LMSD+Gifted+Education+Staff+Development


 * LMSD Gifted Education Staff Development - //this page is reserved for workshop presentations//**

CSE Presentations -
 * [[file:CSE_Presentation_Nov _101.pptx]]
 * Enduring Understandings:**
 * How to identify a Gifted student
 * What the law requires of us
 * What the law requires of us

Introductions

IceBreaker
 * Window Pane: facts, ideas, questions, feelings

Who Are the Gifted?
 * "I Am Gifted" video
 * Traits ppt

Chapter 16 Pa Law
 * Definition
 * Criteria
 * Timelines

Identification Process
 * Parents approach teacher
 * Teacher response
 * Teacher referral
 * Screening and Identification Tools
 * KBIT
 * TOMAGS
 * Parent Form
 * Teacher Form
 * Performance Plus
 * Review of records (formal/informal)

Testing Process
 * PTE 10 calendar days after request
 * WISC-IV
 * 60 Calendar days from the day the District receives the signed PTE
 * GWR
 * 30 calendar days from when GWR was written

GIEP Process
 * What makes a good meeting
 * Paperwork
 * PLEP
 * Goals

What does this mean for the classroom teacher?
 * Differentiation
 * Knowing the goals
 * Using GS teachers as resources
 * Open communication with students/parents (Take time to get to know student. Finding ways to connect.)

My Yard is Gifted!
 * Closing activity (snowball fight?)