President-Elect Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented, Colorado
Short description: How many times have you heard, "Are you sure that kid is gifted?" Learn how to support the vast potential of general ability and nonverbally gifted learners through engagement and challenge in a wide variety of channels – visual-language connections, STEAM, video, animation, commercials, fine art and graphic design, and primary sources. Let's help uncover the brilliant glow within.
Learning Outcomes: Participants will:
Gain insight into general and nonverbal ability
Understand ways to foster the expression of brilliance in underserved populations so they will be better served in gifted programs
Learn to foster visual-language-experiential-cross-curricular connections which help provide equitable, culturally-responsive opportunities