4TH GRADE ENRICHMENT UNDERWAY 09/13/2014 Our 4th Grade Enrichment Class is up and running. The class meets everyday for 40 minutes. (1:55-2:35 PM) This week we explored our own understanding of what "gifted" means. Then we read about various definitions of giftedness in our own copies of The Survival Guide for Gifted Kids. I shared with the students that the purpose of the Advanced Enrichment class was to have the opportunity to interact with like-minded peers, to develop creative productive skills skills, and pursue individual topics at advanced levels of involvement. The curriculum for the Advanced Enrichment Class is based on the Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM) of Joseph Renzulli and Sally Reis and the Autonomous Learner Modelcreated by George Betts and Jolene Kercher. |