Newsletter for Gifted Education
Weatherly Area School District
2023-2024 School Year
Summer Programs for Gifted Students:
Northwestern University's Center for Talent Development - "Academic Adventure with Life-Changing Impact". Pre-K - Grade 12
English and Language Arts
Entrepreneurship and Economics
Leadership and Service
Mathematics
Science
Social Sciences and Humanities
Technology and Engineering
Field Trip!!! WVIA to meet Astronaut Bob Hines! Links to event:
Click here to see the most recent legislation about Gifted Education
The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) has a news source to keep you up-to-date! Each article has a link to read the full article in the NewsSource. If you want to subscribe to this NewsSource, click on the button below the articles to take you to their home page. On the left you will see the button to click to subscribe and you will also see buttons for each year, so you can go back in time to read articles!
PDE Gifted Education
Questions about Compliance?
State Regulations
What Districts Must Provide
Corrective Action or Due Process
Shirley Moyer
Special Education Adviser
Pennsylvania Department of Education
shirmoyer@pa.gov
717.705.5186
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Questions about Best Practices?
Best ways to meet the needs of gifted students
Not regulated, but could lead to non-compliance
Based on Evidence
Amy Davis
Western PA Gifted Liaison
Allegheny Intermediate Unit
amy.davis@aiu3.net
412.394.4193
OR
Patrice Semicek
Eastern PA Gifted Liaison
Montgomery County Intermediate Unit
psemicek@mciu.org
610.755.9483
Link to ODR: https://odr-pa.org/
More Websites for Gifted students and parents
Social and Emotional Health
The Burden of Being Called “Smart”: https://www.byrdseed.com/the-burden-of-being-called-smart/
Calvin: The Unexpected Gifted Kid: https://www.byrdseed.com/calvin/
Positive Psychology Center: https://ppc.sas.upenn.edu/
Ethics Unwrapped: https://ethicsunwrapped.utexas.edu/
Guided meditation: http://mindfulnessforteens.com/guided-meditations/
TED talk on Mindfulness: https://www.ted.com/talks/andy_puddicombe_all_it_takes_is_10_mindful_minutes
NAGC: https://nagc.org/
Raising Lifelong Learners: https://raisinglifelonglearners.com/navigating-social-and-emotional-needs-of-gifted-kids/
Applications for College
Parents (of high school students): did you know this is now FREE: https://myscholly.com/