Gifted/Talented Education Announcements

Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented Students

The attached proposed draft of the Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented Students is available on the Texas Education Agency Gifted/Talented Education webpage. 

The draft was revised by the Commissioner Advisory Council for Gifted/Talented and input from Education Service Centers and Gifted/Talented stakeholders. The document is the clean version of the draft of recommendations if the recommendations were to be approved.

You may provide feedback to GTED@tea.texas.gov.

 

Davidson Fellows Scholarship – www.DavidsonGifted.org/Fellows

2019 Davidson Fellows $50,000, $25,000 and $10,000 Scholarships

The Davidson Institute for Talent Development offers high-achieving young people across the country the opportunity to be named a 2019 Davidson Fellow, an honor accompanied by a $50,000, $25,000 or $10,000 scholarship in recognition of a significant piece of work in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Music, Literature, Philosophy or Outside the Box. Applicants must submit an original piece of work that is recognized as significant by experts in the field and that has the potential to make a positive contribution to society. The scholarship may be used at any accredited college or university. The deadline to apply is Feb. 13, 2019.

 

Lone Star Leadership Academy - Call for Outstanding Student Nominations

Nominate your outstanding 4th-8th graders for summer 2019 Lone Star Leadership Academy camps! Participants travel to the Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin/San Antonio, or Houston/Galveston area to join delegations of other distinguished students from across Texas for a week of fun, learning, leadership development, and visits to significant Texas destinations. Each day participants explore notable Texas sites, learn about unique careers from professionals, and work in small groups to develop specific leadership skills. All facilitators are Texas educators. Nominees must be in 4^th-8^th grade, maintain an 85 or higher average, demonstrate leadership ability, and be involved in school/community activities.

Nominate your outstanding 4^th-8^th graders online at http://educationinaction.org/nominate-leaders

Nomination Deadline: Friday, February 1, 2019.

• 3rd Draft of Texas State Plan .pdf