Advanced Academics

College and Career Ready: An Online Book Study in Project Share NEW

College and career readiness can be defined as the level of preparation a student needs to enroll and succeed - without remediation - in a credit-bearing general education course at a post secondary institution that offers a baccalaureate degree or transfer to a baccalaureate program, or in a high-quality certificate program that enables students to enter a career pathway with potential future advancement.  Dr. David Conley's newest book is "College and Career Ready: Helping All Students Succeed Beyond High School." This 6 hour GT update will be a book study conducted through Project Share.  Participants should read the book and respond to a guded book study that will be provided when the participant registers.  An interactive session will be facilitated on Project Share as the culminating event for this workshop.  Participants need a Project Share account in order to participate. This book study qualifies as a 6 hour GT update and is available to participants whose districts are members of the Advanced Academics Cooperative.

"The Element"  An Online Book Study in Project Share     NEW
This 6 hour GT update will be a book study based on "The Element" by Ken Robinson.  Participants will purchase the book from any book store or online vendor and join the group in Project Share for a facilitated book study. Discussion of the findings of the reader and opinions gleaned from reading the book will be facilitated in the online discussion. 

GT for Administrators/Counselors  
In this e-course, participants will learn how about the nature of gifted students, identification measures to find the gifted, and program options that meet their needs.  You will also learn what is required by Texas law for gifted students and what best identification and program practices should be followed.  As a participant in this online workshop, you will contribute ideas to the discussion board, share your own experiences, and research related information.  The objectives will be met through Internet investigations, investigation of district information and practices, and threaded discussions.  This workshop meets Texas state requirements for six-hours GT administrators and counselors training.
The module is $50/person/module for Advanced Academics coop members or $75/person/module for non Advanced Academics coop members.

Foundations of Gifted Education:  An Online Course  
In this e-course, participants will learn how we defined giftedness and served gifted students in the past, and how that past has shaped our present legal and conceptual understandings of giftedness. Participants will contribute ideas to the discussion board, share their own experiences, and research related information. The objectives will be met through Internet investigations, investigation of district information and practices, and threaded discussions. A 10-question end-of-course knowledge test is also included.
The module is $50/person/module for Advanced Academics coop members or $75/person/module for non Advanced Academics coop members. At the completion of the course, the participant will be given credit for a 6 hr. GT update.

GT 30 Hour Online Module Training
Day 1 - Nature and Needs of Gifted and Talented Students
Day 2 - Assessment and Programs for Gifted and Talented
Day 3 - Differentiating Instruction for Gifted and Talented Students
Day 4 - Designing Curriculum for Gifted and Talented Students
Day 5 - Setting Standards for Gifted and Talented Students
Each module is $50/person/module for Advanced Academics coop members or $75/person/module for non Advanced Academics coop members. 6 hrs. of GT credit are given for each module.

Research Skills for GT Teachers:  How To Encourage Students to Dig Deeper  
In this e-course, participants will learn research skills and how to teach them to G/T students. Participants will learn ways of selecting research topics, how to ask provocative questions about their topics, how to create a research proposal, methods of conducting research, analysis and synthesis of data, and ways of presenting research results. Learning ways to coach students at each stage of the research process, so that students become more self-reflective about their own thinking, is an integral part of the course. Objectives will be met through Internet research, engaging in other research-related activities, and practice in coaching students through simulated student/teacher encounters in each course section. Course content aligns with the Texas Performance Standards Project.
This module is $75/person/ for participants whose districts are members of the Advanced Academics cooperative or $100/person for non Advanced Academics cooperative members. 12 hours of GT credit will be given on completion of the course.

Texas State Plan Side by Side

30 Hr. GT Modules Online (Summer)

6 hr. GT Update (Foundations of the Gifted) Online (Summer)

6 hr. GT for Administrators/Counselors Online (Summer)

12 hr. GT Research Course Online (Summer)