Educator Resources

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Professional Development Offerings : Here you will find a list of the current professional development offerings of the Department of Gifted and Talented.  As new courses are developed and scheduled they will be added so please check back often. 

Classroom Resources for Gifted/Talented & Enrichment

Curriculum for gifted and talented students should provide a variety of learning experiences that challenge, engage, allow for choice, are self-directed, literature-based, problem-based and that are connected and integrated in meaningful ways. 

Units of Study
      
Myself and Others
Kindergarten Suggested Unit of Study
NEW! Our Community at Work
1st Grade Suggested Unit of Study
Our Community's Geography: New York City
2nd Grade Suggested Unit of Study

Nigeria: A Case Study
3rd Grade Suggested Unit of Study 

Immigration
4th Grade Suggested Unit of Study
Westward Expansion
5th Grade Suggested Unit of Study
NEW! Egypt
6th Grade Suggested Unit of Study

Developer of the Layered Curriculum™ method of instruction, Dr. Kathie F. Nunley has authored several books and articles on teaching in mixed-ability classrooms and other problems facing today's teachers. She is an educational psychologist, author, researcher and speaker. For a full listing of her writing as well as additional teaching and parental tips are available at http://help4teachers.com/ or contact her at Kathie@brains.org.

Standards Focused Project Based Learning (PBL), which the Buck Institute for Education (BEI) defines as a systematic teaching method that engages students in learning knowledge and skills through an extended inquiry process structured around complex, authentic questions and carefully designed products and tasks. Check out the The PBL Handbook, which reflects a specific model developed by BIE. It offers a comprehensive overview of PBL and a detailed planning model for teachers. Or visit www.pbl-online.org a free online professional development resource, which provides, introduces, and explains PBL using both text and video. It also guides you through the planning of a standards-focused project using the proven method described in the BEI PBL Handbook. 

What is a Tiered Lesson? Read http://www.prufrock.com/client/client_pages/GCT_Readers/Math/Ch._4/Tiered_Lessons_for_Gifted_Children.cfm

Want to find out more About Differentiated Instruction visit http://faculty.rmwc.edu/mentor_grant/Differentiated/differentiated_instruction.htm

Education Programs/UC Irvine Extension provides free online webinar series covering the following topics in gifted and talented education:

- How to Relate Successfully with Gifted Youngsters
- What Differentiation Should Look Like
- Building the Parent/Teacher Connection
- Understanding IQ Testing & Special Programming for Advanced and Gifted Learners

To access this free series, visit their OpenCourseWare site at http://ocw.uci.edu/courses/course.aspx?id=42.

 NYSED TEACHER CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

The following higher education institutions that have been approved to offer programs leading to the Extension for Gifted Education:

(Source: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/gt/approved.htm)

Gifted and Talented Extension Certificate
  • A teacher must go through an approved G&T program and take 12 credits of coursework and pass the CST;
  • Online courses must be connected to approved programs and registered through SED to be acceptable.  Continuing Education courses are not accepted. Consult New York State Education Department (SED) Web site for further information.

The CST – Content Specialty Test

  • The Content Specialty Test seeks to test a teacher’s knowledge about many aspects of Gifted Education.Outline:
    • Understanding Students with Gifts & Talents
    • Assessment & Evaluation of Students with Gifts & Talents
    • Promoting Student Development & Learning
    • Working in the Professional Environment
    • Promoting Student Learning & Development:  Constructed  Response Assignment
  • The Gifted Education Test Framework is available on the SED website.  You can access the framework to see what types of questions will be asked on the state exam.

A summary of new regulations and policies can be found at http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/gt/newgtregext.htm

Further information and a Q&A is available at
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/gt/qareg.htm