Illinois Gifted: 2013

Friday, April 12, 2013

NEW - Gifted Endorsement Proposal - public comment deadline June 3

ISBE is proposing standards for endorsements for gifted education teachers and gifted education specialist. These endorsements will be optional, and individuals will not be required by the rules to hold either one in order to be assigned to gifted programs.

http://www.isbe.net/rules/proposed/pdfs/27wf.pdf

ILLINOIS REGISTER

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS

TITLE 23: EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES

SUBTITLE A: EDUCATION

CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

SUBCHAPTER b: PERSONNEL

PART 27

STANDARDS FOR ENDORSEMENTS CERTIFICATION IN SPECIFIC TEACHING

FIELDS

SUBPART C: ADDITIONAL TEACHING FIELDS

Section 27.490 Gifted Education Teacher

Section 27.495 Gifted Education Specialist

Public comment may be submitted either via e-mail (addressed to rules@isbe.net) or via standard mail (addressed to Shelley Helton, Agency Rules Coordinator, ISBE, 100 North First Street - S-493, Springfield, Illinois 62777-0001)."

Public comment due: June 3, 2013

Illinois Association for Gifted Children

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Next up:

Wed Mar 20 @ 6:00PM -07:00PM
NAGC Webinar: Selecting Literature for Gifted Learners in Light of the Common Core State Standards

March, 2013	NAGC Webinar: Educating Primary Gifted Students: Analyzing Nonfiction Books with a Focus on Higher-Level Skill Development
April, 2013	Gifted Learning Links Family, Enrichment and Core Essential courses Online registration ends for NUMATS May SAT CGCC - Strategies to Support the Young Gifted Mind, Chicago Spring Session, Saturday Enrichment Program - Chicago, Evanston, Naperville, palatine IAGC Committee Meetings Accelerated Weekend Experience - Lake Forest Online registration ends for NUMATS June SAT SENG Model Parent Group Facilitator Training A Taste of SENG Model Parents Groups Online registration ends for June NUMATS ACT ault Deadline to apply for "Epsilon Camp" in Colorado
May, 2013	Early Bird discount deadline for Individualized Online Pilot, Gifted Education Seminar Early Bird discount deadline for Jim Curry's Common Core State Standards Student Product Instructions and Assessment Gifted Institute Early Bird discount deadline for Non-negotiables of Academic Rigor with Connections to Common Core Standards Early Bird discount deadline for the Gifted Education Seminar, Evanston Early Bird discount deadline for GES - The Next Step
June, 2013	Gifted Learning Links Summer Session deadline Deadline to register for GIFTED EDUCATION SEMINAR (GES) Summer 2013 Individualized Online Class Pilot Minnesota Gifted & Talented Education Symposium Early Bird discount deadline for Gifted Education Seminar, Des Plaines individualized Online Pilot, Gifted Education Seminar. Science and Arts Academy Summer Adventures Professional Development: "Non-Negotiables of Academic Rigor with Connections to Common Core Standards" with Pam DePinto, Lake Forest Assessment for Gifted with CCSS, Jim Curry at Quest Academy Common Core State Standards Student Product Instruction and Assessment Gifted Institute, Jim Curry, Palatine Gifted Education Seminar, Evanston Avery Coonley School Summer Program
July, 2013	IGGY Global & Gifted Conference, United Kingdom GES Next Step - Cary SENG Conference, Orlando Summer Institute for the Gifted at University of Chicago Second annual CGCC picnic
August, 2013	Gifted Education Seminar, Des Plaines SENG Model Parent Group Facilitator Training at World Conference, Louisville Midwest Center for the Gifted Back to School Summit IAGC Committee meetings
October, 2013	IAGC Committee meetings
November, 2013	NAGC Convention 2013 - Indianapolis

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