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    Uncovering Gifted, Diverse Learners

    $20.00

    Presenter:Karen Zeske, Ph.D.
    Core Area: Identification & Assessment
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 1

    With so much effort and attention placed on raising low performing students, researchers are finding that G/T students in the classroom are often stagnating in their achievement. While this group of learners are being left behind, low-income gifted students are falling even further behind their higher-income classmates. Good program design can address all of these achievement gaps, including the unique needs of low-income students.

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  • Introverts – The Quiet Learners

    $20.00

    Presenter:Theresa Biggs M.Ed.
    Core Area: Nature & Needs
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 1

    Intense, loner, wallflower, focused… these are just a few ways introverts are frequently described. Whether its in the classroom, at home, or on the playground, these reserved individuals often get lost in the shuffle. Although we predominantly live in an extrovert world, it is important to remember that introverted gifted students have so much to offer.

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  • Misdiagnosis, Dual Diagnosis of the Gifted

    $20.00
    Presenter: Lori Comallie-Caplan
    Core Area: Nature and Needs
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 1

    Imagine the frustration of being diagnosed, labeled, and even called “crazy”; when you’re actually a perfectly “normal” genius. Mental health and behavioral disorder diagnoses are a hot topic in education, and for good reason. Diagnosis and medication rates are skyrocketing, and gifted students often fall victim to misdiagnosis due to the complex, every-day functioning of their brains.

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  • Self-Regulation in the Gifted Classroom: An Overview

    $20.00
    Presenter: Richard M. Cash, Ed.D., nRich Educational Consulting
    Core Area: Social and Emotional
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 1

    The ability to self-regulate gives students the power to reach new heights in their lives and academic careers. Teachers give an invaluable gift when they pass along the principles of self-regulation to their students.



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  • The Not So Fab Four – Addressing Common Mental Health Issues in Youth

    $20.00
    Presenter: Lisa Van Gemert, Gifted Guru
    Core Area: Social & Emotional Needs
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 1

    Four conditions account for the majority of mental health issues experienced by young people. Explore how the issues of ADHD, mood disorders, depression, and conduct disorder impact schools, what these issues look like in gifted youth, and how to recognize and handle them.

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  • The Power of Portfolios (3-Hour)

    $50.00
    Presenter: Tina Flatt & Sarah Eton, Carrollton Farmers Branch ISD
    Core Area: Identification & Assessment
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 3     

    In this course, the Power of Portfolios, Tina Flatt and Sarah Eton will walk you through the steps of creating portfolios for your students that will provide the missing piece in the data puzzle to prevent gifted students from being overlooked by data driven identification.

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  • Pre-AP English 1 and 2 – Building the Thinker, Creating the Learner

    $20.00
    Presenter: Katherine Harrison, Kathryn Pabst Schaeffer, Ed.D.
    Core Area: Creativity & Instructional Strategies 
    Grade Level: Secondary 
    Hours: 1

    There is a far more engaging and effective way to teach high school English classes to gifted students than the common approach of teaching each class as a stand-alone unit. By merging Pre-AP English 1, 2 and AP Language into one cohesive program you can gain the maximum benefit for students.

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  • Gifted 101

    $50.00

    Presenter: Dr. Lynette Breedlove
    Core Area: Identification & Assessment, Differentiated Curriculum
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 3

    Do you know if your gifted students are being challenged enough in the classroom? Teachers of gifted students need to take special care to make sure that they are creating an environment where their students can thrive. In this course, educators will gain an in-depth knowledge about gifted students and how to make their classroom a place where gifted students are equipped for success. Come and discover the definition of giftedness, differentiated strategies for gifted students, and more in this 3-hour series.

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  • Planning for Critical Thinking – The Practical Tools to Avoid Disaster

    $20.00
    Presenters: Colin Seale
    Core Area: Planning 1.2, Planning 1.3, Planning 1.4, Instruction 2.1, Instruction 2.3, Instruction 2.5
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 1

    Have your critical thinking and deeply engaging learning activities left you feeling discouraged? Thankfully, it doesn’t have to be this way. In this 1-hour course, “Planning for Critical Thinking - The Practical Tools to Avoid Disaster,” lawyer and educator Colin Seale shares practical tools you can use to avoid a critical thinking disaster in your classroom. Discover how to use SMART goals and check for understanding in every critical thinking lesson while nurturing higher order thinking in your students.

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  • (For Parents) Moving Past Perfectionism and Procrastination

    $20.00
    Presenter: Lori Comallie-Caplan 
    Core Area: Social and Emotional
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 1

    This course is intended for parents of gifted children.

    There is no such thing as healthy perfectionism. The demands of perfectionism can inevitably leave gifted students feeling discouraged and burned out, and that can lead to procrastination. Learn from Ms. Comallie-Caplan’s personal journey as she discusses methodology for helping students move past perfectionism and procrastination.

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  • (For Parents) Motivating the Gifted Underachiever

    $20.00

    Presenter: Lori Comallie-Caplan
    Core Area: Differentiated Curriculum
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 1

    This course is intended for parents of gifted students.

    Gifted students are a lot like snowflakes; no two students are alike. While one student might need very little encouragement to excel, motivating the next might feel like trying to wring sap from a tree with bare hands. There’s no sweeping answer to motivation, but there are prescriptive strategies that can help to encourage the gifted underachiever.

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  • The Intensity of Giftedness

    $20.00

    Presenter: Lynette Breedlove, Ph.D.
    Core Area: Social & Emotional
    Grade Level: Elementary, Secondary
    Hours: 1

    Gifted characters in many popular books and movies are quirky, intelligent, and perfectionistic. Helping gifted students manage their intense feelings in real life, however, can be more difficult. Thankfully, there are strategies that educators and parents can use to help gifted students thrive. Discover how to support and empower gifted students with intense feelings.

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  • Mindsets Matter Parent Chat – Nurturing a Love of Challenge in Gifted Children (for Parents of GT Students)

    $20.00

    Presenters: Dr. Emily Mofield, Dr. Megan Parker Peters
    Core Area: Creativity and Instructional Strategies
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 1  

    With the world at their fingertips, why does your gifted child shy away from challenges? Learn how you can help your children stretch out of their comfort zones, take risks, and reach new heights and potential.

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  • Planning for the Unexpected – Opening the Door for Creativity in the Classroom

    $20.00

    Presenters: Amy Willerson & Tara Nyikos, University of North Texas
    Core Area: Creativity & Instructional Strategies
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 1

    Glue! Paint! Glitter! And tiny scraps of paper everywhere! If those images give you anxiety, this 1-hour course will provide a framework for creativity in the classroom that will put your mind at ease. Not all creative learning activities have to be about arts and crafts. Discover how to activate and support your students’ creativity, and learn how to grade the process, not the end result.

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  • Meeting the Needs of Gifted Students in the Multi-Ability Classroom Part 2 (3-Hour)

    $50.00
    Presenter: Dr. Joyce Junetune, Texas A&M University
    Core Area: Nature & Needs
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 3

    In part 1 of this course, Joyce Juntune, Ph.D., discussed how to adapt curriculum using a variety of self-leveling activities in the classroom. In part 2, you will learn how evaluation, thinking, and planning skills can help students become more in charge of their own learning processes.


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  • Secondary Courses for the Gifted: Beyond More of the Same

    $20.00
    Presenter: Richard M. Cash, Ed.D., nRich Educational Consulting
    Core Area: Social & Emotional
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 1

    The difference between an Olympic runner and a weekend jogger isn’t simply that one runs faster than the other. Just as an Olympic athlete’s body trains and functions differently, the brain of a gifted student must be trained differently. Gifted courses should not just be harder versions of regular classroom work. They should be tailored and designed to stretch, challenge, and engage the brains of our gifted learners.



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  • Self-Regulation: Critical Skills for Underrepresented Students’ Success in Gifted Programs (3-Hour)

    $50.00
    Presenter: Richard M. Cash, Ed.D., nRich Educational Consulting
    Core Area: Social and Emotional
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 3

    Underrepresented students are at a particular risk for failing to thrive in the gifted classroom. Factors like culture, home life, negative study habits, and perceived lack of resources can put them on an uphill path; but helping them to apply self-regulation strategies can empower them to learn for life.



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  • Removing the Masks of Multi-Exceptionalities

    $20.00

    Presenter: Carol Raymond, EA Young Academy
    Core Area: Differentiated Curriculum
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 1

    Gifted and learning disabled students are both often mislabeled as problem students. In this course, you’ll benefit from first-hand experiences of a mother/daughter team who will remove the mask that often hides the true experience of a 2E or multi-exceptional learner.

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  • (For Parents) Perfectionism Revisited

    $20.00
    Presenter: Dr. Debra Troxclair, Lamar University 
    Core Area:     Social & Emotional
    Grade Level: Elementary 
    Hours: 1

    This course is intended for parents of gifted children.

    Dr. Debbie Troxclair has been following perfectionism research for the past 40 years. Due to her close study of the subject, and her experience as a teacher, Dr. Troxclair presents a course that is rich in insight and resources. Perfection Revisited (for parents), will give your parents a plethora of information, including ALL of her resources, references, and publications referred to in this presentation.

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  • (For Parents) Improving Verbal Skills for Children from Low S.E.S. Backgrounds

    $20.00

    Presenter: Birdie Chesanek
    Core Area: Creativity & Instructional Strategies
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 1

    This course is intended for parents of gifted students.

    Negative stereotypes are often associated with those raised in generational poverty. Of all these stereotypes, one of the most damaging in education today is that students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds are less likely to be gifted. Low verbal skills often mask true giftedness. It’s time to get past the stereotypes and begin uncovering giftedness in our low-SES students.

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  • (For Parents) Introverts – The Quiet Learners

    $20.00

    Presenter:Theresa Biggs M.Ed. 
    Core Area:     Nature & Needs
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 1

    Intense, loner, wallflower, focused… these are just a few ways introverts are frequently described. Whether its in the classroom, at home, or on the playground, these reserved individuals often get lost in the shuffle. Although we predominantly live in an extrovert world, it is important to remember that introverted gifted students have so much to offer.

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    Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.

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  • Using Primary Sources to Entice the Gifted Learner

    $20.00

    Presenter: Jennifer Leal
    Core Area: Creativity & Instructional Strategies
    Grade Level: Elementary|Secondary
    Hours: 1

    It is often said, "a picture is worth a thousand words", but is it really? In "Using Primary Sources to Entice the Gifted Learner", Jennifer Leal teaches a powerful activity that will capture your students’ interest and leave them hungry for more, using pictures, quotes, and other media. Discover the differences between primary and secondary sources and how to use them to draw your students deeper into the curriculum by making inferences and noticing details.

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  • RED ALERT: Gifted Education as a Civil Right

    $20.00
    Presenter: Deborah Mersino, Ingeniosus
    Core Area: Differentiated Curriculum
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 1

    The ripple effects of exhaustive testing, economic instability, and outdated myths have resulted in ineffective and confused approaches to gifted education in recent decades. Learn how each component has affected G/T instruction, and what you can do to bring positive change.

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  • (For Parents) Perfectionism in the Gifted Child

    $20.00
    Presenter: Lisa Van Gemert, Gifted Guru
    Core Area: Nature & Needs
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 1 

    This course is intended for parents of gifted students.

    Imagine making a lifelong, unattainable goal. How would you feel day after day, year after year of continually not reaching your goal? Would it lead to frustration...anxiety...depression? That is the experience of a perfectionist as Lisa Van Gemert, M.Ed.T., explains in “Perfectionism in the Gifted Child.” In this 1-hour course, you will learn the different ways perfectionism is expressed and gain practical strategies for helping students overcome failure.


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