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Gifted Teacher, Mrs. DW
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I am so excited about teaching your child this year. Students will receive enrichment through using project based learning, literature, critical thinking activities, technology, and brain teasers and benders. My role is more of a “Guide on the Side” while the students discover and explore their interest. It is going to be a great year!
Mrs. DW, Gifted Teacher
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Gifted Education in
Georgia/Alabama DDESS
How do we identify our gifted students?
The formal identification process is GA/AL DDESS consists of three steps:
1.Referral: Students are referred for consideration by the Gifted Review Committee either through test scores or through an individual nomination by a parent, teacher, or other professional staff member.
2. Assessment: Information about a student’s strengths is gathered from a number of sources which may include observations, tests, grades, student products/projects, narratives, rating scales, record of accomplishments, criterion-referenced tests, and group achievement tests (Referenced pg. 10 in Program Guide).
3. Eligibility: The Gifted Review Committee determines whether a student is eligible, ineligible, or to be monitored. No single instrument or score should be used to determine eligibility. Rather, the committee should look at all available data to reach a professional decision. Once a student is identified as eligible, they can not become ineligible or monitored. However, the services for the student may change to reflect classroom only, or one of the other service models below.
Gifted Service Models:
The following information is a description of each service option for the students.
Elementary School Offer:
• Regular classroom with differentiation of instruction
• Regular classroom with cluster grouping and differentiation
• Regular classroom with grade acceleration of specific content
• Resource sessions outside the classroom
• Grade acceleration
• Individualized services
• Additional opportunities (afterschool programs, etc.)
Suggested Websites:
Hoagies Gifted Education Page
Kidsource
G-T World
Tag Families of Gifted & Talented
Gifted Development Center
Davidison Institute of Talented Development
Council of Exceptional Children
National Association of Gifted Children
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