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= WELCOME to the Berwick Area High School Gifted & Talented Wiki. = This site is maintained and edited by Mr. Bruce Guenther, Gifted Education Teacher at Berwick High School, Berwick, Pennsylvania.

media type="custom" key="3979569" media type="custom" key="3979583" The Berwick Area School District Gifted and Talented Program has the primary goal of providing opportunities, both within and outside of the regular classroom setting, for challenging and developing identified areas of giftedness in each identified student.

In addition, gifted students will be provided the opportunity to __effectively develop__: Higher order thinking skills, creativity and critical thinking; an ability to express themselves verbally in a variety of settings; a fluency in a variety of advanced communication methods, including writing; an autonomous approach to learning; a deepening awareness of the characteristics of giftedness as it applies to themselves, others and their interaction with others; and a medium and long term vision and goal-setting directed toward their future education, training and career goals.

Mrs. Heather Bartholomew will be working with Gifted students at Fourteenth Street and Nescopeck Elementaries, Grades K - 5 Mr. Todd Gunther will be working with Gifted students in Grades **9,** the Middle School (8, 7, 6), Salem and Orange Street Elementaries, Grades K-5, and teaching AP Calculus BC at the High School. Mr. Bruce Guenther will be working with Gifted students in Grades 10, 11, 12 and teaching AP Government & Politics.
 * __BASD Gifted Program for 2012 - 2013:__**

Wifth the elimination of the Resource period, the High School has moved back to an 8 period day. Gifted Seminar will be offered at various times to allow the students some flexibility for attendance with the least disruption to their academic courses. Seminar lessons help to develop critical thinking, communication and other skills related to GIEP and Gifted Program goals. Gifted Seminar will begin in early October 2012.
 * __High School__:**

Gifted students will still be able to reschedule their study hall period assignment for the Gifted Resource Room. Gifted Room Schedule: **to be determined (8/16/12)** 01 - closed (AP Gov-Rm 9) 02 - closed Day 1 (AP Gov- Rm 9) 03 - 04 - 05 - 06 - 07 - 08 - - Notice of Parental Rights BASD July 2009; Pa Dept of Education Chapter 16
 * GIEPs for Grades 10, 11 and 12** are to be scheduled for one hour on the following days: August 27,28,29,30,31, Sept 4,5,6,7; September 10,11,12,13,14; September 21,22,23,24,25. Please contact Mr. Bruce Guenther to schedule this required conference to develop your GIEP for 2012-2013. Phone 759-6400 x3148 or bguenther@berwicksd.org

The instructions for the Resume Assignment were mailed with the Gifted Open House invitation in early May (5/10/12). In addition, reminders were posted on the whiteboard at the entrance to the Ninth Grade (and Gifted) "wing" of BHS throughout May and June. The standing due date for completion was June 22, 2012. To date (8-16-12) three students have completed this assignment. Please complete as soon as possible to assist me with developing your GIEP and to clear it off your to-do list before regular school work begins. Click on the Resume Assignment page link found to the left for more information.
 * __Resume Assignment for 2012 - 2013__**

__**Links**__ : [|Hoagie's Gifted Education Page]- a great site with screened links to a multitude of gifted resources!! If you shop online (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Target.com, etc.) please go through the Hoagie's site first, then the link to these online vendors. A percentage of your sales is donated to keep the Hoagie's site running and AD FREE ! [|Pa. Association for Gifted Education (P.A.G.E.)] - State organization for teachers, parents **and students**, as well!

[|BHS Independent Study Project - Edline Web Page] - Information, resources and links for the ISP. Advanced Research in Medicine wiki page - Formerly known as Medical Mentoring, this link has information, resources and links for ARM students. BHS Model UN Wiki Page - Updates, resources, links and discussion boards for BHS MUNers. BHS Guidance Office Homepage - Information and links relating to **SATs, scholarships**, AP courses, **career research**, **daily announcement** sheets and much more. You can also access the Guidance page from the school district's homepage: [|www.berwicksd.org] --> select High School from drop down window--> click on Guidance.

- MS Power Point slide show
 * __Resources__**:

- printable paper file, for those without MS Power Point