About...G/T Instructional Seminars are designed to extend student interests beyond general exploratory experiences. Students develop a broad range of advanced-level skills in preparation for in-depth study and creation of a product on a chosen interest.
G/T Resource Teachers provide advanced-level instruction and schedule these opportunities for interested students. Skill development might include written, oral, and visual communication skills, critical and creative thinking skills, research skills, technology skills, and skills in visual and performing arts. DURING VIRTUAL LEARNING: G/T Instructional Seminars meet during the middle block of the school day when live classes are not in session (10:45 - 1:10). Certain G/T Seminars have optional after-school and/or Wednesday enrichment opportunities (ex: a guest speaker for African American History). DURING BRICK & MORTAR LEARNING: G/T Instructional Seminars meet on a rotating basis throughout all the periods of the school day. Individual seminars will not meet more than two times during the same period per quarter. It is the student's responsibility to make up any missed work while attending a G/T Seminar meeting. The following seminars will resume when Brick & Mortar Learning resumes: Math Team, Photography, and Environmental Awareness Committee. 20-21 GT SEMINAR APPLICATION
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TV CrewBBMS is proud to offer a live television broadcast every school day, sharing school-wide announcements, engaging videos, and current events reporting! Students in this seminar can choose to be an on-camera anchor or work behind the scenes using our state-of-the-art, high-tech. TV studio equipment. Participation in the live television broadcast requires that crew members arrive no later than 7:45 am, ready to rehearse.
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Book Club
Our monthly meetings revolve around student-led discussions about our book of the month. Students are given a safe place to share their enthusiasm for reading by analyzing the author's craft, debating the effectiveness of the plot, connecting to the characters, and relating the book to their lives! Students in Book Club also have the opportunity to attend county-wide discussions at Howard County libraries.
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Debate Team
Students who join debate learn the art of arguing. From identifying issues, to finding high-quality research sources, to developing convincing speeches, students in debate learn the delicate balance between emotional appeal and powerful evidence to convince the judges they are right! At BBMS, we have a Home Debate Team that competes in-house and a Travel Team, which attends the county competition in March (tryouts are during first quarter).
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Film Institute
Screenwriting, story-boarding, production, filming, editing, exhibiting...students in this seminar use the professional film-making process to create high-impact, engaging films. The iMovie editing program is used to add special effects and do professional-level editing. All students have the opportunity to use their filmmaking skills around the theme of environmental awareness, in addition to other self-selected film themes.
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Also offered at BBMS:
African American History: Explore some of the most powerful speeches in American history as we look to our past to build hope for our future. You will have the opportunity to practice and develop oratory and declamation through the use of primary, historical documents and speeches.
National History Day (7th/8th Only): Conduct authentic research on a historical topic of your choice. This year, NHD is being offered as a seminar to any interested student, allowing for crucial skills to be built: utilizing primary and secondary sources, critical thinking, developing an annotated works cited, and much more. This year's theme is "Communication in History: The Key to Understanding." Please note that a significant amount of work will need to be completed outside of the seminar meeting times.
Research Investigations: Apply advanced-level secondary and primary research methodologies to an area of interest that inspires you! Research can be conducted individually or in small groups.
Writers Workshop: Invoke the writer within by participating in mini-lessons on creative writing techniques and peer reviews to get authentic feedback on writing. Student-publishing opportunities are shared, such as the Howard County Our Voice literary magazine.
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