St. Croix Valley Gifted Meeting Handouts
St. Croix Valley Gifted – Chapter Information
- St. Croix Valley Gifted chapter brochure
- NAGC Spanish Language brochure – Ayude a Su Hijo Detado a Tener Éxito
GT Position Statements
Position statements offer an organization’s official stance and recommendations on the named topic.
- MEGT – Responding to the Needs of Elementary Level Gifted Learners (2017)
- MEGT – Responding to the Needs of Middle Level Gifted Learners (2017)
- MEGT – Responding to the Needs of High School Level Gifted Learners (2004)
- MEGT – Mandated Services for Gifted Education (2015)
- NMSA / NAGC – Meeting the Needs of High Ability and High Potential Learners in the Middle Grades
- ASCA – The Professional School Counselor and Gifted and Talented Student Programs (2013)
- NAGC – Full archive of NAGC position statements and white papers
Chapter Meeting Handouts
2/12/18 – What People Say About Gifted Education (articles – .pdf resources)
- Web Resources
- St. Croix Valley Gifted Year-at-a-Glance GT Planning Calendar, NUMATS Testing, and NAGC Tip Sheets List
- Responding to the Arguments Against Acceleration (Again) by Ann Shoplik, Ph.D., for the University of Iowa Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education, 2018
- When should your gifted child start kindergarten? by Gail Collins, Ph.D., for Gifted Challenges, 2019
- Back to school tips for gifted teens, middle schoolers, and their parents by Gail Collins, Ph.D., for Gifted Challenges, 2016
- What most parents of gifted children wish they had known about college planning by Gail Collins, Ph.D., for Gifted Challenges, 2018
- Parenting for High Potential, NAGC Member Publication, April 2012
- Books
- Understanding Your Gifted Child from the Inside Out by James R. Delisle, Ph.D., 2018
- The Gifted Kids Workbook: Mindfulness Skills to Help Children Reduce Stress, Balance Emotions, and Build Confidence by Heather Boorman, MSW LCSW
- AV Media
- PODCAST: A Mind Matters Manual for Middle School, Mind Matters Episode 38, conversation with Phyllis Fagell, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Certified Professional School Counselor and journalist, 2019
- PODCAST: Early to the Starting Line: Acceleration Begins in Kindergarten, Mind Matters Episode 34, interview with Ann Lupkowski-Shoplik, Ph.D. Administrator for the Acceleration Institute and Research at the Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education
- PODCAST: Understanding trauma & behavior, The Fringy Bit Episode 124, Heather & Jon Boorman interview Jessica Sinarski
Chapter Meeting Handouts, 2017-2018 School Year
Chapter Meeting Handouts, 2016-2017 School Year
Additional Resources
- NAGC TIP Sheets archive
- Balancing Equity and Excellence in Gifted Education, Scott J. Peters, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin (NAGC 2016)
WEATHER ALERT for THURS 1/11 CHAT with Carol Maleug
There’s a winter weather advisory through Thursday 1/11, though the storm is expected to move out of the area around school dismissal time. As you well know, how the weather actually behaves vs. what the advance forecast models suggest makes a difference to what happens next. UPDATE 5:20pm THURS | The snow is wrapping up in Washington County and activities are continuing as planned, so we will see you at Stillwater Middle School tonight! Please pay attention to Stillwater Area Public Schools bulletins concerning plans to cancel or go...
read moreTHURS 1/11 @ 6:30pm | MCGT CHAT: Why Consider Acceleration?
St. Croix Valley Gifted welcomes Carol Maleug, MCGT State Board President, for a CHAT Night conversation that dives into academic acceleration for gifted learners: why, when, and how? What leads students to the acceleration path and what should you consider? Topic | MCGT CHAT: Why Consider Acceleration? – Download Flyer (color or grayscale .pdf) When | Thursday 1/11, 6:30 – 8:30pm Where | Stillwater Middle School Media Center 523 Marsh St. W., Stillwater Should conversations focus on learning pace, depth, rigor, or some combination? Who...
read moreTUES 11/14 @ 6:30pm | Drawing Out Potential: Kids & Underachievement
It’s a common misconception that ‘gifted’ equates to high achievement. Without sustained access to appropriate learning, highly capable kids who don’t experience challenge may coast to “get by,” develop habits that mask their abilities, tune out, act out, or even drop out. What’s the impact when kids disengage or fly under the radar? Is underachievement a ‘phase’ or reason to address a possibly enduring pattern? Join St. Croix Valley Gifted for a conversation that peels away at factors...
read moreSUN 10/15 @ 2:00pm | Guest Heather Boorman, LCSW, on Intensity, Anxiety, & Existential Worry
Heather Boorman, LCSW, joins St. Croix Valley Gifted for a conversation about helping kids find paths through socio-emotional intensity, anxiety, or existential worry. Kids may feel they’re lost in the woods on an ordinary school day. Tests and assignments. Peer relationships, bullying, or social pressure to conform. Family dynamics and stress at home. Desire for connection and understanding. Untangling big emotions and frustration. Making sense of social media or events in their world. Topic | Finding Paths Through: Helping Kids with...
read moreSUN 9/24 at 2:00pm | Learning to Adapt: Guiding Kids through Change
New school year. New teachers. Perhaps an entirely new school. Each Fall students step into new routines, adapt to new expectations, and hope they find people — peers and teachers — who can embrace them for who they are. Topic | Learning to Adapt: Resilience, Resistance, & Realities of Guiding Kids through Change – Download Flyer (color or grayscale .pdf) When | Sunday 9/24, 2:00 – 4:00pm Where | Stillwater Public Library, Margaret Rivers B 224 Third St. N., Stillwater Returning to school can be exciting — or...
read moreUPDATE: Take Our Community Survey by SEPT 26
Every two years St. Croix Valley Gifted’s community survey gathers input on behalf of area students. Your responses and requests are an important measure of how our chapter efforts should shift to match changing needs, and they let us know how we can create and strengthen connections between people who guide young GT learners toward adulthood. The survey also surfaces pressure points that are driving concerns and opportunities for local GT supports. Who can take the survey? Are you a local student, parent, caregiver, educator, or other...
read moreTUES 5/2 at 6:30pm | Survival in the Fire Swamp
Drop your sword and join St. Croix Valley Gifted for a chocolate-coated conversation about kids who are calling out to be seen, heard, taught and challenged! Topic | Survival in the Fire Swamp – Download Flyer (color or grayscale .pdf) When | Tuesday 5/2, 6:30 – 8:30pm Where | Stillwater Junior High School Media Center 532 Marsh St. West, Stillwater When kids’ learning and socio-emotional needs fall beyond what’s considered “typical” for their age-assigned classroom grade, reaching the end of the school year can...
read moreTUES 3/28 at 6:30pm | Giving Secondary Thought: A Community MakerSpace
Do parents and educators give sufficient thought to what GT learners face on their journey through secondary? Time doesn’t slow down as students reach the secondary classroom. Projects, deadlines, extra-curriculars, social life, course requirements, and testing new interests or ideas. How do you find the formula for learning and growth in grades 6 – 12? Now add GT into the mix. Perfectionism. Underachievement. Trouble finding challenge and engagement… or people who relate. Masking ability to gain social acceptance. Making...
read moreMON 2/27 at 6:00pm | Books for the Care & Feeding of Advanced Readers
With gifted readers in the house it can be tough to keep enough books on hand while staying on top of which titles kids are choosing to devour. What makes for a “healthy diet” when kids are reading two — or even more — levels beyond grade norms? We’re preparing a feast on books in celebration of “I Love to Read” month! Topic | The Care & Feeding of Advanced Readers – Download Flyer (color or grayscale) When | Monday 2/27, 6:00 – 7:30pm; Looking for the meeting handouts? Where | Stillwater...
read moreTHURS 2/2 at 6:30pm | Communicating Care & Connection: Parenting Supports & Gifted Youth
SENG Model Parent Groups (SMPG) bring individuals and families together to discuss the challenges associated with raising a gifted child. The co-facilitators of these groups, though knowledgeable about parenting and gifted education, do not attempt to give advice. Instead, their facilitation provides a non-judgmental and nurturing atmosphere for individuals and families to exchange ideas. The SMPG model builds on A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children by James T. Webb, PhD., Arlene DeVries, M.S.E., Janet Gore, M.Ed. and Ed Amend, Psy.D....
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