Gifted Education Organizations
Pennsylvania State Department of Education
Abington School District Links
- ASD Home Page
- Special Education (which includes Gifted Education). Brief description plus email and phone numbers for administrators.
- Special Education for Gifted Students, under Student Services Brief description.
- Office of the Superintendent Contact information for Superintendent Dr. Amy Sichel and Assistant Superintendent Dr. Leigh Altadonna.
- School Board List of members, plus meeting dates, agendas, and summaries.
- APEX Teacher Contact Information
- Copper Beech: phone 215-881-2000
- Carolyn Weingard: [email protected], voicemail 5060
- Robert Howe: [email protected], voicemail 5314
- Highland Elementary: phone 215-884-1048
- McKinley Elementary: phone 215-663-0430
- Hank Albert: [email protected], voicemail 6123
- Overlook Elementary: phone 215-657-0857
- Roslyn Elementary: phone 215-884-3368
- Carolyn Weingard and Robert Howe, see Copper Beech above
- Rydal Elementary East: phone 215-884-1308, West: phone 215-884-0192
- Pamela DaSilva: [email protected]
- Willow Hill Elementary: phone 215-657-3800
- Carolyn Weingard and Robert Howe, see Copper Beech above
- Copper Beech: phone 215-881-2000
Gifted Programs in Other School Districts
- Report on the Status of Gifted Education In Cheltenham Township
- Lower Merion School District
- Pennridge School District Gifted Education Program Philosophy and Goals
- Article on Developing Programs for Students of High Ability
Programs/Activities for Gifted Students
- C-MITES Carnegie Mellon Institute for Talented Elementary and Secondary Students
- CTY Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth
- PGSE Pennsylvania Governor's Schools of Excellence (mostly gone, due to funding cuts)
- Germantown Academy Summer Science Institute for Girls (entering grades 5-8)
PAGE Conference 2009
Kathy Brown's summaries of these sessions:
- Dr. James Delisle - 2 Sessions - "The Ten Best Lessons for Teaching and Reaching Gifted Children through Writing", and "Parenting Gifted Kids: Tips for Raising Happy and Successful Children"
- Central York School District -"Transitions: Secondary Gifted Support Services"
- Charlton Wolfgang, gifted support teacher, Manheim Township School District - "Caught in the Middle: GIEPs and Programming for the Middle School Level"
- Rose Jacobs, School Board Member and PAGE affiliate leader; Marilyn Thomas, PDE Gifted Education Task Force Member and parent; Margaret Solitario, Principal Central Bucks - "Parents and Schools as Partners"
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Other Resources
- A Nation Deceived Research on acceleration for gifted students