At Steele Elementary, programming for gifted students matches their unique characterisitics and abilities.
Services & Opportunities for Gifted and Talented students
Development, collaboration and progress monitoring of advanced learning plans for all identified gifted and talented students.
Communication with classroom teachers and parents regarding student's academic and affective goals.
Gifted and talented pull-out model in ELA and math for project-based learning.
STEM/STEAM experiences implemented on a regular basis with Gifted Resource Teacher.
Visit from GiftedEducation.com team. Delivery of differentiated STEM activity for all children grades 3-5.
"Genius Hour" implementation grades 3-5.
Annual Biography Wax Museum.
Trip to Challenger Learning Center (Mission to Mars)
ALEKS online math program for all Tier 2 & Tier 3 students.
Curriculum Compacting in math grades 3-5
Literacy focus groups for Tier 2 & Tier 3 gifted students focusing on critical thinking, Depth and Complexity, Socratic Seminars, creativiity, inquiry-based learning, and individualized projects.