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Course Description

GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) is an academic program that focuses on developing higher level thinking skills such as analyzing, evaluating, and creating.

�Throughout the year, students will be given opportunities to work independently and in small groups on these skills.

�Additional goals in GATE are encouraging leadership, communication, productivity, creativity, and research skills.

Areas of focus for teaching growth mindset include strategies for how to persevere when challenged by providing tools to support students’ social and emotional development.

Mrs.

Tabeek

milnejm@nv.ccsd.net

702-799-1252 (ext. 4140)

Supplies

The following supplies are recommended for every student:

• A two-inch 3-ring binder for keeping all GATE archives together. Grade 3 / New students

• A set of 5 dividers - for your binder; this way we can stay organized!

• Sharpened pencils or mechanical pencils

• Clorox Wipes

• Kleenex

•Newsletters are sent home at the beginning of each unit asking for specific donations.

*Gate Binders will be kept in the classroom (Keep for grades 3-5)

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GIFTED & TALENTED EDUCATION

Jan Jones Blackhurst

2026-2027 COURSE SYLLABUS

Areas of Study

Will include:

Depth of Complexity Icons
Abstract Reasoning
Thinking Hats
Engineering & Design Process
Integrated creativity
Vocabulary Building
Collaboration
Science & Social Studies Extensions
Logic

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BE PREPARED Come to class on time. This means being in your seat at the start time, focused and ready to learn. Come to class with the necessary supplies.	BE RESPECTFUL Respect yourself and others. Respect our class time and our materials.	DO YOUR BEST Be responsible for your learning; work hard and do your best. Don’t be afraid to ask for help.

Class Expectations

Most work will be completed during class time, however there may be instances where unfinished work can be completed outside of class. In this case, the student will have the choice to complete the assignment at home.

No homework will be graded.

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Homework

Grading

Gate Info

“None of us is as smart as all of us.”

– Ken Blanchard

GATE stands for "Gifted and Talented Education." According to the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), gifted students are "individuals who demonstrate outstanding aptitude (an exceptional ability to learn or reason) or competence (documented performance or achievement in the top 10% of the population) in one or more domains."

As a GATE teacher, it is my job to provide opportunities for differentiated instruction that challenges all learners. If a child can demonstrate mastery in a subject, they should not be required to adhere to a schedule of practice and homework, but instead should be given the opportunity to expand and extend their learning through independent study, compacting, acceleration and/or differentiation. My role as an educator is not to directly instruct, but rather to encourage and motivate my students, to facilitate and encourage their learning process, to challenge them academically, and to reinforce their learning abilities by differentiating instruction based on their individual needs.