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.
