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GIFTED and TALENTED
A middle school perspective….
A high school perspective….
AN ARRAY OF SERVICES
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Areas of Giftedness
• General aptitude - intellectual or academic giftedness (GT classes)
• Creativity & visual or performing arts
teacher referral only
• Leadership teacher referral only
• Psychomotor abilities (athletics, dance) teacher referral only
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Elements of Depth ……
Taught in all classes:• Language of the Discipline• Details• Trends• Rules• Big Ideas• Patterns• Ethics• Unanswered questions in discipline
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….and Complexity
• Different Points of View; multiple perspectives on issues
• Across disciplines (integrated studies)
• Over time; historic and projected into future
GT classes spend majority
of time on complexity
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MS & HS Classes
Types of classes offered:
- PreAP
- Advanced Placement (AP) at the high school - Electives
GT sections of both PreAP & AP - students are identified in specific areas of strength
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GT classes
• Use same curriculum as PreAP & AP corresponding classes with modifications for complexity
• Student transcripts will indicate enrollment in GT classes
• GT classes are not weighted more heavily than corresponding Pre-AP or AP classes.
……….why take them?
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Why take GT classes?
• Quicker pace (more time for discussion, extensions and enrichment) – curriculum is compacted
• Repetition avoided (part of other class instruction)
• opportunity to discuss in Socratic forum and debate critical issues in the discipline
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Why take GT classes?
Reading – challenging and complex
Majority of instruction spent on complexity:
Connections across disciplines
Points of view
Over time
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Why take GT classes?
We want them to be challenged……
………while supports are in place
to help them develop
resilience and persistence.
Gifted students are at-risk.
They WILL “hit the wall”.
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GT - MIDDLE SCHOOL
Students in 5th grade GT Integrated Studies:GT English and
GT Social Studies/History
Students in 5th grade GT Math:GT Math and GT Science
unless otherwise requested
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MIDDLE SCHOOL
GT Math Grades 6 – 8; accelerated
• 6th grade: 6th – 8th TEKS / Pre-Algebra
• 7th grade: Algebra 1 (high school credit)
• 8th grade: Geometry (high school credit)
Classes are for students gifted in mathematics.
4 maths still needed in high school.
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GT – HIGH SCHOOL
GT Math:
• 9th – PreAP Algebra II
• 10th – PreAP PreCalculus
• 11th & 12th – AP Calculus AB or Calculus BC, AP Statistics
• Dual Credit for more advanced maths
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GT – HIGH SCHOOL
GT Math: for those not accelerated in middle school
9th grade option: Concurrent enrollment in Geometry & Algebra II
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GT – HIGH SCHOOL
9th grade – Leadership*
11th & 12th – Advanced Studies in
Leadership
*Top 10 students attend a seminar Posey Leadership Institute, Austin College (teacher nomination)
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Independent Studies
Grades 7 – 12
Level One - InvestigatoryLevel Two - IS/Mentor
• defined investigation and a proposed end product
• students evaluated on:– quality of product, – the process used, and – final presentation
Texas Performance Standards Projects
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Senior Project
Independent Study required for all:
• Topics – student choice (with approval by SP committee)
• Research paper (completed in English class)
• Presentation before panel of judges
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Independent Studies
Creatively gifted (teacher referral) served through Independent Studies in:
Visual Arts
Performing Arts
Gifted in Technology – served through Independent Studies
• Theatre Arts, Technical Theatre
• Jazz Band, Honors Band, Symphonic Band
• Studio Dance, Technical Dance
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ELECTIVES - Sampling
• Technology – Gateway to Technology, (8th grade) pre-engineering, robotics
highly recommended for mathematically gifted (girls!)
Project Lead the Way
• Computer Sciences
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High School ELECTIVES
Academic Competition class: (new)
Academic Decathlon, Mock Trial
QuizBowl, UIL, etc.
Wide range of electives in visual & performing arts, languages other than English (LOTE), sports, and career & technology (CATE)
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Contact Information
Jan DeLisle, GT Coordinator
c/o Lovejoy High School
2350 Estates Parkway
Lucas, TX 75002
469-742-8700