Washington District - Endorsement Classes

From Judy Eacker, WCSD G/T Specialist

Information for SUU EDUC 5480 & 5490 Methods and Materials in Gifted Education

HOW to REGISTER - Go to www.washk12.org and click on:

1.    Departments

2.    Curriculum Instruction

3.    Professional Development

4.    Instruction tab

5.    Course Information

6.    Pre-Registration Form – fill it out, print and sign it

7.   Send form and $25 (refundable placeholder) to Ramona Jensen at District Office

The required texts need to be purchased in advance and available for the first class session on 12/1:

•       Curriculum for the Gifted & Talented by Joyce VanTassel-Baska, ISBN: 0-619-8874-2 
•       Differentiation for Gifted & Talented Students by C. A. Tomlinson, ISBN: 1-4129-0430-7
•       Designing & Developing Programs for Gifted Students by Joan Franklin Smutny, ISBN: 9-1807     6193-8538 

We do not have these in the lending library, but they can be ordered from Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, or the SUU Bookstore (435-586-7995 or through email at bookstore@suu.edu).                                            

A blog has been created for the class.  The address is http://gtmethods.blogspot.com.  Interested/enrolled students can get detailed class information from the blog - it will be used extensively for the class.

Contact Judy Eacker at (435) 673-3553 x206 or jeacker@admin.washk12.org for more information.