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Gifted Education - Angleton ISD |
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For more info., contact Mary Margaret Coleman at (979) 864-8737 or e-mail mmcoleman@angleton.isd.tenet.edu |
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The The guiding characteristic of the program is to
provide each student with extensions for learning that afford open circuits
for exploring, experiencing and expressing.
Using IQ as one predictor of giftedness, activities are structured to
guide students’ growth as learners and producers, to aid in accurate
self-assessment of students’ own unique abilities and needs, and to stimulate
students’ development of higher level thought processes.
The elementary division of the Gifted and
Talented program is divided into two components. The P.A.T. Program for grades kindergarten
through grade two, an acronym for Promising Aptitude Tendencies Talent Pool
Program, addresses general intellectual ability and creativity for those
students identified. P.A.T. students
meet with the GT Team Teacher once a week for 1 ˝ hour. During the pullout classes, critical
thinking and developmental/creativity skills are covered. In addition, the P.A.T. Teacher may pull
students demonstrating exceptional ability in one or more areas for
independent study. The Talented and
Gifted (TAG) Academy for students in grades three and four address general
intellectual ability for those students whose parents accepted the TAG
Academy placement for their child.
Advanced differentiated curriculum and activities in the four subject
areas are provided daily by the G/T TAG Teachers at Northside Elementary. The secondary division of the Gifted and
Talented program is also divided into two components. The secondary program builds upon the
elementary program and encourages students to function at very high skill
levels, analyzing complex data, covering material in greater depth, reading
and comprehending at higher levels and writing more precisely and
fluently. The P.A.C.E. Program, an acronym
for Program for Advanced Content Education, offers specially designed classes
and curriculum for grades five through eight.
The G/T Secondary Teachers teach in-class seminars on a rotational
basis in the four subject areas, seminars in analytical reasoning, and
seminars to prepare seventh grade students for the Duke Talent Search. The Pre-Advanced / Advanced Placement
classes for grades nine through twelve are designed to encourage
self-nomination of gifted and talented students. GT Program services are provided to
identified students who choose to take Pre-AP/AP courses. Pre-AP courses prepare students for AP
coursework and college credit exams that are differentiated based on AP
College Board guidelines.
District students at all grade levels are
identified in accordance with Texas Education Agency guidelines, using a
process for nomination, screening, and selection. Nominations may be received at any time
from teachers, parents, administrators, counselors, or community
members. Assessment tools that are
both quantitative and qualitative may include, but are not limited to the
following: achievement tests,
intelligence tests, behavioral checklists completed by teachers and parents,
classroom academic observations completed by teachers, and as appropriate,
student work products, report card grades, and state assessment instruments.
The Angleton I.S.D. Gifted and Talented
Program serves students kindergarten through grade 12. The schools include the Early Childhood Campus
grades pre-kindergarten through kindergarten, five elementary schools grades
one through four, Middle School grades five and six, Intermediate School
grades seven and eight, and High School grades nine through twelve. Identified students may be provided
services in flexible instructional cluster classes, pullout classes, or
seminar lessons. Program Teachers who
have a minimum of thirty hours of specialized training in the nature and
needs of gifted/talented students, assessing student needs, and curriculum
and instruction for gifted students. |
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