So I did go back and attend Montclair State University where I earned my cert in gifted. While I was in the role, I also knew that it was important to educate myself specifically about gifted students. And one of my former principals called me and said, "you know, there's gonna be a position that's gonna open, uh, and I think it would be great for you." I went back and forth. I was a social studies teacher in Mahwah and I actually was on maternity leave.
Ken: So the first thing I wanted to ask is "what experiences led to your involvement with gifted and talented education?"Ĭourtney: This is Courtney. Uh, and the experience that led me to gifted and talented was one where I have to really thank one of my former principals. And I've gotten to know all of them very well. And the people in my gifted and talented programs have been, like, they've been very supportive. I think that the relationships that we've built through the gifted program have become very strong. And we can continue to talk about them for a long time.Įmelysse: This is Emelysse I definitely agree with that. And the experiences, we - we share them together. And adding on to what Kaelyn said about experiences, not only do we get experiences through gifted and talented, we also build a sense of family and relationships with other students that wouldn't happen in other classes. Kaelyn: This is Kaelyn. Whether competing internationally with the future problem solving program, or doing simple projects inside the classroom, it really makes a difference to the student's life because they get all these experiences that you would never get in the regular classroom and classes. Is there anything else that I didn't ask about or that you have on your mind that you didn't get to that you want to share? And it's really easy to talk to them through the computer and still work the same that we've been working, uh, before. The gifted program has done a really good job during the online schooling part because, uh, since we've built such great relationships with each other, I feel like it's been really easy to contact my classmates over the online, uh, course. Because, although you may want them to do so great, by putting so much extra pressure on them, it makes it really stressful Kind of let them do what they do but still, like, have structure.Įmelysse: I agree with Kaelyn that a supportive teacher is very important. This act provides a number of provisions that emphasize the need to consider ELLs kids can become anxious, and are always striving for perfection, and always want to be the best. In the beginning of 2020, Governor Murphy signed into law the Strengthening Gifted and Talented Education act. And we're going to be speaking with staff and students from those districts so that you can better understand what gifted and talented education can look like, and all of the potential that it holds. I'm so excited to be bringing you this month's topic around gifted and talented education. This podcast is one of the ways that we utilize our digital platform to help strengthen teaching, leading, and learning, and increase educational equity for the 1.4 million students across New Jersey. The DOE Digest is a platform for information exchange in which the Department highlights the work being done by transformative educators around the state.
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