WATG's 40 Year Fund!

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CALA 2013

UW-Whitewater's Challenging Advanced Learners Academy
June 17-18, 2013
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Last Call for Award Nominations!

Each year, WATG seeks to honor those who have made an impact in Wisconsin to further the quality education of gifted children. These awards are presented at the Fall Conference held annually in October. Examples of the work potential recipients have done might include:
  • Making a valuable contribution to the enhancement of gifted and talented efforts in Wisconsin
  • Making a significant difference in a school or district
  • Having a dramatic effect on students
  • Providing extraordinary service to parents
  • Doing exemplary work in curriculum development or faculty /staff development
WATG Awards may be given in any or all of the following categories:
  • Outstanding Elementary Educator
  • Outstanding Secondary Educator
  • Outstanding Gifted and Talented Coordinator
  • Outstanding Administrator
  • Outstanding School Board Member
  • Outstanding Parent
  • Outstanding Higher Education Representative
  • Outstanding Business / Industry Contribution
  • Outstanding Legislator
Nominees can include individuals, institutions, or organizations. Think about submitting a nomination and fill out a form by June 30!

Award Nomination Form

SAVE THE DATE!

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Dr. Marcia Gentry
October 10-11, 2013
Join us as we celebrate 40 years of advocacy for gifted children in Wisconsin!

WATG 2013 Fall Conference
40 and Fabulous
(a celebration of effort, ability, and innovation)

Kalahari Resort and Conference Center, Wisconsin Dells
Keynote Speaker, Dr. Marcia Gentry. 

Dr. Marcia Gentry will be the conference’s Keynote Speaker. She serves as the director of the Gifted Education Resource Institute and Professor of Educational Studies at Purdue University. Her research has focused on the use of cluster grouping and differentiation; the application of gifted education pedagogy to improve teaching and learning; student perceptions of school; and on non-traditional services and underserved populations. Marcia developed and studied the Total School Cluster Grouping Model and is engaged in continued research on its effects concerning student achievement and identification and on teacher practices.
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WISGIFT is a statewide listserv run through the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. It is an excellent resource for sharing information about gifted education throughout the state of Wisconsin.