Bernards Township

Gifted and Talented

Program Update

February 2015 Dr. Brian Heineman

Director of Curriculum and Instruction

G&T Math ⦿ Meeting weekly and focusing on problem solving, mathematical practices

and mathematical projects

Enrichment Math/Continental Math League ⦿ Meeting with grades 4 and 5

⦿ Compete in monthly CML tests

⦿ Problem solving using various methods

Drexel Math Forum ⦿ Bank of problems for students to complete both on and offline

⦿ Current Problem of the Week; students can submit their responses

Fall Program Activities

Continued…

⦿ Online: Xpmath site, Khan Academy, NCTM

Illuminations (National Council of Teachers of

Mathematics)

⦿ Upcoming Projects: tangrams, robots, measurement

around the world, tiny house design, coordinate

graphing, stock market game, tessellations and

origami math.

⦿ Identified Students from last year notified

⦿ Identified new students using math assessment criteria (MAP and

Diagnostic Math Test)

⦿ Conducted an enrichment lesson for all classes grades 3-5

⦿ Met with grade level teams to review gifted program

⦿ PTO presentation at Mount Prospect

⦿ Presented 3 workshops on 10/29 at Curriculum Meeting

⦿ Organized and distributed resource binders to grades K-5

⦿ Created additional resources for classroom teachers (Exemplars,

etc.)

⦿ Identified and publicized enrichment opportunities to students

⦿ Developed G&T resource list for parents (G&T Staff website)

G&T Program - Fall Process

⦿ Conduct parent-teacher conferences

⦿ Create and implement mid-year feedback reports on

progress to parents

⦿ Developed identification process for 3rd grade

accelerated program

⦿ Created additional resources for classroom teachers

⦿ Provided training on differentiated instruction

⦿ Developing curriculum for current students

⦿ Identify and publicize enrichment opportunities

Recent Program Tasks

Moving Forward G&T in Bernards Township

Gifted and Talented Long Range Plan

⦿ Implement a Cluster Grouping Model with Flexible Grouping 3-5

⦿ Hire one gifted specialist for each K-5 school

⦿ Identify and implement technology resources to support G&T and Enrichment in K-5 Math and ELA

⦿ Continue Enrichment K-5 (DI – Differentiated Instruction)

⦿ Create and implement a telescoped G&T math curriculum 3-5

⦿ Fine tune the “Binder” program to better address students’ needs and improve ease of use for staff

⦿ Articulate G&T into WAMS Grade 7 Algebra

Implementation Timeline ⦿ Year One (2014-15)

• Hire two gifted education teachers (Complete)

• Reinvent the current binder program (Complete - Summer 2014)

• Select, purchase and implement a technology solution to support G&T (Complete - Winter 2015)

• Plan for Cluster Grouping Model implementation starting Fall 2015 (Complete – Winter 2015)

• Implement Flexible Grouping in Math and ELA in grades 3-5 (Complete)

⦿ Year Two (2015-16)

• Write telescoped curriculum for Math 3-5 (Summer 2015)

• Hire 2 additional teachers (Move from planning to training and instruction)

• Continue schoolwide enrichment K-5 (Math G&T in grades 4 and 5)

• Implement telescoped math curriculum in grade 3 (One grade per year)

• Implement Cluster Grouping model in grade 3 (One grade per year)

⦿ Years Three Through Five

• Implement a telescoped curriculum and grouping model 4-6

• Implement an enrichment model 6-8

Middle School Additions

⦿ Implement a Cluster Grouping model in

mathematics for Grade 6

⦿ Conduct a 20 minute lunch period math G&T

program - 2 days per week

⦿ Conduct an open option lunch period math

enrichment program - 2 days per week

G&T Criteria 2014-15: 2 Tier Method, Grades 3-5 (also used in 2013-14)

• Tier 1: All students assessed using the Diagnostic Math

Assessment. Approximately 10% of scores by grade level

in each building will be identified for Tier 2

• Tier 2: All students assessed using the MAP assessment.

Approximately 5% of scores by grade level in each building

will be identified for the program

• All previously identified students remain in the program

regardless of the outcome of these assessments

New G&T Criteria 2015-16: Rubric Format with Multiple Measures

• Ability Test:CogAT Form 7 Non-Verbal and Quantitative- SAS

• Achievement Test: MAP Mathematics - RIT

• Teacher Input Scale: Scales for Rating the Behavioral

Characteristics of Superior Students (Renzulli Scales)

⦿ Grade 2 Identification in Spring 2015

⦿ Grade 2 Notification in Summer 2015

⦿ No new identification in grades 3-5 (Current students

remain in program)

Cognitive Abilities Test CogAT ⦿ Utilize Form 7 - Raised ceiling for most able students

⦿ Measures general, abstract reasoning abilities required for

successful learning and problem solving

⦿ Commonly used to help identify students for gifted programs

⦿ Utilized by the district each year prior to 2013

⦿ Quantitative - Number Analogies, Puzzles, and Series

⦿ Non-Verbal - Figure Matrices, Paper folding, Figure Classification

⦿ SAS - Standard age score compares to others of the same age and

utilizes a scale score (50-160)

⦿ Approximately 30 minutes per test

Measures of Academic Progress MAP

⦿Computer adaptive test developed by the Northwest

Evaluation Association (NWEA)

⦿Currently used in grades 3-8 for Math and ELA achievement

⦿Measures where the student is “ready to learn”

⦿Used in 187 New Jersey School Districts

⦿Number Sense - Counting, ordering, place value,

computation, estimation

⦿About 50 minutes to administer

Scales for Rating the Behavioral Characteristics of Superior

Students: SRBCSS

⦿ Used in prior BTSD gifted and talented program

⦿ Well vetted tool created by one of the top gifted and talented

researchers (Renzulli)

⦿ Provides a valuable opportunity for staff input

⦿ Motivation - Behaviors that reflect an individual's ability to

bring energy to bear on problems or tasks

⦿ Mathematics - Interests and approaches to solving

mathematical problems and ease in understanding

mathematical concepts

⦿ Completed by grade 2 staff after training on the tool

New G&T Criteria - Grade 2

● Students will need to receive 18 points on the rubric to be identified for

the G&T program in grade 3

Technology Tools

Technology and Other Resources

⦿ Exemplars.com - Leveled math

challenges with links to Go Math

⦿ The Math Forum @ Drexel University

⦿ CML -Challenge problems and tests

⦿ Redbird Learning - Stanford University

EPGY program

Redbird Advanced Math – Stanford University

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Redbird Math’s Adaptive Engine • Assesses conceptual mastery and moves students through

the curriculum accordingly (course motion)

• The computer becomes an intelligent design tool rather than a

simple medium for graphical presentation

• Algorithms are the product of over 40 years of research in the

area of students interfacing with technology

• Course motion creates an individualized learning experience

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Digital Curriculum Redbird Mathematics — A New Learning Model

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Units Grades 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

K Numbers to 10 Numbers to 20 Compare Numbers to

to 10

Understand Addition

within 10

Understand Subtn

within 10

Place Value w Teen

Numbers

Number Patterns

1 Problem Solving:

Addition

Problem Solving:

Subtraction

A&S Strategies More Work with

Addition

Understand Place

Value

Use PV & Prop of Ops

Ops to A&S

Number Strategies &

& Measurement

2 Use Models to A&S Use Strategies to A&S Numbers to 1000 and

and PV

A with Multi-Digit

Numbers

S with Multi-Digit

Numbers

Measure Length A&S Lengths

3 Understand Multiplication

Multiplication

Concept of Area Patterns in

Multiplication

Understand Division Use Mixed Ops to

Solve Problems

Measurement: Time,

Volume, Mass

Fraction Concepts

4 Foundations in Base Ten

Ten

Extend Concepts: M&D Operations in

Multiplication

Operations in Division

Division

Equivalent Fractions Operations with

Fractions

Decimal Fraction

Concepts

5 Whole Numbers: PV &

Multiplication

Whole Numbers:

Division

Decimals: PV &

Operations

Fractions: A&S Fractions: M&D Volume: Right

Rectangular Prisms

Coordinate Graphs

6 Rational Numbers and

Absolute Value

Rational Numbers in

Coordinate Plane

Division of Fractions Ratios and Rates Proportions and

Proportional

Reasoning

Algebraic

Reasoning…Exp.

Equations &

Inequalities

7 Operations with Integers

Integers

Operations with Rational

Numbers

Unit Rates & Prop.

Reasoning

Prop. Reasoning &

Percents

Algebraic Expressions

Expressions

Writing & Solving

Equations…Real…

Equations in

Measurement &

Geometry

Redbird Math’s Unit Content Each grade level has 7 Units

56 total units

3-10 lessons in each unit

Units Grades

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

K Plants The Night Sky Video Game

Design Birds

Thunderstorms & Tornadoes

Sharing Science with Others

Interesting Animals

1 Insects Rocketry Boat Design Chicken and

Eggs Finding Other

“Earths” Animal Behavior

Digital Animation

2 Fossils Lunar Mission Ecosystem

Observations Plant

Populations Disaster Relief

Playground Design

Coral Reefs

3 Science in TV and Movies

Search & Rescue

Exercise Science

City Planning Endangered

Species Engineering for

Pets Science

Illustrations

4 Energy Sources Bees Satellite Design Food Chemistry Audio

Engineering Self-Driving Cars

Emergency Response

5 Pizza Engineering

Healthy Eating Math in Sports Medicine Recycling Desalination Archeology

6 Environmental Modeling

Geolocation Computer Security

City Evacuation Water Irrigation The Link

Between Animal & Human Health

Elevator Design

7 Video Game Design

Insuring Against Disaster

Crosswalk Engineering

3D Printing Bat Robotics Oceans & Waves Windmill Turbines

Themes and Projects

Projects are Highlighted.

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Project Components

Parts 1 and 2

Introduction

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Project Components (continued…) Part 1

Part 2

Thank you!

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