All EPGY courses use the computer as an essential instructional resource. Our courses include:

• Expository Content: Multimedia Lectures with Animations
  These lectures capture the informal nature of classroom instruction, while preserving a level of rigor appropriate to the subject matter. Lectures are often supplemented by real-time virtual classroom sessions in which students and instructors interact.
• Individualized Instruction
  Courses include exercises in which students answer questions and receive immediate feedback from the computer. These exercises depend on the subject matter of the course. In mathematics courses, for example, they range from simple multiple-choice questions to more difficult questions in which students enter mathematical expressions, to more advanced exercises in which students use sophisticated mathematical software to construct proofs that are evaluated by the computer. In the Language Arts and Writing Courses, exercises range from the simple to the complex in which students write sentences that are evaluated by the computer for grammatical correctness.

We have included course pages for the courses that School Programs generally use. A complete listing of courses is available on the main EPGY website.

The Instructors

EPGY students are assigned to course instructors who are available for additional instructional support by phone, electronic mail, and virtual classroom. Instructors monitor student progress, review student assignments, and help identify and address particular student difficulties. The EPGY instructors have been chosen for their thorough knowledge of the subject, their dedication to teaching, and their expertise in using technology to provide advanced instruction to gifted students. As with traditional classrooms, it is the instructors who are ultimately responsible for teaching the students.