Author Jenny Han said, “Everything good, everything magical, happens between the months of June and August.”
We have plenty of courses available for anyone working toward the 12 required hours for the State of Iowa Talented and Gifted Endorsement.
We do begin in May, with two wonderful workshops. Teachers can earn academic credit with a 50% tuition scholarship* at our Summit on the Neuroscience of Twice-Exceptionality (PSQF:4128). We are also offering Math for High Ability Learners (EDTL:4022). After that, we packed the summer months with classes that will increase your understanding of giftedness.
Join us for the magical professional learning opportunities this summer!
Serving Underrepresented Students
Gifted education programs focus on ways to identify and serve underrepresented gifted learners.
In June, we offer a book study about Excellence Gaps in Education (Plucker & Peters, 2016). This class focuses on strategies we can use to eliminate achievement gaps among the highest-performing students (EDTL:4096:0WKD).
The Belin-Blank Chautauqua, taking place online this summer, will also address the needs of these students. We are offering two new classes about meeting the needs of a broader range of gifted learners. Talent Development: Arts, Academics, and Athletics (EDTL:4096:0WKB) focuses on preparation for gifted performers. Serving Visual/Spatial Learners discusses ways to identify talent beyond mathematical and English/Language Arts abilities.
Belin-Blank Chautauqua
The Belin-Blank Chautauqua offers six classes in a fast-paced (accelerated) format. (Learn more about acceleration in Academic Acceleration (PSQF:4123:0EXW), a three-semester-hour class offered from June 14 – August 5.) The first two days of each Chautauqua class include time for participants to get to know each other on Zoom. Each class lasts for three weeks.
Chautauqua Week 1 includes:
- Family Issues and Giftedness (RCE:4119)
- Jul 5, 6 – 23 (Psychology strand)
- Talent Development: Arts, Academics, Athletics (EDTL:4096:0WKB)
- Jul 7, 8 – 27 (Programming)
- Serving Visual/Spatial Learners (EDTL:4096:0WKC)
- Jul 9, 10 – 29 (Programming)
Chautauqua Week 2 includes:
- Creativity (RCE:4129)
- Jul 12, 13 – 30 (Psychology)
- Programming: Facilitating Student Research Projects (EDTL:4073:0WKA)
- Jul 14, 15 – Aug 3 (Programming)
- Evaluation of Gifted Programs (EPLS:4111)
- Jul 16, 17 – Aug 5 (Administrative)
Scholarships for the cost of one class are available to those who enroll in three classes in either week. Those who take all six classes over the two weeks receive a full scholarship for the cost of one class each week*.
Online and Asynchronous Classes
Our online classes offer educators many options for better understanding their gifted and talented students. These classes take place over three weeks, but they have no scheduled synchronous meetings. These are designed to help you with your hectic schedule!
June
- Counseling / Psychological Needs (RCE:4125)
- Jun 7 – 25 (Psychology strand)
- Reading for High Ability Students (EDTL:4026)
- Jun 14 – Jul 2 (Programming)
- Academic Acceleration (PSQF:4123:0EXW)
- June 14 – Aug 5 (3 semester hours: 1 in Psychology, 1 in Programming, 1 in Administrative)
- Topics: Excellence Gaps (EDTL:4096:0WKD)
- Jun 22 – Jul 12
July
- Advanced Placement credit for those participating in the University of Iowa Advanced Placement Summer Institute (APSI, formerly APTTI) :
- (2 s.h., EDTL:5080)*
- Jul 1 – 22 (Programming)
- Differentiation at the Secondary Level (EDTL:4074)*
- Jul 6 – 26 (Programming)
- Leadership Skills for G/T Students, K-12 (EDTL:4029)
- Jul 13 – Aug 2 (Programming)
- Current Readings/Research in Gifted (EDTL:4085)
- Jul 20 – Aug 6 (strand determined by readings)
Practicum
Those earning the State of Iowa Talented and Gifted Endorsement must have at least one semester hour (s.h.) in each of the four strands (Psychology, Programming, Administrative Issues, and practicum). Workshops vary over the two years teachers can use to complete their endorsements. We offer practicum every semester (EDTL:4189 for one s.h. and EDTL:4188:0EXW for two or three semester hours).
Registration
To take part in our classes, you must register one time each year with Distance and Online Education as a non-degree seeking student. For the State of Iowa Endorsement in Talented and Gifted Education, you may register as either a graduate or undergraduate student, regardless of your professional status. If you won’t benefit in other ways from the graduate credit, you can save tuition dollars. Once you have your HawkID and password, you can follow the directions to register for the courses that interest or benefit you. Follow belinblank.org/educators/reg. All our classes fulfill strands required for endorsement.
Questions? Email educators@belinblank.org!
*Classes with an asterisk provide an automatic scholarship for those registered as graduate students.
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