Professional Development Courses

The fifth edition continues to be the ultimate teen guide to thriving in a world that doesn’t always support or understand high ability. Based on surveys from more than 1,400 teens, The Gifted Teen Survival Guide covers the topics that gifted teens want and need to know about. Full of surprising facts, cutting-edge research, revealing quizzes and survey results, step-by-step strategies, inspiring quotes and stories, and insightful expert essays, the guide gives readers the tools they need to appreciate their giftedness as an asset and use it to make the most of who they are.

Participants will also learn about twice-exceptional learners with their dual diagnoses as well as the misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis that may happen. They will also explore the dimensions of cognitive style and various disabilities.

The book study for The Google Infused Classroom is designed to help participants expand their knowledge and understanding of Google Classroom to add innovative ways to integrate digital tools in the face-to-face, hybrid, or virtual Google Classroom to make learning engaging and relevant for the young 21st century learners especially gifted learners.

The underrepresentation of students from historically marginalized populations—including English language learners, twice-exceptional students, culturally and linguistically diverse students, and economically disadvantaged students—in our gifted programs and services continues to be a critical issue in education. The importance of a caring and committed teacher who sees and supports the potential in all learners and who respects linguistic diversity and students’ cultural identity cannot be overstated, yet teachers need the knowledge and training to do so.

Learn about the social and emotional needs of gifted learners including over-excitabilities, existential depression, perfectionism, over-achievement, anxiety, and underachievement to name a few.

This a book study is the first of the series. Humor is woven throughout as Karen shares details about her gifted and creative childhood, parents, husband, and her own children. Learn about the various characteristics and nuances of gifted individuals shared throughout the book. What an amzing way of learning more about our various gifted learners. Reflection embedded thoroughout as we perfect our craft.

This is the second book in the series. Karen continues to share about her gifted and creative children as she adds to her family and as they grow up together. Much insight is shared to help the reader learn and understand more about these unique types of learners. Reflection embedded throughout as we perfect our craft.

The Educator Gifted Professional Development book study LETRS Volume 1: Units 1-4 and LETRS Volume 2: Units 5-8 with Gifted Connections is designed to help participants take their LETRS training and look through a gifted lense to make connections with ways to adapt their instruction to best meet the needs of students who are advanced or gifted in English Language Arts areas of instruction. Throughout the book study, participants will engage in online modules focused on the four units presented in each volume of LETRS and will think about their learning and answer questions posed pertaining to gifted and advanced ELA learners sharing their thoughts and reflections with ways they plan to modify their job embedded instructional practices to best serve these gifted and advanced learners’ needs. Participants will read and reflect on their readings, participate in discussion forums, and complete assignments that will prepare them to best serve gifted learners in the classroom.

The Educator Gifted Professional Development book study LETRS Volume 1: Units 1-4 and LETRS Volume 2: Units 5-8 with Gifted Connections is designed to help participants take their LETRS training and look through a gifted lense to make connections with ways to adapt their instruction to best meet the needs of students who are advanced or gifted in English Language Arts areas of instruction. Throughout the book study, participants will engage in online modules focused on the four units presented in each volume of LETRS and will think about their learning and answer questions posed pertaining to gifted and advanced ELA learners sharing their thoughts and reflections with ways they plan to modify their job embedded instructional practices to best serve these gifted and advanced learners’ needs. Participants will read and reflect on their readings, participate in discussion forums, and complete assignments that will prepare them to best serve gifted learners in the classroom.

Karen continues her series by teaming up with her children’s gifted teacher, Tamara Fisher. Many unique strategies and learning opportunities are shared to help teachers brainstorm, make connections and explore new ways to approach learning for this unique population of learners. Reflection and sharing embedded throughout as we perfect our craft.

This book study is designed to help participants expand their knowledge and understanding of the Depth and Complexity icons and how to use the icons in their classroom to benefit all students, especially their gifted learners.

Delve into the world of gifted by viewing a gifted children’s documentary, learn about gifted individuals through interviews and videos, discover typical characteristics of gifted learners, review the various myths to bring clarity, and study the identification areas within the state of Ohio and the United States.

Learn techniques for gifted learners to differentiate instruction complete with understanding ways to utilize pre-assessment and other data. Also learn to offer specific differentiated instruction focused on higher order thinking and depth and complexity icons.

Creativity is the process of using imagination and critical thinking to generate new ideas that have value. Creating Creativity is built to bring understanding with why it’s important to create a culture for creativity in your classroom. Teaching ideas with divergent thinking methods are shared with ways to build creativity within your content areas.

This book study is for anyone who desires to discover and
learn about the unique aspects of individual emotions and
experiences expanding your knowledge of how you and
those around you experience them.

You will be responsible to purchase your own book. The first 10 people to register for this book study can receive a free book. The book will need to be picked up at
Muskingum Valley ESC.