Henrico County Public Schools
Gifted Education
Program for Grades 4-5
MAYBEURY ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
Henrico County Public
Schools offers the following services to provide academic challenge for
elementary gifted and advanced learners:
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A
continuous process of gifted identification based on the use of multiple
criteria.
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Advanced
Curriculum Essentials Cards for English, mathematics, science and social
studies.
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Problem-based
learning units developed by William and Mary Center for Gifted Education.
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Use
of differentiated instructional strategies including advanced content, student
choice, and emphasis on peer, self and teacher assessment.
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The
following enrichment opportunities are available for gifted and advanced
students at Maybeury Elementary School. |
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Twenty-Four Game Challenge: Innovative math games designed to improve creative problem solving.
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JacobÕs Ladder:
Targets reading comprehension through an inquiry process from basic
understanding to critical analyses. |
Experimental
Design: While developing a
science topic into an experimental design, students learn to investigate
research problems using inductive and deductive thinking.
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Greek and Latin Stems: Students learn Greek and Latin stems to
increase their vocabulary and prepare them for the verbal section of the SAT. |
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Teachers participate in
training opportunities in gifted education through:
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graduate
courses in gifted education.
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Henrico
County Public Schools Summer Institute Programs in characteristics of gifted
learners, social-emotional needs of gifted learners, differentiation of
instruction, and student assessment and evaluation.
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attendance
at state and national gifted conferences.
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after-school
workshops.
For additional
information regarding
gifted and advanced education programs at Maybeury Elementary
School, contact Lisa
Merriam, Assistant Principal, at 750-2650.
2010-2011