UA GETDO

Delighted to present at @iagc_gifted 's annual conference next week! There's still time to register for the VIRTUAL conference (iagcgifted.org/event-4665266) and parent forum (iagcgifted.org/event-4823542%…)!

Presenting engineering design for @alabamagifted 's own creative and talented educators!! Look at them invent!

Are your students curious or worried by news of water quality in Jackson, MS? #SciREN Alabama researchers have created lessons about how technology is engineered to keep our water safe. @AlabamaWater @AlabamaSTEM @UA_CoRPS scirenplans.com/doku.php?id=al… cnn.com/2022/08/30/us/…

Excited to see our chapter in press with @MonicaSimonds and Marla Caviness-French in Johnsen, Susan K., & Joyce VanTassel-Baska, eds. Handbook on Assessments for Gifted Learners: Identification, Learning Progress, and Evaluation. #gtchat @uaGETDO

Our very own @JoniLakin appears in this week's Gifted Chat, wondering "why are we so obsessed with identification in gifted ed?" #gtchat @alabamagifted

Gifted Chat!!! Episode 5: Dr. Joni Lakin: The Collective Obsession with Identification over Services. Join Dr. Joni Lakin as she discusses services for gifted students as well as sharing data with general education teachers @JoniLakin anchor.fm/aagcgiftedchat…

Alabama Educators! Come meet STEM researchers who want to share their work with your classroom and show how STEM research impacts your community. Join us for door prizes, swag, and dinner! April 20th, 6-7:30pm Free! Please register to attend: sciren.ua.edu/teacher-regist…

Today I was honored to receive the Most Outstanding Student Award for Gifted Education at the University of Alabama 🎉 Thank you @_kristenlamb and @JenniferLJolly1

Congratulations to Ethan Hill, a 6th grader at Phillips Academy, for being named a Top 20 finalist in the 2022 Time and Nickelodeon Kid of the Year. Program recognizes extraordinary young leaders who made amazing & admirable contributions in a variety of areas in 2021. #algifted

The STEM Excellence and Leadership Program helps rural students throughout Iowa develop their talents and envision how STEM learning might apply to their lives. #STEM #STEMeducation @JoniLakin @dmahatmya ow.ly/PEui50GYY7j

Happy #FollowFriday! ‘Tis the season to catch up on reading all those research articles!🎄📚 Follow us and our friends at @GCQjournal, @GEI_Journal, @AERA_GiftedSIG for the latest on #equity & other issues in #gifted #education #research. #AdvancedAcademics #Honors #EarlyCollege

UA GETDO is advocating for gifted education through research, family services, and professional development

Our colleagues in the Center for Youth Development and Intervention are offering two parenting mini-workshops. Learn more and register: cydi.ua.edu/events

So great to reconnect with fellow grad students and hear inspiration from those who recently crossed the finish line! Thanks @MchenryMelanie @linellislee for your talks and @BeckiMJohnson and @AzzamTzgen for organizing it!

Getting ready to honor the Jenkins Scholars @NAGCGIFTED @GTSpecialPops #nagc21 @marciagentry @cmatthewfugate @fraztrotscott

Join Dr. Joni Lakin and our valued partners in education at the @nagcgifted conference. Explore CogAT data collection, the ways it can inform proper gifted student selection and inspire equity in classrooms. Sign up or visit us at booth # 308: riversideinsights.info/3GX0W1K #NAGC

Very excited to have @JenniferLJolly1 as our lecture series guest @ua_edreform! news.uark.edu/articles/57839… thanks @BichThiNgocTran for nominating her

@iagc_gifted is proud to welcome @JoniLakin from to our virtual fall conference October 14-16, 2021 presenting about matching identification processes and services. Early bird registration only until Sept.1. iagcgifted.org

Please share with K-12 teacher or future teacher friends! I’m finishing my dissertation at UA comparing pre-service and in-service teachers’ perceptions of fostering creativity and am looking for participants for this quick 15 min. survey at: universityofalabama.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_72…