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• June 8, 2021 - June 24, 2021 (3-Week Session) - IAGC Gifted Education Modules: Foundations for Teaching Advanced Learners in Today's Classrooms

  • Start
    06/08/2021
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    (CDT)
  • End
    06/24/2021
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
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    online
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  Modules in Gifted Education:

  Foundations for Teaching Advanced Learners

  in Today's Classrooms

  Session 1: June 8, 2021 - June 24, 2021

  Designed for classroom teachers and enrichment teachers who serve advanced learners in grades K-8, each module provides practical knowledge and evidence-based strategies to meet the needs of students who achieve and/or have the potential to achieve at high levels. Attendees will gain an understanding of current, equitable and inclusive approaches in the field of gifted education and explore programming/instructional models, classroom structures, and collaborations to support advanced learners. Projects and readings are designed with an eye to applicability/relevance to classroom practice. Classroom teachers, new enrichment/advanced programming teachers, and educators seeking to update their foundational skills and knowledge for developing talents of advanced learners are encouraged to participate.

  Each virtual module includes 4 hours of synchronous and 5 hours of independent learning. A Certificate of Course Completion from IAGC and 27 PD hours will be provided upon completion of all three modules.

  Note: Assignments will be provided and submitted on the Google Classroom platform. All participants are required to have a Google Account and email to participate in this course.

  Overview:

  Module 1: Understanding Advanced Learners (4 hours in-class time + 5 hours independent learning)

  Part 1 - Conceptions of Giftedness (2 hour class + readings and assignments)

  Part 2 - Recognizing and Developing Gifts and Talents (2 hour class + readings and assignments)

  Module 2: Programming, Collaborations and Classroom Structures to Support Growth of Advanced Learners (4 hours in-class time + 5 hours independent learning)

  Part 1 -  Supporting Growth of Advanced Learners Through the MTSS Framework, Assessment, and Professional Learning Communities (2-hour virtual class + readings and assignments)

  Part 2 -  Classroom, Community, and Family Collaborations to Support Advanced Learners (2-hour  virtual class + readings and assignments)

  Module 3: Differentiation and Instructional Strategies for Advanced Learners (4 hours in-class time + 5 hours independent learning)
  

  Part 1 -  Key Components of Differentiated Instruction for Advanced Learners (2-hour virtual class + readings and assignments)

  Part 2 - Student-Centered Differentiation for Advanced Learners (2-hour  virtual class + readings and assignments)

  Required Text: Heacox, D. and Cash, R., Differentiation for Gifted Learners: Going Beyond the Basics (revised and updated edition). Free Spirit Publishing, 2020 (ISBN: 978-1-63198-432-7) 
  *Participants are responsible for obtaining the text as it is not included in the module registration fee.
  Books are available from Free Spirt Publishing for a 35% discount plus shipping (book cost - $27.94, shipping - $6.95). If ordering on the Free Spirit website, be sure to indicate "IAGC" in the comments section. Although the discount will not be reflected on the order form that you submit, a corrected invoice will be send to the email address provided on the form. If you would like to use a PO or order directly, you may also call Free Spirt at 800-735-7323 and place the order over the phone or email help4kids@freespirit.com.
  

  Books are also available from Amazon/other book sellers.

  All classroom sessions must be attended and readings/assignments completed for module credit. 9 hours of professional development credit is available for each module after satisfactorily completing all of the requirements/assignments for that module.  
  

  
  

  
  

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• PD on the Patio: Inquiry-Based Learning: Strategies for Creating Authentic Student-Driven Learning Experiences

  • When
    06/30/2021
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    Online
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    100

  PD on the Patio, Session 1: Inquiry-Based Learning: Strategies for Creating Student-Driven Learning Experiences 

   Wednesday, June 30, 2021, 12 Noon - 1 p.m.

  (Note - This session was presented by IAGC in 2020. Back by popular demand!)

  Discussion Topic: 

  In this discussion-based session, teachers will explore strategies for using inquiry-based learning methods to support student engagement and ownership. (Elementary and Middle School)

  1 hour of Professional Learning Credit available to participants. To receive credit, participants must sign in and out of the session and complete an evaluation form.

  About the Facilitator: 

  Kenyatta Revelle is an IAGC Board Member who also serves on the IAGC Education Committee. She is the Principal of Iles School (Gifted Magnet School Grades 1-8 and International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program Grades 1-5) in Springfield Public Schools District #186. She has 19 years of experience working as an educator and administrator of gifted children. As principal, she worked collaboratively to develop and implement the International Baccalaureate (IB) primary years concept-driven program of in-depth inquiry focused on the development of the whole child as an inquirer, both in the classroom and in the world outside. see also: IAGC Board of Directors 
  

  
  

  ***1 Hour of Professional Development Credit is available when sign-in/sign out/attendance/evaluation requirements are met.
  

  
  

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• July 12- 28, 2021 (3-Week Session) - IAGC Gifted Education Modules: Foundations for Teaching Advanced Learners in Today's Classrooms

  • Start
    07/12/2021
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    (CDT)
  • End
    07/28/2021
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
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  Modules in Gifted Education:

  Foundations for Teaching Advanced Learners

  in Today's Classrooms

  Session 1: July 12, 2021 - July 28, 2021

  Designed for classroom teachers and enrichment teachers who serve advanced learners in grades K-8, each module provides practical knowledge and evidence-based strategies to meet the needs of students who achieve and/or have the potential to achieve at high levels. Attendees will gain an understanding of current, equitable and inclusive approaches in the field of gifted education and explore programming/instructional models, classroom structures, and collaborations to support advanced learners. Projects and readings are designed with an eye to applicability/relevance to classroom practice. Classroom teachers, new enrichment/advanced programming teachers, and educators seeking to update their foundational skills and knowledge for developing talents of advanced learners are encouraged to participate.

  Each virtual module includes 4 hours of synchronous and 5 hours of independent learning. A Certificate of Course Completion from IAGC and 27 PD hours will be provided upon completion of all three modules.

  Note: Assignments will be provided and submitted on the Google Classroom platform. All participants are required to have a Google Account and email to participate in this course.

  Overview:

  Module 1: Understanding Advanced Learners (4 hours in-class time + 5 hours independent learning)

  Part 1 - Conceptions of Giftedness (2 hour class + readings and assignments)

  Part 2 - Recognizing and Developing Gifts and Talents (2 hour class + readings and assignments)

  Module 2: Programming, Collaborations and Classroom Structures to Support Growth of Advanced Learners (4 hours in-class time + 5 hours independent learning)

  Part 1 -  Supporting Growth of Advanced Learners Through the MTSS Framework, Assessment, and Professional Learning Communities (2-hour virtual class + readings and assignments)

  Part 2 -  Classroom, Community, and Family Collaborations to Support Advanced Learners (2-hour  virtual class + readings and assignments)

  Module 3: Differentiation and Instructional Strategies for Advanced Learners (4 hours in-class time + 5 hours independent learning)
  

  Part 1 -  Key Components of Differentiated Instruction for Advanced Learners (2-hour virtual class + readings and assignments)

  Part 2 - Student-Centered Differentiation for Advanced Learners (2-hour  virtual class + readings and assignments)

  Required Text: Heacox, D. and Cash, R., Differentiation for Gifted Learners: Going Beyond the Basics (revised and updated edition). Free Spirit Publishing, 2020 (ISBN: 978-1-63198-432-7) 
  *Participants are responsible for obtaining the text as it is not included in the module registration fee.
  Books are available from Free Spirt Publishing for a 35% discount plus shipping (book cost - $27.94, shipping - $6.95). If ordering on the Free Spirit website, be sure to indicate "IAGC" in the comments section. Although the discount will not be reflected on the order form that you submit, a corrected invoice will be send to the email address provided on the form. If you would like to use a PO or order directly, you may also call Free Spirt at 800-735-7323 and place the order over the phone or email help4kids@freespirit.com.
  

  Books are also available from Amazon/other book sellers.

  All classroom sessions must be attended and readings/assignments completed for module credit. 9 hours of professional development credit is available for each module after satisfactorily completing all of the requirements/assignments for that module.  
  

  
  

  
  

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• PD on the Patio: The Inquiry Classroom: 5 Strategies for Collaboration in the Socially Distanced Classroom

  • When
    07/17/2021
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    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    Online
  • Spaces left
    100

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  ***1 Hour of Professional Development Credit is available when sign-in/sign out/attendance/evaluation requirements are met.
  

  
  

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• PD on the Patio-Teaching Conceptual Math

  • When
    08/03/2021
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    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (CDT)
  • Location
    Online
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  PD on the Patio Session: Teaching Conceptual Math

  Tuesday, August 3, 2021

  10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

  
  

  About the Facilitator Kim Freitag serves on the IAGC Education Committee. She is an Education Consultant working with school districts on instructional improvement, differentiation, and mathematics, and a parent of a gifted adult daughter.

  
  

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  ***1 Hour of Professional Development Credit is available when sign-in/sign out/attendance/evaluation requirements are met.
  

  
  

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• IAGC 26th Annual Conference - Virtual

  • Start
    10/14/2021
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    8:00 AM (CDT)
  • End
    10/15/2021
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    4:00 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    Online

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  IAGC 26th Annual Conference

  The IAGC welcomes teachers, administrators, parents, social workers/school psychologists, educational specialists, and advocates for children with advanced learning needs to register for our 26th Annual Conference. Join national leaders in the field of gifted education and experts throughout Illinois to explore new ways to enhance professional practice, support equity and access, and collaborate to make advanced learning opportunities a reality for all children.

  Thursday and Friday will feature a dynamic program with varied sessions for both veteran and novice educators in all roles and across all grade levels. On Saturday, our Parent Forum will offer a variety of sessions focused on strategies for supporting children with advanced learning needs, building positive school-home partnerships, and advocating on the school, district, and state/federal levels.

  Conference strands include Evidence-Based Curriculum and Instruction (content and strategies); Effective Program Leadership; Addressing the Excellence Gap Through Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Acceleration; and Social-Emotional Support.

  Please note the following: 

   *Those with paid registrations for the full conference will receive a one-year IAGC membership.
  

  **Prior to September 1, 2021 cancellations will receive a refund minus a $25 processing fee. There are no refunds for cancellations made after September 1, 2021. Changes in attendees can be made without charge.

  ***The IAGC will use the Whova app for this virtual conference. Please note that conference registrants are listed in the attendee list on Whova Apps to help foster pre-event networking. If a user does not want his/her name and profile to be listed and viewed by other attendees, he/she needs to explicitly opt themselves out by changing the visibility setting on the Setting menu to be “invisible.”

  ****5 Professional development hour per day are available to attendees on Thursday and Friday to attendees who complete attendance and documentation requirements (e.g. sign-in/sign-out/evaluation). Full-day, 5-hour attendance is required for professional development credit for Thursday and/or Friday.

  
  

  
  

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