GATE/SAS Gifted and Talented Education and School for Advanced Studies Cowan Avenue Elementary.
Let’s Open the GATE: Young, Talented, and Identified
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Let’s Open the GATE: Young, Talented, and
Identified
November 17, 2021
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Gifted and Talented Education
What is it?
❖ An enrichment program
❖ Access to new opportunities at your schools
❖ A chance to explore interests
❖ Expanding the curriculum
What it is not?
❖ A separate class
❖ Moving to a new school
❖ A magnet program
❖ A different curriculum
❖ Extra Credit3
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Elementary and Class Placement
GATE is not an indicator of student behavior or of success in the classroom
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❖ Explore interests❖ Focus on area of strength❖ Develop new passions❖ Navigating their education,
K-12 and beyond
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Opening the door to opportunities for your student:
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Diversity in GiftsFive Areas of Identification:❖ Cognitive❖ Academic❖ Visual and Performing Arts❖ Creative ❖ Leadership
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How are Students Identified?
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Ways to be GATE Identified
3rd & 4th Grades
3rd-8th Grades
3rd-8th Grades
COGNITIVE
Universal NNAT
Testing
PORTFOLIOS
Leadership, Visual and Performing
Arts, Creativity
ACADEMIC
English Language Arts
and Mathematics
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Annual TimelineFall
❖ Academic Ability❖ Universal NNAT for 3rd & 4th
graders
Winter❖ Portfolio Reviews for all students
5th through 8th grades
Spring❖ NNAT test for 5th - 8th graders❖ Portfolio Appeals
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Recognizing students with exceptional
individual strengths
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What are the Advantages of Being
in GATE?
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Around the District
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◎ Enrichment and exploration opportunities
◎ Engagement◎ Transition elementary>
middle > high school ◎ Honors, AP, and IB
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At Our School
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◎ Field trip◎ Newspaper◎ Art Club◎ Chess Club◎ CREST Club◎ Media Broadcasting◎ Spelling Bee◎ Academic Contest◎ Guest Presenters
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Strategies for Parents/Families
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What are some Strategies for School/Home
Connections?
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Parent Agency
❖ Ask what teachers are doing to support students
❖ Academies❖ Collaboration between school
sites and families GATE site enrichments
❖ Access to Honors, AP/IB❖ Confidence of achievement
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How can I get involved and engaged?
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What support is needed at our school?
❖ Individuals that have been fingerprinted can provide specialty classes/workshops for the kids. ➢ Examples include:
■ Coding■ Robotics■ Medical field■ VAPA
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❖ Capital Region Engineering Science and Technology (CREST)
❖ Robotics and Coding❖ Music, Theatre, Arts❖ Newspaper, Creative Writing❖ After School Programs
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What is happening around the district for GATE Enrichment?
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Questions and Comments
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Thank You