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”
Officials with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education will present a session during the The College Board’s Southwestern Regional Forum in Dallas Feb. 26-27. Continue reading “Mahony Center educators to lead regional conference session”
Three UALR employees were featured as “Arkansas Visionaries” in the Sept. 12 issue of Arkansas Times. Continue reading “UALR employees named ‘Arkansas Visionaries’”
It’s a sweltering July afternoon and 13-year-old Jessica Nunn has 40 seconds left to help her teammates finish the construction of a two-story edifice strong enough to support the weight of a book using only 10 playing cards and tape as raw building materials. Continue reading “Critical thinking, consensus building nurtured at annual Summer Laureate program”
For most children, summer means a welcome break from homework, teachers, and books. Megan Easter is not most children. She has spent the past nine summers attending class at UALR’s Summer Laureate University for Youth, beginning when she was 4. Continue reading “Summer Laureate University for Youth accepting applications”
Academic achievers representing more than 30 school districts gathered on the UALR campus last week to be recognized for their scholarship and to get a look at what college has in store.
UALR Professor Ann Robinson, the president of the National Association of Gifted Children, made the case recently for advocating gifted and talented programs nationwide at the Hormel Foundation’s Symposium on Gifted Education in Austin, Minn.