Advanced Academics & GT Updates

Region 10's advanced academics services are part of the Instructional Practices Package and align with CCMR as well as secondary core content areas to support ALL students.

Save the dates:

• June 4 in Cedar Hill, June 11 in Forney, & June 17 in Celina

Note the topics:

• Cognitive Command & AP Resources (AM) and Targeting the TSIA2 (PM)

Prepare for increased student success in the 2024-2025 school year by regsitering for these 1-hour Zoom sessions:

• July 17 @ 9:00 a.m. - An Overview of SAT & ACT TEKS Alignment for Improved College Readiness

• July 17 @ 11:00 a.m. - Teacher Resources for AP Student Success

Watch whenever and wherever you're able to improve your understanding and your students' outcomes:

• Video Overview of Academic Rigor (3.5 minutes)
• Video Overview of Instructional Scaffolding (3.5 minutes)
• Video Overview of Differentiation (4 minutes)
• Targeting TSIA2 Skills (15-minute video)

• Aligning TEKS to SAT and ACT (21-minute video)

If you’re interested in knowing more about CLEP, sign up for a webinar session through the Zoom Public Event List page to learn about program updates and strategies for developing high school CLEP programs. Type “CLEP” into the Search field to see upcoming events.

Region 10's gifted and talented program is a separate cooperative focused on the individual academic and emotional needs of identified GT students. You can explore all GT offerings on the GT Events Calendar.

• GT Foundations
• GT Counselor Training
• GT Administrator Training
• Teaching Affective Education for Social & Emotional Learning
• Taking Differentiation to the Next Level
• Creative Confidence: A 6 Hour GT Book Study (asynchronous)

Consultants Ron Bramhall and Jessica Gitzinger will be all over Region 10 this summer, delivering GT Foundations Parts 1 & 2 and four different 3-hour GT updates. We will be coming somewhere close to you! Registration for summer sessions will open on May 1, 2024. Courses are expected to fill up quickly. For more information, check our calendar of events.

Region 10 will be hosting their first ever STEM/GT Institute on Thursday, June 27, 2024. It will be an engaging, enlightening opportunity for teachers K-12 to earn their 6-hour GT updates at our Spring Valley location. Steven Smith from NASA will be a our keynote speaker and teachers from all over the metroplex will be presenting their best ideas on utilizing STEM for engagement, challenge, and growth. Registration will open April 1, 2024 and will cost R10 GT co-op member teachers $25 (non-members $100).

Region 10 is bringing back their virtual GT Summit this summer, for an asynchronous opportunity for learning and earning your 6-hour GT update. These virtual sessions include both live Zoom presentations and video recordings of Region 10 professionals talking about the latest in GT research and best practices. The secondary summit will be Monday, July 15, 2024 and the elementary summit will be held on Monday, July 22, 2024. Registration for the GT Journeys Summit opens May 5, 2024. Registration is free for R 10 GT co-op member teachers.

Program Coordinator: Arynn Rasmussen

Advanced Academics: Jennifer Gunn - jennifer.gunn@region10.org

Adminstrative Assistant: Bobette Mauck

Gifted & Talented: Ron Bramhall - ronald.bramhall@region10.org

Gifted & Talented: Jessica Gitzinger - jessica.gitzinger@region10.org

• February 2024 - (TSIA2 Resources, SAT Suite Resources, New GT Pick 6)
• January 2024 - Spring Offerings
• December 2023 (Being TSI Met, TCB FAQ for 24-25, & More)
• November 2023 (CCMR, College Prep Courses, Executive Functioning, & More)
  
• October 2023 (Coordinator Meeting Slide Deck)
• September 2023 (Digital SAT, TCB, TEA Performance Reporting, & Fall GT Offerings)