Professional
Development Opportunities
June-July
August
- Washington
State Gifted Leadership Symposium, Dash Point Center - gpauley@ospi.wednet.edu
Summer session for leaders and future
leaders in gifted education in Washington state
- kidLAW
Teacher Training, Renton and Kent - brownsd@aol.com
Legal simulations and training
- Marine
Science For Teachers, Port Townsend - ptmc@olympus.net
Other
Washington State Programs
Regional and National Program Resources
- Math
and Science Course Bulletin - http://mscb.ewu.edu
Great source for grants and training
in these fields.
- Gifted
and Talented EduFest, Boise State University - http://education.boisestate.edu/edufest
Work toward gifted certification for
Idaho and Washington state credits in gifted education. One
of the few university
programs in the Northwest offering indepth training in gifted education.
- Conference
on Critical Thinking, Sonoma State University - www.criticalthinking.org
Richard Paul offers training in
Socratic teaching and critical thinking.
- Autonomous
Learner Conference, Estes Park, CO - ALPSpublishing@aol.com
George Betts training in a specific model
for developing talents in gifted students.
- Confratute,
University of Connecticut -
http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/confratute/ Developed by Joe Renzulli this is a nationally
recognized program for certification in gifted education. Degree
programs
available through summer study.
- SENG,
Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted
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