Start off the school year with opportunities to stimulate your student’s higher-level thinking skills and creativity. PEP is designed for students who complete remote learning work more quickly than other students, or who need different opportunities to extend his/her thinking and learning. PEP can provide options for parents to keep learning active and pertinent when the basic remote curriculum has been completed. Stimulate your student’s love of learning and motivation with enrichment planned by an experienced gifted teacher.
Who? Marilyn Golden, M.Ed. Gifted Consultant
What? Challenging activities designed to extend lessons to higher levels of critical and creative thinking
When? When regular remote classroom assignments have been completed or as possible alternatives to required work (with permission from teacher and/or school)
Where? Planning and follow-up meetings will be facilitated on FaceTime or Zoom (following Covid-19 guidelines)
Why? To stimulate interest in learning and higher level thinking opportunities by offering opportunities for each student to plan or select what he/she would like to learn
How?
- PEP coach will hold a conference to discover the student’s unique interests, learning styles, or passions
- PEP Coach will create a menu of possible topics, activities or projects that match the student’s interests
- PEP Coach and student ‘meet’ to discuss and refine options, brainstorm alternative ideas, and ask and answer questions
- Realistic timelines and deadlines for completion of work will be created
- Traditional or more creative options for presentation of learning will be discussed and planned
- PEP Coach can meet with student/parents as necessary to problem solve and/or teach executive functioning strategies for success