Collaboration+with+Parents+and+Teachers

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The following are videos showing the parent seminars that I had in order to help parents become more familiar with the issues and needs of gifted children. There were three separate sessions based on the book The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids: How to Understand, Live With, and Stick Up for Your Gifted Child by Sally Yahnke Walker Ph.D. The sessions were (click the link to view them):

[|The State of Alabama and Giftedness- by Nancy Johnson] [|Parenting a Gifted Child- How to Advocate for Your Child- by Patti Wood and Audrey Fine]

My Parent Presentation- Characteristics of Gifted Children- Mandy Fox media type="custom" key="11556766"

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One of the first grade teachers was truly excited when I told her that we would be able to work together to find some activities for her higher level learners. We started with reading, since it was an area that was the most needed area in her classroom. I agreed to do a Socratic Circle in order to help her with questioning strategies and address the students needs for higher level thinking. Here are the notes from her observation of me during a Socratic Circle on //The Three Little Pigs//.



Hoover Professional Development Day- presented on Compacting, Contracting, Anchor Activities, and Independent Studies for High Ability Learners
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 * **Type of Collaboration** || **Name(s)** || **Description of Collaborative Activity** ||
 * Socratic Circle Demonstration || Jennifer Ensley and Mandy Fox || Demonstrated how to do a Socratic Circle using "The Three Little Pigs". ||
 * Socratic Circle Demonstration || Jennifer Ensley and Mandy Fox || Demonstrated how to do a Socratic Circle using poem "Photograph". ||
 * Socratic Circle Demonstration || Maurine Black (Principal), Roger Torbert (Assistant Principal), and Mandy Fox || Demonstrated how to do a Socratic Circle using poem "Heroes We Never Name". ||
 * Anchor Activities Demonstration || Deanna Joseph and Mandy Fox || Created anchor activities for her classroom and demonstrated how to do the classroom management portion of it. ||
 * Compacting Meeting || Kelly Easterling and Mandy Fox || Helped create compacting activities for her student who had compacted out of the math for his grade level. ||
 * Compacting and Contracting || Grade Level Meetings with Mandy Fox || Met with each grade level to discuss plans for compacting and contracting. Demonstrated how to pre-assess, plan, and complete compactors. ||
 * Compacting Meeting || Anna Totoritis, Roger Torbert (Assistant Principal), Roseann Butero (Inst. Support) and Mandy Fox || Met to discuss compacting plan for third grade student with dual exceptionalities for times when he compacts out of material and units. ||
 * Socratic Circle Meeting || Jennifer Ensley and Mandy Fox || Met to discuss findings and feedback from demonstration of socratic circles. ||