Standard Three: Personnel and Professional Development
The LEA recruits and retains highly qualified professionals and provides relevant and effective professional development concerning the needs of gifted learners that is on-going and comprehensive.
AIG Credential Classes: New Hanover County is offering AIG credential classes to all teachers. The goal of the credential classes is to ensure that gifted students are recognized as different types of learners who need different types of assignments to foster their intellectual, academic, and social/emotional growth.
The course is a combination of face-to-face training and online activities and assessments through Moodle.
The training will provide teachers with specific strategies and tools for working with AIG students. Through the coursework, participants will learn how to recognize the characteristics and social and emotional needs of gifted children, as well as how to help gifted students develop coping strategies to maintain success in the classroom. Participants will also learn the three primary modes of differentiation and when it is appropriate to use each method.
Staff Members who hold North Carolina AIG licensure:
Scott Dodd, Gifted Education Specialist
Staff Members who hold New Hanover County Schools Credentials for AIG:
Royanna Jackson, Kindergarten
Jennifer McCroskey, Kindergarten
Rachel Taylor, Kindergarten
Kristin Bazemore, 1st Grade
Peter Hunt, 1st Grade
Jamie Lookingbill, 1st Grade
Darlene Shreve, 1st Grade
Kristin Bazemore, 1st Grade
Carrie Boos, 2nd Grade
Alicia Norwood, 2nd Grade
Judy Creech, 3rd Grade
Lindsey Moraco, 3rd Grade
Blair Williams, 3rd Grade
Debbie Abel, 4th Grade
Tanya Charles, 4th Grade
Tracey Tugwell, 4th Grade
Libby Bump, 5th grade
Sarah Maurer, 5th Grade
Colleen Venters, 5th Grade
Amanda Wilkinson, E.C.
Ann Tomjack, Reading Specialist
Eric Smith, MTSS Coordinator
For participating teachers: