Description This session, participants will explore a program model for gifted students that focuses on fostering success in an inclusive setting. Using a six-stage process for implementing new initiatives, participants will examine the Mequon-Thiensville School District's€™s history of implementing a programming model that effectively equips classroom teachers with the strategies and tools necessary to successfully meet the needs of gifted learners, regardless of grade level or content area.
Outcomes Learners will understand how a district’s philosophy for supporting gifted learners can better inform its programming, how to enhance culture and engage staff to support gifted learners through a six-stage change process, and the support and resources that classroom teachers need in order to foster gifted learners in their classrooms.
