GT Network Meeting

8:30 - 9:00 AM - Check-In

9:00 - 10:15 AM - Dr. Scott Peters, Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations at the University of Wisconsin—Whitewater where he teaches courses related to measurement and assessment, research methodology, and gifted education, will be joining us via Poly Com. He will talk about Teacher Rating Scales in Gifted and Talented Identification.

10:15-10:30 AM - Break

10:30-12:00 PM - Regional Updates

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - Networking & Lunch 

Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will learn the purpose of gifted and talented identification.
2. Participants will learn how the HOPE Scale can be used to augment existing gifted education systems.
3. Participants will review and provide revision suggestions regarding their districts gifted and talented identification policies.

Come Prepared...please read both attached articles: (if you have problems opening the attachments, google the below articles)

• Peters, S. J., & Gentry, M. (2012). Group-specific norms and teacher rating scales: Implications for underrepresentation. Journal of Advanced Academics, 23, 125-144.
• Peters, S. J., & Gentry, M. (2010). Multi-group construct validity evidence of the HOPE Scale: Instrumentation to identify low-income elementary students for gifted programs. Gifted Child Quarterly, 54, 298-313.

Also... Review Project HOPE Website: http://purduegeri.wix.com/projecthope   
 

$175/participant for non-GT Consortium members (checks or purchase order payable to CESA 10)