District Coordinators
The WOGI
project provides support for district
coordinators of the gifted through:
- Professional development opportunities and technical assistance in the field
- Hosting an annual Institute for district gifted coordinators which includes discussions on current topics of interest, policy and research, and professional development opportunities presented by nationally respected educators in the field of gifted education.
- Dissemination of information and materials for use in professional development in the district
- Maintaining a statewide network of communication
- Facilitation of regional trainings and workshops
- Sponsoring six work groups to address priority concerns identified through a needs assessment.
- Providing support in the training for implementation of the Florida Curriculum Frameworks for K-12 Gifted Learners
2011 WOGI Institute Handouts Available
Handouts for the 2011 WOGI Institute held on
June 2-3 are now available for download. Dr.
Mary Slade presented "Program Evaluation in Gifted Education"
at the Institute in St.
Augustine. Dr. Slade is a Professor in the Department of Exceptional
Education in the College of Education at James Madison University. She
directs the gifted education coursework and the Pre-K-12 Add-On Gifted
Education Endorsement Program at JMU, including the online coursework in
this area. Dr. Slade is co-author of a staff development book in gifted
education and co-editor of Aiming for Excellence: The NAGC Pre-K-12
Gifted Program Standards both published collaboratively by Prufrock
Press and NAGC. Visit the WOGI Institutes
page to view, print or download the presentation and accompanying
handouts.
Professional Development Module Available for
Coordinators
Florida's Frameworks for K-12 Gifted Learners provide guidelines which
support a challenging and rigorous curriculum that enhances the Florida
Sunshine State Standards in order to meet the needs of gifted students
in our schools. This professional development module,
Understanding and Using the Florida’s Frameworks for K-12 Gifted
Learners, has been developed to be used by coordinators of gifted
programs or instructors of the gifted endorsement
course Curriculum and Instructional Strategies for Teaching Gifted
Students. The resources can also be used independently by a teacher of
the gifted to review the Frameworks or interact with the Frameworks for
the purpose of applying the goals, objectives, and traits in lesson
planning and design and documenting student progress. The module is
designed so that the presentation leads the learning process.
Advisory Committee
Work Groups