Gifted and Talented

The number of academically gifted children in grades K-12 in the US today

3 million

the number of hours a gifted/talented staff development teacher must obtain in the state of Texas

30

The number of hours each year that must be obtained by teachers for gifted students

6

An area of high achievement capability that denotes outstanding imagination

Creative

Students, children or youth who give evidence of high achievement capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields and who need services and activities not ordinarily provided by the school in order to fully develop those capabilities

Definition of GT

Mahatma Gandhi demonstrated this specific type of high achievement capability

Leadership

This man of "both worlds demonstrated the capacity to develop original, high quality products that allowed him to be in the creative achievement capability

Leonardo de Vinci

The sculpture called "David" was created by this man who demonstrated artistic achievement capability

Michelangelo

Order of the Levels of Giftedness

Mildly Moderately Highly Exceptionally Profoundly

Attribute: Independent, prefers individualized work

Strength

Types of this strategy would be early admission to kindergarten and/or first grade; grade skipping

acceleration

Laren has the ability to develop original, high-quality products. Her peers have often commented on creativity and originality of her paintings as they worked together in art class...

artistic

Emma's teachers report that she has a high degree of energy, has a vivid imagination and is high creative. Her constant questioning of authority was a great concern to them

behavioral

Aiden has the capacity to develop original, high-quality products that even his peers admired. Tinkering with different experiments to come up with products that have never been invented but that would make life much more simple for a mom who worked...

creative

Present the gifted students with the opportunity to delve into real world problems. Gather data about the problem and identify the single most important aspect of the problem

creative problem solving

In order to implement this strategy, teachers must use pre-assessment ti determine the knowledge and skill acquisition to identify the content that students have already mastered. Teachers must document student mastery, and teachers must plan for alternative learning experiences in which students will engage in lieu of sitting through instruction of addressing content that he/she has already mastered

curriculum compacting

Gavin seemed overly concerned with death but had the capacity for deep relationships. He frequently had stomach aches and blushed readily. He overreacted also

emotional

This strategy adds depth and complexity to the content. It challenges students with concepts and topics that engage the learners in deep, authentic investigation, and allows the teacher to hone in on student interest

independent study

Madison had always learned more rapidly than other girls in her grade level. She has an excellent memory and is a keen observer.

intellectual

Mozart was able to recreate fantastic music after grasping its basic principles within a short time and re-creating it with his own touch.

intellectual

Andrew gets along with others, including those he doesn't particularly like. He speaks well in front of others, demonstrates social savvy, and projects a confident self-image. He can motivate others and read the feelings of others as well. Andrew could be classified as having what type of giftedness?

possesses an unusual capacity for leadership

Dalton Sherman gave the opening address for the Dallas ISD Teacher's Convocation in 2010. His ability to project a confident self-image, accurately read the feelings of others and motivate others would classify him as having what type of giftedness?

possesses an unusual capacity for leadership

One of the five levels of giftedness whereas the individual has an IQ of 180+

profoundly gifted

Noah preferred older companions or adults to talk with and had a great sense of humor

social