Register Here for Academic Acceleration: An Introduction (Fall 2025)

BTLC Credits: AATD, IS

What is academic acceleration and who might benefit? Acceleration is the best-researched educational programming option for academically talented (gifted) students, yet it is not used often because many educators have not had the opportunity to learn about it. We also worry about the social impact of moving a student up. Research tells us that acceleration is a good option to consider for many talented...

Please register here for Beginning with the End: A Look at Talent Development in the Arts (Fall 2025)

BTLC Credits: AATD, IS

This session will explore how teachers can develop talent through the arts, and the psychosocial trials and benefits that come from an artistic approach to talent development.

Learning Goals:

Discuss strategies to develop talent in the arts.

Recognize the role of psychosocial traits in the development of talent.

Webinar Details:

When: Monday, September 15, 2025 from 6:00 pm to 7...

Please register here for Shakespeare Amazes in the Classroom (Fall 2025)

BTLC Credits: AATD, IS

Insights, Experience, Humor, Explore! using Shakespeare in intermediate and middle school classrooms with author and educator Jen Szwaya. For over a decade, Jen has used Romeo and Juliet, Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Hamlet to support learners needing to be challenged with content that is complex, rich, and of high interest. Participants will review a collection of lessons and resources that address...

Please register here for Use of Assessment for Identification and Programming in Gifted Education (Fall 2025)

BTLC Credits: AATD, IS

Often, assessment is viewed as the culmination of a process: measuring what a student knows or can do at various points throughout the curriculum. However, to be most effective, assessment must be designed to inform future actions, such as what a student should be taught next or what program or intervention may benefit them. This workshop will offer an introduction...

Please register here for The Iowa Tour.

BTLC Credits: AATD, IS

This IN-PERSON workshop will have two components. First, we will experience the color tour at the Stanley Art Museum. This tour focuses on the significance of particular hues across time and cultures. The workshop will conclude with a discussion of its application to enriching lesson plans.

Museum Guidelines:

All guests will need to leave bags, backpacks, coats, and any beverages in the coat room in our Lobby.

Students: please swipe your...