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    Math K12
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    Reasoning
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Advanced Academics – Gifted and Talented

Meet Judy O'Neal, our Director of Advanced AcademicsJudy O’Neal serves as our Director of Advanced Academics and comes to us with over 30 years of experience in education as a classroom teacher, campus administrator, district Gifted and Talented education facilitator, and as an advanced academics specialist at the regional level. 

To serve advanced academics populations, particularly teachers of gifted and talented students, we are proud to offer teacher professional development as well as technical assistance for campuses and districts to improve their advanced academics offerings.

Professional Development Offerings

Texas state law requires all teachers of gifted and talented students to obtain 30 hours of initial professional learning and 6 additional hours each year. State Law also requires that administrators and counselors take 6-hours of professional development on nature and needs of gifted students and program options. To support this legal requirement, we offer the following workshops on a contract basis.

Required 30-hour Professional Learning

  • Exploring the Nature and Needs of Gifted Students (6 hours)
  • Assessing and Identifying Gifted Students (6 hours)
  • Differentiating for the Gifted Student (6 hours)
  • Developing Creativity in all Students including the Gifted (6 hours)
  • Understanding the Social and Emotional Needs of the Gifted Student

Options for 6-Hour Annual Updates

  • Learn all About the Texas Performance Standards Project
  • Using the Elements of Depth and Complexity to Increase the Rigor for the Gifted Student (6 hours)
  • Differentiation Essentials for Advanced Students
  • Implementing a Research Model (IIM) with the Elements of Depth and Complexity

Administrators and Counselors

  • Nature and Needs of Gifted and Talented Students – Administrator/Counselor Course

We also support campuses and districts in evaluation of their services for Gifted and Talented students, including helping districts understand their accountability requirements.

  • Program Evaluations
  • Strategic Planning for Improving Programs
    • Elementary Gifted
    • Secondary Advanced Academics

Learn more about our ONLINE course offerings!

About Cosenza & Associates

Cosenza & Associates, LLC, is based in Dallas, Texas, but we provide consulting services nationwide.
  • Instructional resources for K-12 mathematics
  • Curriculum-instruction-assessment design and alignment
  • Professional support for classrooms, schools, and districts
  • Professional development for Texas Gifted and Talented 30-hour and 6-hour update requirements

Learning List Reviews

Mission Math K12 (formerly known as STAAR Mission: Mathematics Success), by Cosenza & Associates, LLC, has been reviewed by Learning List! Read more about the featured review on the Learning List blog.

Cosenza and Associates's "Algebraic Reasoning" textbook has been reviewed by Learning List! Read more about the featured review on the Learning List blog.

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