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Meet Your Pull-Out GATE Facilitator
Meet Your Pull-Out GATE Facilitator
Pierce Park Pull-Out GATE Facilitator
Pierce Park Pull-Out GATE Facilitator
Leona Alexander has been a Gifted and Talented Education (G.A.T.E.) facilitator with the Boise School District since 2017. Before that, she lived and taught in the Denver metro area for 16 years. Mrs. Alexander has now lived in nine different states (and in Germany), and she is elated to call Boise her home. Mrs. Alexander and her family are excited to live in such a beautiful city and state where they can continue to nurture their love of camping and hiking in the mountains, and they are excited to add floating the Boise River to their yearly summer activities!
Mrs. Alexander was a professional musician before she started her journey in education and loves to integrate the arts in her instruction. She is currently working on completing her doctorate in educational leadership and policy study with a focus on equity in gifted education as she is passionate about ensuring every student has access to a caring and engaging learning environment.
Leona Alexander
GRADE LEVEL THEMES
GRADE LEVEL THEMES
Each grade level will focus on a different theme to view their learning through. Each theme is designed to be open-ended and to provide direction for learning and exploring. The theme and essential questions are the same for all Pull-Out GATE Programs across the district.
Each grade level will focus on a different theme to view their learning through. Each theme is designed to be open-ended and to provide direction for learning and exploring. The theme and essential questions are the same for all Pull-Out GATE Programs across the district.
1ST GRADE
1ST GRADE
Innovation
Innovation
Essential Question:
What is the journey of an idea?
We will explore how an idea can turn into something incredible that can be used to help others. We will also be exploring STEM careers, all while challenging our imagination while creating with our maker boxes.
2ND GRADE
2ND GRADE
Exploration
Exploration
Essential Question:
How does wonder inspire?
We will experiment with scale as we look at the beauty of tiny bugs all the way up to the wonders of outer space.
3RD GRADE
3RD GRADE
Transformation
Essential Question:
Why do things change?
We'll be exploring change from every angle: Why do things change? How do things change? When is change important? How do we cope with change?
4th GRADE
4th GRADE
Ethics
Ethics
Essential Question:
What is fair?
Students will learn about personality and the inner workings of the human brain. They will explore what makes a decision/action ethical and how they might react to the situation.
5TH GRADE
5TH GRADE
Relationships
Essential Question:
How might connections impact outcomes?
The theme 5th grade will explore is Relationships. We'll explore relationship between people, between people and their communities, and between people and technology. We'll even dip our toes in some physics and engineering challenges.
6TH GRADE
6TH GRADE
Leadership
Essential Question: What makes a leader?
The theme 6th grade will explore is Leadership. We'll develop an understanding of leadership through a series of discussions surrounding real-world scenarios. The students will design their own community leadership projects and make a plan for continuing their practice into middle school and beyond.
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