#r12giftED
Helping educators meet the unique needs of gifted learners.
Welcome to #r12giftED
Our belief is that ALL students, including gifted, deserve meaningful learning experiences that will empower them to continually seek to innovate for themselves and the world around them.
We welcome feedback on the resources and will gladly look for information that you need to serve the students!
Meet the Team!
Andi McNair (@mcnairan3) - Andi has successfully implemented and served gifted students with the Genius Hour model, allowing them to pursue passions and develop their gifts in a unique and engaging format. Andi is passionate about helping educators design meaningful learning experiences that will engage and empower today's learner.
Joshua Essary (@TheArchiTechEd) - Musical creativity is only the starting pointing for Josh's gifts. As a former band director, Josh understands the importance of creative outlets for students as part of the learning process. He will work to help teachers understand how to use student's creative gifts to enhance and engage the learning process.
Kari Espin (@KariEspin) - Kari helps educators design and create experiences and spaces that inspire, equip and empower people to move beyond their fears and maximize their impact in this world. Her special education background brings a perspective to gifted education that focuses on personalizing the learning experience.
Jessica Torres (@owl_b_torresedu) - Formerly an instructional coach and Assistant Principal, Jessica serves as the team's social media contact. Her administrative experience provides a unique perspective to help campuses & districts achieve excellence in student service design while meeting academic expectations.
Updates/News
House Bill 3
The Texas Legislature approved House Bill 3, the school finance and property tax reform bill that increases public education funding by $4.5 billion and earmarks more than $5 billion for school property tax compression.
TEA has created an HB 3 Update & FAQ website https://tea.texas.gov/hb3 and HB 3 in 30 webinar series to answer questions and provide updates about the new law and rules. On August 29, the G/T video will be released.
New Texas State Plan!
Back to School Resources
Common Sense Digital Citizenship Lessons
The Prufrock Press Blog
The Epic List of Teacher Resources
300 awesome teachers convened for a gifted conference. They were asked to share a teaching tip, a tech tool, a resource, or a fave office supply...here's the result. http://www.giftedguru.com/epic-teacher-resource-list/
Byrdseed TV
Resources for Parents
Professional Development
GT Advisory Council
Tuesday, Oct 15, 2019, 09:00 AM
ESC Region 12, West Loop 340, Waco, TX, USA
Contact Us
Sue Jordan, Secretary
Andi McNair amcnair@esc12.net
Joshua Essary jessary@esc12.net
Kari Espin kespin@esc12.net
Jessica Torres jtorres@esc12.net
Website: https://www.esc12.net/page/ge_gt
Location: ESC Region 12, West Loop 340, Waco, TX, USA
Phone: (254) 297-1161