Whoa. Slow down. Why can't we have an IEP? The school basically said, "He's not failing. He's in advanced classes. He's gifted. He doesn't need anything. Sorry, we know what you are asking for, but no dice around here." And, I said, "Fine, he's in advanced classes. Take him out of advanced classes because he's making C's in those. So, take him out of that advanced math so he can be making A's which he deserves to be making." They all looked at me and said, "Oh, he'll be so bored." And, I said, "Yes, I know, and his behavior will be even worse than it is now."-Barbara, Individual Interview (July 24, 2012)For over two decades, researchers have established that a child can be both gifted and have a disability (

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Summer Enrichment Workshop (SEW) is a 3-week enrichment program held at The University of Alabama (UA) Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for students identified as gifted and talented. The faculty of the College of Education, Program of Gifted and Talented (GT), formed a partnership with a College of Engineering faculty member who mentored the graduate student GT interns to develop and teach middle school science minicourses in the SEW program. Data indicate that the challenge level of the science middle school minicourses improved, and interns experienced more competence and confidence in teaching upper-level science courses. Contributing factors included having a science expert to collaborate in planning content and coteaching lessons; consistent reflection on practice; making learning more real-world; providing support, assistance, guidance, and counseling; long-term planning; problem solving and inquiry; and experimentation and risk taking, followed by immediate corrective feedback.