Despite a challenging year, the outstanding IEA team created an online teach and learn platform which made it possible for IEA to remain a vital source of hope, encouragement and knowledge for our students and their families. Our community remains passionately committed to being there...
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With the elections behind us, it's a good time to learn about one of the most consequential aspects of the executive branch: the Cabinet of the President. Join Luke Gialanella of GovLearn for an informative video about the history and nature of the cabinet....
Thank you to our Academy community for your resilience during these difficult times. It is your passion, creativity and zest for learning that has made this a year to remember....
Once a year, we come together as a community for three days to discuss and share ideas with like minded peers in a safe and energetic environment....
We are grateful for your support and belief in our mission to serve our nation's gifted young people, even amidst this unprecedented challenging time....
As we approach this Thanksgiving holiday, especially THIS year, it might be helpful to think about different aspects of “Thanksgiving,” including being grateful, generous, and mindful....
The annual Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship for gifted students is need-blind and awarded based on merit....
Hybrid learning is an educational model where some students attend class in-person, while others join the class virtually from home. Educators teach remote and in-person students at the same time using tools like video conferencing hardware and software. In some cases, hybrid classes include asynchronous...
Fall has arrived and, with it, more distance learning! ...
I don’t deserve any credit, I just was born this way, to new immigrants, Holocaust survivors just off the boat. We lived in a Bronx tenement. My parents spoke little English, yet I taught myself to read at 3 and was reading on a 12th...
When it comes to sharing what’s so unique and special about Academy, our students tell it best! This fall, we asked students to share what they like about their class, what can make it even better, and what classes they’d like to see offered this...
We know so many seventh-graders are eager to apply for the Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship, which offers a full scholarship to an optimally-matched high school or learning program for highly gifted students. The application process will begin soon but to get your creative juices flowing,...
Parents tend to know when their child needs something more. If you are looking for an opportunity for your gifted child, you’ve come to the right place. We’re here to provide children with the educational, emotional, and personal support needed to ensure they thrive in...
A CDB Scholar shares a virtual lesson on cryptography: its history and use as a communication tool....
The impact of a book that speaks to us regardless of time or life circumstance is golden. It can touch us in ways that are inspiring, grounding, comforting, entertaining, and enlightening. Whether you are opening a classic you’ve never read before or returning to an...
IEA kicked off our Read-a-Thon just over a week ago! Since then we have held our kickoff event, our first game of trivia, and we are getting set for our first round of virtual book clubs. In times like these, our IEA family is more...
Distance learning for many parents and students is a new concept and can be challenging. This year parents will have to be more involved than ever in being a teaching partner. Students will need to stay focused and engaged and parents may need some tools...
The Institute for Educational Advancement (IEA) announces the award recipients of the Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship (CDB) for the class of 2025, a four-year high school scholarship for gifted learners to attend an optimally matched high school program to help them work toward meeting their...
By Calder Hansen·calder@onlinefriendships.info This is a guest post from Caroline D. Bradley Scholar Calder Hansen. You can check out the full link here. Hi, I’m Calder. I had an unconventional high school education centered around an online school with an online community, so I have had a...
By Nicole Endacott, Senior Program Coordinator How we use technology is more important than ever these days – our education, advocacy, work and social lives are primarily limited to online settings. In light of youth’s increased reliance on technology as well as current racial and social...
By Lucy Blagg Earlier this year, I read a book called Slow Looking by Shari Tishman. Tishman is a lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education whose research “focuses on the development of thinking and understanding, the role of close observation in learning, and learning...
Creative Problem Solving III - Working Backwards In this video, 2023 CDB Scholar Arul Kolla continues the series of videos about creative problem solving by talking about working backward. Sometimes, we're given the end state of a series of actions and are asked to find the...
By Qiao Li, IEA Program Coordinator “Asking if Yunasa is worth it is like asking if a diamond sparkles. This camp has given me so much and I truly hope that I can give back a fraction of what I have received from it. I took...
This series of videos, presented by Umar Ahmed Badami (CDB 2021 and CEO of Brilliants, a tutoring organization dedicated to helping underrepresented minorities) will discuss the history and cultural evolution of Japan, from ancient times through the present. In Lesson 1, we’ll discuss the geography...