Advanced Curriculum & Extended Learning: “The Vehicle”
Provides the depth and complexity needed to ensure meaningful academic growth
- Environment, curriculum, & resources -- approach, method, philosophy, and style to teaching
- Conceptual, inquiry & problem/project-based learning
- Appropriate level of depth & complexity for student engagement
- Apply learning to the real-world, college/career readiness, meaningful, relevant, authentic learning
- Professional Development for staff to implement GT best practices
Differentiated Learning Pathways: “The Roadmap”
Provides an education at the appropriate level of readiness and challenge
- Appropriate structures to allow for differentiation- content, process, product, environment
- Cluster grouping, flexible grouping, curriculum compacting
- Acceleration, concurrent enrollment, advanced courses (CP, AP, IB, Honors, Early College)
- Specialized programs/magnets (IB, STEM P-Tech, L2K, SOAR, HS of Business, Bollman, etc.)
Individualized Opportunities & Enrichment: “The Customized Options”
Actively engages and motivates through interests and meaningful learning opportunities
- Supplemental intervention strategies which help students reach their full potential
- Further development of strength area, early college and career planning
- Incorporation of multiple intelligences, learning preferences, and interests individual to the student
- Enrichment, clubs, passion projects: actively engaging, challenging, meaningful, motivating
- Student Choice - what do they love and enjoy, what do they already know, alternative assessment, choice in learning/choice menus, independent study
- “Turning passion into purpose”
Social-Emotional Learning: “The Destination”
Focuses on developing the whole child by balancing empowerment and accountability
- Personal Competencies: self-awareness, advocacy, efficacy, confidence, motivation, resilience, independence, curiosity, risk-taking, emotional expression
- Social Competencies: peer relationships and social interactions, social responsibility and leadership, communication skills, respect, collaboration
- Cultural Competencies: value their own heritage and language, communicating and collaborating with diverse groups, positive strategies for social issues (discrimination, stereotyping)
- Self-evaluate the personal, emotional, social, and cultural aspects of their life
Appropriate Affective ALP goals: strength-based or challenge-based, pinpoint areas for growth
- Actively take part in improving their lives for the better (groups, volunteer, community service, learn new strategies, outlook on life)
- Build confidence and skills in all areas (“balance”) to promote success
