Welcome to the Blanton EXPO Parent Meeting
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Welcome to the Blanton EXPO Parent Meeting. Email: [email protected]. Meeting Objectives. Who is Mrs. Turner?- A brief Intro National Gifted and Talented Mission Statement Curriculum Schedule Grading & Homework Policies General Information Q & A. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Transcript of Welcome to the Blanton EXPO Parent Meeting
MEETING OBJECTIVES
• Who is Mrs. Turner?- A brief Intro• National Gifted and Talented Mission
Statement• Curriculum• Schedule• Grading & Homework Policies • General Information• Q & A
The mission of NSGT is to advance the development of gifted, talented, and high potential youth, in the United States and abroad, through opportunities, advocacy, and exemplary programs and practices.
I am in agreement with this
M.S for Blanton Students
•Critical Thinking• Analyze, Evaluate, Create• Acquire, Apply, Assimilate, Adapt• Reasoning• Depth and Complexity
•Creative Thinking• Fluency, Flexibility, Originality,
Elaboration• Problem Solving
•Research•Communication•Advanced Products•Scholarly Behaviors
DEPTH AND COMPLEXITYLanguage of the
Disciplines
Details
Patterns
Trends
Rules
Unanswered Questions
Big Ideas/Universal
Ethics
Multiple Perspectives
Change over Time
Across the Disciplines
DEPTH AND COMPLEXITY
Choose a Topic
Goal Setting
Research
Organizing Notes
Goal Evaluation
Product
Presentation
Research/TPSP (Texas Performance Standards Project)
Independent Investigation Method
SCHOLARLY BEHAVIORS (THINGS
LEARNERS DO)• Thirst for Knowledge• Bring Tools• Ask Good Questions• Exercise the Intellect• Ponder Big Ideas• Access Multiple Resources• Save Important
Information• Sees from Different
Perspectives• Set Goals
TIME GRADE LEVEL DAY
8:15 – 9:00 K W, F*
(beg. In March)
9:00 -10:20 1 M, W
10:20 – 11:40
2 M, W
8:00 – 9:20 4 T
9:30 – 10:50 3 T, TH
1:00 – 2:20 5 T, TH
11:00-12:20 4 TH
EXPO Sched
ule
GRADING POLICIES
1 – Unsatisfactory2 – Needs Improvement3 – Meets Expectations4 – Exceeds
Expectations
Critical ThinkingCreative ThinkingResearchCommunicationAdvanced ProductsScholarly Behaviors
Grades go up when the
Rubrics are
Followed!
HOMEWORKHomework will be rare.
If we have homework, it is most likely do to: Creativity project Survey Interview A real life application Related to a goal the student has set Something the student has chosen to work on at home even
though we are using class time to work on it
WAYS YOU CAN HELP
FundraisingLego Robotics , Stock market
Supplies- wish listhttp://www.dentonisd.org/Page/33739
WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE?
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