Concurrent 60 min

The Project Launch+ Model for Professional Learning & Technical Assistance for Coordinators

Saturday, November 15, 2025

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET

Location: Convention Center, 304/305

Grade Level: Pre-K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Jonathan A. Plucker, PhD

Professor
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Aritia Smalls

Advanced learning and Gifted Education Coordinator
Cumberland County Public Schools
Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States
Rebecca Bishop

District Coordinator
Granville County Schools
Oxford, North Carolina, United States
Steve Fulton (he/him/his)

AIG Coordinator
Kannapolis City Schools
Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States

Short Description: This Javits-funded project sought to create a multi-year system to provide consistent, intensive professional learning and technical assistance for gifted coordinators engaged in identification and service improvement efforts. In this session, the principal investigator and three of the participating coordinators will describe the model, types of assistance that were requested and provided, and evidence of effectiveness.

Gifted Coordinator Track - Sponsored by National Inventors Hall of Fame

Learning Objectives:

Describe the types of assistance that can best be delivered using a sustained professional learning model.
Identify the advantages of a sustained professional learning/technical assistance approach compared to traditional, short-term professional development.
Design a sustained professional learning and technical assistance system to benefit their own work.