![]() ![]() The video link above (Medical Mentoring Program Comes to Life) will show the relationship between both mentor and mentees during a “William and Mary” science lesson where the students were engaged in learning about “chemical reactions”. The responses from the students and mentors show that both have enjoyed this experience and it provided both mentor and student with lasting relationships that will provide inspiration and new insights in their future. This partnership has existed for 6 years and has had a positive impact on the students that have been in the program. For gifted children, the potential benefits of a committed mentor are numerous and can contribute to both short and long-term success for the mentees as well as the mentors. One of the most valuable experiences a gifted student can have is exposure to a mentor who is willing to share personal values, a particular interest, time, talents and skills. The mentors will provide life-long benefits for the gifted students by demonstrating positive role model behaviors for these students. ![]() Each school has a TMP Liaison that is responsible for monitoring the program from week to week. Each school will receive a “William and Mary” science resource kit to use for implementing the lessons. They will engage in “William and Mary” science units which utilize an inquiry-based approach to studying science and offer higher level thinking challenges for our learners. Two or three University mentors will dedicate 1 hour each week over the course of the school year with the intent of providing a more authentic “one to one” interaction between the identified students and their mentors. Our goal is to provide these students with a valuable experience that will broaden their ideas of what is possible for their contemporary and future selves. The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), in concert with the Gifted and Advanced Learning (GAL) office, are partnering again this year to provide a science-based Talent Mentoring Program (TMP) for identified or potentially identified 3rd grade Gifted and advanced learners. The right time to start planning is 6th and 7th grade! Since high school offerings vary, it is important for students to learn about the opportunities offered at each school as part of the choice process to ensure the best fit. The Ingenuity Project is available at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, and Baltimore City College offers the International Baccalaureate. In high school, gifted and advanced learners can take honors and Advanced Placement courses at all schools, and can pursue dual enrollment to earn college credits and mentorships. Through middle school choice, 5th-grade students can also apply for the Advanced Academics program and the Ingenuity Project, both of which are offered at several schools beginning in 6th grade. Gifted and advanced learners taking these classes should expect to experience above-grade-level curricula in honors English and compacted/telescoped curricula in honors math. In middle school, honors math, English, science, and social studies classes are available to challenge all students. Specialized science and math units of study from the Center for Gifted Education at the College of William and Mary. ![]() Jacob’s Ladder in reading and language arts.In the early grades, gifted and advanced learners are grouped in their classrooms and receive enrichment through supplementary programs such as ![]()
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