GATE Program
GATE Program
The GATE program will provide classroom differentiation and structures appropriate for gifted education and available to all intellectually gifted learners. WCSD will provide strategies to respond to gifted students' needs, interests, and abilities. GATE-identified students will have the opportunity to participate in enrichment programs, and extended activities involving students in project-based learning activities, arts, music, computer science, and civic learning.
Vision
WCSD will provide a comprehensive high-quality program that meets all gifted students' intellectual, academic, and social/emotional needs.
Mission
The Whittier City School District’s Gifted and Talented Education Program (GATE) mission is to provide a high-quality educational program for gifted students to develop their knowledge, skills, abilities, and values.
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Bright Learner |
Gifted Learner |
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Is interested |
Is highly curious |
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Knows the answers |
Asks the questions |
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Is attentive |
Is mentally and physically involved |
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Has good ideas |
Has wild, silly ideas |
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Works hard |
Plays around, yet tests well |
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Answers the questions |
Discusses in detail, elaborates |
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Top group |
Beyond the group |
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Listens with interest |
Shows strong feelings and opinions |
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Learns with ease |
Already knows |
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6-8 repetitions |
1-2 repetitions for mastery |
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Understands ideas |
Constructs abstractions |
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Enjoys peers |
Prefers adults |
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Grasps the meaning |
Draws inferences |
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Completes assignments |
Initiates projects |
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Is receptive |
Is intense |
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Copies accurately |
Creates a new design |
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Enjoys school |
Enjoys learning |
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Absorbs information |
Manipulates information |
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Technician |
Inventor |
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Good memorizer |
Good guesser |
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Enjoys straightforward, sequential presentation |
Thrives on complexity |
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Is alert |
Is keenly observant |
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Is pleased with own learning |
Is highly self-critical |
Resource from: worknotes.com/CA/Pacificregion/Tri
Longfellow Students
