Will your district be receiving a Department of Education Site Visit this year or next? If so, you are invited to attend "Best Practices in Gifted Education: Site Visit Preparation" on September 10 from 1:00-3:30 p.m. at the Johnston Regional Education Center (6500 Corporate Drive). Please register through the Professional Development Catalog using activity number GT007692111101. There is no charge for this session, but please be sure to register.
Do you have new teachers of gifted in your building or district? They are invited to attend the "New GT Teacher Orientation" to be held September 14 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Johnston Regional Education Center. Attendees are asked to register through the Professional Development Catalog using activity number GT007792111101. There is no charge for this session, but please be sure to register.
Heartland will be offering the following three Gifted and Talented Academy sessions.
Academy I is for teams of G/T teachers and administrators from districts new to the G/T Academy experience. The focus is comprehensive gifted and talented programming. Participants may earn three relicensure or Drake graduate credits. Registration deadline is September 10, and the first session is September 22.
Academy II is for teams of G/T teachers and administrators from districts that have completed Academy I. The focus is curriculum and instruction. Participants may earn two relicensure or Drake graduate credits. Registration deadline is September 28, and the first session is October 12.
Academy III is for teams of G/T teachers and administrators from districts that have completed Academy I and II. The focus is gifted and talented program evaluation. Participants may earn two relicensure or Drake graduate credits. Registration deadline is September 25, and the first session is October 7.
Drake credits for each Academy experience are applicable to the State of Iowa Talented and Gifted Endorsement. Visit the Heartland Professional Development Catalog and search using the activity numbers below.
Gifted and Talented Academy I - GT006792111101
Gifted and Talented Academy II - GT006992111101
Gifted and Talented Academy III - GT007592111101
The Heartland Professional Development Catalog is available at https://prodev.aea11.k12.ia.us/4DCGI/YYYYYYYYYYYYYYSRCH
If you have questions about these or other gifted and talented capacity building opportunities, please contact Mary Schmidt, Gifted Education Consultant, at mschmidt@aea11.k12.ia.us or (515) 270-0405, extension 14375.
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