AIG Program at Avery's Creek and Sand Hill-Venable
The
gifted program at Avery's Creek and Sand Hill-Venable serve students who have a
definite or extreme need for curriculum differentiation. Buncombe County uses multiple criteria to determine
the degree of need for differentiation. The criteria include: aptitude
(intelligence) testing, achievement testing, teacher observation of
typical gifted characteristics, teacher documentation of the need for
differentiation, student grades, and work samples.
Buncombe County AIG Website: The link below contains specific information about AIG services in Buncombe County.
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Highlights of the AIG Plan:
- Cluster
grouping 5 or more AIG students in classrooms where teachers have AIG
local endorsement or AIG License. It is recommended that no more than
60% of the class population be identified as AIG.
- Curriculum differentiation by the classroom teachers
- AIG
students will receive explicit and direct instruction from AIG
Specialist in a separate setting for the purpose of implementing the AIG
curriculum (50-60 minutes per week).
- Third Grade Talent Development
- Critical creative and logical thinking activities interspersed with the regular AIG curriculum.
- 1st-2nd Nurturing Class "Problem Solvers" for primary students who show a need for enrichment
- 1st Grade Nurturing Class- 30 minutes weekly
- 2nd Grade Nurturing Class- 30-45 minutes weekly
- AIG
Specialist may serve students by going into the classroom to co-teach
or assist the regular classroom teacher with differentiated/planning
instructional units.
- AIG
Specialist may provide small group instruction to meet the unique needs
of AIG students. (accelerated math, novel studies, research,
social-emotional needs, organizational skills, etc)
- Progress reports/ Student Evaluations to parents
- Nominations for gifted services, testing, and review of the need for differentiated services for nominated students.
AIG Curriculum Map Grades K-12
Grades 1-2 Nurturing Class will:
- Make appropriate use of activities which extend manipulation, experimentation, and application.
- Develop reasoning skills through logic and problem solving activities.
- Begin
to develop a sensitivity to language and an awareness of the functions
of words and figurative expressions as they contribute to the
appreciation of good literature.
- Develop skills of independent, critical and creative thinking skills.
Grades 3-8 AIG Enrichment
Students in Grades 3-8 will continue to build on primary skills, plus:
- Gain awareness of themselves as individuals who have unique academic and social and emotional needs.
- Participate in activities which develop independent, critical and creative thinking skills.
- Develop independence in identifying and solving meaningful problems.
- Begin
developing mathematical reasoning and problem-solving skills which call
for authentic application of concepts in non-practiced contexts.
- Develop their desire and ability to communicate intelligibly and creatively.
- Develop the ability to think critically about humankind and demonstrate social responsibility in a global community.
- Monitor one's own understanding and learning needs and demonstrate commitment to learning as a lifelong process.
- Apply
higher level thinking by expanding concepts and skills in the following
areas: Information, Media, and Technology Literacy.