WCSU To Feature Internationally Recognized Education Experts

DANBURY — To highlight Western Connecticut State University’s doctoral program, two distinguished speakers will explore issues related to leadership in schools.

Dr Joseph S. Renzulli, director of the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented at the University of Connecticut (UConn), and Dr Sally M. Reis, a principal investigator for the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented at UConn, both will present at the Doctorate of Education in Instructional Leadership Distinguished Lecture Series from 8:30 am to 1 pm Saturday April 26, in Room 202 of the Student Center on the university’s midtown campus, 181 White Street.

The Doctorate of Education program prepares educators who want to explore issues related to leadership in schools for successful careers in teaching and counseling professions. The program will graduate its first students this May.

Dr Renzulli will discuss “Improving Learning for All students,” based on the Renzulli Learning System, which develops an individual profile for every student.

Dr Reis will lecture on “Challenging Talented Readers with Research-Based Strategies,” with a focus on gifted readers and their needs.

“Dr Renzulli and Dr Reis are best known for their work in the field of gifted and talented education, which includes schoolwide talent development and differentiated instructional practices,” said Dr Marcia Delcourt, coordinator of EdD program in Instructional Leadership. “We are very fortunate to have them present at the fifth event for the EdD in Instructional Leadership Distinguished Lecture Series.”

The event is sponsored by the Office of Graduate Studies and WestConn’s Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa. The lectures are free and open to the public. Reservations are requested and can be made by calling 837-8929.

For more information, call the Office of University Relations at 837-8486.