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Online Professor Sally Krisel Speaks Out About Gifted Learners
June 23, 2015In an article recently released by the District Administration, Dr. Sally Krisel, a professor within the online UGA Ed.S. in Educational Psychology, Gifted and Creative Education program, contributed to a discussion about gifted learners and their treatment within the U.S. school system.
This World Traveler Came Back to Her Roots to Pursue Her Online M.Ed.
June 18, 2015Emily Heath LaFon is a UGA graduate student living in Munich, Germany. A native of Georgia, LaFon has been teaching at an international school in Germany for the past four years, where she has a classroom of 19 third graders representing 17 nations. When she made the move, she didn’t…
Online Professors Bring Students into the Community
May 1, 2015Tarek Grantham and Meg Hines, online Gifted and Creative Education professors, also teach a First-Year Odyssey semester together that takes UGA freshmen into the Athens community.
UGA Online Faculty Member to Collaborate with Department of Defense Research
January 13, 2015A UGA Online faculty member, Dr. Bonnie Cramond, is involved with research with the Department of Defense. Cramond is an educational psychology professor and will be part of a team from the University of Georgia College of Education that analyze gifted education programs in US Department of Defense schools. The…
Special Collections Libraries Gifted and Creative Education Materials Grow
September 26, 2014Materials about the U.S. Presidential Scholars, now complement the UGA Special Collections Library’s existing collection highlighting gifted education. The U.S. Presidential Scholars program honors gifted high school seniors that show talent in the creative fields. Only up to 141 students are selected for this award annually and It is one…
Gifted and Creative Education Ph. D Graduates Honored with Research Award.
September 23, 2014Two Graduates from the Gifted and Creative Education Ph.D. program, Dr. Selcuk Acar and Dr. Kristy Kowalske, were selected by the American Creativity Association for the E. Paul Torrance Graduate Student Research award for 2014. This is awarded to graduate students who have completed research study, and demonstrated a unique…
UGAonline Student Profile: Sylvia Okada Yamada
May 19, 2014When Sylvia Okada Yamada discovered one of her sons was a gifted learner, she decided it was time to act upon her love for teaching. A long-time champion of improved resources for gifted students, Yamada had two important requirements for the school she would ultimately attend. “I wanted to get…