The Reading Conference is an online conference being offered by the University of Southern California Rossier School of Education. Participants will have the opportunity to hear from a variety of consultants in different areas about reading practices for gifted and talented students.
Applicant Requirements:
- Teach 3rd or 4th-Grade
- Teach at a Title 1 School
- Teach a classroom of multi-ability students (SPED, EL, and Gifted)
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Open in new tab This conference is being offered complimentary
Acceptance is based on date of submission and fulfillment of teaching requirements.
Conference Schedule
September 21, 2023
4:30 PM – 7:30 PM
(CEUs will NOT be available for purchase)
Registration closes September 18, 2023, at 11:59 PM
Consultants
Dr. Sandra Kaplan teaches the methods courses for the Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential. She is a consultant for several state departments and school districts nationwide on the topics of education for gifted students, differentiated curriculum in depth and complexity, and thematic interdisciplinarity.
Her research interests include recognizing and responding to the potential and abilities of young children of diversity through the development of non-traditional methods of curriculum and instructional practices. The application of advanced reading strategies designated for gifted readers to English Learners and Special Education students to affect their reading scores is currently under study. Curriculum appropriate to contemporary issues in teaching and learning in early childhood have been an integral feature in her efforts forward defining and implementing the concept of differentiated curriculum and instruction.
Dr. Kaplan’s most recent publication topically addresses redefining differentiation of curriculum to meet contemporary educational practices, instructional strategies, self-assessment rubrics, motivating advanced readers and giftedness in early childhood.
Sandra has received the Legacy Award from the National Association for the Gifted (NAGC). She was president of NAGC and the California Association of the Gifted (CAG), where she currently serves as chair of the Education and Advisory Committees.
Dr. Jennifer Krogh is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the USC Rossier School of Education. As a faculty member for the Master of Arts in Teaching Program, Dr. Krogh teaches various courses focusing on pedagogy, as well as courses for Rossier’s Gifted Education Certification Program. In addition to her work at USC, Dr. Krogh serves as an educational consultant for both public and private schools. She has extensive experience collaborating with educators in the design and implementation of differentiated curriculum to meet the diversity of students’ needs, interests, and abilities within a classroom.