Gifted and Talented Program
Katy Sayers - Gifted and Talented Coordinator
ksayers@psdschools.org (970) 488-7410
Program: This is the programming offered during a typical school year.
22-23 Site Based Gifted Services
Students will meet with Mrs. Sayers to create ALP goals, which will be sent home to families. Students create an academic goal and an affective goal. Mrs. Sayers will meet with students individually and in small groups throughout the year. Parents will receive a quarterly newsletter from Mrs. Sayers.
Alignment to IB:
- ALP Goals will be tied to IB Learner Profiles and Approaches to Learning (AtL) skills. These align nicely with the specific standards and skills the students will be choosing from for their specific ALP goal(s):
Colorado Department of Education’s Academic and Comprehensive Standards
Standards of Mathematical Practice Standards of Mathematical Practice
21st Century Skills.
Information about Academic and Affective Standards:
The two links below will direct you to Colorado’s grade level specific standards for each subject area, as well as the Standards of Mathematical Practice. All ALP goals will be linked to the standards that correspond to each child’s area of identification. If a student is in an advanced or honors level class, the academic standards used may not correspond to the student’s grade level placement.
https://www.cde.state.co.us/standardsandinstruction/gradelevelbooks
http://www.corestandards.org/Math/Practice/
The link below will direct you to Colorado’s Comprehensive Health Standards, which will be used to create affective goals.
https://www.cde.state.co.us/cohealth/statestandards
21st Century Skills: 21st Century Skills are important skills for each student to have in order to thrive in society as a student and as an adult in the future.
Measures of Success:
- Students will complete performance rubrics based on their area of identification.
- They will self-assess as well as receive a score from myself (GT Coordinator) and/or their classroom teacher.
- Throughout the year we will use assessment scores and grades to reflect on the student’s progress.
- Students will reflect on any field trips or other experiences by addressing specific questions related to any IB components and their area(s) of identification related to the experience.
Passion Projects and Needs Based Affective Goal:
While many students will take part in the field trips and specific goals based off topics and activities done in their classrooms, students always have the option to choose an academic goal based on a passion they have. If they have an idea they would like to explore, I will work with them to figure out the steps needed to take to complete their goal.
If a student has a specific need in terms of their affective goal, such as organization, social skills, or self-management, I will work with them on creating the best affective goal for them to improve in their particular area of need.