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TUSD Gifted and Talented Teacher Named Javits-Frasier Scholar
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Contact: David Niecikowski, (520) 731-4005, David.Niecikowski@tusd1.org
Posted on: October 16, 2009
Kevan A Kiser-Chuc, a teacher in TUSD's Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program, has been named a Javits-Frasier Teacher Scholar by the National Association for the Gifted Council.
Comprised of 14 educators from Title I schools, 4th annual class of Javits-Frasier Teacher Scholars will attend a special strand of sessions at the NAGC Annual Convention and receive a travel stipend through generous support made possible by the Javits-Fraiser Teacher Scholarship Fund for Diverse Talent Development.
The teacher training program honors Mary Frasier, Ph.D., the late and beloved past president of the association who led the way in identifying under served gifted children.
In order to take expertise and tools back to their schools, these scholars will be trained using the proven tools that Mary Frasier developed and inspired during her career. A rigorous four-day training program has been designed as part of NAGC's 56th annual convention in St.Louis, MO, where all of the experts in the field will gather November 5th - 8th. The scholars were selected from numerous applicants across the country. Fourteen were selected from a nation-wide pool.
The national scholarships include a two year membership to the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), convention registration, four days of training at convention as well as a travel stipend.