380 CORRIDOR

EXPO Parent Orientation

2014-2015

Mrs. Crosland

Ms. Krauser

Ms. Stiggers

The Denton Association of Gifted and Talented (DAGT) is an advocacy group for GT/EXPO and advanced academics in Denton ISD. The group is made up of parents, educators, and interested individuals.

For more information contact Susanne at seppitman@hotmail.com or 940-594-6095. 

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Thinking Skills

Research Skills

Product

Complexity

Curriculum

Depth

Concrete Abstract

Depth Complexity Novelty

Dependent Independent

Reflective Learners

Language of the

Discipline

Trend

Detail

Big Ideas

Unanswered Questions

Patterns

Ethics

Rules

Across the Disciplines

PerspectiveOver Time

CREATIVE THINKING

RESEARCH/TPSP (TEXAS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS PROJECT)

SCHOLARLY BEHAVIORS (THINGS LEARNERS DO)

GRADING POLICIES

Critical ThinkingCreative ThinkingResearchCommunicationAdvanced ProductsScholarly Behaviors

1 – Unsatisfactory2 – Needs Improvement3 – Meets Expectations4 – Exceeds Expectations

*To get a 4, the student must incorporate more than what is stated as the expectation and usually has used additional research and creative thinking in the finished product

HOMEWORK

· Creativity project

· A real life application

· Related to a goal the student has set

Homework is occasional, not usual

They are morphology, operations, real estate, and electro-chemical cellular functions, or M-O-R-E as a way to remember them easily.Morphology: Size, quantity, and shape of brain structuresOperations: Neural efficiency and speed of internal connectivity in the brainReal estate: Strategic differences in which or how brain areas are usedElectro-chemical cellular function: Differences in electrical and chemical activity

What Makes A Brain Gifted? http://www.education.com/reference/article/brain-gifted/

What Makes A Brain Gifted?

6 TYPES OF GIFTED

http://www.byrdseed.tv/six-types-of-gifted-students-intro/

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AUTONOMOUS LEARNER

MULTI/TWICE EXCEPTIONAL LEARNER

SUCCESSFUL LEARNER

CREATIVE LEARNER

AT-RISK LEARNER

UNDERGROUND LEARNER

HOW TO CONTACT US…

THE VERY BEST AND FASTEST WAY IS VIA EMAIL

SCROSLAND@DENTONISD.ORGLKRAUSER@DENTONISD.ORGLSTIGGERS@DENTONISD.ORG