WATG NEWS
Proclamation from Governor Tony Evers for Gifted Education Month
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The Nominating Committee of WATG presents the ballot of nominees for the 2020-2021 Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Association for Talented and Gifted. 2020-2021 Ballot
Department will host meetings on Education Forward and Gifted/Talented Education
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) will host two virtual meetings this fall about the Education Forward guidance and how it relates to the work of educating gifted and/or talented students.
The dates for these meetings are Tuesday, October 6, 3:30-4:30 pm, and Thursday, December 10, 3:30-4:30 pm.
These meetings will be a continuation of the conversations that took place this past summer. The aim is to provide support to school district staff and others as they examine the Education Forward guidance, including the specific information related to gifted and talented education.
In the October and December meetings, time will be allotted for both information sharing by DPI and for discussions and meaning-making with other meeting participants. Note: the topics covered will change from meeting to meeting, so plan to attend each one if your schedule allows.
October 6, 2020, Meeting Link:
Join Microsoft Teams Meeting
+1 608-620-9781 United States, Madison (Toll)
Conference ID: 829 220 16#
December 10, 2020, Meeting Link:
Join Microsoft Teams Meeting
+1 608-620-9781 United States, Madison (Toll)
Conference ID: 227 724 550#
Given that COVID remains and schools are now back in session, these types of discussions are more necessary than ever. We hope you will be able to participate.
Mark Schwingle, PhD
Education Consultant - Gifted/Talented Education
DPI Teaching and Learning Team
mark.schwingle@dpi.wi.gov
The dates for these meetings are Tuesday, October 6, 3:30-4:30 pm, and Thursday, December 10, 3:30-4:30 pm.
These meetings will be a continuation of the conversations that took place this past summer. The aim is to provide support to school district staff and others as they examine the Education Forward guidance, including the specific information related to gifted and talented education.
In the October and December meetings, time will be allotted for both information sharing by DPI and for discussions and meaning-making with other meeting participants. Note: the topics covered will change from meeting to meeting, so plan to attend each one if your schedule allows.
October 6, 2020, Meeting Link:
Join Microsoft Teams Meeting
+1 608-620-9781 United States, Madison (Toll)
Conference ID: 829 220 16#
December 10, 2020, Meeting Link:
Join Microsoft Teams Meeting
+1 608-620-9781 United States, Madison (Toll)
Conference ID: 227 724 550#
Given that COVID remains and schools are now back in session, these types of discussions are more necessary than ever. We hope you will be able to participate.
Mark Schwingle, PhD
Education Consultant - Gifted/Talented Education
DPI Teaching and Learning Team
mark.schwingle@dpi.wi.gov
Don't miss Gloria Ladson Billings' session at the WATG Conference! Register now!
Three Virtual Platforms...One Great Conference!
Our annual conference is upon us. To join in the learning and fun, we will have three different platforms to bring this important information to you!
This is going to be a dynamite conference, so please join us online!
Our annual conference is upon us. To join in the learning and fun, we will have three different platforms to bring this important information to you!
- Sunday: Parent Conference Sessions will be in Zoom (via email invitation) - Register Here
- Sunday: Teen Conference will be using WebEx (via email invitation) - Register Here
- Sunday, Monday and Tuesday conference sessions (other than parent sessions) will be through Virtual Conference - Register Here
This is going to be a dynamite conference, so please join us online!
Dal and Jackie Drummer invite you to the Parent Conference:
BREAKING NEWS!
WATG Acceleration Committee Publishes Extensive Report on Advanced and Accelerated Learning in Wisconsin. Includes Action Steps for policymakers, school districts, educators, administrators and families! See full report on our website HERE!
This link will be emailed to every district administrator in Wisconsin when it goes live the week of August 3rd.
WATG Acceleration Committee Publishes Extensive Report on Advanced and Accelerated Learning in Wisconsin. Includes Action Steps for policymakers, school districts, educators, administrators and families! See full report on our website HERE!
This link will be emailed to every district administrator in Wisconsin when it goes live the week of August 3rd.
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” ~Maya Angelou
As our nation faces the grave consequences of long standing and systemic racism, the Wisconsin Association for Talented and Gifted remains committed to equity and justice for all. As an organization, we are cognizant of the inequities in identification and educational programming for gifted students of color. As always, we are devoted to examining and rectifying these disparities. We pledge to do our part to dismantle structural and institutional racism. We invite partnerships with other institutions, groups, and individuals to share conversations about the impacts of race, and will work to listen, learn, and support each other in this critical process of changing our world.
Board of Directors, Wisconsin Association for Talented and Gifted
As our nation faces the grave consequences of long standing and systemic racism, the Wisconsin Association for Talented and Gifted remains committed to equity and justice for all. As an organization, we are cognizant of the inequities in identification and educational programming for gifted students of color. As always, we are devoted to examining and rectifying these disparities. We pledge to do our part to dismantle structural and institutional racism. We invite partnerships with other institutions, groups, and individuals to share conversations about the impacts of race, and will work to listen, learn, and support each other in this critical process of changing our world.
Board of Directors, Wisconsin Association for Talented and Gifted
Scholarship and Nicholas Green Outstanding Student Award Winners - Martha A. Lopez, Scholarship Chair
On behalf of the Wisconsin Association for Talented and Gifted, we want to formally congratulate the following 2020 Summer Scholarship awardees! Their scholarships will help these awardees attend a variety of summer enrichment programs.
On behalf of the Wisconsin Association for Talented and Gifted, we want to formally congratulate the following 2020 Summer Scholarship awardees! Their scholarships will help these awardees attend a variety of summer enrichment programs.
- Megan M. will attend the Chicago National Association of Dance Masters Ballet Forum
- Andrew S. will attend Lakeland University Band Camp
- Dylan M. will attend SOAR Camp
- Owen K. and Lilian K. will attend a Russian Language Camp
- Sarah Lyn G. will attend Belin Blank Center Summer Writing Residency Program
We are excited to announce Dr. Marcia Gentry and Dr. Brian Housand as our keynote speakers for our virtual conference. Dr. Gentry’s keynote “Equity in Wisconsin” will address our state report cards concerning access, equity, and missingness in gifted education. Her findings are timely, important, and matter to students from underserved groups and to their educators. Dr. Housand’s keynote “Where Do We Go From Here? Charting the Course Ahead for Gifted Education” will identify some of gifted education’s greatest challenges and reexamine them as opportunities for growth. He will explore a roadmap of ways to reverse the long history of underrepresented populations in gifted programs, outline strategies for developing more critical consumers of information and media, and develop meaningful learning experiences designed to challenge gifted students in a variety of learning environments. Please join us in this important work...now more than ever!
Click here to register for the event.
Click here for more information on the project and how to submit your entry!
Gifted and Talented License Updates
UW-Whitewater has made some revisions to its programs leading to the Gifted and Talented Supplementary add-on Teaching (1013) and Instructional Program Coordinator (5013) Licenses. We did this to try and make the program less expensive as well as easier to complete for people all over the state as well as in Minnesota! Click on the link below where we describe those changes as well as information about course rotation, cost, and what you need to do to register. What’s especially important is that we cannot run the program with fewer than 15 students in each class. This means if you are interested in this program / either license, please see the last section of the document for information on registering.
Read more information here.
Read more information here.
Help Wanted
HELP WANTED: WATG BOARD MEMBERS SOUGHT- The Wisconsin Association for Talented and Gifted is actively searching for board members to represent the following: South-western and Northern-eastern Wisconsin regions especially, rural regions, healthcare, business, parents and gifted children of all ages. We are a working board of directors who would welcome applications from folks with a passion for gifted children and would roll up their sleeves for them! If interested, please follow this link. Board of Directors If If you have questions please feel free to email WATG president Cathy Schmit at president@watg.org
