The Center for Gifted Education is committed to understanding
and encouraging high level achievement of diverse learners, with a
particular focus on the urban context. This Center emphasizes
developing school-based enrichment programs for creative and gifted
students. The Center is working toward developing global dialogue
in gifted education through collaborations with and funding from
other institutions worldwide.
Within the School of Education, programs
for professional development on educational practices with diverse
learners have been established in a scaffolded manner and include a
Professional Degree, Gifted Education Teacher Certificate Program,
and Doctoral degree in Instructional Leadership. The Center for
Gifted Education would contribute to the development of the
programs for the professional development for teachers in charge of
gifted education. The Center is housed at the St. John's University
Queens campus with
satellite locations in Long Island and Manhattan.
Graduate
Programs
• Gifted
Education Teacher Certificate Program
• Doctoral
Strand on Education for Diverse Learners
Javits Grant
Research
•
Project Hope: High Outlook for Promising ELL's
Program Objectives
We are working toward achieving these objectives in a number of
ways:
- Developing a gifted education graduate program to meet New York
State requirements leading to Extension in Gifted Education
- Providing professional development opportunities for
teachers
- Creating a Gifted Professional Development registry;
investigating and facilitating professional development
opportunities
- Providing access for parents to expertise and resources
- Investigating ways to provide support for at-risk,
under-achieving, doubly exceptional, and otherwise vulnerable
gifted students
- Doing research, publication, and conference presentations
- Participating in and establishing gifted education
networks
Contact
Information
Seokhee Cho
Director, Center for Gifted Education
chos1@stjohns.edu
St. John's University
The School of Education
Sullivan Hall Rm 511
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, New York 11439
Phone: (718) 990-1303
Fax: (718) 990-2091
Office of Graduate
Admissions
The School of Education
8000 Utopia Parkway
Sullivan Hall, SB 9
Queens, NY 11439
(718) 990-2304
graded@stjohns.edu