The Gifted and Talented Office offers staff development in curriculum development and modification, critical and creative thinking, learning/personality styles, performance assessment, brain-compatible classrooms, curriculum alignment, curriculum development and differentiation and social and emotional needs of the gifted. This office works closely with the ADE in providing to member districts staff development and assistance with the writing of content frameworks. Conferences and visits are scheduled to assist member districts in preparing for program monitoring, completing compliance action plans, disseminating information from the ADE office of Gifted and Talented, staff development planning, curriculum writing, course work in gifted/talented, identification, and program and student evaluation. Supervisor demonstrates teaching methods via model teaching in GT classrooms. Four to five gifted and talented advisory council meetings are held each year. Presentations and/or interviews are made through news media, community meetings, civic meetings, and support groups.
The Supervisor of Gifted Programs assists in ADE Office of Gifted/Talented with the selection of Governor’s School participants, the Duke University TIP reception and the Secondary Content Workshop. She serves on the AGATE (Arkansas for Gifted and Talented Education) Board and on the AAGEA (Arkansas Association of Gifted Education Administrators) Board.