California Association for the Gifted Annual Conference
This course is designed for pre- or in-service teachers, administrators, school counselors, and school psychologists who have responsibilities associated with identification of advanced learners for gifted and talented education programs and services. The course will offer exposure to the variety of instruments that can be used to place students into gifted programs or assist with the development of programming for academically advanced students. Theories of measurement and assessment, as they relate to gifted education and talent development, are the primary areas addressed in the course.
For more information, contact Dr. Jon Goodwin at jongoodwin@ucsb.edu
The South Coast Writing Project (SCWriP)
The institute provides for a program of activities for participating teachers of writing from all school, pre-school through university. Participants work in a community of fellows devoted to teaching each other and to engaging in a cooperative inquiry into the most advanced research and writing about composition, its pedagogy, and its linguistic and psycholinguistic bases. Assisted by the instructional staff, participants examine current theory in composition, develop techniques for teaching writing skills, enhance their own abilities as writers and as Teacher/Consultants in workshops throughout the regular school year, and impart what they have learned to their colleagues.
For more information, contact Dr. Tim Dewar at dewar@education.ucsb.edu.