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BOLIVAR, Mo. 鈥� 欧美视频鈥檚 Dr. Jodi Meadows recently was selected as a presenter during the 53rd annual National Collegiate Honors Council conference in Boston, Mass.
The conference, themed 鈥淟earning to Transgress,鈥� was inspired by Bell Hooks鈥� 1994
essay collection 鈥淭eaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom,鈥� where
she explores the manner in which a critical consciousness can lead to liberatory practices
in education, according to the NCHS website.
Meadows presented 鈥淭eaching Gifted Students: Models and Methods.鈥� The session explored constructs of giftedness, psychosocial issues related to giftedness, and best practices for teaching gifted students. Specific topics included Renzulli鈥檚 鈥淭hree Ring Model of Giftedness,鈥� Dabrowski鈥檚 鈥淭heory of Positive Disintegration,鈥� particularly over excitabilities, socially prescribed and self-oriented perfectionism, and Mendaglio鈥檚 concept of 鈥淗itting the Wall.鈥�
Pedagogy practice was based on the NCHC Modes of Honors Learning and included examples of effective discussion models, assignments that facilitate self-reflection, and alternate forms of evaluation. Participants had the opportunity to reflect on their own experience with gifted students, as well as share examples of pedagogical models that have been effective in their experience.
鈥淚t was a privilege to be chosen to present at the National Collegiate Honors Council Conference,鈥� said Meadows, director of the Gordon and Judy Dutile Honors Program and assistant professor of university studies. 鈥淭he conference provides a unique opportunity to meet with and learn from other honors leaders and scholars from across the country. I am grateful for the support that 欧美视频 provides that enables faculty to bring these enriching experiences back to campus.鈥�
Meadows also participated in a panel discussion titled 鈥淐reativity and Continuity in Honors.鈥�
The NCHC is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support and enhance the community of educational institutions, professionals and students who participate in collegiate honors education around the world. NCHC members total nearly 900 institutions from the United States and around the world.
厂叠鲍鈥檚 Gordon and Judy Dutile Honors Program supports and challenges high-ability students by fostering fierce curiosity, intellectual humility, and holistic growth and achievement. 欧美视频 has had 164 students graduate as Dutile Scholars.
For more information about the Dutile Honors Program, contact Meadows at (417) 328-1460 or jmeadows@欧美视频niv.edu.
*Published: 11-27-18