GIFTED and
TALENTED
A middle school
perspective….
A high school
perspective….
AN ARRAY
OF SERVICES
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
Elements of Depth ……
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Taught in all classes:
Language of the Discipline
Details
Trends
Rules
Big Ideas
Patterns
Ethics
Unanswered questions in discipline
….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
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
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?
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
Why take GT classes?
Reading – challenging and complex
Majority of instruction spent on
complexity:
Connections across disciplines
Points of view
Over time
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”.
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
MIDDLE SCHOOL
GT Math Grades 6 – 8; accelerated
• 6th grade: 6th – 8th TEKS / PreAlgebra
• 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.
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
GT – HIGH SCHOOL
GT Math: for those not accelerated
in middle school
9th grade option:
Concurrent enrollment in
Geometry & Algebra II
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)
Independent Studies
Grades 7 – 12
Level One - Investigatory
Level 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
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
Independent Studies
Creatively gifted (teacher referral)
served through Independent Studies in:
Visual Arts
Performing Arts
Gifted in Technology – served through
Independent Studies
ELECTIVES - Sampling
• Technology – Gateway to Technology,
(8th grade) pre-engineering, robotics
highly recommended for
mathematically gifted (girls!)
Project Lead the Way
• Computer Sciences
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)
Contact Information
Jan DeLisle, GT Coordinator
c/o Lovejoy High School
2350 Estates Parkway
Lucas, TX 75002
469-742-8700
Jan_Delisle@lovejoyisd.net