Neag School Hosts Confratute for Educators

For over 35 years, Storrs has attracted more than 20,000 educators worldwide for a highly acclaimed, enrichment-based program sponsored by the Neag Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development at the University of Connecticut. 

Sold out and attended by 700 educators (an increase of 100 over last year) from across the United States and 15 countries around the world, this year’s Confratute was a blending of educators interested in gifted education, differentiation of instruction and curriculum, and creativity and innovation in education.

The weeklong program is geared toward providing educators with research-based practical strategies for engagement and enrichment learning for all students, as well as meeting the needs of gifted and talented students. Some of the sessions included Math for Those Who Think They Can’t Do Math; Storytelling, Mime and Movement; CSI: Forensic Science in the Classroom; Books That Inspire and Guide and numerous other topics.

Confratute, founded in July of 1978 by Neag School of Education professor Joseph Renzulli, is the longest-running summer institute of its kind in gifted education. Through exposure to differentiation, talent development and enriching learning experiences, the community of adult learners is able to share similar interests, as well as foster professional growth.

For more information, check out the full post on Mansfield-Storrs Patch.