Illinois Association for Gifted Children

Gifted Education modules

IAGC's Modules in Gifted Education:

Foundations for Teaching Advanced Learners

in Today's Classrooms

$375 Members; $425 Non-Members

Discount for groups of 10 or more.

30 Professional Development Hours available OR

2 Semester Hours (available from Lindenwood University (St. Charles, MO) for an additional $150)

Fall 2024

Monday & Wednesday evenings
9/23 - 10/9
6:30 -8:30pm
(3 weeks)
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Winter 2025

Wednesday evenings
Jan 22 - Feb 26 2025
6:30pm -8:30pm
(6 weeks)
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Summer 2025

Tuesday/ Wednesday/ Thursday mornings

June 17 - June 26

9:30am - 11:30 am

(2 weeks)

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A minimum of 8 registrations is required for each session.
Cohort groups (minimum 10) may qualify for a discount.

Designed for classroom teachers, differentiation specialists, 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 6 hours of independent learning. 30 PD hours or 2 Semester Hours (as participants elect) 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 -- Foundations for Teaching Advanced Learners:

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 Amazon and other book sellers.
This course is presented as three 2-part modules. The course may be held in six 2-hour sessions or three 4-hour sessions or over a wider range of time.

Module 1: Understanding Advanced Learners (4 hours in-class time + 6 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 + 6 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 + 6 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)

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