| Horizons Curriculum Goals |
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| The Elementary Gifted Program supports the Curriculum Standards for Gifted Students as outlined by the Georgia Resource Manual for Gifted Educational Services. These standards are the foundation for all gifted program curricula development and translate into the program’s goals and objectives. Through these goals, the students will develop and practice the following: |
A. Productive Thinking Processes |
1. creative thinking
2. creative problem solving
3. decision-making
4. citizenship and/or leadership
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B. Learning Processes |
1. listening, observing, and/or perceiving
2. outlining, interviewing, and/or surveying
3. analyzing and/or organizing data
4. function independently and/or productively
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C. Research and Reference Processes |
1. planning
2. finding information
3. evaluating information
4. using and/or interpreting information
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D. Communication Processes |
1. prepare and/or interpret visual communication
2. prepare and/or interpret oral communication
3. prepare and/or interpret written communication
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E. Reflective Thinking Processes |
1. curiosity
2. persistence
3. think before acting
4. understand other’s perspectives
5. create quality work
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