UC Berkeley ATDP

Course Catalogs Ready for 2012 — See What’s New!

We’ll soon be mailing our 2012 summer catalogs to students who attended in summer 2010 or 2011. It’s not only updated but also redesigned to make it easier for applicants to find the information they need.

Unlikely Twins: Making Peer Effects Explicit

Public mass transportation policy is a career path for two ATDP alumni. Their post-secondary education and career paths are as similar as their pre-collegiate lives were dissimilar, until each came to ATDP.

How Did They Do That?

As high as expectations are at ATDP, students and teachers frequently exceed them. Take an inside look at excellent student work in four ATDP courses.

Research at ATDP: Why We Do It and How It’s Used

Why does ATDP conduct research? What happens to the findings once ATDP research studies are completed? Learn about the different ways that ATDP researchers share their research findings with teachers, parents, researchers, and other educators.

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Welcome to the Academic Talent Development Program, or as we are known in the education community, ATDP. ATDP offers challenging and enriching academic summer courses for students who are passionate about and dedicated to learning.

Students who are completing grades K through 6 are invited to apply to our Elementary Division held at Washington Elementary School in Point Richmond, California.

Students who are completing grades 7 through 11 in June 2012 are invited to apply to our Secondary Division, held on the UC Berkeley campus.

ATDP classes unite teachers who want to teach with students who want to learn. Our students enjoy learning, desire opportunities for intellectual and social enrichment, and are able to meet the educational challenges of the Program. Our instructors are exceptionally talented public school, private school, and university instructors who share a serious commitment to rich, deep academic talent development.

Whether you are a prospective or returning student, parent, teacher, researcher, alumnus or are interested in teaching and learning, we invite you to learn more about ATDP and our efforts to promote exceptional learning experiences for all students and to share knowledge about teaching and learning to the broader learning community.

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