The Gifted Education Department of the Jefferson County ESC has worked with districts in the service area as well as ESCs across the state to enhance the productivity of the gifted program.  Now is the time for expanding gifted education concepts into all areas of the curriculum to have a viable pathway to college and career readiness.

 

For more information on the gifted program, please contact Linda Lenzi ([email protected]) or Patty Ferrell ([email protected]) or call 740-283-3347.

 

 

GERD meetings have taken the place of gifted teacher meetings for the Gifted Education Department at the Jefferson County ESC.   Gifted programs have almost vanished in the area, so the coordinators have created professional development seminars for teachers interested in Gifted, Enrichment, Response to Intervention (Intelligence), and Differentiated Instruction (GERD).  The GERD days are held four times during the year.  These hands-on seminars enable members to create material for "Brain Boxes" and gather knowledge on higher level thinking (HLT), rigor, technology, and changes in the law.

 

Special GERD meetings have familiarized teachers with how to use the Virtual Learning Academy as an enrichment and higher level thinking tool. 

 

 

Professional development is a part of each GERD meeting.  It includes

The "Gifted Gab" is an educational blog for members of the GERD team and their colleagues.  Innovative ideas and curriculum strategies as well as the new learning standards are addressed.  Please visit the blog at http://jcescgiftedgab.blogspot.com/