Volume II., Spring, 2008

Spring Newsletter, 2008

ON-LINE TRAINING TO BEGIN MARCH, 2008

Mallett & Company, ECS, is proud to present:

The 30-Hour On-Line Training
for Gifted and Talented Education

     This training is for the entire 30 hours for certification. Each session may be used for the 6-hour updates for educators and administrators.

WHO MAY PARTICIPATE?

     Actually, ANYONE who would like 30-hours of continuing education in the area of gifted and talented education may enroll and participate in the on-line training!

THE COST:

     The training cost is $60.00 per session, per participant. The cost for the entire 30 hours is $300.00 per participant. The sessions will count towards receiving the ‘Awareness Certificate’ that is offered by Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented. Every participant will receive a certificate for each session, after doing the assignments and passing the test at the end of the session.

REQUIREMENTS:

     All educators who have gifted learners in their classrooms must have the 30-hours of training before the end of the first semester of the school year. All administrators are required to have at least eighteen (18) hours of training and a six-hour update each year. For more information regarding compliance with the State of Texas Standards for Gifted and Talented Education, log on TEA’s website or www.txgifted.org.

THE PREVIEW:

     Mallett & Company is offering the training as an option to face-to-face presentations for all educators who must receive their certifications in gifted and talented. All persons in leadership positions in the schools or districts are invited to preview each session before registering as a group. There is an overview for each session and what will be covered. After logging on to mallett-and-company.com, click the ‘on-line training’ icon for the preview.

FOR PARENTS:

     The online training is for all parents who are interested in obtaining their thirty hours of training, which counts towards the 45-hour Awareness Certificate offered by TAGT! Parents must be aware of what the State of Texas requires of educators who teach the gifted, and especially those who teach the gifted in the regular education classroom. Parents, you may get together with another parent or group of parents to interact with each other during the training! You will be challenged, become involved, and made aware of instructional strategies, thinking skills, areas of giftedness, and much more. So, parents, log on and get the training!!! Be informed!!!

EXCITING DAYS AHEAD:

     Exciting days are ahead as we see educators use Mallett & Company’s quality training to further their knowledge, teaching skills, instructional strategies, and lesson planning. My father always said:

     “Knowledge of your job is important for success!” G.G. Mallett, former pitcher for the Washington Senators, entrepreneur and businessman

SPECIAL NOTE:

     Many thanks to Mr. Frank Brocato, Coordinator for the Gifted and Talented Education in Beaumont ISD, for his encouragement and participation during the training sessions this past fall and winter!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

     TAGT Leadership Conference, Austin, Texas, March 31-April 1, 2008 at the Airport Hilton. (For more information contact: www.txgifted.org)

CALLING ALL SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS !!!

     All districts and schools who need or would like to have ‘face to face’ training sessions for the summer and fall, please contact Mallett & Company, as soon as possible, as dates are beginning to fill for those times.

     Thank you to all participants, parents, and staff who have supported MALLETT & COMPANY, ECS!!!

     Deborah G. Mallett, Ed.M., CEO