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What's New in Gifted Education
Scientific Innovation, Creativity on Display at Intel Science and Engineering Fair
Nearly 1,800 outstanding high school science students, representing more than 75 countries, exhibited their inventive, groundbreaking projects at the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Pittsburgh.
Oliver Nicholls of Australia (pictured, center) was awarded the top prize for for designing and building a robot that can wash skyscraper windows. Meghana Bollimpalli of Arkansas (left) and Dhruvik Parikh of Washington (right) each received the second prize: Meghana for synthesizing materials that could greatly cut the costs of making electrodes for devices like supercapacitors, and Dhruvik for developing less expensive, more robust ion exchange membranes for use in batteries for storing solar or wind-generated electricity. Source: Society for Science & the Public (SSP)
World Science Festival In Search of Gifted Mathematical Minds
The World Science Festival is now recruiting one-in-a-million mathematical minds looking to use theirexceptional skills to change the world through the World Science Scholars online program. World Science Scholars can connect online and in-person withworld-renowned scientists and thinkers.
Report Shows Lack of Support for Gifted Low-Income U.S. Students
Despite small signs of progress, low-income students with advanced academic abilities are far less likely than their peers to have access to resources that would help them succeed, according to the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (JKCF) report, Equal Talents, Unequal Opportunities. Fourteen states received a grade of B- or better for their work supporting excellence. The report seeks to provide states clear guidance on how to ensure that all gifted students, including those from low-incomebackgrounds, are supported in order todevelop their talents. Sources: Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, Johns Hopkins University
Davidson News
Davidson Academy
Online High School - A Stimulating Community Where Students Thrive
The Davidson Academy's Online High School is a game changer for profoundly gifted students. Open to students in eighth grade and above living anywhere in the United States, the accredited Online High School builds off the one-of-a-kind, exceptional framework put in place by the Davidson Academy Reno Day School. The result is a robust online community where students thrive. A Day in the Life of a Davidson Academy Online Student >
Online students benefit from:
Live, synchronous sessions
Quality peer interactions
Small class sizes
Responsive, caring instructors
Guidance counseling
College planning
Personalized Learning Plans
Opportunities for socialization
eLearning Inside News published a two-part series about the Davidson Academy's Online High School:
Davidson Academy Promotes Academic Excellence in an Online Format
March 29, 2018 - Part 1
Research is the Key to Building a High-Achieving Online School
March 30, 2018 - Part 2
The Online High School application will open this fall. If you have any questions, please email online at davidsonacademy.unr.edu.
Day School in Reno, Nevada - For middle and high school students
For more than a decade, the Davidson Academy’s free, accredited public day school located on the University of Nevada, Reno campus has centered on interpersonal and instructional dynamics creating an atmosphere that is vibrant with intellectual energy and dialogue. As the school has grown, the Academy has evolved to offer an increasing amount of opportunities, while still providing a laser-sharp focus on the individual student. Davidson Academy students have the opportunity to participate in many clubs and extracurricular activities throughout the year, as well as enroll in courses at the University under a dual enrollment agreement.
Stay Updated
To keep up with the latest news, view the the Davidson Academy eNewsletter. Also, connect with the Davidson Academy on Facebook and Twitter!
Davidson Fellows Scholarship
The Davidson Institute offers $10,000, $25,000 and $50,000 Davidson Fellows scholarships to students 18 and under whose projects have the potential to benefit society, and are at the college graduate level. Application categories are in the STEM fields, humanities and outside the box. The 2018 class of Davidson Fellows will be announced this August.
Davidson Young Scholars
The national Davidson Young Scholars program provides FREE services designed to nurture the intellectual, social, emotional, and academic development of profoundly intelligent young people between the ages of 5 and 18 (students must be between the ages of 5 and 16 when applying). Benefits of the program include:
Consulting Services
An Online Community
In-person Connections
Community Service Endeavors
Summer Programs (fee-based)
Read success stories to see how the Young Scholars program has helped make a difference in the lives of these students. The application deadline is the first of each month.
Legislative & Policy News
NATIONAL – While the Administration has proposed cutting funding for the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program (Javits) in Fiscal Year 2019, Senators Grassley (IA) and Casey (PA) have penned a “Dear Colleague” letter in support of Javits to be sent to the Appropriations Committee. Source: NAGC
ALABAMA – The Alabama Legislature recently approved a bill to provide grants to public schools’ programs for gifted students. Source: Decatur Daily
CONNECTICUT – Data reported to the U.S. Department of Education shows disparities among underrepresented group in the New Haven school district's Talented and Gifted program. Source: New Haven Register
The Norwalk school district recently unveiled a three-year redesign plan designed to lead to a more inclusive approach to identifying and serving gifted students. Source: The Hour
ILLINOIS – The advanced learning program for elementary students in the Riverside school district is about to be revamped and made more flexible, both in terms of who participates and in the way it's implemented. Source: Riverside Brookfield Landmark
INDIANA – The Carmel Clay school district will not change its high-ability program next school year, following concerns that a planned switch to cluster grouping would be "temporarily postponed." Source: Indianapolis Star
KENTUCKY – The Jefferson County school district has approved an educational equity plan to address achievement gaps between underrepresented groups and their peers. Source: WFPL
NEW YORK – The New York City Department of Education will expand its efforts to diversify its gifted programs. Starting next year, two more gifted programs will join 42 other schools that have already changed their admissions policies in an attempt to enroll a more diverse group of students. Source: Chalkbeat
TENNESSEE – Tennessee has partnered with the National Association for Gifted Children to pilot a new teacher professional-development credential aimed at training teachers to recognize giftedness in students from traditionally underrepresented groups. Source: Education Week
On the Web
Featured Articles and Resources
The Davidson Gifted Database features articles, resources and state policies to help students, parents and educators pinpoint gifted information.
Articles
Helping Kids Establish and Maintain After-School Routines breaks down an effective after-school student routine, and how to get there.
Raising the Intellectual Tide offers advice on how to challenge gifted students and higher-level thinkers through an instructional thinking tool called Depth and Complexity.
Resilience and Gifted Children examines resilience and how it relates to gifted students.
Resources
The 2e: Twice-Exceptional Newsletter provides the latest news and articles on twice-exceptional children.
Midwest Academy for Gifted Education (MAGE) is the only private, not-for-profit, selective enrollment parent and educator founded progressive gifted school for grades K-12 in the City of Chicago.
The Octopus Watch is a smart watch designed to empower kids by teaching good habits and the concept of time. It is designed to foster responsibility, independence and self-esteem.
The book Twice Exceptional: Supporting and Educating Bright and Creative Students with Learning Difficulties provides cutting-edge, evidence-based approaches to creating an environment where twice-exceptional students can thrive.
In the News
Are Labels Preventing Students from Succeeding? (Education Week)
'Twice-exceptional' students face difficult dichotomy in school (Education Dive)
Why So Many Gifted Yet Struggling Students Are Hidden In Plain Sight (NPR)
Experts in gifted education converge at Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (Johns Hopkins)
Gifted Education: Equity at and For Advanced Levels (Blog Talk Radio)
Eighth-graders taking Advanced Placement language classes? Sí (Washington Post)
The dirty word in Florida education (NWF Daily News)
100 Top Colleges Vow To Enroll More Low-Income Students (NPR)
5 things you can do to boost your child’s resilience (Channel News Asia)
Gifted learners and magnet programs (Recorder Online)
Do high school dual enrollment courses mean college credit? Read the fine print (Washington Post)
Annoying behaviors often hide students’ gifts (MRT.com)
Pursuing Excellence Is Excellent… Perfectionism is a Pain! (NAGC)
Making a Leap from a High-Ability High School to a College of Lesser Academic Status Can Be a Real Downer, Baylor Researcher Says (Baylor)
Discuss these stories and more on the Gifted Issues Discussion Forum.
In the Spotlight
Noah Rubin, Davidson Ambassador ~ Sparking an Interest in Coding in All Young Children
The purpose of the Davidson Young Scholars Ambassador Program is to foster learning and civic engagement through community service, volunteerism and leadership in highly motivated and mature Young Scholars. Noah's project is "canCode."
Tell us a little about yourself.
My name is Noah Rubin, and I am a 9th Grader at the Claire and Emanuel G. RosenblattHigh School at Donna Klein Jewish Academy in Boca Raton, Florida. I have a passionfor engineering, computer science, and community service. Last year I started canCodeas a way to share my passion for computer programming.
What is canCode?
canCode is my community service project where I teach kids computer programmingthrough an online software called Scratch. I harness kid’s love for videogames while teaching them new skills in computer programming. I am beginning toexpand my project to include more relatable teenage teachers - impacting moreelementary school children each year. I have partnered with a local youth center - TheYouth Activity Center of Boca Raton, to teach underprivileged students, train teachers,as well as pilot new curricula.
Why did you decide to start canCode?
I started canCode when I saw the gap in most traditional elementary schools - nocomputer programming logic introduction or instruction. That’s where canCode comes in!Through canCode workshops, I can share my passion and inspire kids!
Where do you see canCode in 1 year; 3 years?
I am committed to making sure canCode impacts kids across my community. I hope in 1year, I will have gotten into more youth centers and libraries, impact more than 200elementary school students, completed or plan a summer program, and deploy trainedteens across my community to teach canCode workshops. Long-term, I look forward tospreading more throughout South Florida, having area-leaders, many more curricula andmost importantly making larger and larger impacts every year.
How has the Davidson Young Scholars Ambassador Program helped you?
The Davidson Young Scholars Ambassador Program has helped me so much in thedevelopment of my goals for this project. They have helped me put my goals into words,and into an implementable plan that I am following to succeed my goals. They put me intouch with great people who run the seminars to help me with specific areas of myproject such as fundraising and marketing. I can’t wait to participate in more seminarsthroughout the program!
“When students from different backgrounds, perspectives and geographies come together and share their ideas, there is no limit to what they can achieve.”
-- Rosalind Hudnell, Intel vice president and president of the Intel Foundation
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