Advanced Academics

at Smith Middle School, 2022-23:

Braaaaaaainnnnsss....Braaaaaaaaaaaaiiinnnnnnsss!

Testing not your thing? Make you kinda nervous? Generally do not recommend?

Genius Hour Test Taking Strategies: Medical, Cultural, etc. 032223

I got you.

<<<Test taking strategies for your physical, psychological, and cultural self!

Genius Hour 6/7 Black History Month.020823

6-7th graders! 8 February

6th & 7th grades: Whose books are currently being challenged and banned? Why? What can you do about it?

Genius Hour 8 Black History Month.AP controversy & banned books.020823

8th graders...

What's this AP African-American Studies controversy & banned books business about? Let's find out!

Summer 2023 Genius Hour January 23 2023

Adventures in Reading

For avid, independent readers: A one-page book project that provides choice and ease of use for parents and students.

Book collections to:

challenge,
call into question,
build allyship & community
present new role models & roads of travel

Read Around the World

Got the travel bug? Here's one way to deal with it...

Set a goal of reading a book from each of 80 countries, ORExplore books from around the world through the Nobel Prize Reading Project!

Different Kinds of Minds

Enriching short- and long-term anchor activities for students

Advanced Academics Resources

Teacher & parent resources for advancement & exploration

The Scholarship Talk

Intro: The Scholarship Talk.mp4

We kicked off 8th grade Genius Hour with an introduction to "the Scholarship Talk." ^^This is the slide presentation that contains student tools and their first tasks.

SMS Gifted Ed Services

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