See if anyone is interested:
The University of California, Irvine Extension has announced a free, month-long series designed to help teachers, administrators and parents better understand and more effectively support gifted students. The program includes weekly seminars which will support a topic related to gifted children and will be offered online for free, topics include:
"How to Relate Successfully with Gifted Youngsters." May 6, 2009
"What Differentiation Should Look Like." May 13, 2009
"Building the Parent/Teacher Connection." May 20, 2009
"Understanding IQ Testing & Special Programming for Advanced and Gifted Learners." May 27, 2009
UC Irvine Extension is known for its exceptional GATE programming. Its programs provide options for K-12 teachers with focused professional development sessions, individual courses and entire certificate programs aligned with the California Association for the Gifted (CAG), the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), and state standards for excellence.
Details are available at
http://unex.uci.edu/pressroom/releases/pr.asp?ID=196
