Gifted Child Education
What does it mean to be “Gifted” and how does Acton Academy fit for “Gifted” Children?
Approach by the State of Ohio
Identify, Assess, and Accelerate children who excel at a standardized test
IDENTIFY
Ohio’s definition of Gifted is one who “performs at remarkably high levels of accomplishment”
ASSESS
Scoring in a high percentile or deviations above the mean on an standardized achievement test.
ACCELERATE
Approaches by public school districts often include whole grade acceleration, subject acceleration, and early graduation.
“Let’s teach for Mastery - not test scores”
The Learner is the curriculum at Acton Academy
Personalized Learning at Acton Academy
Self-Paced education
Allowing students to dictate their own learning and learning from each other improves motivation and learning effectiveness
PROJECT-BASED LEARNING
By focusing on a learning by doing curriculum, students will develop real life skills outside of books. They will learn how to do, how to lead, and how to manage their own learning.
Mastery-Based Learning
A learner-centered environment sets students up to be the master of their own journey and to be independent thinking skills
REAL-WORLD CHALLENGES
Hands-on Quests including for STEM, Entrepreneurship, Cooking, Game Design, and Robotics, among others, prepare children for Apprenticeships and real world challenges.
peer-to-peer learning
Allowing students to dictate their own learning and learning from each other improves motivation and learning effectiveness
cutting-edge technology
The latest in educational technology for self paced mastery of reading, writing and math skills allow learners to move at their own pace and learn through spaced-repetition.
“The focus on standardized testing distracts from the real purpose of education: to foster a love of learning.”