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goal of SBISD's gifted and talented program is to provide a differentiated,
enriched academic environment for students with advanced learning
abilities that uses instructional methods and materials designed
to develop thinking processes that enhance independent study and
personal effectiveness. Therefore, through its design and implementation,
the gifted and talented program:
- focuses
on significant, universal issues, problems and themes while
facilitating the understanding of relationships within and between
disciplines.
- develops
productive thinking skills of critical thinking, creativity,
problem solving and logic.
- develops
advanced and abstract understanding of knowledge beyond regular
course and grade level expectations.
- stresses
the gathering and interpreting of information from multiple
and varied resources.
- develops
competency in sharing ideas, information and products in a variety
of ways.
- provides
opportunities for self-selected, in-depth learning within an
area of study.
- develops
awareness of gifted characteristics to foster self-understanding.
- enhances
personal effectiveness through the development of organization
and social interaction skills.
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