[Ohiogift] Davidson Institute eNews-Update: December 2020

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December 2020
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|  2021-2022 applications for both the Davidson Academy Reno and Online campus are now open. See below for more details on this school for profoundly gifted students.  |

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Whats's New in Gifted Education
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2020 Davidson Fellows Virtual Awards Ceremony
Twenty young people were recently honored at the Davidson Fellows awards ceremony for their work in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, music and literature. Davidson Institute founder Bob Davidson presented the awards at the 19th annual ceremony, held virtually for the first time. In recognition of their remarkable achievements, each of the 2020 Davidson Fellows received a $50,000, $25,000 or $10,000 scholarship. View a recording of the ceremony >

2021 Davidson Fellows Scholarship Application
The 2021 Davidson Fellows Scholarship application is now available online. Young people 18 and younger have the opportunity to earn a $50,000, $25,000 or $10,000 scholarship in recognition of a significant piece of work in the categories of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, music, literature and philosophy, or a project that represents outside the box thinking. The application deadline is Wed., March 10, 2021.  |

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Broadcom MASTERS - STEM Innovation on Display
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|  The Broadcom Foundation and Society for Science & the Public (SSP) recently announced the 2020 Broadcom MASTERS STEM competition winners. Winners include: Ishana Kumar of Chappaqua, N.Y. who was awarded the top prize for her project investigating optical illusion and Benham’s disk as well as her leadership, collaboration and critical thinking skills, and Julian Olschwang of Los Angeles, Calif., for developing a low-cost glove that could convert sign language to text or speech. Sources: ScienceNews, NPR  |

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"Blazing an Individualized Educational Trail"
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|  Turn On the Power : How School is Limiting Your Child’s Potential and What to Do About It is designed to provide the information and tools needed to blaze an individualized educational trail best suited to your family. Details regarding enrichment, homeschooling, and early college provide the foundation upon which informed decisions can be made. Empirical evidence is provided to dispel misconceptions regarding homeschooling, and to support the authors’ shared position that traditional schooling is not the most desirable path for all students.   |

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Davidson News
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Davidson Academy - An Engaging, Challenging Educational Environment for Gifted Students
The Davidson Academy is designed to accommodate the unique educational and emotional needs of highly gifted students. At the Academy, students are grouped by ability rather than age, offering a middle and high school level curriculum that is matched to their abilities, strengths and interests. Our unique approach to learning has attracted families from across the country and globe.

The  Academy offers two educational options specifically designed to meet the needs of the highly gifted – an online campus for those living anywhere in the U.S. and Canada and a school on the University of Nevada, Reno campus for local residents. Both options are centered on a dynamic academic environment where students thrive among their intellectual peers.  |

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The 2021-2022 applications are open for both the Davidson Academy Online campus and Reno campus! Visit the Qualification Criteria and How to Apply pages to read about the application process. The deadline to apply for both campuses is Jan. 31, 2021.  |

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Why the Davidson Academy
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|  The importance of small class sizes.
Small class sizes at the Davidson Academy allow students to engage with teachers and other students, building friendships and fostering a strong sense of community.

Your education should be personal.
Education at the Davidson Academy is specifically tailored to individual students. All students receive a personalized learning plan, which allows students to explore various interests and fields of study, while still meeting their graduation requirements.  |

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The Davidson Academy's teaching methods and curriculum focuses on critical thinking skills and has sincere regard for the unique needs of individual learners. Teachers and staff are well versed in the needs of profoundly gifted students and every aspect of the Academy experience is molded to fit those needs. Each student's abilities, strengths, and interests are encouraged and supported.

Education should be fluid and flexible.
At the Davidson Academy, students aren’t restricted to grade level curriculum. Instead, students learn based on ability, not age. This allows students to engage with and learn beside like-minded peers in dynamic classrooms at the Reno campus or through live, synchronous online campus sessions.

Your education should be limitless.
The Davidson Academy provides students the opportunity to access university courses or advanced studies under a dual enrollment agreement. Additionally, single course enrollments are available through the online campus. 

For more info, please email outreach at davidsonacademy.unr.edu.  |

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Davidson Academy Virtual Open Houses
Virtual Open Houses are an opportunity for you to hear more about our school through the eyes of our students, parents, and instructors. The open houses will include a very brief presentation on admissions and curriculum followed by students, parents, and instructors sharing their perspectives on our campus. 

Virtual open houses for the Reno campus and Online campus are specific to each campus. If you are not sure which campus you are interested in learning more about, please consider registering for and attending one of each.  |

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|  Virtual open houses for the Reno campus will be held in place of regional events this year due to the pandemic (RSVP required):   
   - Tues., Dec. 8, 6pm PT
   - Tues., Jan. 5, 4pm PT
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|  At Davidson Academy Online Virtual Open Houses, learn more about this exciting online learning option (RSVP required):   
   - Tues., Dec. 8, 6pm PT
   - Wed., Jan. 20, 4pm PT
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Summer at Davidson
Spend some of your summer with Davidson! We offer opportunities for the whole family and students of all ages.   
   - Davidson STARS Summer Camp*   
 Ages 8-11: STARS offers Davidson Young Scholars the chance to attend a short, residential summer program with peers from all over the country.
   - Davidson REACH Summer Seminar*   
 Ages 11-13: At REACH, Davidson Young Scholars focus on a single area of study with hands-on and project-based learning.
   - Davidson THINK Summer Institute   
 Ages 13-16: THINK is a challenging academically-focused program for gifted students who attend two full courses at University of Nevada, Reno and receive college credit. Note: THINK participants do not need to be Davidson Young Scholars.
   - Young Scholar Summit*   
 Family Event: During this weekend experience, Young Scholar families from all over the country connect with one another while enjoying special activities, workshops, and dynamic speakers.   

 *To participate in STARS, REACH and/or the annual Summit event, learn how to become a part of the Young Scholar community.
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|  Should we screen kids’ genes to ‘predict’ how successful they’ll be in school? - Scientists feel we’re still far from that possibility, but new research could make it possible to spot the genetic patterns associated with educational performance. (Hechinger Report)

Getting rid of gifted programs: Trying to teach students at all levels together in one class - Districts are eliminating gifted classifications to try serving students of various academic abilities in integrated classrooms. In some places, it’s working - but schools also face unanticipated challenges. (Hechinger Report)

Why decades of trying to end racial segregation in gifted education haven't worked - "Though it took several decades for gifted education experts to raise concerns, they have been trying to diminish segregation for a generation. If it were easy, it would be done by now." (NBC News)

Schools often fail to identify gifted and talented students – especially if they are Black, Latino or Native American - "I believe that all schools should examine their current systems for identifying students with gifts and talents with an eye toward equity. If needed, they should step up their efforts to ensure that students from underserved communities get a fair shot, and also develop programs to nurture these students." (The Conversation)

How Research Can Help Find The Missing Einsteins - "Though most of us very likely were not as spatially gifted or visually imaginative as Einstein, it does hopefully make us more aware of kids who tend to have spatial, rather than verbal or mathematical talents, and who are often neglected in gifted identification and educational opportunities in school." (Forbes) 

Gifted Teen Offers Personal Perspective on What It’s Like to Be Gifted - "The harsh reality for any gifted child to accept is that eventually, they won't be a gifted child anymore." (NAGC)  |

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|  Lisa van Gemert Talks About Perfectionism and Differently Wired Children - While perfectionism might not be a diagnosis or a difference per se, it tends to pop up with many atypical kids, and especially seems to go hand in hand with giftedness. (Tilt Parenting Podcast)

Executive Function - What You May Be Doing Wrong - Kids have two primary areas where executive functioning skills are crucial - school work and responsibilities. (Mind Matters Podcast)

Getting Started With Promoting Rigor Through Higher Level Questioning - Do you create a culture where asking rigorous questions is simply expected in class, not just from the teacher, but from the students as well? (Prufrock Press)

State-Specific News:
Due to COVID-19, remote learning could help to remake New York City's gifted programs. (New York Post)

The Chesterfield County (Va.) school district is proposing adding numerous gifted programs at the elementary school level. (WRIC)

Numerous families are suing the Fairfax County (Va.) school district in a bid to reverse changes officials made this fall to the admissions process at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. (Washington Post)  |

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Davidson Gifted Blog
The Davidson Gifted Blog covers topics ranging from underachievement, homeschooling, supporting emotional wellness, twice-exceptionality, and more! Recent posts include:   
   - Avoiding, Reversing & Handling Underachievement in Gifted Students
   - Gifted 101: A list of our favorite gifted parenting books
   - Making an Impact Through Civic Engagement: Community Service, Volunteerism & Leadership
   - The Challenge of Transitions for PG and 2e Profiles
   - Homeschooling: Being the Parent and the Teacher
   - Supporting Emotional Wellness At Home for Gifted and 2e Students
   - Academic Acceleration: Despite Fears, Proven Long-Term Success
   - Keeping Up In The Digital Classroom
   - Perfectionism: Signs for Educators, Problems, Classroom Strategies
   - How to Advocate for Your Child Virtually
Check it out today!

Parenting in Place Masterclass
Parenting in Place features eight weekly live masterclasses on topics like screens and social media, race and school culture, executive functioning, social / emotional well-being, and more, with speakers including Tina Payne Bryson, Mona Delahooke, Devorah Heitner, Rosetta Lee, Laura Vanderkam and more. Registration for the entire series, including access to replays and numerous downloadable resources from the speakers, is $49.

Epsilon Camp & MathPath
Application season has begun for Epsilon Camp, a two-week summer residential camp serving exceptional young mathematicians and their families through an intensive student program and parent workshop. The mission of Epsilon is to connect profoundly gifted children (ages 7-11) to professional mathematics and build a supportive community with peers and families. Epsilon Camp 2021 will be held from July 18-August 1.

Admission season has also begun for MathPath, a four-week summer residential program whose mission is to inspire and advance the most mathematically gifted middle school age students (11-14). MathPath and Epsilon Camp (for younger children) are enrichment programs where students advance in a non-competitive atmosphere.  |

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Emily Tianshi, Davidson Fellow
Helping Alleviate Freshwater Scarcity by Harvesting Atmospheric Moisture

Emily Tianshi of San Diego received $25,000 for her Davidson Fellows project, "Biomimicking Torrey Pine Needles: Atmospheric Moisture Harvesting Device Through Alternating Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Micro-Patterns."   |

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|  What kind of impact can your Davidson Fellows project have on society?
By 2025, two-thirds of people could be living in water-stressed regions. Harvesting moisture from the atmosphere is an innovative and viable way to provide people with freshwater. Torrey Pine tree needles are well known for their fog capturing abilities. I analyzed the needles’ surface structures and properties, identifying the ones that might contribute to effective moisture harvesting. I then biomimicked these properties into a patent-pending moisture harvesting material and a device prototype, which is in the process of being tested. I discovered a unique alternating hydrophilic and hydrophobic micro-pattern on the needle that when applied to a material could improve that harvesting rate by almost three times. 

Compared to the latest technologies, my work is meaningful because it requires no energy. My invention is useful for places like Argentina, Namibia, and Chile, where investigators estimated that capturing 4% of the moisture in the air could be sufficient to meet the demands of the nation’s driest areas. It has the potential to benefit coastal Peru, where there are six to eight months of daily fog but a severe drought. Overall, there are 577,000 kilometers of atmospheric moisture, a reserve waiting to be tapped.

What are some of your short-term and long-term plans?
I am in my senior year of high school and navigating my way between college applications, a senior thesis, and continuing my research project. Over quarantine, I was able to spend a lot of time studying Torrey Pine needles’ moisture uptake behavior. I am working with my mentor to submit a plant science paper to a peer-reviewed journal.

I am also actively running my non-profit organization, We Impact, and environmental initiative, Clearwater Innovation. I look forward to speaking at a Students and Young Professionals Committee meeting hosted by the Water Environmental Federation in December. 

I am interested in the connections between the sciences and humanities and would like to double major in a Science subject and Public Policy in college. In the future, I hope to be involved in scientific research, policy making, and/or entrepreneurship. It would be amazing to be on the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change or the International Bioethics Committee.

Please describe your academic setting and some positive experiences with mentors.
I I attend a Classical school with a liberal arts curriculum. The rigorous humanities courses I’ve taken have helped me view research through the lenses of rhetoric and philosophy; it’s made me realize that every scientific development also presents social and sometimes ethical considerations. In school, we’ve read C.S. Lewis’s “Abolition of Man” and Huxley’s “Brave New World” alongside learning neuroscience and computer science.

I met one of my amazing mentors, Dr. Pao Chau, a retired professor from UC San Diego, after I presented my research at a Torrey Pines Docent Society conference, where he’s a devoted park ranger. I often meet with him on Sunday mornings at a Starbucks near Torrey Pines State Park. My favorite memory was when he once brought a micropipette and some plant samples, and we turned our table in the middle of the bustling coffee shop into a mini lab, attracting the confused stares of many onlookers.  |

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