Explore the strength-based lens of twice exceptionality with Dr. MaryGrace Stewart, president emeritus of MAGE and founder of Ideal4Gifted, by viewing the recording of this past November's MAGE Webinar.
Coach Courtney Edman will share neuroscience-based ways to communicate with your child that will minimize resistance, avoidance, oppositional and defiant behaviors while building a relationship built on trust, honesty, connection, collaboration and empowerment.
Video of a presentation on Gifted Education Pedagogy from SPARK at MIT on 3/18/2023
The President and Vice-president of the PA Assoc. for Gifted Ed. share their presentation on advocating for gifted students from the World Giftedness Conference with some strategies from PA that might help us work with our schools, districts, and state.
This is an informal discussion with Dr. Gilman Whiting, a national leader in gifted education of students of color and low SES who grew up in Boston and went to their public schools. He discusses the realities of gifted educaiton for black, brown, and poor students from a personal and professional lens and suggest a Scholarly Disposition for educators and students alike.
This presentation explains emotional regulation in children and how parents and educators can help gifted children learn what they need for their social and emotional well-being.
Nicole Waincunas, an international speaker and mentor on giftedness and the Schoolwide Enrichment Model shares two important strategies that teachers and homeschoolers can use with regular educational content thar are huge helps to gifted children. These strategies are also helpful for parents to know so they can advocate better for their child's education.
We may think that there isn't any gifted education in MA but that's not totally accurate. This presentation shares two programs that have been around for a long time in their MA districts. They will also share other ideas about programming.
Abbot Lawrence Academy is a public high school for the gifted in Lawrence, MA established in 2015. Stacey Ciprich, the founding principal, explains how it came to be, why it exists, who it's for, how they choose students, what they have learned, and their plans for the future.
Find out what differentiation and individualization really are and how they really do work, and really help gifted and other students. This is useful information for teachers, homeschoolers, and parents when advocating for their highly able children.
What is it really like to raise a twice-exceptional child? They may be on both ends of the normal curve but they are caught in the middle. Find out from these experienced moms what works, what doesn't, and how each child's situation is unique.
Overexcitabilities are often mentioned in discussions about the social and emotional needs of the gifted. They are often listed as characteristics but they are often not explained well or how to utilize them. This presentation and its accompanying two discussion group sessions attempt to do just that.
Harvard Alumni for Education, Boston hosts this panel on Gifted and Special Education featuring MAGE President Michelle Barmazel
Gifted Education starts at: 21:25
Michelle Barmazel starts at: 33:05
Have you been thinking about neuropsych testing? Will just anyone do? Don't all psychologists know how to test advanced or gifted kids? If not, why? They are all trained and licensed, right? Get those answers and more from Dr. Elizabeth Letsch, a forensic Neuropsychologist.
Emotional Intensity, the reasons behind it and how to support it as presented by Dr. Matt Zakresky.
Stanford Business School and Harvard KennedySchool MC/MPA graduate Michelle Barmazel shedding new light on gifted education.
Did you know that gifted/twice exceptional children approach friendship differently than their same age peers? Learn about why this is and how to support it in this presentation by Karen Blumstein.
Just as gifted/twice exceptional students develop differently in their academics, the same is true of their social emotional development. Learn about the social emotional side of giftedness in this presentation from the MAGE 2021 Conference.
What is Executive Functioning and how can it be affected by giftedness/twice exceptionality? Learn from Dr. Amy Yermish, neuropsychologist and experienced educator.
DIY Schooling - Homeschooling may not be what you think it is! Presentation given by leaders from GHF, an organization devoted to supporting families pursuing non-traditional means of educating their children.
An overview of the Public School option for educating a gifted/twice exceptional student as presented by Dr. MaryGrace Stewart.
Gifted and Twice Exceptional students need specialized strategies to ensure they are learning and growing. Review these concepts with Karen Blumstein, experienced educator and MAGE co-President.
Get a detailed review of neuropsychological evaluations and gifted/twice exceptional students from Dr. Elizabeth Letsch, a forensic neuropsychologist.
Food sensitivities are incredibly common in the gifted/twice exceptional community. Learn from specialist Kara Darling, leader from Lighthouse Care.
Equity in education as presented by CPLAN leader Ivelisse Caraballo.
A brief overview of the benefits of a Private School option for educating a gifted/twice exceptional student as presented by Behzad Dayanim, the head of school for the Tremont School.
A brief overview of the Online Schooling Option for schooling a gifted/twice exceptional student, as presented by Dr. Yvonne de St Croix.
A brief overview of the Homeschooling Option for educating a gifted/twice exceptional child, presented by Melinda Stewart who created a homeschooling collective called Voyagers.
