Welcome to ARP

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Welcome to ARP

• Instructor Mrs. Geraci

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Schedule

• Students will be in one of 6 Talent Pools for the
  entire year.
• Students will meet in the Academic Resource Room
  once a week for 2 hours.
• Students may be required to complete work missed
  while at Talent Pool.

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Renzullis Definition of Giftedness
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How are students selected?

• Talent Pool students are those we feel have the
  most potential for displaying gifted behavior
• Have demonstrated this potential by their
  achievement and ability test scores

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Do Talent Pool students earn grades?

• Talent Pool students are evaluated on their
  performance and growth in both group and
  individual activities twice a year.

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Contests!

• 24 Math Challenge
• Math Mania
• National Geographic Bee
• Spelling Bee
• Readers Digest Word Challenge
• Mock Trial
• Lego Olympiad
• Mind Storms

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Distance Learning Connections

• Mystery Quest
• Quiz Bowl
• NASA Connect
• Eli Lilly Pharmaceuticals
• Antarctica Annie (last year with Mrs. Kaput)
• Much more

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Some Talent Pool Activities

• Creative writing and Language Arts
• Advanced Vocabulary
• Caesars English
• Algebra
• Higher Level Thinking Skills
• 24-Game
• Imovie
• Problem Solving
• Mystery Festival
• Mummys Message Simulation
• 13 Colonies a Musical Production
• Environmental Science Fair
• Mock Trial
• Mind Storms
• Web Quests
• Architecture/Bridge Building Contest
• Hands on Equations
• History and Government

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6th Grade (first 9 weeks)

• Mystery Festival
• The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur
  Conan Doyle
• Critical Thinking Skills
• Algebra
• Distance Learning
• Advanced Vocabulary
• Caesars English

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You are cordially invited

• FREE
• Special Parent Information Night
• (SPIN)
• For Parents of Gifted Children
• September 25, 2006
• 630-900 p.m.
• LCCC
• There will be keynote speakers and breakout
  sessions

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Mrs. Geracis Website

• Avon Lake City Schools

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5th Grade (first 9 weeks)

• Mystery Festival
• The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin
• Critical Thinking Skills
• Algebra
• Caesars English
• Advanced Vocabulary
• Stock Market