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Talent-Development Models Ccsd-E 1
Talent-Development Models Ccsd-E 1
Why?
Why do we provide for Talent
Development opportunities in Cobb
County?
1.
2.
Meet the needs of high-achieving/highlyable students who have not qualified for
gifted services
Serves as a method to develop cognitive,
academic, and creative thinking skills.
Talent Development
At the elementary school level
Elementary School
What?
What is Talent Development at the
elementary school ?
Elementary School
How?
How are Talent Development services
determined?
Elementary School
Who?
Who is involved?
Elementary School
How?
How is Talent Development provided?
extension
Problem solving
Creativity development
Logical reasoning
Resources include
Hands
Elementary School
Talent Development
At the middle or high school
level
The term Talent Development is rarely
used, but the concept exists in practice.
What?
Middle school
Advanced
Academic
Habits course
What?
High school
High Achieving students who meet the
identified criteria may participate in
Honors courses
Advanced Placement Courses AP test
score may qualify for college credit
Magnet Schools based on achievement
and interest
Move on When Ready (MOWR)completing college coursework for high
school and college credit
For students who have potential to take honors and Advanced Placement
classes in high school. The Talent Development class will concentrate on
developing the skills needed to be successful and expose students to the
expectations and levels of rigor they will experience in these advanced
level classes. These skills include higher order thinking, critical reading,
note taking, organization, study skills, research skills problems solving
and goal setting. Students should be self-motivated and open to trying
new ideas.
Summary
Cobb County provides Talent Development
opportunities in all levels for highly able students
who may not have qualified for gifted services.
Services look different at different levels and different
schools, but the purposes remain the same:
To develop cognitive, academic, and/or creative
talent.
To develop the skills needed to be successful with
the expectations and levels of rigor experienced in
advanced level classes.
To open doors to opportunities inside and outside of
the classroom.