• Gifted pupils in grades K-6 receive site-based services. Sites cluster pupils for flexible grouping. Content includes a broad-based interdisciplinary curriculum that produces products that are varied and complex. Specific examples of differentiated activities include:

    • Higher-order thinking questioning, activities, and assessments
    • Socratic questioning strategies
    • Independent extension activities
    • Compacted curriculum
    • Tiered tasks
    • Acceleration by content

    Gifted pupils in grades 7-8 receive site-based services. Sites cluster pupils for flexible grouping. Lessons for gifted pupils in grades 7-8 include:

    • Content: Content is more abstract, complex, varied, and accelerated, incorporating the Common Core State Standards and the English Language Learner Proficiency Standards to reach a higher level of proficiency.
    • Process: Processes used include, but are not limited to, executive thinking skills (decision-making, planning, forecasting, monitoring), metacognition, accelerated pacing, a wide choice of learning activities, varied group interaction, problem-solving, and evidence of reasoning.
    • Product: Products are more varied, synthesize the research material, and are developed for specific audiences in a self-determined format, evaluated by pupils and teachers using established criteria and rubrics. Products may result from collaboration among members of small groups.

    Specific examples of differentiated activities include:

    • Higher-order thinking questioning, activities, and assessments
    • Socratic questioning strategies
    • Independent extension activities
    • Compacted curriculum
    • Acceleration by content area