Gifted and Talented
All gifted students will receive rigorous, culturally inclusive, evidenced-based academic and affective educational opportunities to develop their exceptionalities, leading to fulfilling and productive lives.
Mission
To provide evidence-based support to Administrative Units related to the implementation of ECEA gifted education rules and state statute to ensure equity and opportunity for every gifted student, every step of the way.
- know about your giftedness.
- learn something new everyday.
- be passionate about your talent area without apologies.
- have an identity beyond your talent area.
- feel good about your accomplishments.
- make mistakes.
- seek guidance in the development of your talent.
- have multiple peer groups and a variety of friends.
- choose which of your talent areas you wish to pursue.
- not to be gifted at everything.
Written by Del Siegle (NAGC President, 2007 - 2009)
About me
Dr. Yarrow was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. She completed a B.S. and M.S. degree in English and a Ph.D. in forest resources at Clemson University. She first began teaching secondary English in 1977 and has taught English since then in every grade from kindergarten to college. She first began teaching CLDE grades K-5 at Lotus in the fall of 2022. “I do enjoy and appreciate the students at Lotus so much,” she says. “They make me proud to be part of such a culturally diverse academic community. They are dedicated and motivated to learn.”
She has been certified to teach in five states. Her work experiences include over two decades teaching English to gifted middle-school students in Clemson, South Carolina and over a decade of college English at Clemson University, Virginia Tech, and Stephen F. Austin University in Texas. She co-authored the book Managing Wildlife. She moved to Denver to be near her son, an attorney who works for the state of Colorado. At home, she enjoys photography, playing the piano, writing, books, and her dogs.
