Events
Online Gifted Endorsement Courses Offered in May
WOGI
is offering two endorsement courses through the
NEFEC (North East
Florida Educational Consortium) beginning May 10, 2010. For more information, contact Laura Langton
at
lblangton@comcast.net.
Nature and Needs of Students Who are Gifted: May 10 - June 30
Offered through UNF's WOGI project, Nature and Need of Gifted Students
provides an overview of the evolution of gifted education on the
national, state and local level. Major events affecting gifted education
are described as well as major policies. Any teacher in the state of
Florida and anyone interested in educating gifted learners is welcome to
participate. To register for this event online, go to the NEFEC Website
at
http://www.nefec.org/event37/.
Theory and Development of Creativity: May 10 - June 30
This course provides an overview of the theory, research, practical
strategies and resources on creativity, with an emphasis on classroom
application in the gifted classroom. Any teacher in the state of Florida
and anyone interested in educating gifted learners is welcome to
participate. To register for this event online, go to the NEFEC Website
at
http://www.nefec.org/event38/.
Plan Now to Attend the 2010 WOGI Institute - June 10-11, 2010
The 2010 WOGI Institute will be held at the World Golf Village in St.
Augustine on June 10 & 11, 2010. At this year's Institute, Dr. Mary
Slade will present "Best Practices in Gifted Education" Dr. Slade is a
Professor in the Department of Exceptional Education in the College of
Education at James Madison University. Dr. Slade received her B.S. in
Elementary Education with an emphasis in secondary English from Longwood
College, and her Master’s and Doctorate from the University of Virginia.
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.
In addition, this year's six workgroups will present the results of
their work on topics related to services for students who are gifted.
For information about registration, visit the
WOGI Institutes
page or download the
Invitation to Coordinators (PDF).
Registration and Hotel Information Available for Workshop for Teachers of Gifted - June 12, 2010
Plan now for the Workshop for Teachers of the Gifted
to be held in St. Augustine on June 12, 2010 at Pacetti Bay Middle
School. The focus will be on sharing information for teachers of
the gifted, particularly those new to the field.
Author Jodi O’Meara will be keynote speaker. Jodi is the ESE Curriculum
Specialist and Gifted Endorsement Instructor in Manatee County and has
presented at state, national and international conferences.
For information about
the agenda, registration and hotel options, visit the
Workshop for Teachers of the Gifted
page or download the
Registration
Information Brochure (PDF).
Add
this event to your calendar.
Online Gifted Endorsement Courses
Visit WOGI's
Online Gifted
Endorsement Courses page to find out about upcoming online courses
available through NEFEC (Northeast Florida Educational Consortium).