GIFTED EDUCATION
CREATE
GIFTED REFERRAL PLACEMENT PROCESS
GIFTED EDUCATION PROGRAMMING POLICIES
GIFTED TEACHERS
Virginia Anderson - Gorenflo and Nichols Elementary Schools
Catherine Brennan - North Bay Elementary School
Kim Clemons - Beauvoir and Jeff Davis Elementary Schools
Mary Edelen - North Bay Elementary School
Pam Holley - Michel 6th Grade School
Betty Merhundrew - Popps Ferry Elementary School
Traci Payne - Michel 6th Grade and North Bay Elementary School
Tips for Teachers/Parents
| Bright Child | Gifted Learner |
| Knows the answers | Asks the questions |
| Is interested | Is highly curious |
| Is attentive | Is mentally and physically involved |
| Has good ideas | Has wild, silly ideas |
| Works hard | Plays around, yet tests well |
| Answers the question | Discusses in detail, elaborates |
| Top group | Beyond the group |
| Listens with interest | Shows strong feelings and opinions |
| Learns with ease | Already knows |
| 6-8 repetitions for mastery | 1-2 repetitions for mastery |
| Understands ideas | Constructs abstractions |
| Enjoys peers | Prefers adults |
| Grasps the meaning | Draws inferences |
| Completes assignments | Initiates projects |
| Is receptive | Is intense |
| Copies accurately | Creates a new design |
| Enjoys school | Enjoys learning |
| Absorbs information | Manipulates information |
| Technician | Inventor |
| Good memorizer | Good guesser |
| Enjoys straightforward, sequential | |
| presentation | Thrives on complexity |
| Is alert | Is keenly observant |
| Is pleased with own learning | Is highly self- critical |
| -by Janice Szabos, Challenge, Copyright 1989, Good Apple, Inc. | |
| Reprinted with permission from author/publisher | |