Converse’s Gifted Education Program Awarded $130K Grant
Professor Margaret Lee, Director of Gifted Education & Assistant Professor of Education, secured a $130,000 Gifted and Talented Graduate Course Program Discretionary Grant, awarded by the South Carolina Department of Education. With this grant, teachers will be able to take tuition-free graduate courses, specifically the two courses needed for the South Carolina Gifted and Talented Endorsement.
Converse was awarded funding for a total of 13 courses; Nature and Needs of the Gifted and Talented (6 sections), Curriculum and Instruction for the Gifted (6 sections), and the Creativity Institute (one section).