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Buncombe County Schools AIG Webpage
Gifted Education Enrichment Curriculum Map Grades K - 12
Grades 1 – 2 - Problem-Solvers
Students in First and Second Grade will:
Make appropriate use of activities which extend manipulation, experimentation, and application.
Develop reasoning skills through logic and problem solving activities.
Develop skills of independent, critical and creative thinking skills.
Grades 3 – 8 AIG Enrichment Goals
Students in Grades 3 – 8 will continue to build on primary skills, plus:
Gain awareness of themselves as individuals who have unique academic and social-emotional needs.
Engage in meaningful work that strengthens independent, critical, and creative thinking skills.
Foster independence in identifying and solving meaningful problems.
Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively in increasingly complex contexts.
Think critically about humankind and demonstrate social responsibility in a global community.
Collaborate effectively with diverse teams to accomplish a common goal.
Commit to learning as a lifelong process and demonstrate accountability for one’s own learning.
The Gifted Program at Hominy Valley and Oakley Elementary Schools
The Gifted Program at Hominy Valley and Oakley Elementary schools serves students who demonstrate a need for academic enrichment and differentiated curriculum. Formal identification begins in 4th grade. Buncombe County uses multiple criteria to determine the degree of need for differentiation. The criteria include: aptitude (intelligence) testing, achievement testing, teacher observation of typical gifted characteristics, teacher documentation of the need for differentiation, student motivation, student grades, and work samples. Use the BCS AIG homepage link on the next tab to find more specific information about the referral and screening process as well as AIG goals.
AIG: formally identified gifted students - Grades 4 and 5
Cluster grouping in heterogeneous classrooms (a minimum of five gifted students) placed in a classroom where the teacher has some training in gifted education.
Curriculum differentiation in classrooms with consultation from gifted specialist.
Gifted reference materials and teaching resources available on loan to K-5 classroom teachers.
Enrichment groups with the gifted specialist with a curriculum designed for gifted students. Curriculum focuses on learning experiences that nurture creative and critical thinking skills. Students are also exposed to a variety of mathematical problem solving. Units and activities are all aligned with NC New Essential Standards and Gifted Education Programming Standards.
Additional opportunities such as math enrichment groups or literacy groups.
Talent Development: students who show gifted potential/nurturing - Grade 3
Referred by classroom teachers - groups are fluid and flexible based on need and potential.
Enrichment groups with the gifted specialist with a curriculum designed for gifted students. Curriculum focuses on mathematical problem solving with an introduction to algebra as well as activities that nurture creative problem solving and critical thinking skills. Units and activities are all aligned with NC New Essential Standards and Gifted Education Programming Standards.
Additional opportunities such as math enrichment.
Problem Solvers: students who show gifted potential and a need for enrichment Grades 1 and 2
Referred by classroom teachers - groups are fluid and flexible based on need and potential using a referral checklist of observed behaviors.
Enrichment groups with the gifted specialist with a curriculum designed for gifted students. Tasks and problem-solving experiences nurture creative and critical thinking skills as well as mathematical problem solving and analogy exercises. Units and activities are all aligned with NC New Essential Standards and Gifted Education Programming Standards
Please feel free to contact Sandra Thompson if you have any questions, comments or concerns.
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