1. TAGDS-05 JOHNS CREEK TAG DIRECTED STUDY<br />6/05 Syllabus<br /> <br />Description: The Gifted Directed Study, an elective course for gifted students, provides for carefully designed research experiences for individual TAG students under the supervision of a TAG teacher. The course is designed to encourage the development of the whole student as a researcher and problem solver. In collaboration with a TAG teacher, the student defines and schedules the directed study by contract. <br />Materials: These will vary depending on the nature of the individual study plan. It is expected that each student makes use of all resources available to him/her including constructive use of the media center, other school facilities and outside resources.<br />Contract: Each student will design a contract at the beginning of the semester which will outline the proposed goal, objectives, activities and products. The contract should be completed following the “Directed Study Contract Instructions.” Bloom’s Taxonomy and a sample Product List are provided by a TAG teacher to assist the student in writing the contract. The final contract submitted to the county TAG office will be typed into the computer.<br />Bibliography: Each student will include a list of initial resources on his/her contract in bibliographic form. As the student completes activities/products, he/she will find the need for additional resources; thus, the student must submit a bibliography with each activity/product. Failure to submit a bibliography could be considered plagiarism. According to Fulton County policy, plagiarism is a form of cheating. Cheating will be handled as stipulated by the school’s student handbook.<br />Grading: Due to the nature of the course, grading will be individualized. The numerical grade is based on no fewer than twelve gradeable experiences. The student and a TAG teacher will determine the weight of each gradeable experience.<br />Product/Activity #1 ___%*<br />Product/Activity #2___%<br />Product/Activity #3___%<br />Product/Activity #4___%<br />Product/Activity #5___%<br />Product/Activity #6___%<br />Product/Activity #7___%<br />Product/Activity #8___%<br />Product/Activity #9___%<br />Product/Activity #10___%<br />Product/Activity #11___%<br />Product/Activity #12**___%<br /> <br />*See contract for individual percentage weights.<br />**The student and/or TAG teacher should design a final product/activity which can be completed or presented during the final’s period at the end of the semester. The final may count a maximum of 25 percent of the semester grade. If a state end-of-course test is required, it will count 15 percent of the semester grade.<br />Late Work: Each student establishes due dates at the beginning of the semester and are thus accountable for the timeliness of work. Any changes in the due dates after the contract is signed must be mutually agreed upon by both the TAG teacher and student.<br />Provision for Improving Grades: “Opportunities designed to allow students to recover from a low or failing cumulative grade will be allowed when all work required to date has been completed and the student has demonstrated a legitimate effort to meet all course requirements including attendance. Students should contact the teacher concerning recovery opportunities. Teachers are expected to establish a reasonable time period for recovery work to be completed during the semester. All recovery work must be directly related to course objectives and must be completed ten school days prior to the end of the semester.” (Board Policy Statement -IHA- Grading and Reporting System-High Schools-D.1)<br />------------------------------------------Sign and place in work folder.----------------------------------------<br />I have read, understand, and agree to abide by the directed study policies stated above.<br />________________________________<br />Student’s Signature<br />