3. LEARNING OBJECTIVE #1 Gifted students will develop advanced research methods and independent study skills, which allows for the in-depth learning of self- selected topics within the area of study.

4. LEARNING OBJECTIVE #2 Gifted students will develop and practice creative thinking and creative problem- solving skills with a variety or complex topics within the area of study in order to be generators of ideas and products original to the students.

5. LEARNING OBJECTIVE #3 Gifted students will develop and practice higher order and critical thinking skills in an area of study.

6. Learning Objective #4 Gifted students will develop advanced communication skills that incorporate new techniques, materials, and formats in the development of products and ideas that will be shared with real audiences.

7. Bloom’s Taxonomy Evaluation judge compare determine assess revise evaluate criticize recommend measure Synthesis compose plan construct design make predict hypothesize formulate propose develop incorporate invent Analysis interpret test analyze distinguish differentiate examine investigate scrutinize Application exhibit solve interview simulate apply employ demonstrate dramatize practice illustrate operate calculate show experiment Comprehension translate restate summarize discuss describe recognize explain express identify locate report retell Knowledge know relate define label repeat specify record cite list enumerate recall tell name recount

8. TAG Schedule for 08 -09 Monday2nd GradeDaichendt & LaPorte Tuesday5th GradeDaichendt, Mintz & LaPorte Wednesday4th GradeDaichendt, Mintz & LaPorte Thursday1st GradeDaichendt Friday3rd Grade Daichendt, Mintz & LaPorte

9. TAG UNITS FOR Fall 2008 1st grade Rainforests (Higher-Order/ Critical Thinking Skills) 2nd grade Georgia (Advanced Research Skills) Unit LetterUnit Letter Unit InformationUnit Information 3rd grade Georgia (Advanced Research Skills) Unit LetterUnit Letter Unit InformationUnit Information 4th grade Mind Your Own Business (Creative Thinking/ Creative Problem-Solving) Unit LetterUnit Letter Unit InformationUnit Information 5th grade Mind Your Own Business (Creative Thinking/ Creative Problem-Solving) Unit LetterUnit Letter Unit InformationUnit Information

10. What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. Ralph Waldo Emerson Follow the link below for information about TAG Saturday School www.education.gsu.edu/saturdayschool/ Teacher e-mail addresses daichendt@fultonschools.orgg mintz@fultonschools.orgg laporte@fultonschools.org