TAG nominations for the Spring semester will begin on April 1 and continue through April 15. Please pick up nominating forms from the Elementary or Intermediate campuses. For the 2010-2011 school year, the TAG program has implemented some changes. Vicki Bierstedt is now teaching Kindergarten at Navarro Elementary School. When the opportunity came for her to teach little ones again she couldn't resist! Arlis Flores has been hired at the TAG K-6 teacher and TAG district coordinator. She will be working to implement the The Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented Students, the Texas Performance Standards Project, and independent research projects based upon student interests. This informational chart can be beneficial when working with gifted and bright learners. Please consider: Characteristics of a Bright Child    vs.          a Gifted Child Knows the answers Is interested Is attentive Has good ideas Works hard Answers the questions Listens with interest 6-8 repetitions Understands ideas Enjoys peers Grasps the meaning Completes assignments Copies accurately Enjoys school Absorbs information Technician Is alert Is pleased with own learning Asks the questions Is highly curious Is mentally and physically involved Has wild, silly ideas Plays around, yet tests well Discusses in detail, elaborates Shows strong feelings and opinions 1-2 repetitions for mastery Constructs abstractions Prefers adults Draws inferences Initiates projects Creates a new design Enjoys learning Manipulates information Inventor Is keenly observant Is highly self-critical by Janice Szabos