Category: GER2I

F. Richard Olenchak

Olenchak named research director for world’s largest data set on gifted children

F. Richard Olenchak was appointed the new director of research for the Gifted Development Center/Institute for the Study of Advanced Development (GDC/ISAD).

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“The way of the future”: Gifted students explore AI’s potential for education

This year, students who had completed 7th or 8th grades explored artificial intelligence (AI) and the future of learning.

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Dissecting squids and other hands-on activities: GER2I’s Super Summer program

Many fun learning activities took place at the Gifted Education Research and Resource Institute’s (GER2I) Super Summer (SSUM) – a weeklong, academic enrichment day camp for students in grades K-4.

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Cooke Foundation awards $200K to GER2I

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (JKCF) awarded a $200,000 grant to the College of Education’s Gifted Education Research and Resource Institute (GER2I) for scholarships for Native American students to attend its Summer Residential Camps.

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College of Ed contributes to Purdue AI & data science via initiative, miniseries

The Purdue University College of Education is developing an initiative to cover all of the artificial intelligence (AI) and data science work already being done by its faculty. Earlier this month the College launched a new webpage to showcase these efforts and provide resources.

Two young GER2I participants sitting on the floor participating in the Think Like a Detective activity.

Moving forward with hope and purpose: GER2I Summer Residential Camps 2023

Purdue’s Gifted Education Research and Resource Institute (GER2I) welcomed 315 5th-12th grade students to its Summer Residential program held July 2 - 29. In its second year post-COVID, GER2I’s academic enrichment camp helps students develop problem-solving skills, inspire creativity, and...