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    Using Technology to Differentiate for Gifted Students

    $20.00

    Presenter: Will Waghorne
    Core Area: Differentiated Curriculum
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 1

    As a teacher, it becomes crucial to use technology to help your gifted students engage in their learning process. Using tools like Google Apps not only encourages them to participate, they provide convenience for both you and your students, and allows a greater level of differentiation and collaboration.

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  • Encouraging Creativity

    $20.00
    Presenter: Nicole Shannon, Round Rock ISD
    Core Area: Creativity & Instruction
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours:     1

    Encouraging creativity in the classroom is more important than ever before. Creativity is no longer a concept isolated to art and music, it should be integrated into every discipline taught in school. Find out how to provide students a safe environment for creativity, opportunities to flex creative muscles, guidance and modeling in creative risk taking, and encouragement in creative. 

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  • Inquiry, Connection, Autonomy – Advanced Learners Will Advance With Differentiation

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    Presenter: Carrie Simpson, Ph.D.
    Core Area:     Differentiated Curriculum, Social & Emotional
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 1

    Differentiated instruction has developed a bad reputation in the Advanced Placement (AP) world. This is unfortunate because every student, from the advanced learner to the SPED learner, can benefit when educators have a firm grasp on how to use differentiation.

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  • Creation Stations – Engaging the Primary Learner

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    Presenter: Ashleigh Murphy &; Nancy Bryant, Katy ISD
    Core Area: Creativity & Instruction    , Differentiated Curriculum
    Grade Level: Elementary
    Hours: 1

    Are you ready to create an out-of-the-box literature program? Using children’s books in the classroom isn’t just a good way to increase vocabulary and teach literacy. There are other ideas that can be taught through literature too

    The course “Creation Stations: Engaging the Primary G/T Learner,” will teach you how to create a literature program that will help students engage in creative thinking, critical thinking, and communication skills.

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  • Gifted? ADHD? Either, Neither or Both?

    $20.00

    Presenter: Debra Troxclair, Ph.D.
    Core Area: Nature & Needs
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 1

    The characteristic traits of giftedness are often misinterpreted by parents and other professionals who have little or no training or information about the nature of giftedness. Incorrect interpretations or a misdiagnosis could potentially harm the developing self-concepts of gifted children.

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  • Understanding the Neurology and Overexcitabilities of the Gifted

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

    Why do gifted children sometimes have sensitivities or tendencies that challenge teachers and parents? Overexcitabilities are common occurrences in GT children due to their hyper-efficient brains. There are specific skills and strategies to help identify and equip gifted children with overexcitabilities.

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

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    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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  • Assessing GT Strategies – An Administrator’s Guide

    $20.00
    Presenter: Lisa Van Gemert, Gifted Guru
    Core Area: Creativity and Instructional Strategies|Differentiated Curriculum
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 1

    How do you evaluate G/T strategies in the classroom when none of your instruments are designed for them? Discover user-friendly ways to get a clearer picture the next time you assess gifted strategies in the classroom.

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  • Moving Past Perfectionism and Procrastination

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

    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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  • Idealism and Depression in the Gifted

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

    Nearly all gifted students will experience at least one period of depression. This can arise from their tendency toward perfectionism, creativity, idealism, and passion. These same qualities can be harnessed as strengths to direct a gifted student toward personal growth and success.

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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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  • Social Emotional Dimensions of the Gifted and the Impact of Asynchrony

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

    Social and emotional needs of gifted children is a hot topic right now, and for good reason. Our gifted students are more than just little (or big!) brains. They require nurturing and development of both their hearts and their minds. So what do we do when that social/emotional development doesn’t keep pace with the cognitive development?


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  • Motivating the Gifted Underachiever

    $20.00
    Presenter: Lori Comallie-Caplan
    Core Area: Differentiated Curriculum
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 1

    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Inside the Classroom – Outside the Box: Focusing on and Nurturing the Needs of Gifted Students in the Classroom

    $20.00
    Presenter: Sheila Mulbry, Round Rock ISD 
    Core Area: Nature & Needs
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary 
    Hours: 1 

    Challenging gifted students in the regular classroom can be overwhelming. Discover how to engage gifted students in authentic learning experiences that take them beyond the confines of regular classroom curriculum.

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  • Improving Verbal Skills for Children from Low S.E.S. Backgrounds

    $20.00

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

    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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  • Don’t Say Use Your Indoor Voice

    $20.00
    Presenter: Sarah Wiseman, Frisco ISD
    Core Area: Social & Emotional
    Grade Level: Elementary|Secondary
    Hours: 1

    Students who possess a psychomotor over excitability, a verbal and physical intensity common to the gifted, can leave teachers wondering, "What am I going to do with this ball of energy?" These students can cause disruptions, but it is possible to channel their energy in a positive way.

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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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  • Building Depth and Complexity into Pre-AP and AP Classrooms

    $20.00
    Presenter: Bob Iseminger
    Core Area: Creativity and Instructional Strategies
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 1

    Can you imagine driving a race car with only bicycle brakes to stop you? In this digital age, our students' brains have been trained like race cars by the volume and speed of information that they have been processing since a very young age. But what happens when they must slow down and process information in a non-digital setting, like a classroom? In this course you will learn how to identify the effects of digital media on students and how to apply proven methods for adding depth and complexity to your AP and pre-AP classrooms.

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  • Clearer Thinking: Six Thinking Hats

    $20.00
    Presenter: Brenda Davis
    Core Area: Creativity & Instructional Strategies
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 1

    They say hindsight is 20/20, but what if you could make clear sense of a situation or subject right when you needed to? The Six Thinking Hats strategy is a straight-forward, memorable tool to help you think effectively and clearly, without relying on the benefit of hindsight, and it’s a perfect critical thinking skill for G/T students.

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  • Perfectionism in the Gifted Child

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    Presenter: Lisa Van Gemert, Gifted Guru Core Area: Nature & Needs Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary Hours: 1 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. Add to Cart or Click Here for District Pricing  
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  • Guided Reading

    $20.00
    Presenter: Jennifer Leal, TAGT
    Core Area: Creativity & Instructional Strategies
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 1

    Students begin their journey as readers with simple phonic lessons, but even with the apparent ability to read, many grow and struggle to garner meaning from text - a skill that goes far beyond identifying words. Learn how to recognize reading skill gaps and how to teach your gifted students to think critically about the texts they read.

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