Winter 2017
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Featured
Topic -
Acceleration
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Making a plan for a profoundly gifted student’s education can be challenging for a variety of reasons including:
the availability of cost-effective strategies, the school’s familiarity and knowledge about the gifted population, a student’s unique learning style and personality, etc.
Parents and teachers share the goal of wanting the student to be learning and engaged in class. Acceleration is one alternative that can be implemented in different ways depending on what works best for the student. The acceleration options below are widely used with our Young Scholar families and their schools.
Grade acceleration – Students are moved to a higher grade level for all subjects. Grade acceleration is an option that
can meet both the academic and social needs for students.
Subject acceleration within the school – The student joins higher grade level classes for specific subjects.
Subject acceleration through online courses – The student takes online courses while their grade-level classmates
are studying the same topic. This option allows for the student to be more self-sufficient, while also allowing for regular teacher interactions.
To learn more about acceleration and its benefits, check out the resources below:
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Professional Development Courses, Conferences and Careers
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Courses
Northwestern Center for Talent Development – Online Professional Development
CTD strives to have a positive impact on educational policy and to educate the public about giftedness. Through professional development, outreach and advocacy efforts, CTD informs educators about developments in the field of gifted education and supports their efforts to successfully meet the unique educational and social-emotional needs of students with exceptional academic abilities. Check out their
calendar for upcoming modules.
University of California, Irvine Division of Continuing Education
Offered completely online, UCI Division of Continuing Education's Gifted and Talented Education Specialized Studies program will help you develop a new skill set and gain a deeper understanding of the needs and issues of this diverse group of students.
Conferences
Texas Association for Gifted and Talented Leadership Conference, April 15-17, 2018
The TAGT
Leadership
Conference
is a 2-day
annual event
for
administrators,
coordinators,
and
specialists,
focusing on
best
practices
and
promising
programs.
The
conference
is attended
by
approximately
250 leaders
in gifted
education.
For more
information,
call
512-499-8248.
Beyond IQ Conference, April 27-29, 2018
Professionals
who work
with
profoundly
gifted
children are
invited to
learn more
about this
unique
segment of
the gifted
population.
A keynote
presentation
will be
given by P.
Susan
Jackson, director
of the
Daimon
Institute
for the
Highly
Gifted.
SENG Annual Conference, July 20-22, 2018
Held in San
Diego, enjoy
keynote
presentations
from Tom
Clynes,
Patricia
Gatto-Walden,
Ph.D., and
Leslie Anita
Hosey, Ph.D.
Careers
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Resources
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Grants
Curriculum Resources
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Davidson
Academy
- Online High
School
Open
to students
in eighth
grade and
above living
anywhere
in the
United
States, the
Online High
School takes
the best of
a Davidson
Academy
education
and builds a
robust
online
community
where
students can
thrive.
Online
students
benefit
from:
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Live,
synchronous
sessions
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Quality peer
interactions
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Small class
sizes
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Responsive,
caring
instructors
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Guidance
counseling
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College
planning
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Personalized
Learning
Plans
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Embedded opportunities for socialization
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The
2018-2019 application deadline is
Feb.
28,
2018. Please visit the Online High School's
How to Apply page
and read the
Online
High
School
Qualification
Criteria
for
eligibility
information.
If you
have
questions,
please
email
online@davidsonacademy.unr.edu.
Davidson
Academy
- Reno
Campus
If you know a student who is looking for an environment to better fit their social and academic needs, consider the Davidson Academy! The Davidson Academy in Reno is a free public day school for profoundly gifted middle and high school students located on the University of Nevada, Reno campus.
Classes are grouped by ability level, rather than by age-based grades providing profoundly gifted young people an educational opportunity matched to their abilities, strengths and interests.
The 2018-2019 application deadline is Jan. 15. To apply, students must be at the middle or high school level across all subject areas and score in the 99.9th percentile on IQ or college entrance tests, such as the ACT or SAT. Please visit the Davidson Academy's Qualification Criteria and Application Review Process pages. Applications are reviewed on a monthly basis. Visit the How to Apply page to access the application.
Educators Guild
All educators, and people interested in gifted education, are invited to join the
Discussion Group on Facebook and contribute to the ongoing conversation about how to best serve the academic needs of our nation’s brightest students.
Davidson
Young
Scholars
The
Davidson Young Scholars program provides FREE services designed to nurture and support profoundly gifted young people and their families, including talent development and educational advocacy, an online community, annual get-togethers, and the Ambassador Program. Applications are due the first of each month. For more information, see the
How to Apply and
Qualification Criteria pages. |
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“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”
--Benjamin Franklin
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