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GERI Main Office 765-494-7243
Fax 765-496-2706
geri@purdue.edu
Beering hall, Room 5108A
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The Gifted Education Resource Institute at Purdue University conducts research into the psychology of gifted and talented individuals and effective educational practices for high ability youth. Super Saturday and the GERI Summer Camps, GERI's youth talent development programs, provide challenging learning opportunities and a healthy social environment to a diverse population of high ability children and teens.

 

A center located in the Department of Educational Studies in the Purdue University College of Education, GERI offers graduate programs in gifted education and a licensure program for K-12 educators in Indiana. GERI also provides training to pre-service teachers through hands-on opportunities and training in connection to Super Saturday and the GERI Summer Camps.
Under the leadership of Executive Director Professor Sidney Moon, GERI provides leadership in gifted education, and serves as an advocate for programs and services to high ability students. GERI alumni serve in leadership positons across the United States and abroad and in hundreds of K-12 classrooms.


MISSION (link)   STRATEGIC PLAN (PDF)

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DISCOVER! Summer Institute for Educators - June 23-26

DISCOVER! is Purdue’s high-quality summer institute is for all P-12 educators who want to learn more about talent development, differentiation, and raising student achievement. Come learn, enjoy, network, share, and exchange ideas in a collegial atmosphere. The mission of the DISCOVER! Institute is to help educators effectively serve children with gifts and talents, and to help educators discover and develop talents in all children. 

Registration deadline is June 9.


Marcia Gentry Honored with Leadership Award

At the 2008 Indiana Association for the Gifted (IAG) Conference on February 11 and 12, Marcia Gentry, GERI director and associate professor of educational psychology and research methodology, was awarded the Leadership Award.  This award is presented to an individual whose exemplary leadership and outstanding contribution to gifted education has affected Indiana's children, teachers, schools, programs, and/or policies.

July

28 

Super Saturday registration begins


August

25  

Financial aid application due by 5 p.m. for Fall Super Saturday program

September

19  

Super Saturday application due

20

Late fee assessed for Super Saturday applications turned in today and after

  

October

Super Saturday  begins

 

November

NO CLASS FOR SUPER SATURDAY

15

Super Saturday ends

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