Gifted and Talented
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Megan Mogelson
651-403-8032
|megan.mogelson@isd197.org
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