GIFTED & TALENTED CONSORTIUM

OUR MISSION..............

A great diversity exists among learners, necessitating different expectations for each:  therefore, the educational community has a responsibility to identify and develop the talents of those children who are gifted and talented in the areas of general intellectual ability, specific academic ability, creativity, artistic ability and leadership.  Through the ability, specific academic ability, creativity, artistic ability and leadership.  Through the CESA #11 Gifted and Talented Consortium, qualitatively different experiences and opportunities can be developed, shared and evaluated for such students.  Our prime objective is to develop the unique talents of each student and share this with our colleagues.

OUR BELIEFS..............

Several beliefs from the basis of CESA #11 GT Consortium include..........

• Early recognition of student needs is essential
• Identification of student capabilities is ongoing and continuous
• Multiple criteria are used to identify student needs
• Communication between colleagues is essential when looking at student learning
• Sharing of identification tools is essential for for quality programming in rural school districts
• Collegial support when designing DEPs encourages excellence
• Appropriate professional development for delivery of differentiated instruction is essential to best practice

Dr. Stephen Schroeder-Davis' presentation to GT personnal of February 13, 2012    - 2-13-12 Compacting.pptx

Dr. Stephen Schroeder-Davis presentation - April 16, 2012

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