ElementaryTalent Development

(TD)Program

Eastover Elementary

2013-2014

What is the mission of CMS’s Elementary Talent Development

Program?

To provide appropriateintellectual opportunities that

help gifted students realize theirpotential and connect them with

their complex world.

What are the goals for the Talent Development Program?

To support the development of acontent-rich educational processthroughout CMS which providesopportunities and resources for

learners to…

• Attain levels of academic achievement consistent with their abilities

• Engage in abstract, creative, and affective reasoning

• Apply insightful questioning• Develop a capacity to see

interconnections among disciplines• Practice self-directed learning and

independent problem solving• Strive for self actualization

What is the Catalyst Model?

• It is a model used in CMS to ensure that the needs of high-ability learners are being met.

• The Talent Development Teacher and Regular Classroom Teacher meet regularly to collaborate and plan instruction.

Talent Development Department 6

Everyone works collaboratively to meet the needs of the gifted

learners.

Classroom Teacher

District Support

TD Teacher

Catalyst Model

The focus of the Catalyst Model

is to differentiate instruction for

the gifted and high performingstudents.

Why the Catalyst Model?

• Gifted students are not just gifted for 90 minutes a week; they are gifted ALL of the time!

• They need to be challenged and accelerated on a consistent, regular basis!

What will the Catalyst Model look like at Eastover this year?

• Ms. Betler will collaborate, co-plan, and co-teach with general education teachers to effectively meet the needs of gifted and other high-ability learners.

• Differentiated activities are integrated into the regular classroom to complement and supplement the standard curriculum.

What are DEPs?

• DEPs are Differentiated Education Plans.• Each gifted student has one that is

updated annually.• The plan outlines how academic content,

the learning environment and the learning process is differentiated to meet the individual needs of the learner.

• It also lists special programs the learner will participate in this year, such as Chess Club and Math Olympiad.

What kinds of teaching strategies will be used with

gifted students?

• Curriculum Compacting

• Tiered Lessons• Contracts• Novel Studies• Literature Circles• Socratic and

Paidaea Seminars

• Learning Centers• Integrated

Research Projects• Technology

Enhanced Lessons• Independent

Studies

Any questions?

• Please contact Eastover’s Talent Development Teacher, Nancy Betler.

Nancy.Betler@cms.k12.nc.us