This contains the disclaimer. I'm not an attorney or a school psychologist. Please keep that in mind as you read this
site.
Information on the Web
Clicking this box takes you the 'Specific Issues'
Topics Page
Red Squares link to Official PDE or ODR sources related to the topic discussed on the main screen
Applied Gifted Ed provides introductory and topic-specific information about gifted education issues in Pennsylvania, including educational
regulations, gifted education theory, and gifted education practice at the point where those three topics meet, during the
child's Gifted IEP meeting. Topics are first presented generally, and then discussed in greater depth.
Main Page:
The main page lets visitors rate their own satisfaction with and knowledge of gifted education.
Topics
which are of general interest to 'new-to-gifted-ed' visitors are also shown.
Rate Yourself: Choosing a box on the 'Rate Yourself' matrix takes you to a page which presents information specific to the needs of
that group.
Topic Pages:
Individual Topics are addressed on 'Topic Pages' These pages contain high level summaries along with links to
source materials.
Projects:
There are two projects for which data is being collected. Please participate:
Project 501 asks parents for their real-world
observations about their district's gifted education offerings.
The GIEP Accommodations Project asks GIEP team members for examples
of individualization used in GIEPs and the results of that accommodation.
This box provides links to related topics to the main topic displayed.
These links go to topics that
appear on this site.
Blue Squares link to articles or websites that provide more information about the topiic.
These generally link
to material that is not hosted on Applied Gifted Ed.
There are hundreds of web sites that relate to the general topic of 'giftedness'. The sheer number can overwhelm or confuse
The
sites in this section are useful starting points for people 'new to gifted ed' - specifically those people
involved in creating or approving GIEPs.
Other sites are linked within specific topics pages.
