Best Practices
Case Studies
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A Bridge to Equity with Ability Data: A Colorado Case Study
Discover how one district employs CogAT to differentiate between student ability and achievement to accurately inform decisions for gifted programs, special education programs, and ESL programs and to guide instruction consistently across every classroom.
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Case Study: A Playbook for Advancing Equity and Inclusion in Gifted and Special Ed Programs
Learn how Richardson Independent School District—the second most diverse district in the greater Dallas/Fort Worth metro area—transformed their identification process to be more equitable and inclusive.
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Case Study: Introducing Multiple Pathways to Enable Talented Students
Learn how Anchorage County Schools enabled over 40,000 students to find their unique strengths and improve gifted identification despite interrupted learning and budget cuts.
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Case Study: Using a Strengths-Based Approach to Understanding Students' Aptitude
Explore the differences and purposes of achievement and ability data and how one district plots their data to find outliers, facilitate differentiation, and more.
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Webinars: Hear From Your Peers
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Putting it all Together
Monica Simonds, Jasmine Patel, and Sara Mooney discuss Richardson ISD's creative approach to using ability data in every classroom and more.
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Stretch or Support Student Ability
Elizabeth Uptegrove and Corrie Glover of Charleston County School District, SC discuss their innovative and fun approach to talent development.
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Introducing Multiple Pathways to Enable Talented Students
Peter Ljubicich of Anchorage, AK shares details on the implementation of multifaceted practices in identification and the progress the district has made identifying students from underrepresented groups.
Tips & Tricks
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The Balanced Assessment Playbook
Access this handy step-by-step guide to build an equitable and sustainable assessment program to meet every learner’s needs.
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The CogAT Dashboard for Gifted Coordinators
This short video will show you how to use the new CogAT Dashboard to set cut scores quicker than ever, compare scores side-by-side, and delve deeper into your ability data.
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3 Things You Can Do Right Now with CogAT Data
This quick video shows you some online reports and tools you may not be aware of to help make use of data you already have.