We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained – Marie Curie

Timothy Lee

Masters of Education:

Curriculum and Instruction: Gifted Education

Arizona State University

This e-portfolio is a culmination of my experience while teaching and obtaining my Master’s Degree in gifted education at Arizona State University. It reflects my learning from coursework, experience, and application while obtaining that degree. This website will feature some of the major assignments that highlight my growth as a professional and how they pertain to the National Association for Gifted Children teacher preparation standards (NAGC-CEC). These courses have broadened my understanding of the needs of gifted students. They have opened my eyes to how effective differentiation can be. The following is a summary of the classes, their titles, the standards I feel they exemplify, and the type of project that was associated with the class. You will find more detail about this associated with each link at the top of the page. The title of each class is a link that you may click on to be taken to the standard it adresses

SPE/TEL 501:

Introduction to Research and Evaluation in Education (NAGC-CEC 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3) - a literature review.

SPE 573:

Differentiating Instruction for Gifted Learners: Teaching Methods (NAGC-CEC 2.3) - an Instructional unit of design.

SPE 572:

Testing and Measurement in Gifted Education: Methods (NAGC-CEC 1.1) -a set of Identification Procedures of my District and State.

SPE 585:

Creativity - Foundations of Research and Development in Gifted Education (NAGC-CEC 1.2) - A Case Study of a Creative Person.

SPE 586:

Advising the Gifted Learner -Social and Emotional Needs (NAGC-CEC 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3) - A Gifted Character Analysis.

SPE 587:

Special Populations in Gifted Education (NAGC-CEC 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, and 5.4) - A Case Study of a Gifted Learner in Special Population.

SPE 588:

The Gifted Learner - Foundations of Identification, Education, and Development (NAGC-CEC 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, and 3.5) - A Designing an Ideal Program

SPE 589:

Teaching the Gifted Learner - Models, Methods, and Programs (NAGC-CEC 2.1 and 2.2) - A School-based Scenarios: Determining Need and Devising a Plan

TEL 504:

Learning & Instruction (NAGC-CEC 6.1, 6.4, and 6.7) - A document exploring philosophy and history of gifted education called ERIE (Evidence, Reflection, Investigation, and Explanation)