Twice-exceptional Professional Development

Twice-exceptional Professional Development Opportunities

Twice Exceptional Level 1

Please Note: Registration for this class is closed. Please check back in August for the next session of this class.

The online or in-person statewide level 1 course acquaints educators and specialists with the characteristics and needs of twice-exceptional (2e) students. Participants discuss their own experiences with 2e students with each other as they progress through the course.

Twice Exceptional Level 1: Foundations Informational Flyer

Twice Exceptional Level 2

The online or in-person statewide level 2 course goes deeper into disability areas, problem-solving, and strategies to support 2e students.

Twice Exceptional Level 2 Flyer

Summer Institute on Twice-Exceptionality

Summer Institute is a 4-day intensive training opportunity to participate in both Level 1 and Level 2 training.

Due to Covid-19, all in-person workshops have been replaced with online courses. Please see the above flyers for more information and registration for June courses.

AU Twice-exceptional Project

Administrative Unit Projects are available each year to those AUs that want a focused opportunity for their own educators to be trained as a group and to develop their own plan for recognizing and serving their 2e students. (Projects last for 2 years.)

Resources for Professional Development

Publications

These resources were created before our current accessibility guidelines. If you need an alternative text, please contact Cynthia Rundquist at rundquist_c@cde.state.co.us. The resources are in the process of being updated.

Level I

Twice-Exceptional Students, Gifted Students with Disabilities, An Introductory Resource Book, 4th Edition, 2017

Level II

Additional Resources

Use of Individually Administered Standardized Cognitive Assessments for the Identification of Twice-Exceptional Learners

Description: In this webinar, Julia Wigert, School Psychologist Specialist at Colorado Department of Education, leads a 2e Professional Learning Community discussion with school psychologists, counselors, special education professionals, and gifted educators on the use of individually administered standardized cognitive assessments, such as WISC V, for the identification of twice-exceptional learners

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