GOALS AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES: Elementary Grades
Program Goal 1:
The Earlham Community School Districts Extended Learning program will identify talents in students and match students to learning opportunities which will meet their educational needs.
Goal 1 Indicators:
The Earlham Community School District Extended Learning program will provide staff development opportunities necessary to help understand characteristic, special learning needs, and appropriate curricular experiences of talented and gifted students.
Goal 2 Indicators:
To encourage the fullest development of the gifted student’s creative and intellectual capacities.
Goal 3 Indicators:
The Earlham Community School Districts Extended Learning program will identify talents in students and match students to learning opportunities which will meet their educational needs.
Goal 1 Indicators:
- Appropriate learning environment
- Parent participation
- Communication
- Personal Education Plan development
- Student survey
- Teacher survey
- Parent survey
The Earlham Community School District Extended Learning program will provide staff development opportunities necessary to help understand characteristic, special learning needs, and appropriate curricular experiences of talented and gifted students.
Goal 2 Indicators:
- Communication/collaboration of programming options
E-mail
- Inservice
- Teacher surveys
To encourage the fullest development of the gifted student’s creative and intellectual capacities.
Goal 3 Indicators:
- Varied curriculum
- Personal Education Plans when appropriate
- End of year surveys
- Personal Education Plans analysis
IDENTIFICATION: Elementary Grades
Students are identified using multiple forms of data including:
- ITBS test scores
- MAP Test – Reading, Math, Science Concepts & Processes and Language Usage
- Teacher Referral
- Parent Input
- Skills Iowa
Extended Learning Services for Primary Grades
Enrichment activities are provided for all students in grades K-3. The Extended Learning teacher meets with primary teachers to discuss the needs of students. They may also help provide resources and strategies for students who may need modified assignments and challenging opportunities. Lessons may be provided for the whole class, and/or flexible small groups.
Kingore Observation Inventory
The Extended Learning Curriculum in grades K-3 is based on the Kingore Observation Inventory, developed by Dr. Bertie Kingore. The KOI helps teachers to recognize behaviors in the following areas: advanced language, analytical thinking, meaning motivated, perspective, sense of humor, sensitivity and accelerated learning.
The KOI is an instrument used to assist educators in identifying and serving student’s potentials. It encourages teachers to establish an enriched learning environment and structure to guide observation of the behaviors that high ability students typically exhibit in K-8 grade. Teachers help enrich classroom learning environments, assess all student learning needs, and assist in implementing differentiation. It also serves as one component in the identification of students for whom the regular curriculum is not sufficiently challenging and provides a standard for teacher observation to document insights about students with classroom teachers.
Whole Class Lessons
The Extended Learning teachers use a variety of identification strategies based on the KOI. Some of these may include teaching lessons to the whole class, classroom observation, collaboration or small group work.
Flexible Small Groups
The Extended Learning teacher may work with small flexible groups of targeted students for short periods of time. Groups will be formed based on student need and interest. These groups are intended to change depending on the purpose of the classroom extensions or activities.
Kingore Observation Inventory
The Extended Learning Curriculum in grades K-3 is based on the Kingore Observation Inventory, developed by Dr. Bertie Kingore. The KOI helps teachers to recognize behaviors in the following areas: advanced language, analytical thinking, meaning motivated, perspective, sense of humor, sensitivity and accelerated learning.
The KOI is an instrument used to assist educators in identifying and serving student’s potentials. It encourages teachers to establish an enriched learning environment and structure to guide observation of the behaviors that high ability students typically exhibit in K-8 grade. Teachers help enrich classroom learning environments, assess all student learning needs, and assist in implementing differentiation. It also serves as one component in the identification of students for whom the regular curriculum is not sufficiently challenging and provides a standard for teacher observation to document insights about students with classroom teachers.
Whole Class Lessons
The Extended Learning teachers use a variety of identification strategies based on the KOI. Some of these may include teaching lessons to the whole class, classroom observation, collaboration or small group work.
Flexible Small Groups
The Extended Learning teacher may work with small flexible groups of targeted students for short periods of time. Groups will be formed based on student need and interest. These groups are intended to change depending on the purpose of the classroom extensions or activities.
Grades 4-6 Programming Options
- ELP student interaction in small groups for 1-2 hours per week.
- Independent studies available for students in interest areas.
- Mentor/Mentee program with an older student or adult who shares particular interest or talent.
- Possible acceleration of curriculum options.
- Curriculum compacting option to test out of curriculum and advance to higher level.
- Honors Art-Creativity/Artistic ability.
Grades 4-6 Pull Out Program Curriculum
Extended Learning 4-6th (Pull-Out)
The Extended Learning curriculum is based on the Autonomous Learner Model, developed by Dr. George T. Betts and Jolene Knapp. This model is a program designed to help learners work towards the goal of independent or autonomous learning. Working with this model helps meet the diverse cognitive, emotional and social needs of students.
Units/Activities may include: Mysteries, Hands-On Building, Independent Projects, Career Investigations, Future Problem Solvers, Public Speaking and Community Service Projects.
The Extended Learning curriculum is based on the Autonomous Learner Model, developed by Dr. George T. Betts and Jolene Knapp. This model is a program designed to help learners work towards the goal of independent or autonomous learning. Working with this model helps meet the diverse cognitive, emotional and social needs of students.
Units/Activities may include: Mysteries, Hands-On Building, Independent Projects, Career Investigations, Future Problem Solvers, Public Speaking and Community Service Projects.