This document discusses giftedness and resources for gifted individuals. It begins by defining different levels of giftedness such as above average, bright, and gifted. It then discusses twice exceptional (2E) learners and Gagne's model of gifted development. The document outlines what teachers and parents of gifted students need, including information on characteristics of giftedness. It provides examples of resources like articles, research, conferences, and organizations. The document explains that Gifted Resources acts as a signpost to direct people to information, events, and services for gifted individuals through its website, newsletter, blogs, and social media presence. It concludes by inviting the reader to contact Gifted Resources with any other questions.

1. Signposts for Roman riders
Jo Freitag
jo@giftedresources.org
@jofrei

3. What do you mean when you say
GIFTED?

4. BELOW THE CLASS

5. CLASS AVERAGE AND A BIT ABOVE

6. BRIGHT

7. GIFTED

11. What do we mean when we say
GIFTED?

12. 2E- Twice
Exceptional

14. http://www.cherrycreekschools.org/StudentAchievement/Documents/2EDistinguis
hingCharacteristics.pdf

15. Gagne‟s DMGT Model
Development of natural abilities into fully
developed competencies

17. What do teachers and parents
of gifted need?
“NORMAL FOR GIFTED”
IQ Bell curve, Dabrowski Overexcitabilities, Introversion,
Perfectionism, Visual Spatial Learners, Creativity and
„different thinking‟
EXAMPLES
EXCELLENCE
EXTENSION
EXTRA INFORMATION AND MYTH BUSTING
DIFFERENTIATION
DIALOGUE AND TEAMWORK
SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES
SUPPORT

18. What information is needed?
Teachers
Parents
Service
providers
Gifted /2E Gifted
students
adults
Articles Research PD Conferences Parent group contacts
Calendar of meetings etc Myth busting Newsletters
Information about Social/emotional issues Social groups
Gifted education programs Online courses Mentors and tutors
Gifted education theory Lesson planning Coping strategies
Bibliographies and booklists Website links Advocacy
Personal or phone contact Location of services and therapists

19. SIGNPOSTS
Point to places of interest
Are usually neutral and unbiased
Are placed in position by a person who
knows where to place them so that they
indicate destinations accurately

20. GIFTED RESOURCES
acts a signpost to
information, events, services
and news for gifted people
aims to present information
about services in an unbiased way
Placed by Jo Freitag
to show the way to the
resources she has located

21. How Gifted
Resources can
help you find it
•Website
http://www.giftedresources.org/
•Monthly e newsletter
•Quarterly Holiday Program e newsletter
•Blogs
Gifted Resources blog
http://giftedresources.wordpress.com/
•Sprite‟s Site blog
http://spritessite.wordpress.com/
•Sprite‟s New Site blog
http://jofrei5.edublogs.org/

23. Service Locator

29. Feetspeak: 2E
shoes

30. Visual Spatial Learners

33. @jofrei on Twitter

35. Any questions or comments?
Stay in touch….
@jofrei
jo@giftedresources.org