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ABSTRACT This talk will describe the Institute for Educational Advancement and the need for more challenging educational opportunities for highly gifted children and young adults. The Institute for Educational Advancement (Institute) serves gifted and talented students by providing educational programs, services and resources that target their unique needs. The Apprenticeship Program, a summer program placing highly-gifted high school students with professional scientists, researchers and designers, has proven to be a highly valuable learning opportunity for these underserved students. The Institute has established programs at Palo Alto Research Center, Avery Research Center and Art Center College of Design, among others. The program allows students to work with mentors and other gifted individuals to establish peer support, social acceptance and a network of role models. The benefits of such services have far-reaching effects. Nurturing these highly able individuals provides them with the confidence and guidance they need to actualize their fullest potential. After a brief introduction to the Institute, the details of a mentoring commitment will be explained, and there will be time for questions. SPEAKER BIO Elizabeth Jones Stork has been an educator, researcher and administrator of educational programs for over 20 years. She holds a Masters Degree in special education from the University of Southern California and has completed doctoral work in the field of educational policy and learning theory. Ms. Stork served as the Associate Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth and the Director of the Western Region for ten years prior to assuming her current position. She built this Division from a staff of two to a professional staff of over 15 with a budget of three million dollars. As Director, Ms. Stork implemented award-winning programs in public, private, parochial and independent schools throughout the country. These programs included the Skills Reinforcement Program that was recognized by the National Diffusion Network as exemplary in meeting the academic needs of educationally at-risk youngsters, the NASA-sponsored KidSat science program, The Johns Hopkins Educational Policy Institute and the Optimal Match Systemic Reform initiative. She also developed and implemented one of the most comprehensive teacher and administrator recognition programs in the State of California. These programs have served over 30,000 students, 3000 teachers and numerous community leaders nationally. Ms. Stork has published work and is recognized as a specialist in the areas of Gifted, Special and Minority Education. She has done extensive work for the United States Congress on issues related to Migrant Education and has expertise in teacher training and student assessment. Ms. Stork has developed and disseminated educational programs for highly gifted students in math, science and humanities throughout the nation. Betsy Jones Stork Institute for Educational Advancement |
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