Nurturing Gifts: Homework for the Week of October 28th

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Homework for the Week of October 28th

Jones 1st - 2nd Graders

Complete one task from your Symbols Choice Board Menu.

Symbols Choice Board

1. Newspaper Mania Search through magazines or newspapers to make a collage of symbols.	2. Survey on Symbols Create and conduct a survey about symbols. Show your responses in a graph.	3. Crossword Pick 8 symbols that we have studied and create a crossword puzzle.
4. A Year of Symbols Think of a symbol that can be related to each month of the year. Write why this symbol is associated with its month.	5. Cereal Symbol Make a cereal based on a U.S. symbol. Be creative and design the cereal box cover.	6. Alphabetical Order Create a book of 6 symbols with each page representing a different symbol in alphabetical order.
7. I Spy Symbols Think of 10 symbols you see on your way to school. Create a story that includes all these symbols and where you see them.	8. Commercial Creation Create a commercial that showcases a business symbol. It may be a real business symbol or one you create.	9. Celebration Song Create a song about symbols that people use during celebrations.

Jones 3rd- 5th Graders

Packed and Ready to Go…

Task Description:

Look at the different travel brochures on http://www.travimp.com/brochures. Pick a place in the United States that looks like it would be fun to visit. Use the pictures on the travel brochure to guess what the climate is like in that place. Research the weather conditions during the month of November. Create a list of clothes that you will need to pack if you were going to that place for a vacation. Create a suitcase for your trip. Cut out pictures from magazines and create your own wardrobe for your trip. Record the name of the place that you’re planning to visit and explain why you packed what you packed. What do you think the climate will be like? Why are the clothes that you packed a good fit for this climate? Decide how you will travel to your destination. Research the cost of traveling for a three to five day vacation. Include the hotel and travel expenses.

Assessment Criteria:

· Description of climate is consistent with the pictures in the brochure.

· Appropriate clothing is packed in the suitcase.

· Explanation of why the clothing in the suitcase fits the climate is logical.

· Description of the cost of traveling to destination.

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Teacher Bio

Certification: Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Howard University, Master of Education in Educational Psychology (Gifted & Creative Education) from the University of Georgia

Teaching Philosophy: For students to be successful in a global 21st century environment, teachers must ignite students’ passion for learning while transforming them to become critical thinkers, advanced communicators, creative problem solvers, and advanced researchers of the future.

Special Interests: Mrs. Dickson enjoys reading, decorating, arts and crafts, family activities, traveling, and spending time with her family and dog.

As your Gifted Teacher, you can expect the following: I will provide students with meaningful and engaging opportunities to develop their abilities and explore academic subjects and interests with both rigor and creativity.

My Focus: Creating opportunities to expose all learners to gifted and talented pedagogy in an effort to improve achievement and increase the identification of underrepresented students in the program.

About This Class

Click here for the Atlanta Public Schools Office of Gifted and Talented Website

Welcome to our class blog

Class Overview

Welcome parents and students to the Gifted/Talent Development Program! I am Mrs. Dickson and I will provide Gifted and Talented as well as Talent Development instruction beginning the week of August 14th. The classroom will be a place the gifts, talents, multiple intelligences, and learning styles of both gifted and Talent Development students alike are embraced, while critical thinking and problem solving skills are better developed. Classroom curriculum is developed from interdisciplinary, differentiated, and standards-based lessons and activities for high ability learners. Units of study are aligned with the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards, as well as the Atlanta Public School’s Gifted and Talented Program Standards, which focus on advanced communication skills, advanced research skills, creative thinking and problem solving skills, and higher order critical thinking skills.

Curriculum

Supplies/Student Expectations

To ensure academic success, all students must come prepared every week on their assigned Challenge day with 1) a 2-inch wide three ring binder (new or recycled) with paper, 2) pencils, and 3) a composition book for journaling. Without these materials students will not be able to complete tasks, assignments, or the end of the unit project. The projects require students to synthesize all learning gained through note taking, handouts, discussions, research, and experiences documented in the binder. One project will be expected at the end of each large unit of study. Projects related to the mini units of study will be completed in class. Although homework tasks will be reviewed in class weekly, students may also visit the class blog (QR code linked below), to retrieve assignments and participate in any posted tasks or discussion questions. EdModo will be a classroom collaboration tool. Students will be expected to retain their login information and abide by the Edmodo Code of Conduct whenever they are utilizing this tool to collaborate about learning tasks, either at school or home. All behavior standards and expectations in the gifted and Talent Development classroom reflect and mirror those of the school.

Lastly, the class newsletter will keep you abreast of what is taking place in the classroom, celebrate student successes, such as becoming student of the month, and share essential gifted education news and resources. As always, I look forward to having a successful year of teaching and learning with our students. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.