Gifted and Talented

High Performing/Gifted and Talented Students at Mendota Elementary School have access to:

GIFTED AND TALENTED PROJECT PULLOUT GROUPS

• Multiage Setting Grades 3 and 4
• Focus on Curriculum Enrichment Extension Projects 
• Focus on Collaborative, Technology Integrated Learning
• Students are Flexibly Grouped by Identification and Academic Readiness

ADVANCED CURRICULUM OPTIONS

• Curriculum Enrichment Extension Projects
• Cognitively Guided Math Learning Opportunities
• Young Authors Conference
• Word Masters 
• Differentiated Learning Opportunities
  • Teachers Have Received Ongoing Differentiation Training Centered on the Text, Making Differentiation a Habit, by Diane Heacox
  • Teachers are Supported in Their Practice of Differentiation for High Performing Learners

CLUSTERING

• Identified Students in Grades 3 and 4 are Clustered
  • Students Have Access to Academic Peers in the Regular Classroom Setting
  • Teachers of the Cluster Groups Can Plan More Intentionally for the Needs of Identified GT Students

TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES

• iPad Cart
• MacBook Carts
• iPod Cart
• Interactive Whiteboards
• Student Response Systems
• Computer Lab
• Accelerated Reader
• Google Apps for Education

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

• Continental Math League
• F.I.R.S.T. Lego League Robotics
• Geography Bee
• Spelling Bee
• Word Masters
• PTA Enrichment Programming with 20+ class offerings per session
  • Junior Great Books
  • Music Lessons
  • Tech Cafe
  • Art and Design
  • Yoga
  • Orienteering