Professional Development for Secondary Teachers of Gifted Students

The following gifted endorsement courses will be offered beginning in February:

Theory and Development of Creativity begins 2/11 Course # 23199 Section # 28759 The face to face meetings will be held on 2/11 and 4/9 at Buck Lake from 4:30-7:30.

Educating Special Populations of Gifted is being offered through FDLRS and begins 2/18. Course # 23240 Section # 27814. The FDLRS courses have three face to face sessions that will be held on 2/18, 3/24, and 4/21 at Buck Lake from 4:30-7:30.

*It is not recommended that you enroll in two endorsement classes at the same time as these courses do require quite a bit of work.

Elementary STEAM Training: We will be partnering with the Mag Lab to offer a STEM training on January 6^th 12:30-3:30 (at Mag Lab). This training is intended for the sponsors of the Elementary STEAM Bowl but is open to anyone that is interested in attending. Please register for this course in Leon Leads. The course number is 24079 and the section is 28696.

Please join us for our annual Gifted/Talented Symposium. This year's speaker is Dr. Steven Pffifer. The event will take place at the Howell Building on Saturday, December 7th from 8:30-12:00. Course # 24080 and section # 28229

Secondary teachers who teach gifted students are welcome to join us at a training at Lincoln high school on December 12th from 4:30-6:30 to learn more about meeting the Social and Emotional Needs of Secondary Gifted learners.

Course # 24392 and the section # 28210

The Elementary STEAM Expo registration for projects and the art contest is now open. The STEAM Expo will be at the Challenger Learning Center on October 18^th-19^th. Set up and judging will occur on October 18^th and awards will be distributed at noon on October 19^th. Registration closes on September 20^th. And art work is due to Andrea Goddard by that date. Fourth and fifth grade students receiving the highest level on the rubric will be invited to participate in a Mission at The Challenger Center at 1:00 on October 19^th. Attached you will find a flyer and rubric to share with your students.

Expo rubric

Expo art contest

STEAM Expo

These sessions will be held at Lincoln High School from 4:30-6:30. The course number in Leon Leads is 24392.

October 17, 2019 Characteristics of Gifted Students

December 12, 2019 Social and Emotional Needs of the Secondary Gifted Learner

January 23, 2020 Best Practices in Gifted Education for Secondary Students

Contact Andrea Goddard goddarda@leonschools.net if you have any questions regarding these trainings.

Please see the information below regarding the Gifted Endorsement Course, Nature and Needs, that starts Tuesday, August 27th. You must attend the face to face session from 4:30-7:30 at Buck Lake in order to participate.

Contact Andrea Goddard (goddarda@leonschools.net) if you have any questions.

Are you an elementary teacher that teaches math and science? If so, STEM Learning Walks might be for you! In order to attend you must do the following:

• Fill out the application and have your administrator sign it. Scan and email the application to Andrea Goddard  goddarda@leonschools.net. STEM Learning Walk Application
• Attend the Juli Dixon training on September 11th- if you did not attend the training in June (course 23306 in Leon Leads).
• Participate in three learning walks throughout the school year. The initial STEM Learning Walk will involve your learning walk group observing content experts from the Elementary STEM Leadership Academy modeling a math lesson and a science lesson in two teachers' classes from the team. During the last two learning walks, you will teach a lesson to your class with your learning walk group observing the lesson.

Applications are due by August 30th

Elementary STEAM Training: We will be partnering with the Mag Lab to offer a STEM training on January 7^th 9:00-12:00 (at Mag Lab). This training is intended for the sponsors of the Elementary STEM Bowl but is open to anyone that is interested in attending. Please register for this course in Leon Leads. The course number is 24079 and the section is 27228. If you are not the STEM Bowl sponsor, please share this information with your school's sponsor.

Gifted/Talented Symposium: This event will be held at the Howell Building on Saturday, December 1st. It is intended for parents and educators of gifted/talented students. Please share this flyer with the families of your gifted/talented students. flyer If you are an educator, you can register on Leon Leads. The course number is 24080 and the section is 27229.