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    Re: Restructuring gifted program
    Posted by Kevin on 8/21/08

    On 8/21/08, Regina McClay wrote:
    > We are in the process of restructuring our gifted program
    > (at the beginning of the year no less!!). I need to know
    > what some other schools are doing. At this point I am
    > housed in the middle school (5-8), can work in some in the
    > elementary (k-4). In our middle school, we have about 4
    > students, approximately 50 of which have been identified as
    > superior cognitive. We are in the southern portion of Ohio
    > and most schools in the area either coteach or use the pull-
    > out program to service their gifted students. I wanted
    > something new and innovative that will push these students
    > to their fullest potential and can not seem to find any
    > help from ODE or OAGC. Any suggestions or help that anyone
    > can give me will be very helpful and appreciated.

    The "innovative" thing to do is to have self-contained gifted
    classes that sort kids by ability rather than by age. It is
    a method that works well with gifted students, so good luck
    getting it approved by your administrators (or even the
    regular teachers)

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  • Re: Restructuring gifted program, 8/21/08, by Kevin.

     
     

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