Congratulations to the Santa Lucia Region Distinguished Service Award recipient, Steven Kahl. Steve had been a presenter on many topics, but differentiationis one of his specialties. He has organized regional trainings for teachers using the Depth and Complexity Icons created by Dr. Sandra Kaplan. Last year he organized the first annual Student-to-Student Conference which was so successful they are repeating it this year. He is an exemplary teacher in the Mountain View/Los Altos High School District.
Please take a moment to renew (or begin) your CAG membership. Your membership and support is important.
More regional information for Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito Counties may be found on our regional website: www.giftedcalifornia.org. Your representatives from the Santa Lucia Region are Lyn Cavanaugh-Olson, Educator Representative, and Regan Foust, Parent Representative. Both are available to speak to educator and parent groups, answer questions, offer resources and provide assistance with educational events. E-mail Lyn at lyn_olson@pvusd.net and Regan at reganfoust@gmail.com.
WHAT ARE THE NAMES OF THE ICONS AND WHAT MAKES THEM SO SPECIAL?
The DEPTH icons are language of the discipline, details, rules, patterns, trends, unanswered questions, ethics, and big ideas.
The COMPLEXITY icons are “relate over time,” “multiple perspectives,” and “across disciplines.”
The CONTENT IMPERATIVE icons are contribution, paradox, origin, convergence, and parallel.
The icons have been adopted by the California Department of Education as the preferred method for ensuring that GATE students’ courses of study are rigorous.
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