Gifted in the Classroom
How does The GLOBE Academy support gifted and high achieving students when in the classroom?
Our school is unique. Dual language immersion provides a built in level of rigor and challenge the minute the students step into the classroom! Therefore, how we support gifted and high achieving students will look different from other Dekalb county schools that do not have dual language immersion as their primary model for teaching.
Your student's classroom teachers already work very hard to differentiate within the classroom for every student. Assessments done in class each year help teachers discern how to group students, how to better differentiate, and how to reach different learning styles. A student who was identified as gifted isn't always necessarily gifted in all areas. In Kindergarten through eighth grade Mrs. Burrow assists teachers with differentiation as needed by offering resources and ideas.
Collaboration is an important and integral part of teaching at The GLOBE Academy. Mrs. Burrow will work to collaborate and be a support as needed. Some teachers are gifted certified and already have advanced knowledge in supporting advanced learners. Therefore collaboration will vary from class to class.
Building lessons, projects, or units that follow and enrich what the students are already doing will be a primary goal of collaboration as a support for high level learners.
Social/Emotional Learning (SEL)
We will work toward goal setting in terms of social and emotional learning for students who may struggle in specific areas. Please see the SEL section of this website for more information on this aspect of giftedness.
W.I.N. ("what I need") Block
This year The GLOBE Academy is implementing the “W.I.N. Block,” where students will benefit from differentiated instruction that occurs during 40-minute daily WIN time (“what I need”) that includes reteaching, remediation, or extension activities for Math, Literacy, ESOL, and Social-Emotional Learning. The “W.I.N. Block,” is used to provide students with additional learning opportunities that are at their instructional level in math and reading. Currently this will be implemented at upper campus only.
Support For Gifted Students
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
Students in these grades will receive differentiation within the classroom. Mrs. Burrow will collaborate with teachers by providing resources and guidance as needed.
2nd and 3rd Grade
Students in these grades will potentially have bi-weekly assignments in Mrs. Burrow's Google Classroom plus any additional in class resources and support requested by their lead teachers. Time allocated during school hours for students to work on these assignments is determined by each classroom teacher. Students have the option to work on these assignments at home, but that is 100% optional. The teachers use in class assessments and MAP data to inform how they should meet the needs of higher level students.. This means that not every gifted student needs or will receive differentiation for every subject or unit.
4th and 5th Grade
In addition to in class differentiation provided by the lead teachers as described in 2nd and 3rd grade above, students in 4th and 5th grades will be a part of a block of time called the WIN (What I Need) block. During this time gifted identified students will receive additional instruction from Mrs. Burrow. If a student needs additional support and is not identified as gifted the support will be based on current MAP scores and in class assessments and data within the current grade level.
Middle School
Students in these grades will receive differentiation within each individual class and through the WIN block. Mrs. Burrow will collaborate with teachers by providing resources and guidance as needed.