When Aimee Lopez was a 6th grader, her two passions were soccer and mathematics. When her teacher Grant Mellor (who gave up teaching in favor of being a pediatrician, but who remains a brilliant educator) introduced Aimee to algebra, she put the same dedication and energy into her studies as she did into soccer—an awesome […]
Read More →Not Frequently Enough Asked Questions
From Paul Heller Secondary Division writing instructor Q: Why would it be useful for me to read the comments teachers write on my child’s papers? I’m not a teacher, so how could I help? A: It is not necessary to be a teacher to help your children think critically about their own work. What is […]
Read More →Predicting Success in ATDP Accelerated Math Courses
Every year, over 150 students enroll in an accelerated mathematics course at ATDP. These courses, which include Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-calculus, and AP Calculus, cover an entire school year’s worth of subject matter over the course of six weeks. This means that what is normally taught in 180 days is instead being taught […]
Read More →Summary: Research at ATDP, Summer 2009
As noted in the Director’s letter on the inside cover of the ATDP brochure, in addition to providing enrichment and acceleration classes, ATDP also engages in and facilitates research studies about the academic and socio-emotional development of learners. In 2009, there are four targeted studies taking place. The Adolescent Time Perspective Study involves a survey […]
Read More →How do Academically Talented Adolescents Think about the Past, the Present, and the Future?
by Zena Mello Time perspective is an area of research that refers to how individuals think and feel about the past, the present, and the future, and has received increased attention as a potential factor for promoting academic achievement in adolescents (Mello, 2009; Phalet, Andriessen, & Lens, 2004; Zimbardo & Boyd, 1999). In collaboration with […]
Read More →Tidbits from Summer ’09
1—ATDP at the GSE’s Commencement Under the direction of Associate Dean and Graduate School of Education choirmaster, ATDP Faculty Director Frank C. Worrell, the choir sings a beautifully arranged madrigal at the School’s commencement ceremonies earlier this summer. The audience listens in rapt attention, as one by one they figure out that the words are […]
Read More →Community Newsletter Vol. 1, I. 2
Welcome to the ATDP Family E-Newsletter Dear ATDP students, parents, alumni, and friends, Welcome to our Summer 2009 e-newsletter. Regardless of whether you are joining us for the first time or are returning to ATDP for the twelfth time, as are a few students, this issue offers new insights into our learning community and useful […]
Read More →ATDP and the Internet: Four alumni… four thousand and one stories
Thirteen years is an eternity in internet time. 1996 was the Jurassic era, as far as the online world goes, and that was when ATDP first dipped its toes in the nascent WorldWideWeb. The ATDP website, construction on which began in late 1995 and unveiled before the summer of 1996, was among the first such […]
Read More →From Berkeley to Watts, and Back Again
A young teacher’s journey It always starts with one teacher, and one or two students. More than 20 years ago, a middle school math teacher in California’s Central Valley saw great academic promise in one of her students, and thought he’d be a good fit at a summer acdemic program for gifted students at the […]
Read More →What’s at Stake
What’s at Stake Ryan Maquinana, 04.20.09 On the way home from work today, I took the same route I always do, which is down S. Central Avenue toward the 105 West. If any of you have taken this road to the freeway, you’ve probably seen the middle-aged couple selling mangoes and flowers across the street […]
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