• Gifted Services in the General Education Classroom (9/28/12)

• Rules, Regulations and Policies for Gifted Education
• Gifted Operating Standards & Revised Code
• Academic Acceleration for Advanced Learners
• The Young Gifted Child
• Frequently Asked Questions about Gifted Funding
  
• Presentations on Gifted Education 2011-2012
• ODE Gifted Education Updates

• MCESC Gifted Services Position Statement
  
• MCESC Identification Flow Chart
  

Additional Resources

Rigor, Depth and Challenge: What Do They Really Mean? (Susan Rakow)

How to Plan Rigorous Instruction Webinar (ASCD Webinar with Robyn Jackson)
Rigor is one of those words that is widely used but rarely understood. We all want to increase the rigor or our instruction but many of us don't know where to start. In this webinar, Robyn R. Jackson explained what rigorous instruction is, the four stages of rigorous instruction, how to move students successfully through each of the stages, and how to build struggling students' capacity for rigorous learning over time. Direct link to webinar

Byrdseed Gifted Classroom Ideas 
A place dedicated to gifted education.  Learn new ideas, share what you know, and grow as an educator.

THE 5TH QUINTILE: Reaching and Teaching Gifted and High Achieving Students
Leanne Ross, Teacher, Tussing Elementary, Pickerington Local Schools - From the Fall 2011 OAGC Conference

Content Based Curriculum for the Gifted: Adapting the Common Core
Tamra Stambaugh, Ph.D.; Research Assistant Professor, SPED Director, Programs for Talented Youth; Vanderbilt University
From the December 2011 OAGC Gifted Coordinator Workshop

Math Labs Program (Montgomery County Public Schools)
Explore Differentiated Lessons Online: The Math Lab Classroom program is a professional development opportunity for classroom teachers and staff development teachers.  The Math Lab Classroom teachers have agreed to invite observers into their classrooms to see how they effectively manage differentiated math instruction.

Professional Organizations

• Ohio Association for Gifted Children (OAGC)

• National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)

• Council for Exceptional Children-Talented & Gifted (CEC-TAG)