August 28, 2023
By MEALAND RAGLAND-HUDGINS
Rutherford County Schools
Thirty teachers from Rutherford County Schools participated in the Gifted Academy at Middle Tennessee State University.
Held July 17-23, 2023, the academy focused on ways to identify gifted students, strategies for differentiated instruction and fostering the talents of high-level learners.
Teachers will continue their learning during the school year and will earn the Tennessee Gifted Employment Standard once the program concludes in the spring, said Courtney Brown, RCS Gifted Services supervisor.
Generously funded by the Jennings and Rebecca Jones Foundation, the academy connected RCS teachers with others from Murfreesboro City Schools and Middle Tennessee Christian School.