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William and Mary Center for Gifted Education
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An Open Door to K-8 Gifted Education- One School's Innovative Model

An Open Door to K-8 Gifted Education: One School's Innovative Model

Friday, November 10, 2023
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
Location: Fiesta 3/4

  • Nikki Myers

    Founding Director, Current Strategic Advisor
    Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning, Colorado

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  • Teresa Brown

    Academy Director
    Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning, Colorado

In 2010, one K-8 school opened as a free public gifted education school without entrance requirements. The traditional programs in the area protested, asking how it could call itself a gifted program without test score entry. Over the last thirteen years, the school has won state recognition for excellence and for significant academic growth with gifted students.

Learning Objectives:

  • Attendees will consider how advocacy for the needs of gifted students requires wording that meets the needs of each unique community.
  • Attendees will consider the best practices of this school and how these are successful within the community.
  • Attendees will reflect on a series of questions about their own philosophies and will identify areas where innovation would benefit students.