Gifted and Talented

Professional Development Opportunities


Below is a list of the current professional development offerings of the Department of Gifted and Talented.  As new courses are developed and scheduled they will be added to this list, so please check back often.  For details on the current registration and payment procedures for professional development offered by the Division of Teaching and Learning, see the Teaching and Learning Professional Development page.

Support for Teachers in New Gifted & Talented Programs

Dates:                       8 sessions:

Session 1:                 9/25/08 full day, 8:30-3:00

Location:                   Nest+M

                                111 Columbia Street,

                                New York, NY 10002

All other sessions are half days:

Session 2:                10/23/08

Location:                  PS 130M

                               143 Baxter Street, NY 1001

Session 3:                11/20/08

Session 4:                12/11/08

Session 5:                1/29/09

Session 6:                2/26/09

Session 7:                3/26/09

Session 8:                5/7/09

Session 3-8 locations TBD

Target Audience:        Elementary Teachers in Gifted Programs opened in 2007 or 2008

                                Maximum: 20

Facilitators:               Michael Adin, Grace Gonzalez, Nicky Rosen, and Liz Saplin,

                                G&T Instructional Specialists

Price:                        $400

FAMIS Item Number: TLEA00089

Protraxx Activity Code: 051-09-005-005

Course Description: This eight day workshop will provide new G&T teachers in elementary schools with a variety of strategies, tools, and products.  We will meet approximately once a month to create a network of new G&T teachers at exciting locations throughout the City. Teachers will visit established G&T classes to observe best practices and extend their network of resources.

Over the course of eight days, participants will explore ways to creatively infuse new learnings that include:  differentiating curriculum for high ability learners, addressing socio-emotional classroom dynamics, foster critical thinking, and implement best practices in their new classrooms.


NEW! Differentiated Instruction: This Is for Real--Non-Fiction to Engage and Inform,withTony Stead, Ralph Fletcher and Harvey "Smokey" Daniels

Dates:                   11/20, 1/29, 4/2

Time:                     8:30-3:00

Location:               11/20 Museum of the City of New York
                             1220 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
                             1/29 St. John's University 101 Murray Street, downtown Manhattan
                             4/2 St. Francis College, 180 Remsen Street, Brooklyn Heights
     
Target Audience:    Teachers of Grades 6-8


Maximum:              100

Facilitators:             11/20: Tony Stead, author of Reality Checks and Is That a Fact?
                              1/29: Ralph Fletcher, author of What a Writer Needs and co-author of
                              Craft Lessons 
                              4/2: Harvey "Smokey" Daniels, author of Subjects Matter and Content-                              Area Writing

Price:                      $300

FAMIS Item Number: TLEA00104

Protraxx Activity Code: 051-09-009-021

Course Description: This non-fiction institute brings together the work of noted literacy experts and published authors Tony Stead, Ralph Fletcher, and Harvey Daniels to demonstrate best practices and student engagement in content area reading. The focus will be raising the achievement of students to read, write, and comprehend non-fiction.


Differentiation for Gifted Learners, K-2: Using the Built Environment to Deepen Curricular Understanding 

Session 1:           12/2/08

Time:                   8:30-3:00

Location:             Ampark Neighborhood School, 3990 Hillman Avenue, Bronx

Session 2:            1/12/09

Time:                    12:30-3:30

Location:               Salvadori Center, CCNY, Wingate Hall, 138 Street and Convent Avenue,  
                            Manhattan

Session 3:              3/11/09

Time:                     12:30-3:30

Location:                Salvadori Center, CCNY Wingate Hall, 138 Street and Convent Avenue,  
                             Manhattan

Target Audience:      K-2 Teachers of Gifted

Maximum:                25

Facilitators:              Michael Adin, Grace Gonzalez, Nicky Rosen, and Liz Saplin,

                               G&T Instructional Specialists and Salvadori Center Staff

Price:                       $300

FAMIS Item Number: TLEA00087

Protraxx Activity Code: 051-09-005-006

Course Description: The Salvadori Center uses the structures and systems of New York City to explore math, science and social studies in meaningful ways.  By using their neighborhood for project-based explorations, students make curricular connections and deepen their understanding of concepts presented in their classroom.  English Language Arts and Fine Arts are also integrated into each learning experience.