The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host a student showcase featuring music inspired by the breakout Broadway hit, “Hamilton,” on Friday, June 30. Continue reading “UA Little Rock to host ‘Hamilton’-inspired student showcase”
Teachers from Pulaski Heights Middle School are going back to school at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to learn how to more effectively teach gifted and talented middle school students in mathematics and literacy. Continue reading “Collaboration to provide gifted and talented training for Pulaski Heights Middle School teachers”
The Summer Laureate University for Youth (SLUFY) program is accepting applications for this year’s educational event for high-ability students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
Continue reading “Registration open for gifted and talented youth summer program”
After extensive investigation through the STEM Starters+ program, researchers at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock found that even at the first-grade level, students can benefit from engineering lessons.
Continue reading “STEM Starters+ finds engineering lessons help first-graders”
The Summer Laureate University for Youth (SLUFY) program is accepting applications for this year’s educational event for high-ability students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
Continue reading “Registration open for summer gifted and talented youth event”
What started as a group of 22 candidates led by three National Board certified teachers in 2008 has blossomed into a support site at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock where 14 nationally certified teachers provide support for more than 110 candidates seeking certification and 40 teachers renewing National Board certification.
Continue reading “UALR home for teachers seeking National Board certification”
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock study that examines effective ways to identify high-potential science and engineering students from traditionally underrepresented groups recently was featured in the Engineering is Elementary (EIE) Blog.
Eighth-graders from throughout Arkansas participated in Girls in the Middle, a new program that encourages students to explore science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines.
Continue reading “Girls in the Middle encourages students to enter STEM disciplines”
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a multi-year, multi-million dollar grant to the Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Continue reading “Department of Education awards multi-million dollar grant to UALR”
Sandra Fountain, whose life’s work has been focused on helping gifted and talented children, admits to being fascinated by what makes them “tick.” Continue reading “Three and a half decades of summers supporting gifted learners”