Talented and Gifted

Hello! Welcome to my gifted education website. Here you will find many resources to explain what gifted education is and ways to support your student.

Oregon's Definition of Gifted

Talented and Gifted refers to "children who require special educational programs or services, or both, beyond those normally provided by the regular school program in order to realize their contribution to self and society and who demonstrate outstanding ability or potential in one or more of the following areas: (a) General intellectual ability as commonly measured by measures of intelligence and aptitude. (b) Unusual academic ability in one or more academic areas. (c) Creative ability in using original or nontraditional methods in thinking and producing. (d) Leadership ability in motivating the performance of others either in educational or noneducational settings. (e) Ability in the visual or performing arts, such as dance, music or art."

My Personal Definition of Gifted

My personal definition of a gifted student is a student that has the potential to demonstrate abilities at a substantially high level of accomplishment in academic activities, intellectual activities, the creative arts, physically, or in leadership, and that may demonstrate asynchronous development. Gifted students can come from any background. Furthermore, I believe that gifted students require special services in order to appropriately meet their needs and develop their potential skills.