Month: February 2025

Apply to Serve as a Project EAGLE Trainer by March 15th!

Applications close March 15th, and interviews will begin shortly thereafter! 

We are currently seeking educators from Arizona, Colorado, and Texas to become Project EAGLE Trainers as part of a federally funded Javits research grant. Fifteen trainers–five from each state–will participate in a five-day orientation on the Project EAGLE dynamic identification system, to be held from July 13-17, 2025, at the University of Connecticut’s Confratute. Following this training, the trainers will return to their respective states to conduct five workshops during the 2025-26 academic year, sharing the Project EAGLE approach to identifying unrecognized gifted students.

Benefits for Selected Trainers:

  • Complimentary attendance at Confratute 2025 at the University of Connecticut, including registration, meals, and lodging
  • Travel expenses covered to and from Connecticut
  • Comprehensive training on the Project EAGLE dynamic approach and best practices for delivering professional development
  • A $3,600 stipend for participation in the training and conducting five in-state workshops
  • Supplies and reimbursement for expenses related to conducting the workshops

Complete application to be a Project EAGLE Trainer by March 15, 2025 here.

For more information, email projecteagle@uconn.edu