1. 1 The State of Israel Ministry of Education Division for Gifted and Outstanding Students Conference of the World Council for Gifted Children Prague – August, 2011

2. 2 Shlomit Rachmel Zeltser Pnina Director National Supervisor The Division for Gifted and Outstanding Students - The Ministry of Education Gifted Education in Israel: Focusing on the Individual The Story of Two Israeli Programs

3. 3 Who are We? The Division for Gifted and Outstanding Students identifies and nurtures gifted and outstanding students in Israel. Our mission is to nurture our most precious resource – the children who can realize their extraordinary potential and contribute to our society in all content areas. ISRAEL The Division for Gifted and Outstanding students, Ministry of Education, State of Israel

4. 4 Highly gifted studentsGifted students A subgroup of gifted children with extremely rare talent The top 3% of the local population in each cohort, in each of the spheres of giftedness Above average motivation and above average creativity 12,538 Gifted Students Definitions of the Target Populations Gifted Students The Division for Gifted and Outstanding Students, Ministry of Education, State of Israel

5. 5 “…Community of students and teachers,take each other again and again into new, unknown areas’ Giving expression to their unique talents and engaging in constant innovation To Which We Aspire Prof. Ada Yonat – The Nobel prize laureate The Division for Gifted and Outstanding Students, Ministry of Education, State of Israel

6. 6 The Mentoring Program for Highly Gifted Students The Division for Gifted and Outstanding Students, Ministry of Education, State of Israel

7. 7 The Mentoring Program The Goals -Fulfilling the potential of highly gifted students in their areas of interest via individual mentoring with role models. -Presenting opportunities for highly gifted students to become familiar with the creative and investigative worlds of first – rate professionals in authentic settings. The Division for Gifted and Outstanding Students, Ministry of Education, State of Israel

8. 8 Implementation of Mentoring Program ,, The division for gifted and outstanding students, ministry of education, state of Israel Mentors meet with young scholars very two weeks for 5 hours Work together for a year on research in their mutual area of interest

9. 9 The Mentoring Program: Achievements  The division for gifted and outstanding students, ministry of education, state of Israel Each of the young scholars produced a high quality university level product Half of the young scholars received significant recognition

10. 10 The Virtual Campus  Meets the needs of gifted students in the periphery from different cultures and ages  800 students  Free of charge The Division for Gifted and Outstanding Students, Ministry of Education, State of Israel

11. 11 Taught by university experts in various fields ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY THE SCIENCE OF SENSES PHYSICS LAW, ETHICS AND JUSTICE MEDICINE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY THE HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS HERBAL AND TRADITIONAL MEDICINE The Division for Gifted and Outstanding Students, Ministry of Education, State of Israel The Virtual Campus

12. 12 The division for gifted and outstanding students, ministry of education, state of Israel ; – A letter from a teacher In order to understand the real power of the program.......", we need to examine these courses in depth. Students from the periphery who cannot come to the university acquire knowledge and satisfy their curiosity through the internet instead of…… just doing homework and watching TV

13. 13 Thank you Pnina Zeltser Pninaze@education.gov.il