GTAL Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Manor ISD GTAL program emphasizes the identification of gifted and talented students beginning in kindergarten. The program offers instructional services in core academic areas for all grades through the
use of differentiated curriculum within the instructional classroom. Instructional strategies promote critical
thinking and reasoning abilities, problem solving skills, independent studies, and creative product
development. Students identified as GTAL are served by classroom instructors who are GT qualified
through 30 or more hours in Gifted and Talented professional development, and remain current in their
qualification by engaging in 6 additional GT professional development hours each year.

Please read the Program Overview for more information. The following links will provide a better understanding of the GTAL process in Manor ISD.

GTAL Overview -English
GTAL Overview -Spanish
GTAL Coordinators 2009
Characteristics of Gifted
GTAL Nomination Form -English
GTAL Nomination Form -Spanish
Mindspill -English
Mindspill -Spanish

Contact Information:

Other Links of Interest in Gifted Education:

American Association for Gifted Children
Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT)
Educational Consulting Service (ESC) -Susan Winebrenner

4teachers.org

Educational Resources:

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