GiftedHandbook

StudentEdition

GroveportMadisonGuidetoGiftedforStudents

-	IntroductoryLetter

-	Whatdoesitmeantobegifted

-	Brightvsgiftedvscreativethinker -	OurGroveportServices
-	GrowthMindsetOverview

-	Thingstodowhenyouhaveextratime

-	SocialEmotionalTips/CopingStrategies -	WebsitesforEnrichment
-	SummerPrograms

-	Terminologyrelatedtogiftedidentification

DearGiftedStudent,

OurmissionintheGroveportMadisonSchoolsis“tobuildacommunityoflearners,leaders andresponsiblecitizens.”Wearesoexcitedtohaveyouasapartofourgiftedcommunityand foralltheopportunitiesyouwillhaveasaCruiser. Inthisguide,youwilllearnaboutour giftedprogram,characteristicsofgiftedlearners,andopportunitiesforcontinuedlearning andgrowthinsideandoutsideoftheclassroom.

Ourgiftedspecialistsandclassroomteacherscontinuetolearnandgrowfromyou,asyoudo fromthem. Theyseekoutopportunitiestoprovideyouwithchallengeandchoiceandworkto makeyoucriticalthinkers,soyoucansucceedasalifelonglearner. Webelieveineachoneof ourstudentsandtheirabilitytopersevereandbecomeasuccessfulstudentandcitizen. Ifyou needguidancealongyourlearningjourney,pleaseneverhesitatetoreachouttooneofyour giftedspecialistsforassistance. Wehopeyoufindthishandbooktobeahelpfulguidetoyour continuedlearningandgrowth.

Sincerely,

Dr.AngelaErvin CoordinatorofTeachingandLearning angela.ervin@gocruisers.org

WhatDoesitMeantobeGifted?

Studentsaregiftedwhentheyaresignificantlyabovethenormfortheirage. Technically,this meanstheyhavescoredinacertainrangeonanassessment. Moreexplanationoneach specificareasisbelow.

SuperiorCognitiveAbility Youhavescoredtwostandarddeviationsabovethenormonabellcurveonanapproved abilitytestwhichteststhinkingoverallasopposedtoaspecificarea(suchasreadingormath). Inourdistrict,weusetheInviewforourwholegrouptesting. Someindividualshavealsobeen testedusingotherassessmentsapprovedbythestateofOhio. Theidentificationscoredepends uponthetestbutisbetweena125anda130.

Superior Cognitive----->
Reading,Math,ScienceandSocialStudies Toidentifyintheseareas,astudentmustscoreatthe95thpercentileorabove. Thisdoesn’t meana95percentonatest. Itmeansyouhavescoredabove95%oftheotherstudentswho havetakenthesameassessmentinanormedgroup. *TheAIRtestwetakeforthestateofOhio isnotoneofthesetypesoftests. Inourdistrict,testswetakeincludetheMAPassessmentand theTerraNovaassessment. OthertestsfromtheOhioapprovedlistcanalsobeused.

Creativity TheidentificationprocessforcreativethinkingidentificationinOhiohastwostepsincludinga cognitivescoreonanabilitytest(thesametypeweuseforsuperiorcognitiveidentification). Studentsmustscoreonestandarddeviationabovethenormorarounda112-115. Thenext stepincludesachecklistofbehaviorswhichiscompletedbyaneducatorwhoisfamiliarwith thestudent’screativethinkingability. Thiscanbeaclassroomteacherorateacherinthearea oftheartswhohasworkedcloselywiththestudent.

VisualandPerformingArts Toidentifyinthisarea,astudentstartsoffwithareferralinmusic,art,dramaordance. A studentcanactuallyreferthemselvesorbereferredbyaparent,teacherorevenanother student. Ateacherwhoisfamiliarwiththestudentinthespecificareaofreferralwillthen completeachecklist. Studentsscoringhighenoughonthechecklistwillthendoanaudition (performingarts)oraportfolio(visualart). Theauditionorportfoliowillbescoredby someonewhoisnotfamiliarwiththeworkofthatstudent,sotheycangiveanobjective viewpointabouttheworkofthestudent.

FAQ’sofIdentificationforStudents

HowdidIbecomegifted?

Giftedabilityissomethingthatastudentisbornwith. Wecallitanaptitude. Thegiftedness wasdemonstratedthroughstudentperformanceonanassessment inoneormoreareas.

CanIbecomeungifted? InOhio,onceyouareidentifiedasgiftedinanareathatidentificationstayswithyoufor
therestofyourschoolcareer. Thisdoesn’tmean,however,thatyouwon’thavetowork hard intheareawhereyouareidentified. Giftednessisanaptitudethatyoumustcontinuetowork onthroughoutyourlife.

DifferencesBetweenHighAchievers,GiftedLearners,andCreativeThinkers CreatedbyBertieKingore

AHighAchiever...
	
AGiftedLearner...
	
ACreativeThinker...

Rememberstheanswers
	
Posesunforeseenquestions
	
Seesexceptions

Isinterested
	
Iscurious
	
Wonders

Isattentive
	
Isselectivelymentally engaged
	
Daydreams;mayseemofftask

Generatesadvancedideas
	
Generatescomplex, abstractideas
	
Overflowswithideas,manyof whichwillneverbedeveloped

Performsatthetopofthe group
	
Isbeyondthegroup
	
Isinowngroup

Learnswithease
	
Alreadyknows
	
Questions:Whatif...

Needs6to8repetitionsto master
	
Needs1to3repetitionsto master
	
Questionstheneedformastery

Enjoysthecompanyofage peers
	
Prefersthecompanyof intellectualpeers
	
Prefersthecompanyofcreative peersbutoftenworksalone

Completesassignmentson time
	
Initiatesprojectsand extensionsofassignments
	
Initiatesmoreprojectsthatwill everbecompleted

Enjoysschooloften
	
Enjoysself-directed learning
	
Enjoyscreating

Ishighlyalertandobservant
	
Anticipatesandrelates observations
	
Isintuitive

Ispleasedwithownlearning
	
Isself-critical
	
Isneverfinishedwithpossibilities

GetsA's
	
Maynotbemotivatedby grades
	
Maynotbemotivatedbygrades

TheBottomLine

Oneimportantthingtounderstandisthatachildcanbelongtomorethanonegroup.Thatis,itispossibleforahigh achievertoalsobeagiftedchild.It'sjustthatnoteveryhighachieverisgifted. Inthatsamevein,everygifted learnerisalsonotahighachiever. Thereisactuallyalargepercentageofgiftedlearnerswhoareunderachievers. Inthesameway,noteverygiftedlearnerisalsoacreativethinker,butitisunlikelythatacreativethinkerwould notalsobeagiftedlearner.
GiftedinGroveportMadison

TheOhioDepartmentofEducationpublishesGiftedOperatingStandardsthatallOhiodistricts mustfollowwhenidentifyinganddesigningservicesforgiftedchildren.Whilegifted identificationisrequiredbylaw,giftedservicesarenotmandated.

ThroughtheuseofOhio'sContentStandards,giftedprogrammingisfocusedonevidence-based practiceswhichincreasetherigorofinstruction,strengthencognitiveabilities,increase creativity,andfosterthesocialandemotionaldevelopmentofgiftedlearners.Emphasisis placedonenhancinginterpersonalandtechnicalcommunicationinthe21stCenturyforgifted youthtorealizetheirpotential.

TheGroveportMadisonGiftedandTalentedTeamisdedicatedtoprovidingappropriateand challengingservicesforourgiftedyouth.Studentsmustfirst meetgiftedidentification criteriasetforthbytheStateofOhioandthenmeettherequirementssetbytheGMLSto qualifyforspecializedprogramming.

CurrentProgrammingOptions *Weareconsistentlyexaminingtheneedsofourstudentsandprogrammingcanchangeto ensureopportunitiesaligntogiftedneeds.

GMLSisdedicatedtoexpandingopportunitiesforallstudentstoreachtheirpotential.Withthis goalinmind,weworktoserveourstudentsthroughastrongcontinuumofserviceswhichbeginsin thefirstgradeandcontinuesuntilourstudentsgraduate.

ElementaryServices OurteamofGiftedInterventionSpecialists,housedatSedaliaElementary,teachesallofour elementarystudentsingrades1-5.Theseareeducatorswhohavereceivedspecializedtrainingin ordertomeettheneedsofgiftedlearners.Studentswillbeinspecialcoursesectionsthatwill includeonlyotherstudentswiththeirsameareasofidentificationwhoareatsimilarlevelsof understanding.Throughthesegroupings,ourspecialistsareabletoworkwithboththeacademic andsocial-emotionalneedsofourgiftedstudents.Studentswhoareidentifiedinreadingand/or mathreceiveservicesintheirareaofidentification.Superiorcognitivestudentsreceiveservicesin bothreadingandmathematics.Morespecificinformationaboutourprogrammingisexplained below.

Grades1-5Reading OurelementaryreadingserviceincludestheWilliamandMaryLiteratureUnitscreatedspecifically forgiftedlearners,aswellasadditionalnovelstudyalignedtoboththegradelevelstandards,as wellasabovelevelstandards.Giftedlearnerswillgainexposuretoavarietyofgenresandworkon theirabilitytothinkcritically,provideevidencefromreading,andanalyzewhattheyread.They willengageinrichdiscussionwithlike-mindedpeersonadailybasis.Fourthandfifthgrade studentswillalsoenhancetheirgrammaticalunderstandingthroughourCaesar’sEnglish program.Bytheendoftheirelementarycareer,5thgradestudentswillextendtheirunderstanding bybeginningworkwiththe6thgradestandards.

Grades1-5Math TheGiftedSpecialistswilladjusttheinstructionallevelforourgiftedmathstudentsbyusing resourcesappropriateforyounggiftedmathlearners,includingourgiftedmathtextadoption,M3 MentoringMathematicalMinds.Throughthismathinstructionstudentswillbeexposedtocontent abovelevelandwillpreparefortheirpathofaccelerationingiftedservices.Theuseofhandson learningandexplorationaidsourstudentsintheirgrowthanddevelopmentasmathematical thinkers.Ifsuccessfulonthispaththroughtheelementaryyears,thesestudentswillhavethe opportunitytotake6thgrademathwhilestillattheelementaryschool.

MiddleSchool GMLSMiddleSchoolGiftedProgrammingcontinuesthroughgrades6,7and8,formath,reading andscience.Giftedidentifiedstudentsineachofthoseareas,aswellasthosewithsuperior cognitiveabilities,participateinhonorslevelcourseseverydayforeachidentifiedsubjectarea. TheGiftedInterventionSpecialistmaybethefull-timeinstructorfortheservice. Studentswill workatafasterpaceinthesespecializedcourseswithcurricularmaterialscreatedspecificallyfor giftedlearners.

HighSchool OurhighschoolservicesinvolveavarietyofbothHonorsandAdvancedPlacementCourses(AP)in whichstudentsmayearncollegecreditwhilestillinhighschool.Giftedstudentsmayalsopursue CollegeCreditPlus,creditflex,coursestakenthroughthecareer centeraswellasother opportunitiesthatenablethemtoearncreditsinnon-traditionalways,graduateearly,accelerate throughcontent,oradvancetheirunderstandingofspecificcontent.Teachersofthesecourses receivespecializedprofessionaldevelopmenttoaidthemincorporatingrigor,depth,and complexityintocoursework.

*MorespecificinformationcanbefoundonthefollowingpagesinourGiftedServicePlanand Policy

GroveportMadisonDistrictServicePlan

DistrictName forService
	
ServiceSetting
	
Grade Level
	
CriteriaforService
	
ServiceProvider

GiftedSingle SubjectSelf Contained
	
Self-Contained Classroom (Single Subject)
	
1-8
	
1-5giftedmathsections: superiorcognitiveorMathID formathcourses
1-5giftedreadingsections-superiorcognitiveorreading IDforreadingcourse sections

6-8:superiorcognitiveor mathORreadingORscience IDforcorrespondingareasof service.
	
AllGiftedSpecialists

6-12 HonorsCourses
	
Regular Classroom Honors
	
6-12
	
Giftedidentificationin mathematics,reading,S.S.or science;ORsuperior cognitiveability
	
RegularClassroom TeacherswithGIS andGifted Coordinatoras supportand providingPD.

SingleSubject Acceleration withGISasthe teacherof Record
	
Self-Contained SingleSubject
	
5,8
	
Meetsdistrictsinglesubject accelerationanddata requirements AccelerationCommittee Agreement
	
GIS 5/6compactedmath 8Algebra 8/9CompactedELA

The district ensures equal opportunity for all district students identified as gifted to receive anyservicesofferedbythedistrictforwhichthestudentmeetsthecriteria.

APCoursework
	
Regular Classroom AP
	
11-12
	
Giftedidentificationin superiorcognitiveabilityor SA/M,orReading,orScience, orSS(thesubjectarea correspondingwiththe courseofenrollment)
	
AP-trained teacher withauthorizedAP courseandtraining byGifted Coordinatoror Specialist

CCPApproved course(varies)
	
Regular ClassroomCCP
	
7-12
	
Giftedidentificationin superiorcognitiveabilityor anySA/M,R,Sci.,SSinthe subjectareacorresponding withthecourseof enrollment
	
CCPTrainedteacher withauthorized course

GrowthMindsetOverviewforGiftedLearners

WhatisMindset Mindsetisourbeliefaboutourownabilitiesandpotential.

TheResearchaboutGrowthMindsetinaNutshell Growthmindsetisabeliefsystemaboutourownabilitiesandpotentialbasedonthe workbyDr.CarolDweck. Dweckbelievesthatourintelligencecanbeimprovedupon witheffortandtherightstrategiesandtestedhertheorywithhundredsofstudentsby givingthemdifferenttypesofpuzzlesandtrackingtheirresultsbasedonthewaythey werepraised.

● HearCaroltalkaboutherresearchhere: GrowthMindset

● Explanationofpraiserelatedtodevelopment ishere: TheeffectsofPraiseon Development

Sowhatisgrowthmindset? Growthmindsetisabeliefsystemthatsuggeststhatone’sintelligencecanbegrown anddevelopedwithpersistence,effortandafocusonlearning.

Whatothermindsetisthere?

Manypeoplehavea“fixedmindset” whichisabeliefsystemthatapersonhasa predeterminedamountofintelligence,skillsortalentsandcannotimprove.

GrowthMindsetinPractice

WhattodoWhenyouhaveExtraTime

Thingstodowhenyouaredone -	Readyourfavoritebook

-	Createanalphabetbookaboutyourfavoriteconcept -	Writeanacrosticpoemofyourname
-	Writealettertoafriend,teacher,celebrityorathlete

-	Createagratitudejournalandwrite2thingsyouaregratefulforeachday -	Writeastoryaboutyourself
-	Writeaninterviewyouwoulddoifyoucouldmeetsomeonewhoimpressesyou -	Writeaplay(original)orfromyourfavoritestory
-	Writeabiographyaboutafriendorfamilymember -	Createanewplanet,drawitandwriteaboutit
-	Drawdetailedportraitsofcelebritiesorfriends -	Inventsomethingforacurrentproblem
-	Researchcollegesyoumightwanttoattendsomeday -	Researchyourfavoritecelebrity
-	Createamindmapofyourthoughts -	Organizeyourdesk
-	Createacalendarforyourmonthofallpartsofyourlife–colorcodetokeeptrack -	Makealistofrulesforsomething
-	Createmathproblemsrelatedtoarealworldconcept

-	Researchandplananimaginaryvacationtoaplaceyouwouldliketogosomeday -	Writeasetofdirectionsforadrawingandgivethemtoafriendtotry
-	Createagametohelpstudyforatopicyouarelearningabout -	Makealistoflearningwebsites
-	MakealistoflearningAppsliketheonebelow -	Createawordpuzzle

LearningAPPStoTry CreativeandCriticalThinking

GeniusGame-Withuniquegameplay,classicgraphicsandingeniouslevels,GeniusGameisanaddictive originalcasualgameforeveryone.

FitBrainKids-Sparky'sAdventuresoffersafirst-of-its-kindcognitiveapproachtochildlearningand braindevelopment.Theappprovidesafunandhealthycollectionofbraingamesforchildrenages2to8.

ToyPhysics-EnterthewhimsicalworldofToyPhysicswhereyoumustdrawlinestoguidethefalling toysintothetoycratesbelow.Thetoysdropfromthetopandencountermanydifferenttypesofphysics objectsonthewaydownmakingitchallengingforyoutogetthemintothemovingcrates.

Chess:Free!ThischessappisEASYandisguaranteedtoimproveyourchess.

Howdoesitwork?It'sreallysimple:youjustplay!ThecoachshowsyouthemovesaGrandmasterwould pick.Notjustonemove,butthe4bestmoves.

ClkwrkBrain-Discoveraseriesofuniquemini-gamesespeciallycreatedtotestvariouscognitive abilitiessuchasvisual,spatial,logic,language,arithmetic,andmemory.Everythinginthegamehas beenlovinglyhand-paintedwithinfluencesfromVictorianSteampunkandMayanart.

PuzzleRetreat-Therulesaresimple:Slideblockstofillalltheholesinthegridandusealltheblocks

Thechallengecomesfromworkingoutthecorrectordertoslidetheblocksandreallyrampsupwiththe additionofspecialblocksincludingFireBlocks,StopBlocksandArrowBlocks,whichalterthedirection ofslidingblocks.

EnglishLanguageArts(ELAandSocialStudies)

InstantPoetry-Havefuncreatingyourownbeautifulpoetry,withyourownpicturesasbackgrounds! Tapabuttontopopupsomewords,andthendragthemaroundthescreentocreateyourmasterpiece. Sendyourcreationstoyourfriendstomakethemsmile!

7words-Eachbite-sizepuzzleconsistsof7clues,7mysterywords,and20lettergroups.Findthemystery wordsbydecipheringthecluesandcombiningthelettergroups.

SpellingCity–VocabularySpellingCityisafunwaytolearnspellingandvocabularywordsbyplaying engaginglearninggamesusinganywordlist.ThemostpopularactivitiesareSpellingTestMe, HangMouse,andourvocabularygames,availabletoPremiumMembers.Themostpopularwordlistsare SoundAlikes,CompoundWords,HungerGamesandSATWords.

Bluster-BreezethroughvocabularybuildingwithBluster!Thiswordmatchinggamedevelops vocabularyandwordunderstandingforschool-agedchildren,oranyonebraveenoughtobattlethe elements.

MontessoriGeography-LearnthenamesandlocationsofallthefiftystatesinAmericawiththisapp thatcomplementsthegeographymaterialsusedintheMontessoriClassroom!

Geobee-BasedontheNationalGeographyBee,inthemultiple-choiceround,answerscomefroma libraryofmorethan1300NationalGeographicBeequestions.Inthemapchallengeround,youzoom, pinchandtapyourwaytofindspotsonaninteractivemapfromacatalogof1000+locations.Foran addedchallenge,bonusroundsincludecompellingNationalGeographicphotographswhereyouhaveto locatewhat'sinthephotoontheinteractivemap...onlywedon'ttellyouwherethephotowastakenor whatisinthepicture.

KhanAcademy--KhanAcademyallowsyoutolearnalmostanythingforfree.

OuriOSappisthebestwaytoviewKhanAcademy’scompletelibraryofover4,200videosandarticles.

Wecoveramassivenumberoftopics,includingK-12math,sciencetopicssuchasbiology,chemistry,and physics,andeventhehumanitieswithplaylistsonarthistory,civics,andfinance.

SingaporeMath--Allowyourchildtovisualizeeventhemostcomplexmathwordproblemswith SingaporeMath,BarModels.ThisactivityusesthesignatureSingaporemathmethodforproblem solvingandteacheschildreningrade5howtovisuallyrepresentwordproblemsinafunandinteractive way.

Mathlands--Kidsaretoooftenfacedwithmathexercisesthataremechanicalanddull.Theylearnto solveproblemswithoutanyrealunderstandingoftheunderlyingmathematics.MathLandswas designedbygameloversandteacherstoremedythisproblem.Inthisinteractiveapp,kidswillbeasked toexerciselogicalandcriticalthinkingbutinthecontextofgameplayandpuzzle-solving.Theconceptis called"learningthroughplay"anditwillchangechildren'sattitudestowardsmath.  

KingofMath--KingofMathisafast-pacedmathematicsgamewithlotsoffunanddiverseproblemsin differentareas.Startingasamaleorfemalefarmer,youlevelupyourcharacterbyansweringmath questionsandimprovingyourtotalscore.Newcharacterdesignandmusicforeachofthetenlevels. Collectstars,getachievementsandcompareyourscoresagainstyourfriendsandplayersalloverthe world!

Smithsonian-SmithsonianMobileisyourdigitalmobileguidetotheSmithsonian,builtcollaboratively withourvisitors.Findoutwhat’sonwhere,discoverhighlights,searchourcollections,accesstours, podcastsandotherapps.Addtipsandphotosfromyourvisitforothervisitors,orshareyour experiencesandphotoswithTwitterandFacebookfollowersandfriends.

NASA-TheNASAAppshowcasesahugecollectionofthelatestNASAcontent,includingimages,videos on-demand,NASATelevision,missioninformation,news&featurestories,latesttweets,ISSsighting opportunities,satellitetracking,ThirdRockRadioandmuchmore.

Earthviewer-EarthViewerislikeatimemachineforexploringEarth’sdeephistory.Basedonthelatest scientificresearch,itletsyouscrollthroughthelast4.5billionyearswithyourfingertips.Followa favoritelandmark,beitGreenlandorNewYorkCity,asitspositionshiftsthroughtime,orwatcha famousfossillikeTiktaalikmakeanincrediblejourneyfromitsorigintoitscurrentlocation.Layeryour viewofshiftingcontinentswithdataonatmosphericcomposition,temperature,biodiversity,day length,andsolarluminosity,togetamorecompleteviewofourdynamicplanet.

3DCellstrain-Learnaboutthecellandallitsstructuresusingournew3DCelltool.Enjoytheabilityto rotatethecell360degreesandzoominonanycellstructure.Choosefromourlistofcellstructuresto learnmoreabouthoweachstructurefunctionsandrelatestotheothercomponentsofthecell.Diveeven deeperandcreateyourownstainedcellimagebyusingMolecularProbes™products.Thereareover250 imagecombinationstoexplore!Onceyouhavecreatedanimageyoucangethelpfromourtechsupport teamoremailthecreationtoacolleague.ThisisagreattoolforanyoneinterestedinBiology, Biochemistry,ortheLifeSciencesingeneral.

AboutGiftedKidsbyGiftedKidsfromGroveport

Whatdoyoulikebestaboutbeinggifted?

ElementaryStudentsShared

-	TheteachersIgettoworkwith

-	Havingfunabovelevelreadingtopics -	Beingsmartandreallylearning
-	Ilikegettingtoworkatmypaceandlevel -	Beingchallenged
-	Ihavealotofconfidenceinmyself

-	Learningthingsabovemygradelevel

MiddleSchoolStudentsShared

-	Gettingtobechallengedandpresentedwithnewideas -	Workingabovemygradelevelandlearningfaster
-	Theamountofhomeworksometimes

HighSchoolStudentsShared

-	Havingthedrivetolearnsomethingnew&masterit -	Teachersinmyhonorsclasses
-	Beingabletogetaheadinmycreditsbytakingdifficultclassesearlier

-	Beingabletotakeadvantageofhigherprogramsandmoreopportunities -	Itmakesmefeelempowered

Whatisthehardestthingaboutbeinggifted?

ElementarySchoolStudentsShared-

-	Tryingtocompleteharder,newerthings -	Sayingbigwords
-	Turningthingsinontime -	Highexpectations
-	Itcanbemorestressful -	Lotsofwriting
-	Doingthingsonyourown

MiddleSchoolStudentsShared

-	IworrythattheworkwillbetoohardformeandIwon’tgettheresultsand benefitsthatIwanttowardsmypeersandeducation
-	Theexpectations. Everyonealwaysexpectsthebestfromyou. -	Stress
-	Beinghoweveryoneexpectsyoutobe -	Thechallenges
-	Itishardertocompleteworkquicklybecausetheworkisharder -	Thepacingoftheworkcanbedifficult
-	Sometimesyoufeellikeyoucan’tmakemistakes

Whathelpsyoubesuccessfulinclass?

ElementaryStudentsShared….. -	Mybrain
-	Listeningtotheteacher

-	Usingallthepostersandsignsaroundme -	WorkingoneverythingIneedtodo
-	Lotsofbooks!

-	Motivationalquotes

-	Communicatingwithmyclassmates

MiddleSchoolStudentsShared…...

-	Payingattentionandbeingengagedbyactivities

-	Ineedastressfreeenvironmentandteacherswhohelpdeepenmy understandingifIamstruggling
-	Remainingcalmandtryingtogetthingsdonebeforetheyaredue

HighSchoolStudentsShared…..

-	Engagingchallengingwork

-	Beingabletodomoreactivitiesthanpackets -	PayingattentionandtakingnotesIcanstudy
-	Askingquestionstobetterunderstandthecontent -	Payingattention
-	WhenIaminanenvironmentwhereIamcomfortable

Whathelpsyoubesuccessfuloutofclass?

ElementaryStudentsShared…..

-	You’vegottofindsomethingtoentertainyourself -	Rewardyourself
-	Practicingthework -	Myselfesteem
-	HavingaGrowthMindset!

MiddleSchoolStudentsShared…..

-	Taketimeawayfromanythingschoolrelatedandsetasideaperiodoftimefor you.
-	Talkingtopeople

-	Myfamilyandfriends

-	Beingabletorelatetoothergiftedstudents -	Doinghomeworkandprojects
-	BeingpositivewhenIamworriedaboutmywork -	Mydesiretobeabetterperson
-	Goingtoaquietplacetoclearmymind

HighSchoolStudentsShared…….

-	Organizationandkeepingbusy

-	Limitingdistractionsathomeandbeingabletofocusonmywork -	Goingonwalks,bikeridesandlistentomusictodecompress
-	Studying

-	WhenIampraisedformyaccomplishmentsandencouragedtokeepworking hard

Whatotheradvicedoyouhaveforgiftedstudents?

ElementaryStudentsShared…… -	Tokeepdoingyourbest
-	Takeyourtime,ifyourushyouwillnotgetitright. -	Dowhatscaresyouuntilitdoesn’t.
-	Believeyoucandoit!

-	Workonyourmathfactsathome!

-	Theworkwillbehardbutifyoutaketimetogetintoititisreallyrewarding -	Trynewthingsanddonotobjectbecauseitcouldbefun!

MiddleSchoolStudentsShared……. -	Doeverythingyoucan
-	Effortisbest

-	Don’toverstress

-	Trustyourinstincts,youarehereforareason -	PracticeMakesperfect
-	Tryandmanagestressandnotgiveup

-	Gethelpifyouneedit,don’tsufferinsilence

-	Stickwithyourlikemindedfriendsandhelponeanother -	Voiceyouropinionsandneverbeafraidtodowell
-	Agreetodisagreewiththosewhodon’tshareallofyourmoralsandvalues

HighSchoolStudentsShared………..

-	Dotheworkontimeeveryweek -	Stayorganized
-	Accepteverychallenge!

-	Learntostudy! Itisonlyeasyforsolong;eventuallyschoolisaboutwhoworks thehardest,(whetherornotyouaresmart).
-	Don’tprocrastinateorallowyourselftogetoverdistracted

-	Makesureyouhaveawaytodecompressandletgoofweeklystresses;doing thiswillallowforahealthiermindandqualitygradesinadvancedclasses.
-	Don’tbiteoffmorethanyoucanchew. -	Neverstopgivingyourbesteffort!

PublicationsandEducationalOpportunities forGiftedStudents

● Adderholdt-Elliott,Ph.D.Perfectionism:What'sBadAboutBeingTooGood.FreeSpirit Publishing1987.
● Barrett,SusanL.It'sAllinYourHead.FreeSpiritPublishing,1992.

● Berger,SandraL.CollegePlanningforGiftedStudents.PrufrockPress,2014. ● Fonseca,Christine.101SuccessSecretsforGiftedKids.PrufrockPress,2011.
● Galbraith,Judy.TheGiftedKidsSurvivalGuide(forages10andunder).FreeSpirit Publishing,2009.
● Galbraith,Judy&Deslisle,Jim,Ph.D.TheGiftedTeenSurvivalGuide:ATeenHandbook. FreeSpiritPublishing,2011.
● Hipp,Earl.FightingInvisibleTigers:AStressManagementGuideforTeens.FreeSpirit Publishing,1985.
● Martin,Donald.HowtobeaSuccessfulStudent.MartinPress,1988.

● McCutcheon,Randall.GetOffMyBrain:ASurvivalGuideforLazyStudents.FreeSpirit Publishing,1985.
● Peters,Dan. FromWorriertoWarrior:HowtoConquerYourFears. GreatPotential Press,2016.
● Schultz,RobertA.&Delisle,JamesR.IfI’mSoSmart,WhyAren’ttheAnswersEasy? PrufrockPress,2012.

EDUCATIONALOPPORTUNITIES

CollegeCreditPlus(FormerlyPostSecondaryEnrollmentOptions) OhioSenateBill140hasenactedSection3365.02oftheRevisedCodewhichestablishesa
Post-SecondaryEnrollmentOptionProgramforeligiblestudents.Thisprogramwasrevisedto

createtheCollegeCreditPlusprogram. Beginningasearlyas7thgrade,studentsmaytake nonsectariancoursesatapost-secondaryinstitutionandreceivehighschooland/orcollege credit.Acceptancebyapost-institutionisrequired. FormoreinformationregardingCollege CreditPlus,plantoattendoneoftheinformationmeetingsthiswinterortalktoyourguidance counselor.

CreditFlexibility&VCAP Studentsinanygradewhoarecapableoftheworkmayapplytoearnhighschoolcreditfor coursestakeninnon-traditionalways.Thismayinclude,butisnotlimitedto,testingoutofa course,takingthecourseonlinefromathird-partyprovider,independentstudy,orsummer programs.ApplicationsforcreditmustbemadeandapprovedPRIORtocompletingthe proposedplan.Contactyourhighschoolguidancecounselorformoreinformationaboutthe creditflexibilitypoliciesforCCS.

PodcastsandWebsitesforEnrichment

Podcasts AppleComputer’siTunesStoreoffersfreepodcastsforavarietyoftopics.iTunescanbe downloadedontoanyhomecomputerforfreefromtheApplewebsite.Browsetheeducation podcastsforradio-stylelessonsorsearchfortheonesbelow.Forsecuritypurposes,always previewapodcast.Applemarksquestionablepodcastswiththelabel“Explicit”sotheycanbe avoidedbyparentsandchildren.Still,pleaseusediscretionwhendownloadinganycontent fromtheinternet.

Somepossiblepodcastsinclude:

● LearnItalianPod–15minuteItalianlessons.

● FrenchforBeginners–Shortlessonsincludeprintablevocabularysheetsandhasbeen labeledClean”forcontent,etc.
● LearnChinesePod.com–Thefewexistinglessonsareabout10to25minutesinlength. ● MandarinChinesewithSergeMelnyk–BasicconversationalChineselessonsranging
from10to30minutesinlength.

● MyGermanClass–Thereare20videolessonsinconversationalGerman. ● InstaSpanishLessons–ThispodcastteachescolloquialSpanish.
● JapanesePod101–Therearenearly100beginnerandintermediatelessonsinthecast. Inadditiontolanguageandculture,ittalksaboutcurrenteventsandmaybebetter suitedtohighschoolstudents.
● SAT,ACT,GRETestPrepVocabulary–Thesemini-lessonsinclude5newvocabulary wordsadayfortestpreparation.
● BigStoryTime–About50shortbedtimestoriesforkidsreadbykids.

● CalculusCast–Thisseriesofvideocastsdealwithmulti-variablecalculusskills.

Therearealsomanypodcastsavailablefromspecificschoolsofalllevelsandbackgrounds. Manyofthemcontainsinglelessonsfromteachersorsinglecastswithstudentssharing projectstheyhavecompletedandteachingotherswhattheyhavelearned.

iTunesU

AppleComputer’siTunesUstoreofferscourseworkfromK-12institutions,public organizations,andcollegesallaroundtheworld.Somecoursesandresourcesareentirelyfree. Otherofferingsarelectures,seminars,orportionsofcoursesandincludeaudio,video,and evensomedocumentsorassignmentsheets.UsetheiTunesstoreonyourcomputerorthe iTunesUapponyourmobiledevicetoaccessthecontent.Theseprogramswouldbeidealfor enrichedstudy,independentprojects,orasinstructionalcontentaspartofcreditflexibility proposals.Forsecuritypurposes,alwayspreviewacourse.Applemarksquestionablecontent withthelabel“Explicit”sotheycanbeavoidedbyparentsandchildren.Still,pleaseuse discretionwhendownloadinganycontentfromtheinternet.

MassiveOnlineOpenCourseware(MOOCs) MOOCsareonlinecoursesavailablefreeofchargethroughuniversitiesorotherorganizations. Theydonotresultinatranscriptorofficialgrade,buttheycanbeasourceofcontent informationforindependentstudy,personalinterest,orcreditflexibilityplans. Belowarea fewofthemoreestablishedprograms.

● ClassCentral-Thissitecollectslinkstohundredsofonlinecoursesinalldisciplines formnearly400universitiesaroundtheworldandotherMOOCproviders. Manyare freealthoughsome"forcredit"coursesarefee-based.
● KhanAcademy–Thissitehasover3,100videosoneverythingfromarithmeticto physics,finance,andhistoryandhundredsofskillstopracticetohelpyoulearnwhat youwant,whenyouwant,atyourownpace.
● MITOpenCourseWareandEdX–Freelecturenotes,examsandvideosfromMIT.No registrationrequired.
● TheEdXconsortiumnowincludesotheruniversitiesandalsoincludescoursesdesigned forhighschoolstudents. Thosecoursescanbefoundat
https://www.edx.org/high-school-initiative.Therearesomefeesforthecompletion certificates,ifthatoptionischosen.
● Coursera-Morethan400coursesfromover80universitiesareavailable. Includes videos,lectures,homework,discussions,andotherinteractivefeatures.
● Udacity-ThissmallerMOOCisfocusedprimarily,butnotexclusively,onmath,science, andtechnology. Thecoursesareself-paced.

HerearelinkstolistsofotherMOOCs: http://www.moocs.co/K-12_MOOCs.html http://moocs.co/Higher_Education_MOOCs.html

http://www.moocs.co/Other_MOOCs.html http://www.mooc-list.com/

OpenStax-Thissiteisasourceoffreeonlinecollege-leveltextbooks. Somearestandardbooks usedinuniversities,andothersareavailableonlytostudentsatparticipatingschools. Ohio Stateisoneofthoseschools. ThiscouldbeusedtosavemoneyontextbooksforPSEOortogain sourcematerialforcreditflexproposals

Websites

● ArcademicSkillsBuilders-Thissitehasacademicgamesatavarietyofskills/levels. Searchatbottomofpageformoredifficultskills.
● ArtsConnected-Thisfeaturesspecificlessonsondifferentelementsofart.Itincludes activitieswherestudentscanapplytheartelementandcreateoriginaldigitalart.
● CK-12-Thisisaseriesofself-pacedmathandsciencelessonstiedtotheCommonCore forallgradelevels.
● Conceptis-Puzzledesignerforpublishers,butonlinesiteincludesdownloadable puzzlesandonestosolveonline.IncludesSudoku,logics,andothers.
● EdHeads–Conductvirtualscienceexperimentsrangingfrombuildingacellphoneto exploringmachinestoconductingsurgery.
● FunBrain–FunBrainhaslinkstolotsofgamesforallinterestsandages.Thereare arcade-stylegames,webbooks,andotherinteractiveactivities.
● HowStuffWorks–Thissiteisexactlywhatitsays.Itisagroupofpagesthatexplain howEVERYTHINGworks.Itisorganizedandeasytonavigate.
● InstantChess-Chessgamesonlineforalllevelsofexpertise.

● KidChess-Getchessinstructionandplaypracticegamesattheuser'slevel.

● QuizHub-onlineinteractivequizzes,subscriptionnecessaryforsomequizzes,online activitiescoverallsubjectareasincludegames,testprep,andotherinteractive activities.
● SetGame–PlaytheSetgameonlineandlearnvariationsforplayingthecardgameat home.YoucanalsoplayQuiddlerandXactikaonline.
● Toondoo-Studentscancreatetheirowncreatecomicstripstoretellstories.

● WebSudokuPuzzles–PlaytheSudokugameonline.Playerscanchoosetheirlevelof difficulty.

● WolframMathworld-Amajorreferencewithdefinitions,examples,etc.

RESEARCHTOOLS

● Diigo-Thistoolallowsuserstostoretextclips,websites,videos,andimages.Userscan setupaccountstoaccesstheinformationfromiPadsphoneapps,andthewebsite.IT canbeausefultoolforstoringcontentforresearchprojects.
● Glogster-Anonlinetoolforcreatinginteractiveposters.Thiscanbeusedtocreate visualsforyourstudentsorforstudentstocreateinteractiveposterstosharetheir research.
● Go!Ask,Act,Achieve-Thisisatooltohelpstudentsingrades4-10learnresearchskills. ● InfOhio–Thissitelinkstodatabasesofprofessionaljournalsandkids’magazines.
Articlesforstudentscanbesearchedbytopic,source,andlexile.Therearealsolinksto virtualfieldtripsandmuchmore.
● LucidChartforEducation-Thisisadigitalflowchart,venndiagram,andmind mappingsitethatallowsuserstocreatethesedocumentsandmanipulatethemonline.
● Piktochart-Userscancreateinfographicstoshareacondensedversionoftheir research.
● Powtoon-Createanimatedpresentationstopresentresearchandsharewithothers. ● Prezi-Thisisaspinonpresentationslidesthatworksinamind-mappingformat.
● Research4Success-Thisisanonlinecoursetoteachjuniorsandseniorsinhighschool howtodorigorousresearchprojectsinpreparationforcollegework.

SummerPrograms

LocalSummerPrograms

http://www.attheworks.org/classes-camps-programs/summer-camps.aspx

ProgramsdevelopedthroughapartnershipbetweenCOTCandTheWorksandincludes opportunitiesforexplorationthroughprogramslikeJr.ArcheologistandCampInvention. Programsavailableforchildrenages3-14.

http://owjl.owu.edu/apply/howToApply.html

CampersattendingOWJLselectfourcoursesfromanacademicprogramthatincludes mathematicsandcomputing,science,humanitiesandcreativedevelopment.Cultural, recreationalandsocialactivitiesroundouttheexperienceandincludetheannualOWjL CampReview,theHistoricStrandTheatreMovieNight,theOWjLdance,swimming,campus tours,crafts,andgames.

https://www.otterbein.edu/summercamps/essex/

The2015MartinW.EssexSchoolfortheGiftedandTalented™atOtterbeinUniversityoffers risinghighschooljuniorsandseniorsopportunitiesforcareerexplorationthrougha

uniqueprogramcomprisedofclasses,seminarsandworkshopsonthearts,sciencesand humanities.TakingplaceinmultiplevenuesthroughoutOtterbein’scampus,this residentialprogramencouragessocialinteractionandpeerdiscussionsothatstudentscan bechallengedintellectuallyandartisticallyanddevelopabetterunderstandingoftherole oftheirabilitiesandtalentsintheirlivesandinsociety.

Emailandrequestanapplication:spalmer@worthington.k12.oh.us

https://cosi.org/kids/camp-cosi-summer-camps

Thesedaycampsfor4th and5th gradestudentsincludeavarietyofthemessuchasengineering, videogamecreation, andamusementparkscience.

https://www.columbusacademy.org/summer

Thesecoedcampsareavailableforchildreninallgradelevelsandcoverallsubjectareas. Half andfulldayoptionsareavailable.

http://www.classroomantics.com/columbus-ohio/

Thesetechnologysummerdaycampsforstudents7-13allowstudentstotakepartinlearning activitieswhichincorporateLegos,StopMotionAnimation,andComputerProgramming.

http://www.campofla.org/

Studentsenteringgrades3-8nextyearmaychoosefromArabic,French,German,Russianor Spanishforaweekoflanguageimmersionandculturalfun.

NationalSummerProgramsDesignedforGiftedLearners

TheSummerInstitutefortheGifted	WWW.giftedstudy.org SIGprograms,housedatuniversitiesthroughoutthecountry,arethree-weeksummer
programsforgiftedstudentsages9-17 providinginstructioninover60excitingand challengingmulti

curricular,artsandrecreationalcourses.

DukeTIP	http://tip.duke.edu/

DukeTIPsummerstudiesprogramsaresuperbacademicopportunitiesanddynamic residentialandsocialexperiencesfor7ththrough10thgraders.Thesethree-weeksessionsare intenseanddemanding;studentsarechallengedtothinkcriticallyaboutthemselvesandtheir world.

JohnsHopkinsCenterforTalentedYouth	http://cty.jhu.edu/

Oursummerprogramsoffereligiblestudentsfromalloverthecountryandaroundtheworld theopportunitytoengageinchallengingacademicworkinthecompanyofpeerswhoshare theirexceptionalabilitiesandloveoflearning.

Termsrelatedtogiftedidentification

AbilityAssessment:Anabilityassessmentmeasuresastudent’sperformanceona nationally-normedintelligenceinstrument.Therearegroupabilityassessments(e.g.,
CognitiveAbilityTest,TerraNova)andthereareindividualabilityassessments(WISCIV,WNV, Stanford-BinetV).Abilitymeasuresthecapacitytodosomething.Abilityisdifferentfrom achievement.Abilitymeasureshowastudentlearnswhileachievementmeasureswhata studenthaslearned.

Acceleration: Fasterpresentationofcontenttomorecloselymatchthespeedatwhichgifted studentslearn.AccelerationoptionsincludeearlyentrancetoKindergartenor1stgrade, subjectacceleration,whole-gradeacceleration,dualenrollmentprograms,andearlyentrance tocollege.

AchievementAssessment: Anachievementassessmentmeasureshowmuchastudenthas learnedoracquiredlearning.Therearegroupachievementassessments(e.g.ITBS,MAP)and individualachievementassessments(Woodcock-Johnson-IIINU).Achievementisdifferent fromability.Achievementmeasureswhatastudenthaslearnedwhileabilitymeasureshowa studentlearns.

AdvancedPlacement: Thisreferstoaprogramofcollege-levelcoursesofferedthrough CollegeBoard.ManyhighschoolsthroughoutthecountryofferAPcoursesinvarioussubjects. StudentsmaytakeatestinthatsubjectinMaytopotentiallyearncollegecredit.Somecolleges acceptAPcreditwhilesomedonot.

AsynchronousDevelopment:Differingratesforphysical,cognitive,andemotional development.Forexample,agiftedchildmaybechronologically13yearsold,intellectually18, emotionally8,andphysically11.Thediscrepanciesaregreatestforchildrenatthe chronologicalageofabout13,buttheextremesdisplayedbygiftedchildrenhaveledsome expertstodefinegiftednessitselfasasynchronousdevelopment.

Bloom’sTaxonomy: BenjaminBloom’staxonomy(1956)isoftenusedtodevelopcurriculumfor students.Bloom’slevelsofthinkinginclude:knowledge,comprehension,application,analysis, synthesis,andevaluation.Giftedstudentstypicallyneedinstructionatthehighestlevelsof Bloom’staxonomywhichpromotehigherlevelthinkingskills.

ClusterGrouping: Placingagroupoffivetotenidentifiedgiftedstudentsinaclassroomwith otherstudentsofmixedabilities.Instructioncanbetargetedtotheclustergroupswithinthe classroom.

CreativeThinkingAbility: Ohiorecognizescreativethinkingasacategoryofgiftedness.A childwithcreativethinkingabilityisonewhoconsistentlyengagesindivergentthinkingthat resultsinunconventionalresponsestoconventionaltaskstotheextentthats/heneedsand canprofitfromspeciallyplannededucationalservicesbeyondthosenormallyprovidedbythe standardschoolprogram.

CurriculumCompacting: Adaptstheregularcurriculumtomeettheneedsofadvanced studentsbyeliminatingworkthathasalreadybeenmasteredorcondensingworkthatmaybe masteredatapacemoreappropriateforthestudent’sabilitylevel.

DifferentiatedCurriculum: Referstoaprocessbywhichthestandardcurriculumismodified incontent,process,product,and/orenvironmenttomeettheneedsofhighabilitystudents. Modificationsrelatetothequalityofworkasopposedtothequantity.

DualEnrollment:Takingupper-levelcourseworkconcurrentlywithgrade-levelcoursework.

EarlyEntrancetoKindergarten/1stgrade:SomechildrenneedtostartKindergartenor1st earlybecausetheyareready.Earlyentranceisdesignedfortheexceptionalchildwhoisboth academicallyreadyaswellasdevelopmentallymaturewhencomparedtoothershisorher chronologicalage.

FullScaleTheFullScaleIQreferstothesumofthepartsonanintelligencetest.Forexample, thefullscaleIQontheWISC-IVisacompositeoftheseparts:VerbalComprehension,Perceptual Reasoning,WorkingMemoryandProcessingSpeed.IQsbetween85and115areconsidered withinthe"averagerange"inthattheyareonestandarddeviationaboveandbelowthemean (100).

GiftednessGiftednessreferstodistinctlyabove-averagecompetenceinintellectual,creative, socioaffective(leadership,empathy,self-awareness)sensorymotorability(strength,fine motorcontrol,endurance),orotherareas(extrasensoryperception,healing)[Gagne].

IowaAccelerationScale(IAS)Thisistheinstrumentthatisrequiredtobeusedinevaluating whole-gradeaccelerationcandidates(earlyentranceaswellasotherwhole-gradecandidates). Theassessmentinvolvesschoolhistory,evaluationofastudent’sability,aptitudeand

achievement,developmentalfactors,interpersonalskills,parental/schoolattitudeand support,aswellascriticalitems.

IQIntelligenceQuotient.Thisisanumericalrepresentationofintelligence.IQisderivedfrom dividingthementalage(basedonanintelligencetestsuchastheWISC-IVortheStanford-Binet V)bythechronologicalage;times100.AnaverageIQisconsideredtobe100(themean).

Post-SecondaryEnrollmentOption(PSEO)Providesstudentswiththeopportunitytoattend collegecourseswhileearningbothhighschoolandcollegecredit.Tuitionforthecollege coursesispaidforwithstateeducationfunds.

Pre-assessmentAnassessmentgivenatthebeginningofaunitorlessontodeterminehow muchcontentthestudenthasalreadymastered.Instructionisthendifferentiatedtomeetthe studentneeds.

Pull-OutProgramPrograminwhichstudentsarepulledoutoftheregularclassroomona scheduledbasistogotoaresourceroomstaffedbyteacher(s)trainedintheeducationofgifted children.

ReliabilityThisreferstothe“repeatability”andstabilityofscores.Reliabilityreferstothe consistencyofameasure.Atestisconsideredreliableifwegetthesameresultrepeatedly.For example,ifatestisdesignedtomeasureatrait(suchasintroversion),theneachtimethetestis administeredtoasubject,theresultsshouldbeapproximatelythesame.Synonym:Precision.

Self-containedclassroomAself-containedclassroomisaclassroomwherethedistrictplaces studentsinaclassroomwithothergiftedstudentsfull-time,everyday.TheteacherisaGifted InterventionalSpecialist.ThestateofOhiolimitsself-containedclassroomstonomorethan20 students.

Pre-assessmentAnassessmentgivenatthebeginningofaunitorlessontodeterminehow muchcontentthestudenthasalreadymastered.Instructionisthendifferentiatedtomeetthe studentneeds.

Pull-OutProgramPrograminwhichstudentsarepulledoutoftheregularclassroomona scheduledbasistogotoaresourceroomstaffedbyteacher(s)trainedintheeducationofgifted children.ReliabilityThisreferstothe“repeatability”andstabilityofscores.

Reliabilityreferstotheconsistencyofameasure.Atestisconsideredreliableifwegetthe sameresultrepeatedly.Forexample,ifatestisdesignedtomeasureatrait(suchas introversion),theneachtimethetestisadministeredtoasubject,theresultsshouldbe approximatelythesame.Synonym:Precision.

Self-containedclassroomAself-containedclassroomisaclassroomwherethedistrictplaces studentsinaclassroomwithothergiftedstudentsfull-time,everyday.TheteacherisaGifted InterventionalSpecialist.ThestateofOhiolimitsself-containedclassroomstonomorethan20 students.

ServicesServicesforgiftedstudentsaredeterminedbythelocaleducationagencyorschool district.ServicesvaryamongtheOhioschooldistricts.Aservicemustconformtothe OperatingStandardsforIdentifyingandServingGiftedStudents(OAC3301-51-15).Districtsare toapplyserviceplacementcriteriaconsistently.Servicestypicallyinvolveadifferentiated curriculum.Asetting(APcourse,resourceroom,Honorsclass)isnotservicewithout curriculummodificationsthatarespecifiedintheWrittenEducationPlan.

Socio-EmotionalNeedsManygiftedstudentshaveaffectiveneedsthatincludeheightenedor unusualsensitivitytoself-awareness,emotionsandexpectationsofthemselvesorothers,and asenseoffairness.Typicalissueswithgiftedstudentsincludeperfectionism,depression, underachievement,interpersonalrelationshipsandcareerplanning.

SpecificAcademicAbilityOhiorecognizesthatsomechildrenhaveanaptitudeinaspecific subjectorseveralsubjects.Astudentwhohasspecificacademicabilityistypicallyidentified usinganachievementtest.Ohiorequiresperformanceof95%oraboveatthenationallevelon astandardizedachievementtest.ThefourareasrecognizedbyOhioare:readingand/or writing,mathematics,socialstudiesandscience.Astudentmaybeidentifiedasspecific academicbutnotsuperiorcognitive.Thereversemayalsobetrue.

StandardErrorofMeasures(SEM)TheSEMisessentiallythereliabilityofaninstrument.For example,theSEMontheWISC-IVis3.0.Thismeansachildwhoscores144ontheWISC-IVwould mostlikelyscorebetween141and147ifthatinstrumentisusedagain.ThehighertheSEM,the lessreliabletheinstrument.

StandardizedTestAtesttakenbymanystudentsunderidenticalconditionswhichallows resultstobecomparedstatisticallytoagivenstandard.Popularstandardizedassessments includetheACT,SAT,PSAT,GRE,LSAT,MCAT,IowaTestsofBasicSkillsandtheCognitive AbilityTest.

SuperiorCognitiveInOhio,astudentmustscoretwostandarddeviationsabovethemean (minusthestandarderrorofmeasure)onanintelligencetest(e.g.,WISC-IV,WNVor
Stanford-BinetV)orperformatorabovethe95thpercentileonabasicorcompositebatteryof anationally-normedachievementtest(e.g.,ITBS),orattainanapprovedscoreonanabove gradelevelstandardized,nationally-normedtest(e.g.,ACT,SATorEXPLORE)

TieredAssignmentsInaheterogeneousclassroom,ateacherusesvariedlevelsofactivitiesto ensurethatstudentsexploreideasatalevelthatbuildsontheirpriorknowledgeandprompts continuedgrowth.

TwiceExceptionalThisisatermusedtodescribeachildwhohastwoormoreexceptionalities. Forexample,astudentwhoisbothgiftedandhearingimpaired.

ValidityValidityistheextenttowhichatestmeasureswhatitclaimstomeasure.Itisvitalfor atesttobevalidinorderfortheresultstobeaccuratelyappliedandinterpreted.Validityisn’t determinedbyasinglestatistic,butbyabodyofresearchthatdemonstratestherelationship betweenthetestandthebehavioritisintendedtomeasure.Therearethreetypesofvalidity: content,criterion-relatedandconstruct.