About the Gifted Consortium
September 23, 2008
The Lorain County Consortium
for Gifted, which has as its fiscal agent the
Educational Service Center of Lorain County,
is responsible for the planning, implementation, ongoing
development and evaluation of differentiated programs and services
for identified gifted students in Lorain County. The majority of
the districts in Lorain County receive gifted services from the
Consortium.
Two supervisors of gifted offer continual support
to teachers and administrators. Monthly consortium meetings for
gifted teachers provide inservice, sharing opportunities and
updated/current information in gifted education.
The special events/programs for students are a key feature of the consortium’s services. These programs exist as an exciting, appropriate and rewarding end product of many dedicated hours of learning, planning, and work in various classroom settings.
FUNDAMENTAL BELIEFS
All Children learn at different depths and rates. Children who are identified as gifted by virtue of outstanding abilities in the cognitive and academic areas learn at a rate much faster than others. To be continuous learners, our gifted children need differentiated educational programs and services beyond those normally provided by the regular school program.
Curriculum should provide the flexibility to address the breadth, depth, pace, and demand of learning in the gifted classroom and in the regular classroom. Through using the techniques of differentiation and ascending intellectual demand, emphasis should be placed on developing higher levels of thinking.
