At De Kalb Elementary, we strive to accommodate all types of students, including our gifted and talented, or G.T. students.
Our G.T. program is a daily program where students meet and discuss ideas and plans for projects. The teacher serves as a facilitator to the students who are responsible for managing their time, peer assessing, completion and presentation of each project.
This year our G.T. students will be participating in the LEGO WeDo Robotics Program. Students will be using computer generated programs to complete experiments in science, mathematics, and technology, using higher order problem solving and critical thinking skills, all independently. |
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More information on the LEGO Education WeDo Robotics Program.... |
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How is a student identified as gifted?A parent, teacher, or community member may nominate a child for gifted testing. The state and district evaluate students for giftedness in three areas; verbal, non-verbal and quantitative. For more information on gifted nominations or testing, please contact the school counselor. |
 Websites for Students |
| LEGO.com | Play games, create LEGO projects to share with others and purchase LEGO products. |
| Hoagie's Kids and Teens | This page has links to contests and awards, hot topics, internet investigations, lists of movies with gifted kids as the leading characters, and much, much more! |
| Book list | Find a list of books for children featuring gifted children as main characters. |
| More gifted links | Find a list of links to fun places. This list was put together by the Gifted Resource Council. |
| Gifted Kids' Bill of Rights | Did you know that there is a Gifted Kids' Bill of Rights? Go to this page to find out what your rights are. |
| NASA Kids | This website is by NASA. Learn about space, rockets and many other interesting NASA related topics. |
 Websites for Parents of Gifted Children |
| Parentpals for Gifted | Find various links that will get you to information especially selected for parents of gifted students. |
| National Association For Gifted Children | This association provides information on giftedness to parents and teachers. Parents may also find resources for support groups and materials to help in raising a gifted child. |
| American Association for Gifted Children | This is another association that has information for parents and teachers. |
| GT World | GT World offers on-line support for parents. |
| Pre-K Smarties | This website offers information in raising gifted infants and preschoolers. |
| Article by Linda Kreger Silverman, a leading researcher in gifted education. | |
| How to Recognize and Develop Your Children's Special Talents | This article gives ideas for what families can do at home to develop giftedness in children. |
| How to Nurture Gifted Children | This article discusses many issues parents must face with gifted children, including gifted myths and whether or not to know your child's IQ score. |
| Legal Rights in Gifted Education | Learn about your gifted child's legal rights to an education. |
| Hoagies' Gifted Education Page | This is a great site for information on parenting or educating gifted children. |