Gifted and Talented Gifted and Talented Educational ServicesEducational Services

They’re Not Just Gifted On They’re Not Just Gifted On Thursdays!Thursdays!

State Definition of GiftedState Definition of Gifted

““Gifted and talented student” means a child or youth who Gifted and talented student” means a child or youth who performs at or shows the potential for performing at a remarkably performs at or shows the potential for performing at a remarkably high level of accomplishment when compared to others of the high level of accomplishment when compared to others of the same age, experience, or environment and who:same age, experience, or environment and who:

(1) exhibits high performance capability in an intellectual, (1) exhibits high performance capability in an intellectual, creative, or artistic area;creative, or artistic area;

(2) possesses an unusual capacity for leadership; or(2) possesses an unusual capacity for leadership; or

(3) excels in a specific academic field.(3) excels in a specific academic field.

(Texas Education Code 29.121)(Texas Education Code 29.121)

BISD Core BeliefsBISD Core Beliefs

We believe that…We believe that…

District Advanced Academics District Advanced Academics Mission StatementMission Statement

Advanced Academics Advanced Academics VisionVision

The best and most sought-after The best and most sought-after advanced academics program in advanced academics program in Texas where every student is Texas where every student is future ready: future ready:

Ready for CollegeReady for College Ready for the Global WorkplaceReady for the Global Workplace Ready for Personal SuccessReady for Personal Success

BISD QualificationsBISD Qualifications

GOAL STATEMENTSGOAL STATEMENTS

To provide differentiated To provide differentiated educational services educational services promoting critical and promoting critical and creative thinking skills.creative thinking skills.

To engage students in an To engage students in an academically challenging academically challenging and motivating program.and motivating program.

GOAL STATEMENTSGOAL STATEMENTS

To identify and implement To identify and implement best practices in teaching best practices in teaching gifted students.gifted students.

To support the needs of To support the needs of highly able students by highly able students by providing training for providing training for teachers.teachers.

District Curriculum District Curriculum Philosophy StatementPhilosophy Statement At Birdville I.S.D., the At Birdville I.S.D., the

education of identified education of identified gifted students is based gifted students is based on the following six on the following six areas of emphasis:areas of emphasis: Problem Solving Problem Solving Critical ThinkingCritical Thinking Creative ThinkingCreative Thinking Research SkillsResearch Skills Independent LearningIndependent Learning Communication SkillsCommunication Skills

Problem SolvingProblem Solving

The student uses a The student uses a variety of approaches to variety of approaches to solve problems; develops solve problems; develops thoughtful questions; thoughtful questions; plans, organizes, plans, organizes, implements, evaluates, implements, evaluates, and presents solutionsand presents solutions

Critical ThinkingCritical Thinking

The student The student demonstrates skills of demonstrates skills of complex thinking; sees complex thinking; sees relationships; examines relationships; examines facts and variables; facts and variables; makes deductions based makes deductions based on logical reasoning.on logical reasoning.

Creative ThinkingCreative Thinking

The student uses The student uses divergent thinking; sees divergent thinking; sees things in new and things in new and different ways. The different ways. The student shows fluency, student shows fluency, flexibility, originality, and flexibility, originality, and elaboration in generating elaboration in generating and presenting ideas.and presenting ideas.

Research SkillsResearch Skills

The student asks open-The student asks open-ended research questions ended research questions and develops a plan for and develops a plan for answering them; gathers answering them; gathers information from relevant information from relevant sources; clarifies research sources; clarifies research questions and questions and evaluates/synthesizes evaluates/synthesizes collected information; collected information; purposefully organizes and purposefully organizes and presents ideas/conclusions.presents ideas/conclusions.

Independent Independent LearningLearning

The student organizes The student organizes time and work; uses a time and work; uses a variety of resources; sets variety of resources; sets high standards of quality; high standards of quality; completes self-directed completes self-directed learning; develops learning; develops innovative products and innovative products and performances.performances.

Communication Communication SkillsSkills

The student The student communicates effectively; communicates effectively; listens actively; listens actively; participates effectively in participates effectively in a group.a group.

BISD Progress ReportBISD Progress Report

Example of end of unit progress Example of end of unit progress report can go here.report can go here.

Ways of thinking when problem Ways of thinking when problem solvingsolving• Vocabulary Integration-Vocabulary Integration-(PSAT and SAT Prep! It (PSAT and SAT Prep! It

is never too early!)is never too early!)• 16 Habits of Mind-16 Habits of Mind-The skills, behaviors and The skills, behaviors and

attitudes that effective learners use with attitudes that effective learners use with dealing with new learning problems. dealing with new learning problems.

• Scholarly Behaviors-Scholarly Behaviors-(Future Texan Scholars!)(Future Texan Scholars!)• 11 Depth and Complexity Icons 11 Depth and Complexity Icons -Going deeper -Going deeper

into our thinking and questioning!into our thinking and questioning!• Research and Writing SkillsResearch and Writing Skills• Technology IntegrationTechnology Integration-iPads! -iPads! • Six Thinking Hats Six Thinking Hats -Encourages thinking in -Encourages thinking in

colorful ways! colorful ways! • Creative/Future Problem Solving Skills-Creative/Future Problem Solving Skills-We We

want our students to be future ready!want our students to be future ready!• Problem Based Learning and the Engineering Problem Based Learning and the Engineering

Design Process-Design Process-Real World ApplicationsReal World Applications• Creative Thinking Skills-Creative Thinking Skills-(FFOE-Fluency, (FFOE-Fluency,

Flexibility, Originality and Elaboration) Flexibility, Originality and Elaboration)

Websites for Gifted Websites for Gifted ResourcesResources

www.sengifted.orgwww.nagc.orgwww.txgifted.orgwww.bertiekingore.comhttp://www.austega.com/gifted/characteristics.htm

Bottom line…Bottom line…

We will make sure that gifted We will make sure that gifted children’s needs are being addressed children’s needs are being addressed EVERY DAY.EVERY DAY.

We will make sure that appropriate We will make sure that appropriate lessons (differentiated, respectful lessons (differentiated, respectful tasks, tiered, compacted, engaging) tasks, tiered, compacted, engaging) are provided.are provided.

We will challenge our gifted students We will challenge our gifted students with dignity and respect.with dignity and respect.

We will honor and cherish their We will honor and cherish their differences, from their classmates & differences, from their classmates & from each other.from each other.

We will NOT have a “One Size Fits All” We will NOT have a “One Size Fits All” program.program.

Other OpportunitiesOther Opportunities

Duke TIPDuke TIP Destination ImaginationDestination Imagination UILUIL TAGT website-student tab TAGT website-student tab

includes many games and includes many games and high interest activities in high interest activities in many subject areas.many subject areas.

Questions, answers, Questions, answers, concerns…concerns…