Adjunct Instructor University of Iowa and Upper Iowa University, Iowa
Short description: The field of gifted education needs materials that blend biography and curriculum so teachers of the gifted can envision the diverse faces missing in many gifted classrooms and take advantage of curriculum models designed to maximize learning of advanced learners. Free online materials provide units about LGBTQ+ and other diverse learners.
Learning Outcomes: Participants will:
Access a free gifted education curriculum that integrates curriculum models designed to maximize the learning of gifted LGBTQ+ students
Learn how they can contribute to this innovative Open Education Resource project
Learn how a university course enables gifted education students to publish curricula in an OER project instead of just submitting assignments in a course