advanced Classes in Math and Language Arts
• Challenge Math pull-out math unit
• Photojournalism pull-out language arts unit

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Grade 8

• Advanced Classes in Math and Language Arts
• Problemoids pull-out math unit
• Junior Great Books pull-out language arts unit

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Various Service Options

• Cluster Groupings--students of common interests
  and/or abilities will work in small groups on
  tasks assigned by the teachers
• Collaboration--gifted ed. and core teachers work
  together to plan and teach units
• Differentiation of Curriculum--gifted ed.
  teachers work with core teachers to develop
  appropriately challenging activities for all
  students

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Various Service Options (cont)

• Consultation--provision of materials and
  information to classroom teachers
• Acceleration--various forms of advancing through
  material or grade levels
• Advanced classes--provision of more challenging
  materials through higher level content, process
  and product

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Various Service Options (cont)

• Seminars -- discussion-based sessions on specific
  topics
• Instructional Grouping -- temporary grouping of
  students for addressing specific continuous
  progress skill development, socioemotional needs
  and interests

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Visual and Performing ArtsOne Day Workshops

Suzanne Fisher, Mosaic Artist
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Opportunities for Our Students

• Voice coaching/NKU Music Dept.
• Choreography/Studio Dee
• Drama technique/Childrens
• Theatre
• Harp workshop/SCPA
• Mosaic project/Suzanne Fisher
• Composing/Dr. Philip Kaplow
• Shakespeare/Combat/Gina Mechley

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After School Sessions

• African Relief Tiles
• The Tyger
• Lights, Camera, Action!
• BrainFood
• BookFest Café
• Be Great, Lets Debate

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Assessment Opportunities

• Gifted Student Services Plan (GSSP) is a
  component for all QUEST students
• Parental input is needed on the GSSPs
• Progress reports sent twice yearly
• Compilation of extracurricular involvement

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Gifted Talented Contacts

• Ed Long 441-2444-12125
• elong_at_ft-thomas.k12.ky.us
• Kathleen Lemmons 441-2444-12125
• klemmons_at_ft-thomas.k12.ky.us
• Rita Byrd 781-3333-10113
• rbyrd_at_ft-thomas.k12.ky.us