Seeking Educators from Arizona, Colorado, and Texas to Serve as Project EAGLE Trainers
Project EAGLE (Eliciting Advanced Gifted Learning Evidence) addresses the critical need for assessment systems that better identify missed talent. We tackle the issue of underidentification, which leads to untapped talent, by implementing a dynamic approach to recognizing gifted behaviors. This approach empowers grade 3 and 4 teachers to use our Points of Promise observation checklist, designed to identify characteristics of mathematical potential and talent, as they observe and engage students in five problem-based math activities specifically crafted to elicit gifted behaviors.
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 underserved 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
Video Introducing the Project EAGLE Identification Process
Project EAGLE is funded by JACOB K. JAVITS GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS EDUCATION PROGRAM, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PR/AWARD # S206A220040