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Dec 7, 2023

Dec 7, 2023

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

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Please register here. TLC Credit: ML *This workshop is ML track students ONLY. Presenter(s): Marina Durinova, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar; David Degollado, PhD; Assistant Professor; Lia Plakans, PhD, Professor Description: The session on oral language development aligns with the Core Principle of developing learners' skills and supporting their intellects. In this session, you will learn how to leverage the linguistic and cultural resources that multilingual students bring to schools to ben...

Jan 30, 2024

Jan 30, 2024

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Please register here. TLC Credit: IS, AATD Presenter:  Mike Keller-Wilson, MFA Description: The teaching of writing in any capacity is a challenge, so it’s no surprise that teachers find it challenging to incorporate enrichment strategies and engaging prompts that invite differentiation. In this session, we’ll briefly discuss the Why of writing instruction and enrichment before exploring some specific prompts and strategies that you can steal for your own classrooms. Write on!  Learning G...

Feb 1, 2024

Feb 1, 2024

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

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Please register here. TLC Credit: IS, AATD Presenter: Haley Wikoff, PhD Description: Underrepresented and minoritized students can have significant and unique challenges in K-12 school environments. Individuals with intersecting identities of gifted and LGBTQ+ can have different academic, social, and emotional experiences throughout their development.  This conversation will highlight the issues gifted LGBTQ+ students face and how educators can have a positive impact on their school experi...

Feb 8, 2024

Feb 8, 2024

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

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Please register here. TLC Credit: IS, AATD Presenter:  Randy Lange, PhD (and the Stanley Museum of Art staff) Description: This IN-PERSON workshop will have two components. First, we will experience the social justice tour at the Stanley Art Museum. This tour focuses on the artists, activists, and equity. The workshop will conclude with a discussion of its application to enriching lesson plans. This workshop meets at the Stanley Art Museum and is limited to 16 UI students. Please review th...

Feb 13, 2024

Feb 13, 2024

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

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Please register here. TLC Credit: IS, AATD Presenter: Ann Shoplik, PhD Description: Subject acceleration is the most commonly used form of academic acceleration for talented students. Subject acceleration isn’t for everyone, however. How do we figure out who needs subject acceleration? What are some best practices concerning subject acceleration? How might you be involved in subject acceleration in your teaching career? This practical session will give you some of the tools needed to appro...

Feb 20, 2024

Feb 20, 2024

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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Please register here. TLC Credit: IS, AATD Presenter: Julia Scalzo Description: This is a continuation of the fall session, but anyone can still certainly join! The focus this spring will be on inquiry-based learning as well as engineering solutions for a problem that still might exist for characters in picture books. You will walk away with practical, ready-to-go strategies and ideas to engage young learners and quench their sense of wonder. Learning Objectives: 1) Identify components of...

Feb 22, 2024

Feb 22, 2024

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

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Please register here. TLC Credit: IS, AATD Presenter: Randy Lange, PhD Description: All students should have access to opprotunites to exercise creative thinking and critical thinking. In this session, a series of empowering instructional  strategies with examples will be shared. Come ready to think! Learning Objectives: 1) Cite importance of providing access to creative and critical thinking to all students. 2) Discuss instructional strategies to foster creative and critical thinking in ...

Mar 6, 2024

Mar 6, 2024

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

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Please register here. TLC Credit: IS, AATD Presenter:  Alejandra Castillo, MS, Doctoral Student in Counseling Psychology  Description: This workshop will discuss the pressing issue of underrepresentation in gifted education. With a particular focus on children from diverse linguistic, racial, and low socioeconomic status backgrounds, the presentation aims to highlight the behavioral differences, unique needs, and intervention strategies required for this often overlooked population. It als...

Apr 4, 2024

Apr 4, 2024

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Please register here. TLC Credit: IS, AATD Presenter: Bridget Nash Chrabascz, MA Description: Public education is at the core of the services that museums provide. Join Bridget Nash, Education Specialist for the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, in a virtual exploration of the educational role of museums, which will include a discussion of how education theory is used in museum programming and how museums offer an alternative classroom in which to engage students in the learn...

Apr 6, 2024

Apr 6, 2024

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum

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Please register here. TLC Credit: IS, AATD Presenter: Bridget Nash Chrabascz, MA Description: Join Bridget on-site (at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum) for a tour of the museum and archives and a short demonstration of how you can utilize these spaces as resources for you and your students. This session is capped at 20 students.  Individuals who attended the first session  (04/04/24) titled "Museums: Potential to Promote Deep and Lifelong Learning", will be given priori...