Summit Agenda
Wednesday, May 30
Overview and Summit Expectations
Moderator: NAGC President Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, Northwestern University Center for Talent Development, Evanston, IL
Opening General Session -- The Effects of Poverty on Educational Opportunities
Josh Wyner, Aspen Institute, Washington, DC
How does poverty affect educational opportunities and outcomes for low-income students at every level of education? What is the policy context for research that examines the impact of poverty?
Panel Responders Share Prepared Themes/Observations
Donna Ford, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; Tamra Stambaugh, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; Jaime Castellano, Ganado Public Schools, Ganado, AZ
How do issues of poverty manifest differently in various populations across the United States?
Themes and Rationale for the School & Outside ServicesPanel Discussions
Moderator: Paula Olszewski-Kubilius
School Programs that Work with Promising Learners from Poverty
Young Scholars Program, K-2: Carol Horn, Fairfax County Public Schools Fairfax, VA; Project M2&M3: Mentoring Mathematical Minds, Kathy Gavin, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; Middle Years IBProgram, Myriam Rogers, Francis Scott Key Middle School, Silver Spring, MD; Advanced Placement, Jeanne Paynter, Maryland State Dept. of Education (Summary of School Programs)
Supplemental Programs that Work with Promising Learners from Poverty
Next Generation Venture Fund (Grades 8-12) - Renée Haston-Birch, Duke Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP), Durham, NC; Karen Bond, Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (Johns Hopkins CTY), Baltimore, MD; Project Excite (Grades 3-12), Kourtney Cockrell, Northwestern University Center for Talent Development,Evanston, IL; TEAK Fellowship, Beth Onofry, New York, NY; Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO), Julian Johnson, New York, NY (Summary of Supplemental Programs)
Programs and Services Recap: Common Themes and Conclusions
Small-Group Discussions on the Research Agenda:
- Exploring barriers to and increasing access to advanced programs and services
- Identifying programs and best practices for low-income, high-ability learners
- Psycho-social needs that affect development and learning of low-income, high-ability learners
Report Out and Synthesis of Common Themes
Building a Psychological Identity that Supports Commitment to High Achievement/Psycho-social Skills and Issues with Promising Learners from Poverty
Moderator: Del Siegle, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Issue Framers: Angela Lee Duckworth, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Frank Worrell, University of California, Berkeley, CA
Panel Responders: School Psychologist - Tiombe-Bisa Kendrick, Miami-Dade County Schools, Miami, FL; Educator/Author- Joy Davis, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA; Psychologist - Tracy L. Cross, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Whole-Group Discussion (Siegle)
Thursday, May 31
Research and Policy: Next Steps for Action/Reinventing the System for High-Ability Learners from Poverty
Facilitator: Rena Subotnik, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC
Issue Framers: Chester Finn, The Fordham Institute, Washington, DC; Jonathan Plucker, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Next Steps and Priorities: Research, Practice
Overlooked Gems Then and Now: What’s Changed, What’s the Same?
Issue Framer: Joyce VanTassel-Baska, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Perspectives from 3 Vantage Points:
Carol Horn, Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, VA; Frank Worrell, University of California, Berkeley, CA; Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, Northwestern University Center for Talent Development, Evanston, IL
Closing Remarks
Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, Moderator and Program Chair
Post Summit:
Unlocking Emergent Talent report