Gifted and Talented
Sheila Schwirtz
651-403-7800
|sheila.schwirtz@isd197.org
High Performing/Gifted and Talented Students at Moreland Arts & Health Sciences Magnet School have access to:
MORELAND NETWORK LEARNING COMMUNITY
- Multiage Setting Grades 3 and 4
- One to One iPad Initiative
- Focus on Collaborative, Technology Integrated Learning
- Students are Flexibly Grouped by Academic Readiness
- Curriculum Enrichment Extension Projects
- Multiage Setting
- Combined Grades 5 and 6
- Combined Grades 7 and 8
ADVANCED CURRICULUM OPTIONS
- Curriculum Enrichment Extension Projects
- Cognitively Guided Math Learning Opportunities
- Enhanced Level Literature Studies
- SPARKS Classes
- Differentiated Learning Opportunities
- Teachers are Supported in Their Practice of Differentiation for High Performing Learners
CLUSTERING
- Identified Students in Grades 3 and 4 are Clustered
- Students Have Access to Academic Peers in the Regular Classroom Setting
- Teachers of the Cluster Groups Can Plan More Intentionally for the Needs of Identified GT Students
PROBLEM SOLVING
- Constructivist Learning Approach
- Teachers Intentionally Push Students to Think of Ideas That Lead to Research Projects
- Teachers Promote Critical Thinking Skills by Having Students Investigate Concepts Through Deeper Questioning
TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES
- One to One iPad Initiative
- MacBook Carts
- iPod Carts
- Interactive Whiteboards
- Student Response Systems
- Computer Lab
- Accelerated Reader
- Google Apps for Education
CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
- F.I.R.S.T. Lego League Robotics
- Geography Bee
- Spelling Bee
- Continental Math League
- Chess Club
- Magnet Monday Classes
- Student Council
- Moreland Melodies
- Healthy Kids Club