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There is clear and mounting evidence that gifted education must address the serious challenges associated with the underidentification and underservicing of many of gifted students. For example, English learners (ELs) are the fastest growing population of learners in the U.S., yet they are among the most missed groups in gifted education. Each year, tens of thousands of talented young people are overlooked for gifted services simply because they learned a language other than English as a child. Their teachers focus on their limited English skills and fail to recognize the brilliant mind they possess. Project EAGLE addresses this issue by creating learning situations where students' math talent and potential can be recognized.

*FUNDED BY JACOB K. JAVITS GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS EDUCATION PROGRAM, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PR/AWARD # S206A220040

 

Project EAGLE goals:

  • to develop a dynamic approach to identify gifted ELs in the familiar context of classroom math instruction;
  • to build classroom teachers, gifted specialists, and EL teachers’ capacity for fostering and spotting gifted talent; and
  • to increase the number of ELs nominated for gifted services.

 

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  • Project EAGLE funded for $2.9 million
    Renzulli Center Director Del Siegle (PI), along with D. Betsy McCoach (Co-PI) and Susan Dulong Langley, has received a $2.9 million Javits grant to improve identification of English learners (ELs) for gifted services. ELs are among the most underidentified of groups, while being the fastest growing population. The researchers note that static assessment measures (e.g., […]
  • Project EAGLE Featured in UConn Today
    A team of Neag School of Education researchers is developing a new initiative designed to help educators overcome language differences to identify gifted students among English learners. Project EAGLE (Eliciting Advanced Gifted Learning Evidence) is one of several gifted education grants at UConn, including the National Center for Research on Gifted Education (NCRGE), that address unrecognized […]
  • Sodergren Joins EAGLE Team
    Dr. Celeste Sodergren has joined the Project EAGLE team as a Postdoctoral Research Associate! Dr. Sodergren obtained her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology in Gifted Education from Baylor University in the summer of 2024 and joined the team in the fall. Celeste comes to the Renzulli Center with a background in communication and in district leadership […]

Project EAGLE Contact Info

Phone: (860) 486-0616
projecteagle@uconn.edu
Address: 2131 Hillside Road Unit 3007
Storrs, CT 06269-3007