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GIFTED BUZZ
QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF THE ALABAMA ASSOCIATION FOR GIFTED CHILDREN
ISSUE NO.2 • VOLUME 24
In This Issue: GEM & AAGC Awards,
Contests, Grants, & Scholarships
Gifted Buzz is looking
for contributing authors.
Table of Contents Share your resources,
passions, and expertise.
Email submissions to
Features for Spring:
alabamgifted@gmail.com
AAGC Advocacy......................................................7 Put Gifted Buzz in the
AAGC Advocacy Survey.........................................6 subject line. If a
submission is received
AAGC Awards and more..........................16, 19, 20 after the deadline, it may
Call for Proposal.....................................................9 be considered for the
next issue.
Conference News...................................................8
GEM.......................................................................4
Summer Camps....................................................24 Issues are Deadline
published to submit
Columns:
App Review...........................................................15 Winter -Dec 1 Nov 20
Book Review.........................................................25 Spring- April 1 March 20
Contests & Real-World Competitions....................18
Summer- July 1 June 20
Elementary Teachings...........................................12
Fall-Oct 1 Sept 20
Grants....................................................................16
High School Help...................................................12
News from the Middle............................................15
Gifted Buzz
Parent's Corner.....................................................22 Created using Canva
President's Message...............................................3 Editor:
Shirley J. Farrell, Ph.D.
Professional Development Opportunities..............26
Assistant Editor:
Resources.............................................................11
Jason Mayfield
TED Talks Playlist.................................................21
Contact us at
Upcoming Events..................................................25 alabamagifted@gmail.org
YouTube Playlist...................................................21
www.alabamagifted.org/
A Message
from the
President:
Hello All,
Many great things are happening for Alabama Association for Gifted Children! We are excited to be
able to offer events that are specifically designed to support our mission: to provide advocacy,
leadership, and support to assist educators, parents, and community partners in meeting the
educational and affective needs of gifted children in Alabama. I hope that each one of you will join us
for one or more of the activities that we have planned.
AAGC is proud to sponsor our very first Leadership Academy with guest speaker, Dr. Sylvia Rimm. Dr.
Rimm’s many years as a contributing correspondent to NBC’s Today Show and as a favorite
personality on public radio make her a familiar child psychologist to many audiences.This event is
scheduled for Saturday, April 21, 2018 at Samford University. Our goal is to have equal
representation of gifted specialists and parents. Thank you to all the gifted specialist who have
registered for the Leadership Academy. Tickets allotted for gifted specialist have been taken, but if you
know parents of gifted students who would be interested in this unique opportunity to attend the
Leadership Academy, please contact Patti Wood at pfwood@samford.edu
In addition to the Leadership Academy, AAGC is sponsoring an Administrators’ Lecture Series with Dr.
Jonathan Plucker. Dr. Plucker will speak on “Is There a Gifted Gap? Addressing Both Equity and
Excellence in K-12 Schools”. This lecture series is specifically designed for Superintendents,
Principals, Directors of Curriculum and Instruction, and Directors of Gifted Education. The goals we
hope to accomplish by offering this lecture are: to examine the policies and procedures and student
outcomes of gifted students in order to increase student learning and achievement, to provide training
to school administrators regarding gifted learners, and to increase services for gifted students.
Administrators will have the option to participate in activities and earn credit for one PLU. This event
is scheduled for Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at Troy University in Montgomery. Two sessions will be
offered: 8:30-11:30 and 12:30-3:30. For more information contact Shirley Farrell at Sfarrell@troy.edu
Continued on page 6
If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself. - Henry Ford 3
2018 Gifted Education
Month Highlights
Governor Ivey Signs Gifted Education Month Proclamation!
45
A Message from the P resident:
(continued from page 3)
I am happy to announce that our 2018 conference will be held at the Birmingham Marriott at Grandview
Parkway off of Highway 280. Mark your calendar for October 17- 19 and join us for our ALL NEW
conference experience! You are sure to be WOWed with a convenient conference location, friendly
networking spaces, unique opportunities for learning, and an amazing conference experience! Expect a
few surprises and a whole lot of energy at our new location! AAGC board members are truly excited
about the direction our conference is taking in 2018.
Our conference theme this year is Beyond Boundaries in Gifted Education. I look forward to the days
ahead as we continue to push forward and beyond any boundaries and/or obstacles that educators
encounter in meeting the needs of gifted students. It’s time for our gifted students to be recognized for
their unique learning needs. It’s time to meet the educational and affective needs of every gifted student
in Alabama. Check out our website www.alabamagifted.org for more details and plan to join AAGC
2018 Conference as we learn and work toward our common goal of reaching Beyond Boundaries in
Gifted Education.
Hope to see you soon,
Rita Sparks
AAGC President
AAGC Advocacy Survey
Help your organization to be better advocates for gifted
education. This survey will help Alabama Association for Gifted
Children gather information about what is being done across
our state to advocate for gifted education. Many of you have
worked very hard to advocate for the needs of your students.
Let us know the great things you are doing! We will use this
information to help move gifted education forward in Alabama.
Please complete the following Google Form survey to let us
know who is connected to their legislator and what has been
done to advocate for gifted education.
https://goo.gl/forms/DWDT6saXCABNUm043 6AAGC Advocacy
For the first time, AAGC has purchased one small billboard space to remind
legislators to fund Gifted Education Programs. This poster was located on the
left side of Heron Street, after two blocks from Highway 65 in Montgomery.
That same spot became available for the month of March
and a new poster was used.
7New Location for 2018 Conference
Your AAGC Board met February 2-3 at the Birmingham Marriott on Grandview
Parkway to look over our new venue for the upcoming October 17-19, 2018
AAGC conference. We have been at the McWane Center for many years, but as
our membership has grown, so has our need for a larger venue. After looking for
more than a year at many options in Birmingham and Montgomery, we have
decided to move to the Grandview Marriott. Check it out at this link.
This hotel looks like it will be a super place to hold our convention! We will have plenty of room for our
breakout sessions as well as a lovely hall to hold our keynote presentations. Parking is free and rooms will
be discounted for all members attending. Dr. Patti Wood and Laurie Sherrell as conference
committee chairs have been working hard planning for this event, and did much of the research to decide
on this super location.
2018 Conference Theme:
Beyond Boundaries in Gifted Education
2018 Keynotes
AAGC is excited to welcome Lisa Van Gemert as our keynote speaker
on Thursday, October 18, 2018. Lisa is the author of the book,
Perfectionism: A Practical Guide to Managing “Never Good Enough” and
of the site, “The Gifted Guru.” She is a frequent conference keynote
speaker, facilitator of educational and business professional
development, expert consult to television shows, and author of articles
published in magazines and peer-reviewed journals. Lisa will share
information, strategies, and resources for those who know, love and
guide gifted individuals.
AAGC is proud to announce that Dr. Richard Cash will by our keynote
speaker on Friday, October 19, 2018. Richard serves on various boards
and associations, such as the World Council on Gifted Education,
ASCD, and The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC). He
has served as the Administrator of Gifted Programs in Rochester,
Minnesota, and the Director of Gifted Programs for the Bloomington
Public Schools in Minnesota. Dr. Cash has authored numerous articles
on quality instructional practices and a popular teacher resource guide,
Advancing Differentiation: Thinking and Learning for the 21st Century
(Revised & Updated). He co-authored the book Differentiation for Gifted
Learners: Going Beyond the Basics with Dr. Diane Heacox. His newest
book, Self-Regulation in the Classroom: Helping Students Learn How to
Learn, was released in 2016. 82018 Call for Proposal
Download the application from http://www.alabamagifted.org
92018 Call for Proposal
10Computer and 3D printer
by Susan Mullinax,
Jacksonville City Schools
builds
Lunchroom My students have been busy this year.
sign for sales At the close of the 2016-17 school year
they devised a plan to start a print farm.
They selected the components for the
computer from the case to the light-
changing mouse. When the parts The computer students
arrived in August they began building. built to control the
printers and access cura
With the computer ready they
concentrated their efforts on the 3D
printers. They decided on two varieties
one anet the other anycubic. The kits
arrived and, as with the computer, they
built the two 3D printers. Their plan was
almost complete. They loaded software
Students building the
and programs to support their creations,
anycubic printer
thingiverse and cura. Key chains were
first they dropped an image, made a 3D
model put the school initials on the wing
and began to print in yellow and blue. Bites and pieces
Next came the ear buds. We are a one
to one device school and ear buds are
always tangled. They designed two
versions one for apple ear buds and the
other for regular ear buds. Following the
tradition they were printed in yellow and
blue. They have begun selling key
chains and ear buds in the lunchroom
with the profit going to resupply the
filament. We now have a print farm built
and run by the students.
anycubic printer built!
11 eagles and earbud holdersA special THANK YOU to
our Deluxe Platinum
Conference Sponsor
Troy University is a public, historic, international university with
more than 154,000 alumni. Students choose TROY for its
quality academic programs, reasonable costs and availability
of financial aid, as well as its outstanding faculty and flexible
in-class, online and blended class offerings. Troy University
offers incredible opportunities and the personal approach to
teaching that can help students achieve more than they ever
thought possible. TROY calls it the “Trojan Warrior Spirit,” and
it’s at the heart of everything we do.
The quiet crisis of school is underachieving
n tar y gifted students. When gifted students are not
Elem e
challenged in learning, schools may foster
underachievement. Gifted students find school
s
is easy because they have already mastered
ac hin g the standards, skills, and objectives. Kaplan
Te
(2005) accuses time as the academic terrorist
because teachers are required to follow pacing
guides, must schedule lessons within bells or
allotted time, and may not provide differentiated
activities in which gifted students can be
creative and satisfied with their projects.
Underachieving gifted students are faced with preconceived stereotypes that gifted is equal to high
achievement and something is wrong with the child. However, underachievement is a response to the
environmental conditions.
How can we help gifted students who are underachieving? One student at a time! We can change the
underachieving behavior, but we need to start early. This starts with analyzing the data for patterns of
underachievement over time. The gifted specialist needs to meet with the student to discuss what is
going on. Then meet with the parents, classroom teacher, student, and counselor to develop an
individualized plan to change behavior. Stay focus on the students abilities and not on the weaknesses.
Revisit the plan to revise as needed. Above all, advocate for the gifted child.
Yes, we need you to share your tips and strategies that you use to meet the unique, diverse learning
needs of your gifted students. Send your articles to alabamagifted@gmail.com 12GOOGLE DOODLES Barbara Peek, gifted specialist at
Andalusia City Schools, shared some
of her students' 3D Google Doodles.
13High
School
Help
High school gifted students need advocates. What can you do to help advocate for
them? Is there time in the schedule to meet with high school gifted students for a
brown bag lunch once or twice a year? These brown bag lunch meetings provide time
for the gifted specialist to "check-in" with students. Ask questions to see what is going
on with them and how you can help? You, as the gifted specialist, know them best and
these students trust you more than any other adult in the school. If your schedule does
not allow for face-to-face lunches, could you collaborate with the counselor to have a webinar meeting
or send a newsletter. Can these students contact you to talk about their issues or ask for guidance? By
reaching out, these students will know that you are still there for them and that you still care. How will
you reach out to gifted high school students?
Welcome New Board Member
Did you take advantage of the opportunity to sign up to help AAGC
with conference responsibilities last fall? Many of our members did,
and they are being put to work all over the state in various (chosen)
capacities. One of these volunteers were recently voted to the
AAGC Board: Natalie Tucker as our new Public Relations/Publicity
Committee chair. Each of them is already making an impact on
getting the word out to our lawmakers and legislatures about the
need for gifted education funding. Did you see the posters that Natalie had placed in strategic
locations in Montgomery during January's Gifted Education Month? They were attractive, eye-
catching, and hopefully, effective at getting our message out. Thanks for coming on board,
Natalie!
If you would like to help with any committee for our organization, contact Rita Sparks at
rsparks4kids@gmail.com. In addition to Public Relations and Legislative Liaison, our
committees include: Awards and Grants, with Debbie Dumais, Chairperson; Parent Outreach,
with Jo Dale, Chairperson; Bylaws, with Patti Mizell, Chairperson; and the Conference
Committee, with Patti Wood and Laurie Sherrell, Co-Chairpersons. 14App Review-Wizard School Free-Android and IOS
Wizard School inspires curiosity and creative thinking. Explore, create, and share with your
family and friends. Completely FREE (no in-app purchases).
1. EXPLORE fascinating topics, such as science, design, languages, geography, & sports.
- More than 3,000 videos, maps, and content curated by educators.
2. CREATE something awesome with fun stickers, videos, photos, and drawing tools!
- Fun Challenges designed by educators will inspire you to design, tinker, and build.
- Design a treehouse. Write with hieroglyphics. Make a talking president. And more!
3. SHARE your creations with family and friends with safe, private messages.
- 100% controlled by parents, who can monitor everything.
- Parents can reply from their email and view creations on a private website.
Resources ZapSplat
Joann's https://www.zapsplat.com/
http://www.joann.com/teacherrewards/ Join this website to download over
Did you know Joann's offers teacher 20,000 free sound effects and royalty
discounts of 15% on everyday purchases. free music files to use for any project,
Check out the web site for more details. commercial or noncommercial.
Explore-LiveCams
https://explore.org/livecams Making Maple Syrup
This website has cameras on almost
everything, from mammals, birds, insects https://www.youtube.com
and fish to habitats all over the world. You /watch?v=aVKnoju7D6U&feature=youtu.be
can even watch the Aurora Borealis, sunsets, Ever wonder how maple syrup is made? Watch
and forests. You could spend hours on this this video by Bus Huxley as he collects maple
website and not watch the same thing twice. sap and makes syrup.
There is something for everyone.
Photos for Class
http://photosforclass.com/
Search the website for Creative Commons photos to
use in class projects. Photo filters provide appropriate
photos for school. When you download the photo, the
author and image license are automatically cited.
15Grants
DEADLINES DETAILS
Spring submission Krystal Foundation STEAM Grants Average amount $22,000
https://tinyurl.com/y9wykpnp
April 1, 2018
WHO: K-12 schools and nonprofit organizations
WHAT: Throughout the year, Squaring is Caring grants will provide K-12
schools and nonprofit organizations with funds that will allow them
to make further investments in STEAM education in their classrooms. These
grants will be distributed by The Krystal Foundation throughout the year, and
directed towards providing better educational and enrichment opportunities and
programs to all students.
Academic Enrichment Grants $10,000
JANUARY 15 – APRIL 15. https://tinyurl.com/hb2vq4o
The application system WHO: Schools or non-profit organizations
closes when 350 WHAT: The McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation offers Academic Enrichment
submissions Grants designed to develop in-class and extra-curricular programs for programs
that nurture the intellectual, artistic and creative abilities of children from low-
received.
income households. The Foundation considers proposals that foster
understanding, deepen students’ knowledge, and provide opportunities to expand
awareness of the world around them.
2018 AAGC Awards of Excellence
For details and forms, please
download the full application packet
at http://www.alabamagifted.org/
16News from the Middle
By Jason Mayfield
As we all learned in college when Seventh grade teachers
we seemingly started a semester have an excellent
only to get advised the following opportunity statewide
week about scheduling for the next through Duke University's
semester, it's never too early to start Talented Identification
thinking about "what's next." Program and the
Summer camps are an outstanding opportunities provided
opportunity for gifted minds. through that program. For
Unfortunately, many of us teach others, there local schools
children who don't have an easy who will usually offer
path to a camp. Before you close the classes that a gifted mind
door on this school year, I'd urge might be interested in;
you to explore the academic however, funding can be
possibilities in your area for your an issue.
students, even if they will become I urge you to work with
someone else's students next year. the teachers ahead and
behind you to establish
summer opportunities ore
challenges for your
students. While I have the
obligatory summer reading
list, I offer opportunities for
the students to read
beyond that list, all in an
effort to keep the mind
sharp.
17Contests & Real-World Competitions
DEADLINES DETAILS
3M Young Scientist Challenge
April 19, 2018
https://tinyurl.com/ybflw9d2
The Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge is the nation’s
premier science competition for grades 5-8. This one-of-a-kind video
competition has sparked the imaginations of hundreds of thousands of
students and enhanced science exploration, innovation and communication
across the United States.
Project Paradigm
May 1, 2018
http://www.projectparadigm.org/
The Paradigm Challenge is an annual competition that invites
students aged 4 to 18 around the world to use kindness, creativity,
and collaboration to help solve a real life problem and make a
difference in the world.
Different contests Cricket Magazine
each month http://www.cricketmagkids.com/contests#show
Submit original work according to the monthly them.
2018-2019 Alabama Association
for Gifted Children's (AAGC)
Gifted Education Teacher
Scholarship
The Gifted Education Teacher Scholarship for the 2018-2019 AAGC Annual
Conference is for a “FIRST time attendee” only. Scholarship includes
registration only for up to 3 days of the conference from Wednesday, October 17
to Friday, October 19, 2018. The scholarship does not include transportation,
lodging or parking for the conference. Scholarship winners will be on a first
come, first serve basis. If selected, applicant will be notified of winning via email
and/or phone. Deadline for submission is Friday, September 14, 2018 by
11:59PM. Download the application at http://alabamagifted.org. Email
completed application to AAGCcontests@gmail.com.
182018 AAGC Conference Logo Contest
2018 AAGC Educator Grant Application
For details and forms, please
download the full application packet at
http://www.alabamagifted.org/
192018 AAGC Student Video Contest
For details and forms, please download the full application packet at
http://www.alabamagifted.org/
20TED Talks Playlist You Are What You Eat
This is not an official playlist but a series of related talks under TED ED Lessons Worth Sharing. You will
find 23 talks inclduing overfishing, sugar addiction, chocolate, milk, digestive tract, and so many more.
Teach Every Child About Food by Jamie Oliver
How Does Your Body Know You're Full?
How the Food You Eat Affects Your Gut
Does Chocolate really Lower Your Blood
Pressure?
The Science of Milk
Are Food Preservatives Bad for You? What's the Big Deal with Gluten?
What Would Happen if the World Went Sugar: Hiding in Plain Sight
Vegetarian? The Science of Spiciness
How Does it Grow: Apples How Sugar Affects the Brain
How the Food You Eat Affects Your Brain Should We Eat Bugs?
How Does it Grow: Hydroponic Spinach What's Wrong with Our FOod System by Birke
How to Spot a Fad Diet Baehr
How do Carbohydrates Impact Your Health? How I Fell in Love With A Fish by Dan Barber
The Terrifying Truth About Bananas A Plant's Eye View by Michael Pollan
What is a Calorie? Understanding Overfishing
YouTube Playlist
History: The Universe
This series of videos from the History
Channel looks at the night sky.
The Universe: The Constellations | History https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXeEAQtC75g&
list=PLob1mZcVWOag01f4lBhkF5AFRYgLDO3h7&index=1&t=2s
The Universe: Comets | History https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8L_JcXJO4c&
list=PLob1mZcVWOag01f4lBhkF5AFRYgLDO3h7&index=2
The Universe: Martian Life - ALH-84001 | History https://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=f0EZKKjyJgs&index=3&list=PLob1mZcVWOag01f4lBhkF5AFRYgLDO3h7
The Universe: The Night Sky - October | History https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRjHd-
AKZQo&list=PLob1mZcVWOag01f4lBhkF5AFRYgLDO3h7&index=4
The Universe: Sailing on the Sun | History https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=687wi6AWofk&
index=5&list=PLob1mZcVWOag01f4lBhkF5AFRYgLDO3h7
21Parent's Corner Permission to reprint granted by NAGC. 22
Permission to reprint granted by NAGC.
23Summer Camps
This is not an all inclusive list of overnight and day summer camps in Alabama. Prices vary
for each camp. Click the links to learn more about the programs offered. AAGC does not
endorse or support these camps. Information is provided for parents to determine what is
best for ttheir family.
UNA Summer STEM Camp
UAB Summer Camps
https://www.una.edu/math/summer-stem-
https://www.uab.edu/news/summer
camp.html
The University of Alabama at Birmingham hosts
The University of North Alabama Summer STEM
several summer camps on campus each year.
camp is a 3 day residential camp whose purpose
Presented by UAB departments and groups, the
is to introduce, inspire, equip and motivate middle
camps offer fun activities for children and easy and
and high school students to participate in Science,
convenient choices for parents. Check this page
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
for updates and camps added as they become
(STEM).
available. Camps range from science, to art to
theater and include elementary through high
school age students.
Science Summer Camp
“Camp Couture” https://www.asms.net/summer-camp/
http://www.mycampcouture.com/ Don’t waste your summer! Spend it at The
This a fashion focused day camp held each Adventures in Math and Science summer camp at
Summer in Birmingham, Alabama. "Camp Couture" the Alabama School of Math and Science in
(CC for short) was designed and created by Mobile, AL. Learn while you have fun! Kayak
fashion designer, Project Runway alum, Founder of Mobile Bay. Design a maze. Build a smart phone
Birmingham Fashion Week and TLC tv host, Heidi app. Solve a crime. Prepare for the ACT. Learn
Elnora. The mission of "Camp Couture" is to give how to make jewelry. Build a robot. Launch a
young people who have a love for fashion the basic rocket…and much more! For students in Grades
knowledge to explore their fashion design dreams. 6-12.
McWane Science Center Discovery Hall Summer Programs
http://www.mcwane.org/learn/kids-family/camps https://www.disl.org/dhp/summer
/summer-camps/ The Discovery Hall Programs at Dauphin Island
A week of fun and learning awaits your child at Sea Lab offer a variety of programs for your
McWane Science Center Summer Camp. children during the summer, ranging from single-
Weekly camps begin on June 4th and end on day programs to residential camps and academic
August 8th. There will be no camps the week of courses. Our highly qualified educators will guide
July 2nd-6th. Various camp sessions for children campers and students through all activities, and
ages 4-7th grade. residential students are well-supervised by our
exceptional counselors.
Depending on the child's interest(s), check with local art museums, science
museums, botanical gardens, zoos, YMCA, and/or local university for possible
summer camp offerings. 24Book Review
For your young adult readers, a
football story that brings the
concussion issue down to an
understandable, and emotional,
level. Clay, a wide receiver, finds
returning from big hits to be a
challenge; however, the greater
challenge in the book becomes
when he discovers his coach,
Coach Cooper, a former NFL-great,
can't remember things anymore.
The book effectively addresses
concerns parents and kids have
playing a sport that used to bring
just simple joy, and the conclusion
isn't a "happily ever after" but a
"best as could be hoped for."
Upcoming Events
DATE EVENT
April 21, 2018 Dr. Sylvia Rimm
Seats available for parents.
May 8, 2018 Dr. Jonathon Plucker
8:30-11:30 Seats are limited. You must
or register to attend
12:30-3:30
25PD Opportunities
26It's not too late to register for the PD. The information for the PLU is below.
However, if you need PD hours, you may participate and earn 30 hours of PD.
PD#: AAGC_PD02
PD Title: Increasing Student Achievement and Outcomes for Gifted Learners
27Economics
Julie Kornegay, Senior Education
Program Manager
Public Affairs Department
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta –
Birmingham Branch
524 Liberty Parkway Birmingham,
AL 35242
Office 205-968-6728
www.frbatlanta.org
SCIENCE/STEM
To register for this free PD, click
this link: https://goo.gl/qYJrRd
Note: There are a limited number of
tickets for this event.
Edcamp Mountain Brook is back for another great day of learning and
collaboration! Join us June 7, 2018 and be part of this growing grassroots PD
movement. You will experience some really fun, meaningful PD while
connecting and networking with some of the brightest, most passionate
educators from Alabama and beyond. Make sure to sign up for edcamp
Mountain Brook and join the ranks of thousands of educators from across the
GLOBE who are embracing the edcamp movement. This participant-led PD
will leave you feeling refreshed and excited to be in one of the greatest
professions on Earth! It’s free, fun, challenging and YOU get to choose what
YOU want to learn. Anyone with a passion for kids and learning is welcome!
So, make sure to share this invite with a friend. Follow the PD on Twitter at
#mblearn #edcampmtnbrook
28Summer Professional Development
June 9, 2018 Alabama’s Wonderful Wildlife http://legacyenved.org/educator-workshops/
Alabama Wildlife Center in Pelham, Alabama
Get a first-person look at the rehabilitation of native wildlife that call Alabama
home.
June 12-14, 2018 AETC: Alabama Educational Technology Conference
http://www.alabamaetc.com/
Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex. Hands-on workshops, breakout
sessions, keynote speakers.
June 14, 2018 Explore your World
http://legacyenved.org/educator-workshops/
Anniston Museum of Natural History
examine various habitats from around the world and the animal adaptations
necessary for those habitats.
June 18-20, 2018 Agricultural Advocates: Farming as Teaching
http://legacyenved.org/educator-workshops/
McDowell Farm School
Learn more about how important farming is to Alabama.
June 24- Mountains to the Gulf: Teachers Making Connections
July 1, 2018 http://legacyenved.org/educator-workshops/
8 Days Across the Great State of Alabama
Leading scientific experts share their collective knowledge of the Waters,
Geology, Flora, and Fauna to show how all things are connected throughout
the state of Alabama!
July 9-13, 2018 Summer Professional Learning Conference (formerly MEGA Conference)
https://www.alsde.edu/sites/memos/Memoranda
/FY18-2039.pdf#search=SUmmer%20Professional%20Learning
Mobile Convention Center. Breakout sessions Gifted strand
July 23-25, 2018 Arts & the Environment
http://legacyenved.org/educator-workshops/
Hike non-strenuous trails and experiencing hands-on natural art techniques
which includes pottery, “found & natural art” techniques, watercolor, nature
journaling, longleaf baskets, and more
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