| The Howard County Gifted and Talented Education Program's definition of giftedness is based on the
following two definitions:
* Gifted behavior consists of behaviors that reflect an interaction among three basics clusters of
human traits: above average ability, high levels of task commitment, and high levels of creativity.
Students are considered gifted if they possess or are capable of developing this composite set of
traits and applying them to any potentially valuable area of human performance.
* Highly able students are those who have been talent spotted as having outstanding abilities in the
area of general intellectual capabilities, specific academic aptitudes, or the creative, visual or
performing arts.
Howard County G/T Program goals are to:
* Ensure that gifted education services are an integral part of the general education program
* Provide differentiated instruction and curriculum to conintuously improve student achievement
and performance
* Provide for the social and emotional needs of advanced-level learners
* Recognize and develop diverse abilities and talents
* Provide comprehensive professional development for its teachers to help them meet the unique
needs of advanced-level students
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