Gifted & Talented

Services for ALL

Sarah Kipling Lightner & Kaja Martinson
http://goo.gl/E3V5fR

Main Resources
Joy Davis

Iowa Dept of Education

Traditional Gifted and Talented

Historically, GT services have been determined by test scores- either achievement
or ability testing.

Source: http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/siegle/tag/Digests/e480.html

National Data, 2012

Source: Joy Davis via http://ocrdata.ed.gov

Goal
The students receiving GT services need to reflect the schools demographics.

Moral Imperative
What do we value?
- high academic skills?
- thinking processes, problem solving skills,
creativity, divergent thinking?
Is it important to take into consideration the varied
experiences our black and brown students have?

Recommendations
Must Include Multiple Measures

English language proficiency tests

CogAT testing (normed for district)

Acculturation Scales

Renzulli Scale

Prior Academic Success

Standardized Tests

Student Observations & Interviews

Benchmark Tests

Portfolio Assessments

Grades

Further Recommendations

Test with caution when utilizing native language and/or non-verbal tests
Norm test for local district (i.e. CogAT)
Young Scholars- designed for low-income high achievers (http://www.jkcf.
org/)
PD- Strengths Based Thinking, Colorblindness, White Privilege

Source: Joy Daviss Blog: https://hcpssgtac.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/familysessionhowardctymdoct2013.pdf

G & T Programming
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Young Scholars (http://www.jkcf.org/)

AP/Honors Classes Open Enrollment
AVID supports students enrolled in AP/Honors
AVID Strategies for ALL

Leadership Challenges
- Shifting traditional structure and mindset of teachers and
counselors
- G&T parents- some lack awareness and some are over-involved
- Qualification process often recognizes only academic knowledge
- Transition between 5th and middle school
- Finding time to assess and discuss multiple measures
- High mobility students
- Funding
- Communicating with stakeholders

Outcomes
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Increase equity within GT services

Provide equal access to more rigorous classwork
Improve teacher awareness of various form of GT-ness & teacher biases