Gifted Education Guidelines and Resources

Gifted Education Guidelines and Resources: Vol. 1 is the first of a growing number documents published by the Colorado Department of Education and available for download on this page. The purpose of the document it to provide districts and schools with information regarding the identification of gifted students.

Of particular referential interest are:

• Seven components of the gifted-identification process (p. 19)
• State legal definition of gifted children (p. 20)
• Recommended GE professional development implementation plan (p. 36)
• Six step cyclical process for identification of gifted learners (p. 40)
  
• Four components of gifted BOE for the purposes of identification (p. 50)
• FAQs (p. 55)
• Appendix A begins on p. 57. Readings recommended within this section include
  
• Myths and Realities of Gifted Learners
• Gifted Identification Flow Chart --need to find
• Jeffco Training Packet --need to find