Educators
Professional Development
Click here.
Curriculum Units - The Curriculum Project
Click here.
Davidson Institute's Educators' Guild
http://www.davidsongifted.org/edguild/
EdNews Gifted & Talented
http://ednews.org/categories/Gifted-and-Talented/?Page=1
IAGC - Gifted Position Openings
As a service to our members and the gifted community of Illinois, the Illinois Association for Gifted Children will share any new gifted positions that are brought to our attention.
Job applicants: Follow the application procedure shown below.
Employers: If you wish to post a position, please include the position Location, Title, Application Procedure, and Deadline in the body of an e-mail message, not as an attachment. Send your e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and include your contact information. Items will be posted until their deadlines or removed after 30 days. In order to reduce the volume of e-mail, we intend to broadcast an announcement of each opening one time on Fridays to our educator members.
Here are the current openings:
Date Posted: January 5, 2012
Location: Quest Academy, Palatine
Title: Lead Teacher - Preschool
Application Procedure: Go to www.questacademy.org. Tab to Academic Life and scroll down to “Pre-School and Pre-Kindergarten”. Interested parties should fill out the application in “employment opportunities” under the “About” tab on the web site and submit it, along with resume and philosophy of education, to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . No phone calls, please.
Deadline: February 1, 2012
Location: Science and Arts Academy, Des Plaines
Title: Middle School Science/Math Teacher
Application Procedure: Send a cover letter, resume, and names of three references to Thomas A. Mikolyzk, Head of School; Science and Arts Academy; 1825 Miner Street; Des Plaines IL 60016; E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Deadline: August 2012
Date Posted: December 14, 2011
Location: Da Vinci Academy, Elgin IL
Title: Head of School
Application Procedure: See information here. Apply directly to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Do not contact the school directly.
Deadline: ASAP. Position begins July 1, 2012.
To search for other gifted position openings in Illinois, go here and here.
Gifted Ed. Digest
Illinois Association for Gifted Children is pleased to announce our on-line weekly Gifted Ed Digest, for subscribers to the K-12 Teaching & Learning Center. The purpose of the digest is to provide gifted educators and their students with resources and tools to inform, stretch and energize; and it is a FREE additional service for all K-12 TLC Subscribers!
K-12 TLC subscribers can join the IAGC Gifted Ed Digest e-mail list to be notifed each Friday. Please e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , and in the Subject Line type: ADD TO IAGC GIFTED ED DIGEST LIST.
NOT a K-12 TLC subscriber yet? Click here for details, including IAGC member special rates for individuals, schools, and districts. You also can register for a free day-pass.
We are very pleased to be able to offer you this service and we hope that you find it to be of value.
This information is provided to you as a service of IAGC, which is supported by its members. If you are a member, THANK YOU!
Not a member yet? Membership is less than a dollar a week. Please join us today.
Gifted Education Seminar
http://www.roe9.k12.il.us/isbeges/default.htm
Gifted Learning Links
http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/gll/educators/
Gifted Rules
http://www.isbe.state.il.us/rules/archive/pdfs/227ARK.pdf
HoagiesGifted
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/educators.htm
Illinois State Board of Education
http://www.isbe.state.il.us/
"Message to New Teachers of Gifted Children"
by James R. Delisle, Ph.D. Go here.
National Association for Gifted Children
http://www.nagc.org/index.aspx?id=49
NEA Foundation Grants
http://www.neafoundation.org/pages/educators/grant-programs/
Northeastern Illinois University
http://www.neiu.edu/~specedu/NEIU__Department_of_Special_Education/Graduate_Program_-_Gifted-Talented.html
Northwestern University
http://www.sesp.northwestern.edu/advanced/talentdevelopment/
Professional Development-IARSS
To see gifted classes throughout Illinois, go to http://www.iarss.org/inservice/wsdb.asp?Area=-1
Search by Category: {Gifted} to see all providers; e.g., ROEs, ISCs, and others.
Resources/Design. High-Ability Learners
http://www.nagc.org/index.aspx?id=1738
Southern Illinois University@Carbondale:
http://www.ci.siu.edu/programs-grad-msed.php
Teaching for High Potential Submissions
National Association for Gifted Children - Teaching for High Potential (THP) is a quarterly publication for teachers, gifted coordinators, and other professionals interested in engaging and challenging gifted students in today's schools. Our goal is to provide our readers with accessible, classroom-based materials grounded in sound theory and current best practices in the field of gifted education.
Can you provide practical classroom applications of current research, theory, and best practices in the field of gifted education?
Are you proud of the innovative way you address the needs of gifted students in your school or classroom?
Have you created a successful lesson or unit plan that aligns with the NAGC pre-K-Grade 12 Gifted Program Standards?
Do you have a story to share about your participation in a Javits research study?
If so, we want to hear from you.
Send manuscripts to: Jeffrey S. Danielian, Editor, THP This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
The editorial address is:
NAGC
1707 L ST, NW, SUITE 550
WASHINGTON DC 20008
Phone: 202-785-4268 lt;br />Fax: 202-785-4248
Supporting the needs of high potential learners
http://www.nagc.org
Teaching Gifted Learners
http://www.davidsongifted.org/edguild/Article/Educators_Guild___Staff_Development_337.aspx