BRIDGEPORT ISD

TEACHER RESOURCES

Where can I go to find out more information about gifted students?

Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented

Texas Education Agency

National Association for Gifted Children

Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted

What teaching tools can I use with my gifted students?

101 Questions

Kahoot

Pinterest Board - Extension Activities

Texas Performance Standards Project

Characteristics of a Gifted Child

• Poses unforeseen questions
• Is curious
• Generates complex, abstract ideas
• Knows without working hard
• Is beyond the group
• Needs 1-3 repetitions to master
• Prefers the company of intellectual peers or adults
• Expert who abstracts beyond the field
• May/may not be motivated by grades
• Is intellectual

LINC students created a video to help teachers, parents, and community members identify students who might benefit from a gifted program.  Please click the link below to view the video

Being Gifted Video