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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
An overview of the Public School option for educating a gifted/twice exceptional student as presented by Dr. MaryGrace Stewart.
