Tuesday, September 29, 2020

2nd Grade - Students were introduced to a visual thinking puzzle where they had to look at the pictures in a box and find the common word or phrase. The social/emotional (affective) lesson focused on the understanding that being gifted means different things to different people. Each week will take a trip to Crystal Pond Woods to explore critical thinking skills. Today's journey had students solving puzzles using a logic elimination grid.

4th Grade - This class also worked to solve the Word Boggler puzzles. Their social/emotional (affective) lessons for this semester will focus on the eight common complaints gifted kids experience. Students were then given a STEM problem and will work through the Engineering Design Process to create something that will solve a problem we have due to the Covid pandemic.

5th Grade - Fifth graders started their class with the Word Boggler puzzles. Leadership is the focus for the fifth grade affective lessons. Today was an introductory day where students discussed their ideas about leaders. Students were then given the Covid-19 problem in which they will design something that will help any aspect of our current situation.

Monday, September 28, 2020

3rd Grade - Started similar to second grade. For the third grade affective lesson, students were introduced to the five characteristics of successful people that we will be studying each week. In Crystal Pond Woods, students were given several different types of convergent thinking puzzles to solve.

4th Grade - This class also worked to solve the Word Boggler puzzles. Their social/emotional (affective) lessons for this semester will focus on the eight common complaints gifted kids experience. Students were then given a STEM problem and will work through the Engineering Design Process to create something that will solve a problem we have due to the Covid pandemic.

Friday, September 25, 2020

4th Grade - This class also worked to solve the Word Boggler puzzles. Their social/emotional (affective) lessons for this semester will focus on the eight common complaints gifted kids experience. Students were then given a STEM problem and will work through the Engineering Design Process to create something that will solve a problem we have due to the Covid pandemic.

5th Grade - Fifth graders started their class with the Word Boggler puzzles. Leadership is the focus for the fifth grade affective lessons. Today was an introductory day where students discussed their ideas about leaders. Students were then given the Covid-19 problem in which they will design something that will help any aspect of our current situation.

Thursday, September 24, 2020

 2nd Grade - Students were introduced to a visual thinking puzzle where they had to look at the pictures in a box and find the common word or phrase. The social/emotional (affective) lesson focused on the understanding that being gifted means different things to different people. Each week will take a trip to Crystal Pond Woods to explore critical thinking skills. Today's journey had students solving puzzles using a logic elimination grid.

3rd Grade - Started similar to second grade. For the third grade affective lesson, students were introduced to the five characteristics of successful people that we will be studying each week. In Crystal Pond Woods, students were given several different types of convergent thinking puzzles to solve.

4th Grade - This class also worked to solve the Word Boggler puzzles. Their social/emotional (affective) lessons for this semester will focus on the eight common complaints gifted kids experience. Students were then given a STEM problem and will work through the Engineering Design Process to create something that will solve a problem we have due to the Covid pandemic.

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Today students from 2nd, 4th and 5th grade A groups met. Classes began by playing SET an online critical thinking game. They gave it a try in class and should be able to do another puzzle this week in Canvas. Students who had completed all of their inventories worked on a Behind the Mask activity sharing a little bit about themselves or they started working on a Breakoutedu activity about the Constitution.

There are activities for students to complete during their days at home. During a typical year, students would be in GATE class for approximately two hours a week. This year, they will spend an hour in the GATE classroom and approximately an hour completing activities through Canvas.

Monday, September 21, 2020

Today all of the third grade A group and half of the fourth grade A group met. Classes began by playing SET an online critical thinking game. They gave it a try in class and should be able to do another puzzle this week in Canvas. Students who had completed all of their inventories worked on a Behind the Mask activity sharing a little bit about themselves or they started working on a Breakoutedu activity about the Constitution.

There are activities for students to complete during their days at home. During a typical year, students would be in GATE class for approximately two hours a week. This year, they will spend an hour in the GATE classroom and approximately an hour completing activities through Canvas.

Friday, September 18, 2020

 We began the day playing SET an online critical thinking game. They gave it a try in class and should be able to do another puzzle this week in Canvas. Students in fourth and fifth grade completed unfinished inventories. They are worked on a Behind the Mask activity sharing a little bit about themselves. 

There are activities for students to complete during their days at home. During a typical year, students would be in GATE class for approximately two hours a week. This year, they will spend an hour in the GATE classroom and approximately an hour completing activities through Canvas.

Thursday, September 17, 2020

We began the day playing SET an online critical thinking game. They gave it a try in class and should be able to do another puzzle this week in Canvas. Students in second, third and fourth completed unfinished inventories. They are worked on a Behind the Mask activity sharing a little bit about themselves. 

There are activities for students to complete during their days at home. During a typical year, students would be in GATE class for approximately two hours a week. This year, they will spend an hour in the GATE classroom and approximately an hour completing activities through Canvas.

Friday, September 11, 2020

Today was my second day to have students. Students completed several inventories, got logged into the GATE Canvas Courses, and viewed what GATE would look like with the current school schedule. There are activities for students to complete during their days at home. During a typical year, students would be in GATE class for approximately two hours a week. This year, they will spend an hour in the GATE classroom and approximately an hour completing activities through Canvas.

Next week will begin typical curriculum activities.

Thursday, September 10, 2020

 WELCOME BACK!

It was so good to see students again today. Although the schedule may look a little different, it is still the goal of the Edmond Public Schools GATE program to provide challenging opportunities for GATE students.

Today, all students completed several inventories, got logged into the GATE Canvas Courses, and viewed what GATE would look like with the current school schedule. There are activities for students to complete during their days at home. During a typical year, students would be in GATE class for approximately two hours a week. This year, they will spend an hour in the GATE classroom and approximately an hour completing activities through Canvas.

Next week will begin typical curriculum activities.