The Georgia Department of Education’s Gifted Program is funded by the State of Georgia. In Georgia, a gifted education student is defined as one who demonstrates a high degree of intellectual and/or creative ability(ies), exhibits an exceptionally high degree of motivation, and/or excels in specific academic fields, and who needs special instruction and/or special ancillary services to achieve at levels commensurate with his or her ability(ies).
Please download the link below if you are interested in having a copy of the TAG objectives. These are the objectives that will be on your child's TAG report card. In elementary school, we introduce and develop the objectives. You will see proficiency and apply in the higher grades. You will know the objectives we are working on by reading the introduction to your child's unit under your child's TAG day.
I: indicates when a skill is introduced by the TAG teacher as part of the content. Students are novices and require direct instruction with guided practice. Frequent and specific feedback is given by the TAG teacher.
D: indicates when students will develop the skill using age appropriate content. Students are apprentices who practice skills in cooperative learning groups. The students share in the development of assessment criteria and have opportunities for self-assessment.
P: indicates when students should achieve proficiency and can use the skill in a variety of situations. Students are practitioners and should be working alone or in groups to use the skills and build generalizations about content with little prompting from the teacher. Students use the skills in complex projects and have opportunities for authentic feedback.
A: indicates when students will continue to apply and improve mastered skills. Students use skills to tackle unanswered questions within and across disciplines. Emphasis is on innovation and redefining a field of study through the testing of existing rules. TAG teachers serve as resources to facilitate the collection of resources, removal of barriers to creative productions, the collaboration with experts in the disciplines. Students will seek honest feedback from experts in area of interest.
Please download the link below if you are interested in having a copy of the TAG objectives. These are the objectives that will be on your child's TAG report card. In elementary school, we introduce and develop the objectives. You will see proficiency and apply in the higher grades. You will know the objectives we are working on by reading the introduction to your child's unit under your child's TAG day.
I: indicates when a skill is introduced by the TAG teacher as part of the content. Students are novices and require direct instruction with guided practice. Frequent and specific feedback is given by the TAG teacher.
D: indicates when students will develop the skill using age appropriate content. Students are apprentices who practice skills in cooperative learning groups. The students share in the development of assessment criteria and have opportunities for self-assessment.
P: indicates when students should achieve proficiency and can use the skill in a variety of situations. Students are practitioners and should be working alone or in groups to use the skills and build generalizations about content with little prompting from the teacher. Students use the skills in complex projects and have opportunities for authentic feedback.
A: indicates when students will continue to apply and improve mastered skills. Students use skills to tackle unanswered questions within and across disciplines. Emphasis is on innovation and redefining a field of study through the testing of existing rules. TAG teachers serve as resources to facilitate the collection of resources, removal of barriers to creative productions, the collaboration with experts in the disciplines. Students will seek honest feedback from experts in area of interest.
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