What an amazing way to affirm student identity and talents! Affirmation is key to a successful talent development program for ALL students! @APSGifted Amanda Dempsey

Barrett teachers meet before school to discuss, make connections, share ideas from webinar Developing Critical Reasoning and Creative Thinking and Production Through the Arts. Thanks RTG @ErinV_RTG @APSGifted APS Professional Learning Catherine Han Arlington Public Schools #APSisAwesome

1st graders use Jacob’s Ladder to stretch their thinking around categorizing and perspective: “it sees with its tongue” and “perspective could be related to size or what you eat” were some great takeaways! Hoffman Boston Elementary School @APSGifted

Lots of divergent, convergent and metacognition🤔🧐🧠 in professional learning & teaching QFT process, great 🗣discussion tool too! ❤️Right Question Institute APS World Languages could be 5 hours If Ts.implement in class @APSGifted Katherine Partington Amanda Dempsey

Enjoyed the Ashlawn Gifted Services Info Session with @MsParisRTG tonight - A lot of great collaboration with teachers and support of students happening! @APSGifted #everystudentcounts

5th grade inventors used the SCAMPER creativity strategy to design tools to help ancient Mayan farmers! Hoffman Boston Elementary School @APSGifted

Loved attending the WHS gifted services info night and hearing the experiences of three Ss who attended VA Gov. School program this past summer. @WakeRTG is helping Ss apply if you’re interested! @APSGifted

Thanks to @CardinalRTG for engaging Elementary Math Coaches in a M3: Moli Stone deep dive! @APSGifted

Meeting with our secondary RTGs . Exploring and modeling some new thinking routines and loving the Beauty & Truth routine! Making thinking visible and turning up the volume on rigor!!! ❤️❤️Project Zero ! @APSGifted Amanda Dempsey

Loved supporting our social studies cohort of MS teachers planning for the transition to intensified courses! Such great discussion, professional learning, reflection, and planning happening APS Social Studies! @APSGifted

Loved supporting the ELA cohort of MS teachers planning for the transition to intensified courses. We explored different strategies, concept guided instruction, and possible scaffolds and extensions to support differentiated instruction! APS Secondary ELA @APSGifted

In continuation of the #EveryAPSstudent video series, the @apsgifted Young Scholars Model at Carlin Springs ES is highlighted. This program is designed to find and nurture advanced academic potential in students from historically underrepresented groups in gifted services.

Student: “This is really hard!!” Me: “It is? It is only the warm up part.” Student’s face = 🥴 Finding fractional equivalence in geometric paintings @APSGifted Ryan Van Valen @ArnettMonarchs #mindsetmathematics Tamatha Stoker

Fifth graders tried their hands at coding using the Swift Playground app - sequencing, logic, problem solving, & creativity all in one app! Hoffman Boston Elementary School @APSGifted

“Each and every child deserves an education that meets their needs and enhances their futures, and advanced students are no different. They have their own legitimate claim on our conscience, our sense of fairness, our policy priorities, and our education budgets” Fordham Institute

Using thinking routines: 3 Whys + Chalk Talk with elementary RTGs to discuss equity in gifted services and young scholars prof learning. Some great conversations! @APSGifted Amanda Dempsey

Awesome Women in STEM panel event today! Student moderators did an outstanding job, and the panelists were inspiring! Such a great opportunity to learn from experts in the field. Arlington Tech @APSGifted APS STEM Amanda Dempsey Arlington Career Center

Types of student inquiry 💡 Ideas via Nancy Fichtman Dana #Sketchnote via Trevor MacKenzie

The force is certainly strong with our New RTGs @APSGifted! We’re discussing equitable practices in identification and grouping. #advocacy #affirmation #access #maythefourthbewithyou!

Learning some awesome discourse strategies to increase rigor and engagement in the classroom! Great day of learning! @APSGifted Amanda Dempsey