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2007 - 2008
Students identified as Gifted and Talented in elementary school, continue that classification into middle school. In 6th grade, all Denver Public School students are given the Ravens test (previously administered to all students in 3rd grade) and based on those scores, further examined for G/T. Students must have 3 indicators to be identified as per district guidelines. (this could include CSAP scores, reading scores, other assessments, teacher and parent inventories).
At Merrill, identified G/T students may choose to participate in the Honors program. They will also be scheduled for one daily technology class together. This class will stress creativity, problem solving, computer skills and computer science. They will also learn from their peers as they collaborate, share, critique, and discuss ideas and solutions to problems.
GT Syllabus
Grade
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First Trimester
Emphasis
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Second Trimester
Emphasis
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Third Trimester
Emphasis |
| Sixth |
Logo Programming
(Topics include keyboarding, word processing, vocabulary, and Logo) |
Robotics
(Topics include research, internet use, information literacy, vocabulary and programming robots) |
Newspaper/Podcasting
(Topics include research, internet use, information literacy, vocabulary and programming robots) |
| Seventh |
Digital Story Telling
(Topics include writing, graphics, comic strip writing, vocabulary and movie making.) |
Newspaper/Podcasting
(Topics include research, internet use, information literacy, vocabulary and programming robots) |
Web Page Design
(Topics include writing, graphics, layout design, vocabulary and web publishing) |
| Eighth |
Newspaper/Podcasting
(Topics include research, internet use, information literacy, vocabulary and programming robots) |
Flash Animation
(Topics include making animations, creating visual stories, vocabulary and graphics) |
Action Script Programming
(Topics include designing interactive animations and graphics through programming.) |
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