LHS Gifted Freshman Orientation 2014

2014 LHS

Gifted Freshman
Orientation

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Head Check: Week 3

LHS Gifted Staff: Annex rm. 301

Mr. Wolf š Bash š Loupe
š Cobb š Love
š Day š Lynch
š Ely š Myers
š Fuller š Osterhaus
š Garrison š Rockhold
š Good š Russell
š Grammar š Sharpe
š Harrington š Snyder
š Horan š Stephens
š Kaufman š Walther
š Kleibohmer š Waters
š Kruzel
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š Blitch Mr. Hays
š Greenfield
š Hoy (also 10th)
š Magana De la Paz
š Maher 6
š Marett
š Matthews
š Shah

Gifted MS vs. Gifted HS

Middle School High School

š IEPd students see gifted facilitators during š No class with gifted facilitator. (ER class)
Guided Studies, every-other-day.
š Your gifted facilitator is your compass.
š Your gifted facilitator is your teacher. š Advanced classes in all areas.
š Advanced classes in math, only. š Students are responsible for seeking out
š Lots of projects, competitions & fieldtrips
opportunities. (teachers, guidance)
sponsored through gifted dept. š IEP Goals are related to skill areas.
š IEP Goals are related to content areas. š Students are expected to self-advocate.
š Students receive lots of support. š No MAP/KSA but PSAT, ACT, SAT.
š MAP Tests & State Assessments!!!

Things to think about:

š 9th grade marks the start of your official transcript. (More about GPA, later!)
š Are you taking challenging classes? Familiarize yourself with the HS course

description guide. 4-year Plan
š Get required courses out of the way, early!
š What clubs and activities are you interested in?
š What community groups are you involved with?
š What did you learn from Career Cruising? Possible career pathways & college

majors?
š Talk to friends and relatives who are in college (or getting ready to go) about the

application process.

Down the road…

š Getting ready for college!
š AP courses (10th grade: AP Euro)

š Enrichment Resource Class (semester course w/approval)

š Preparing for tests:

š PSAT (Practice10th/National Merit Scholar 11th)
š ACT (11th/12th)
š SAT (11th/12th)

Blackboard (Bb) Blended Learning Course

š Provides resources and instructional support to all IEPd students, online.
š Structured around IEP Goal
š Self-paced/self-directed
š Participation is monitored

š Tool for connecting & collaborating with gifted facilitators and gifted peers.
š Means of “demonstrating need.” (Critical for re-eval.)
š Learning Strands:

š Intensive College Planning
š Executive Skills
š Gifted Affect
š Creative/Divergent Thinking

Remember:
WORK HARD!!!

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And don’t forget that
high school is FUN!!!!

Typical Teens Having FUN!
http://youtu.be/v0tHWJ6PDKA?t=47s