As a means of demonstrating that he or she understands
the characteristics and educational needs of children and is able to
differentiate the curriculum and apply instructional methods to meet the needs
of the children as required by Section 14A-30(16) of the School Code,
and subject to the provisions of Section
227.20(a)(6) of
this Part, each teacher who is assigned to provide instruction in a program
funded pursuant to this Part shall have completed, or shall be required to
complete at least one of the following:
a) Nine semester hours of college credit from
a regionally accredited institution of higher education and demonstrably
related to the education of gifted and talented students;
b) Both the State and national assessment
instruments, namely:
1) the self-assessment
developed by the Illinois Association for Gifted Children (IAGC) (which shall
be based on the "Professional Teaching Standards for Educators Working with
Gifted/Talented Learners" (2012), published by IAGC, 800 E. Northwest Highway,
Suite 610, Palatine IL 60074 and posted at www.iagcgifted.org; no later
editions of or revisions to these standards are incorporated) with a rating of
"experienced" or "expert" earned before November 15, 2018; and
2) the National Evaluation Series (NES)
Gifted Education examination (Test Code 312; Pearson Education, Inc., PO Box
226, Amherst MA 01004 (2014));
c) Six semester hours of college credit from
a regionally accredited institution of higher education and demonstrably
related to the education of gifted and talented students and any one of the
following additional choices:
1) the
self-assessment referred to in subsection (b)(1); or
2) the Gifted Education examination referred
to in subsection (b)(2); or
3) the
applicable gifted education course of instruction offered by the State Board of
Education in cooperation with IAGC:
A) for
those successfully completing the course before October 1, 2009, the Gifted
Education Institute; or
B) for
those successfully completing the course on or after October 1, 2009, the
Gifted Education Seminar; or
4) two years of experience teaching in,
coordinating or directing a program for gifted students; or
5) participation in no fewer than two State
or national conferences on gifted education, such as those offered by IAGC or
the National Association for Gifted Children; or
6) professional development activities
demonstrably related to the education of gifted and talented students that are
sufficient to generate 30 continuing professional development units (CPDUs) or
30 clock hours of professional development, as defined and quantified in the
rules for educator license renewal (see 23 Ill. Adm. Code
25, Subpart
J);
d) Three semester
hours of college credit from a regionally accredited institution of higher
education and demonstrably related to the education of gifted and talented
students and any two of the additional choices listed in subsections (c)(1)
through (6);
e) The gifted
education training referred to in subsection (c)(3) and any two of the
additional choices listed in subsection (c);
f) Coursework that leads to obtaining a
gifted teacher endorsement; or
g)
Coursework that leads to obtaining a gifted specialist endorsement.
