Center for Dynamic Education

CDE's summer institute features:

- Survey of Gifted Education 3 credit graduate course or 30 clock hours (WA
Educators) or 30 Professional Development Units (OR Educators)

- One Day Administrators’ Workshop

- Practical Strategies All Teachers Can Use

- Resources for Starting, Changing, or Maintaining a Program

- Featured Speakers and Diverse Student Panel

- Extensive Professional Library

- Networking with Gifted Education Professionals

- Participant-created Personal Toolkit to Take Away

Offered cooperatively by:

Center for Dynamic Education LLC;

Portland State University;

Continuing Education/

School of Education with Extended Studies; Seattle Pacific University; and Portland Public Schools Office of Talented and Gifted.

Enthusiastic supporters include:

Washington Association of Educators of Talented and Gifted (WAETAG);

Office of Superintendent Public Instruction; and Oregon Association Talented and Gifted (OATAG).

The 5-day schedule at a glance:

Monday:

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday:

Identification, Needs, Characteristics

Programs & Provisions

Gifted Education and State Law

Differentiated Instruction Models

Tiered Lesson Design

Literature for the Gifted

Creative & Critical Thinking

Parent Perspectives

Gifted Student Panel

Creative Problem Solving

Change Process/Tool Kits

Special Sessions

- 1 Day Only for Administrators Monday, August 11

6 hours professional units / clock hours

- 2 Day Advanced Training for Past Participants Monday - Tuesday, August 11-12

May be taken for 12 clock hours / professional units

Pre-requisite: Full Institute

Center for Dynamic Education, L.L.C.