DCSD Gifted and Talented News
February 2015
Douglas County School District Office of Gifted and Talented
Email: natasha.straayer@dcsdk12.org
Website: https://www.dcsdk12.org/gifted-and-talented
Location: 620 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, CO, United States
Phone: 3033870145
GIFTED AND TALENTED 101 FOR PARENTS
Have you ever wondered if your student is gifted? Do you know where to go for identification and support? What programming is available for gifted students in DCSD?
This interactive presentation and discussion will help parents understand identification and programming for gifted students. Meet other parents to share stories, resources, and parenting advice on how to support gifted and twice-exceptional learners!
Enroll today at www.dcsdk12.org/parent-university using your Infinite Campus login credentials. If you have difficulty or need to further information, please contact DCSD Parent Liaison Kathy Brown at skbrown@dcsdk12.org. Space is limited and is reserved on a first-come, first-served basis.
Early Access to Kindergarten or First Grade
The portfolio process is open. All portfolios are due APRIL 1st, 2015. This is a FIRM deadline. No portfolios will be accepted after this date.
Find out more about the DCSD Early Access Portfolio Process HERE.
The Center for Bright Kids
Webinars on Wednesday (Hosted by NAGC)
NAGC Webinars on Wednesday—WOW—offers high-quality educational content presented by experts in the field. WOWs are designed for administrators, classroom teachers, counselors, graduate students, gifted coordinators, parents, and professors.Our goal is to help you be more effective and informed in your support of gifted learners, whatever role you play. Participate live and take advantage of the opportunity to pose questions to or share your experiences with presenters and other attendees. Registration includes access to a multi-media recording, handouts, and other resources.
Gifted Education Tuesdays (G.E.T. Sponsored by CDE)
Spend some of your Tuesday each month with fellow colleagues from around the state to focus on topics of importance to Gifted Education.
What is G.E.T.??
- Interactive webinar (Adobe Connect) on selected Tuesdays for exploring practices in gifted education. (Test your connection prior to attending http://connect.enetcolorado.org/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm )
- Live seminars 4-5:30 p.m. on designated Tuesdays. CAGT offerings on same dates specifically for parents.
- Participation certificates are available for each session.
- No need to register, but you can complete a reminder request.
Meeting Gifted Kids in Their Hearts
Register now: http://www.dcagt.com/p/kate-bachtel.html
Thursday, Mar 5, 2015, 06:00 PM
STEM School and Academy, South Ridgeline Boulevard, Highlands Ranch, CO, United States
CAGT Distinguished Student Awards 2014-2015 School Year
Please consider Nominating a student or students!
This awards program is designed to recognize distinguished achievement in academics, leadership, or the arts, in children 7-18. This year the awards program has been expanded. Three children from the State of Colorado will be named CAGT Distinguished Students. One student for the Junior Division, ages 7-9, one student for the Senior Division, ages 10-12 and our new this year, one student for the Masters Division, ages 13-18.
Please see information below:
CAGT Distinguished Student Awards Information and Application
POSTMARK DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS MAY 31,2015Colorado Math Circle
SOAR with SENG (Annual Conference)
The SENG Conference Experience
Most conferences about giftedness focus primarily on educational issues. While they may include a few presentations about the social and emotional development and needs of gifted people and the challenges facing the gifted population, these presentations play a minor role.
SENG conferences reverse the priorities. We believe that recognizing, understanding, and accepting the social and emotional needs of this population are the first priorities for teachers, parents, and counselors. SENG supports strong gifted education programs, but we believe the emotional piece is the foundation for the development of healthy, happy, well-adjusted, appropriately educated, and contributing gifted members of society.
The 2015 theme is SOAR with SENG and we hope you will join us in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Denver to help us SOAR! Here is a sampling of the types of presentations you will find:
- Social-Emotional Needs/Overexcitabilities
- Gifted Adults/Gifted Elders Initiative
- Diversity
- Parenting/Families
- Counseling
- Twice Exceptional
- Home School
- Outliers Among Outliers
Find out more HERE
Friday, Jul 24, 2015, 08:00 AM
Denver Marriott Tech Center, South Syracuse Street, Denver Tech Center, Denver, CO, United States
Summer Opportunities 2015
Planning for Summer - from the NAGC website
“The (Sometimes) Tricky Business of Selecting Summer Camps and Activities for Gifted Children” by Molly Isaacs-McLeod from the SENG web site.