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<div align="center"><font face="georgia"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4192/4/">What's New in Gifted Education</a> | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4193/5/">Davidson News</a> | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4194/6/">Legislative & Policy News</a><br>
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BREAKING NEWS: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4168/10/">Davidson Academy Online High School Announces $5,000 Merit Scholarships and 8th Grade Option</a> <br>
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Online High School applications for 2017-2018,
including the eighth grade option, are being considered through the end
of May. Email <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:online@davidsonacademy.unr.edu">
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<h3>Intel
International
Science and Engineering Fair - Pushing the Limits of STEM Creativity</h3>
Nearly
1,800 outstanding high school science students,
representing more than 75 countries, exhibited their inventive,
groundbreaking projects at the
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/2951/11/">2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)</a>
in
Los
Angeles.
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Ivo Zell of Germany
<em>(pictured, center)</em> was awarded the top prize for for his design of a small "flying wing" drone. Amber Yang of Florida
<em>(left)
</em>and Valerio Pagliarino of Italy
<em>(right)
</em>each received the second prize:
Amber for developing a
method to predict the orbits of space junk circling Earth, and
Valerio for research addressing how to get internet service to remote areas. Source:
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4151/12/">Society for Science & the Public (SSP)</a> </td>
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<h3>
Symposium
to
Spotlight
Twice-Exceptionality</h3>
The
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4148/13/">2e Center for Research and Professional Development</a> will host its second biennial symposium on twice-exceptionality, entitled "<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4149/14/">Leadership and Vision in 2e Education</a>,"
October 13-16, 2017
in Los
Angeles.
The symposium will feature keynotes, panel discussions, interactive
forums and workshops. It is geared toward administrators, policy makers,
advocates, researchers in the
2e field, and parents,
as well
as schools, teachers and support staff working with
the 2e population. <br>
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<h3>Ranking America's Most Challenging High Schools</h3>
Washington Post education columnist Jay Mathews recently released his annual rankings of
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4169/15/">America's Most Challenging High Schools</a>.
Mathews also complied a list of the nation's "<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4170/16/">Top-performing schools with elite students</a>"
that included the Davidson Academy for the
seventh consecutive year. The 25 alphabetically-listed
schools were excluded from the main rankings because, "despite their
exceptional quality, their admission rules and standardized test scores
indicate they have few or no average students."
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<h3>Davidson
Academy
Online
High
School</h3>
The
Davidson
Academy
is
offering
<strong>$5,000
merit
scholarships</strong>
for the
inaugural
year of
its new
<strong>
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4171/17/">Online
High
School</a></strong>
to all
accepted
ninth
and 10th
graders.
Additionally,
a
full-time,
accredited
<strong>eighth
grade
online
option</strong>
will be
offered
starting
this
fall.
Every
eighth
grader
accepted
will
also receive
a $2,000
merit
scholarship.
These
merit
scholarships
are
renewable every
year the
student
attends
the
school.
<strong>
Applications
are
still
being
considered
through
May 31.</strong>
For
details,
email
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:online@davidsonacademy.unr.edu">
online@davidsonacademy.unr.edu</a>.<br>
<br>
<strong>
<em>
Designed
to be
Different</em></strong><br>
The
Davidson
Academy
offers
<strong>two options for profoundly gifted students</strong>: the
<strong>Online
High School</strong>
for
students
living
anywhere
in the
U.S. and
a day
school
on the
<strong>University of Nevada, Reno campus</strong>.
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"With
the
expansion
of the
Online
High
School,
now
profoundly
gifted
students
living
anywhere
in the
United
States
can
access
the
benefits
of the
Davidson
Academy,"
said
Academy
Director
Colleen
Harsin.
"A few
of those
benefits
include
personalized
learning
plans,
guidance
counseling,
college
planning
services,
and
courses
tailored
to their
academic
needs
that are
rich
with
opportunities
for
interaction
and
critical
discourse." <br>
<br>
The
2018-2019
application
for the
Davidson
Academy
Reno
school will
be
availalble
this
August. Meanwhile, please visit the
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4172/18/">Academy's
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<h3>Davidson
Fellows
Scholarship</h3>
The Davidson Institute offers $10,000, $25,000 and $50,000
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/3787/19/">Davidson Fellows</a>
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
2017 class of Davidson Fellows will be announced this August.
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The national <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/3849/20/">Davidson Young Scholars</a>
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:
<ul><li>Consulting Services</li><li>
An Online Community</li><li>
In-person Connections</li><li>
Community Service Endeavors</li><li>
Summer Programs (fee-based)</li></ul>
Read <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/3874/21/">success stories</a>
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
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<strong>
NATIONAL</strong></a> - President Trump's full budget proposal for the U.S. Department of Education would cut funding for the
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/3797/23/">Jacob Javits Gifted and Talented Education Grant (Javits) program</a> for fiscal year 2018. Javits previously had received $12 million in funding. Sources:
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4173/24/">Washington Post,</a>
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4174/25/">Committee for Education Funding (PDF)</a> <br>
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<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/3799/26/">
<strong>ARIZONA</strong></a>
- The Scottsdale school district will launch a gifted
pre-K academy for four-year-old children beginning next fall. Source:
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4152/27/">Scottsdale Independent</a>
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<strong>KENTUCKY</strong></a> - Western Kentucky University is offering a new Specialist Degree in Gifted Education and Talent Development. Source:
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4154/29/">WKU News</a>
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<strong>MISSOURI</strong></a> - The St. Louis school district is struggling to increase diversity in local gifted schools despite recent efforts. Source:
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4155/31/">St. Louis Public Radio</a>
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<strong>NEW YORK</strong></a> - Bronx lawmakers are
attempting to pass a bill that would require the education department to
distribute details about the city's gifted program in packets sent to
potential pre-K students. Source:
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4156/33/">Riverdale Press</a>
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Students enrolled in the three gifted programs in
Queens District 30 will continue to automatically receive a spot at one
of two local gifted middle schools through the end of the year. The
Department of Education recently planned to end this automatic
matriculation policy in coming years. Source:
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4157/34/">DNAinfo</a>
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<strong>NORTH CAROLINA</strong></a>
- A Senate
proposal
would strip
out the
funding
needed to
run the
Governor's
School of
North
Carolina, a
program for
gifted high
school
students, in
the 2018-19
budget year.
Source:
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4175/36/">
The News & Observer</a> <br>
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<strong>TEXAS</strong></a> -
The Pine Tree school district in Longview will add
science to self-contained courses offered to gifted students in grades
5-10.
Source:
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4176/38/">
Longview
News-Journal</a><br>
<br>
The Temple school district is implementing a plan to
improve elementary test scores for its gifted students. Source:
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4158/39/">Temple Daily Telegram</a>
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<strong>WISCONSIN</strong></a> - The Jefferson school district will hire a half-time coordinator for its gifted program next year. Source:
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4159/41/">Daily Union</a>
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<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4160/42/">
<strong>WYOMING</strong></a> - The Cody school district approved a number of cuts to its gifted program. Source:
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4161/43/">Cody Enterprise</a> </td>
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The
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/3795/44/">
<strong>Davidson Gifted
Database</strong></a> features articles, resources and
state policies to help students, parents and educators pinpoint gifted
information. <strong>
<br>
<br>
Articles</strong><br>
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4162/45/">A Unique Challenge: Sorting Out the Differences Between Giftedness and Asperger's Disorder</a> describes two principles that should be followed to determine accurate differentiation.<br>
<br>
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4163/46/">Tips for parents of gifted children: What most parents wish they had known</a>
provides
"Been there,
done that"
feedback.<br>
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<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4164/47/">Virtual Schools and Gifted Students</a>
covers
potential
advantages
and
disadvantages
of virtual schools,
and how they
specifally
related to
gifted
students.<br>
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<strong>
Resources</strong><br>
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4165/48/">
Camp
Innovation:
Pathways to
College
Program (N.
Kentucky
University -
Newport, KY)</a>
is a summer
program
designed for
high
potential
youth to
discover and
explore
advanced
content and
engaged
learning.<br>
<br>
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4166/49/">ChessKid.com</a>
is designed to teach chess and allow students to play against others from around the world.<br>
<br>
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4167/50/">College 101: A Girl's Guide to Freshman Year</a>
imparts valuable information and secrets about the freshman year that
every girl needs to make sure she survives (and actually enjoys) her
first college experience.
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<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4177/51/">Hall County schools' gifted program inspires achievement with innovation</a>
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<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4178/52/">Young, Gifted, and Black? Prepare to Fight for Your Education</a>
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<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4184/58/">Does gifted education help pave the way to specialized high schools? Here's what we know</a>
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<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4187/61/">Connecting
psychology
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gifted
education
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Younger
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to Make
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The Truth About 'Gifted' Versus High-Achieving Students</a>
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<h3><font color="#000099">Surabhi Mundada - a Davidson Fellow Helping Those
with Impaired
Hand Movements</font></h3>
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<em>Surabhi Mundada of Olympia, Wash.
received $10,000 for her
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/3787/65/">Davidson Fellows</a> project, "<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/797664/53568/4198/66/">MyGlove: Assisting Hand Movements, Grip, and Tremor</a>."
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<font color="#2071d3"><strong>What kind of impact can your Fellows project, "MyGlove: Assisting Hand Movements, Grip, and Tremor" have on society?
</strong></font>
<br>
Millions of people daily face problems caused by impaired
hand movements. This includes involuntary hand movements, grip
problems, and tremors (also known as shaky hands). The people impacted
with these issues range from people that are healthy and aging to people
who have Parkinson's Disease, Cerebral Palsy, arthritis and multiple
other diseases and conditions. Addressing these impairments is important
as they significantly reduce the quality of one's life; they make it
challenging to accomplish everyday essential tasks like eating,
drinking, and holding objects.
MyGlove does multiple things to address these issues. It assists
impaired hand movements by helping open and close the hand and improves
one's grip. MyGlove also detects tremors, as well as dampens and
controls tremors. The use of MyGlove will greatly lead to a higher
quality lifestyle for a wide range of people impacted with these
impairments. MyGlove's concept can also be built upon to develop other
wearables to solve similar problems. By working together, we can empower
society and create healthcare devices for the betterment of our global
community.<br>
<br>
<font color="#2071d3"><strong>Please describe your academic setting and some positive experiences.
</strong></font>
<br>
I've done
science
research
since fourth
grade in
fields like
environmental
sciences,
physics and
medicine.
Throughout
these years,
I've seen
how
combining
knowledge
from
different
fields
improves how
a problem is
approached.
From my
experiences
in
engineering
projects to
robotics and
a research
internship,
I've also
seen how
computer
science and
engineering
can be used
to
efficiently
and
imaginatively
solve broad
problems -
medicine to
space
exploration!
Engineering
MyGlove has
been an
especially
meaningful
experience;
it helped me
find my
passions.
Most
importantly,
hearing
people tell
me how this
could help
their family
and seeing
Parkinson's
patients'
optimism
during
testing was
touching!
All these
experiences
inspired me
to further
expand
MyGlove.
<br>
<br>
So, I
continued
and
developed a
system
called
MyHealth to
detect,
monitor, and
quantify
various
Parkinson's
disease
symptoms.
MyHealth can
help users,
doctors, and
researchers,
and can
improve
therapeutic
strategies
used by
doctors,
slow down
disease
progression,
and improve
quality of
life. This
research
journey has
given me the
opportunity
to share my
work at
different
science
fairs,
symposiums,
and
conferences,
where I've
met many
inspiring
young
scientists.
Additionally,
I got
invited to
attend the
White House
Frontiers
Conference
where I got
to hear
former
President
Obama speak
about
innovation
and even
shake hands
with him!<br>
<br>
<font color="#2071d3"><strong>What are some of your short-term and long-term plans?
</strong></font>
<br>
I'm a high school senior and I plan to attend Stanford
starting this fall. I hope to earn a Bachelor's and Master's degree in
Computer Science and/or Biomedical Engineering. My goal is to use
engineering to tackle global challenges. I want to solve medical
problems and help people by making early detection and health monitoring
devices. I also want to develop user-friendly wearable healthcare
devices, bringing more comfort to people's lives. Long-term, I see
myself exploring more engineering research and either working in a
company aligned with my passions or starting a company that innovates
healthcare devices.
<br>
<br>
Along with research, I want to encourage others to
follow their deepest passions. After experiencing fewer girls in classes
like robotics, physics, and computer science, I especially want to help
girls pursue their passions like engineering. I'm glad I've been able
help girls through a computer science club at my school and I want to
continue this. Overall, I want to build onto the strong community that
has fostered me. I hope to make the community happier and even more
vibrant through the same support it has given me.
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