This package deal will offer Gifted and Talented leaders an opportunity for year-long support with local Gifted and Talented programming.
The Leadership Academy will build your capacity as a Gifted and Talented program leader in your district and/or on your campus. Our offerings will give you the opportunity to meet and connect with other leaders in our local community. Learn with us at leadership workshops that offer topics meant to target high impact areas of GT services.
Build a relationship with your ESC GT/AA Specialist. Join your Specialist at a lunch and learn session available to Leadership Academy members only. Then schedule a custom one-on-one session with your Specialist to discuss a district or personal goal related to your GT program.
You will also have an opportunity to participate in the first Gifted and Talented TOT session! This session will provide you with everything you need to host a Summer Enrichment opportunity in your district. TOT materials will focus on the development of student products and performances, as well as STEM challenges that enrich and extend learning for advanced students.
Participants in the Leadership Academy will have access to the following Region 13 offerings:
- Monthly GT Leadership Forum sessions
- Fall and Spring GT Leadership Meetings
- New Coordinator Leadership Workshop ($100 value)
- Identification and Assessment Leadership Workshop ($100 value)
- Showcase Event Leadership Workshop ($100 value)
- Program Evaluations Leadership Workshop ($100 value)
- GT/STEM Summer Enrichment TOT ($250 value)
- 3 hour custom session with an ESC Specialist ($500 value)
- State Plan Book Lunch and Learn Session ($30 value)
CPE/GT Credit will be given through individual workshop registrations. Gain up to 15 hours of credit!
The date listed (Sept. 12, 2024) is for the initial Lunch and Learn session. This in-person session will take place on the same day as our New Coordinator Leadership Workshop and Identification and Assessment Leadership Workshop.
The dates for all included events will be communicated with you on the Canvas course after registration is complete. Registration is available for this package deal through the end of September 2024.