Gifted Guild’s Guide to Depth and Complexity
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. Lots of specific content area ideas are shared.
PD Session Competencies: a, b, c, f, g Asynchronous: June 1, 2024 - May 9, 2025 $55 MVESC member + cost of book Registration Link: https://forms.gle/Z2R1uk16kKNQUVyb8
$75 non-member + cost of book
Understanding Gifted Adolescence with the Book: The Gifted Teen Survival Guide
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 teachers serving 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 teachers the tools they need to appreciate their gifted students as an asset and use it to make the most of who they are.
PD Session Competencies: a, b, c, f, g Asynchronous: June 1, 2024 - May 9, 2025 $55 MVESC member + cost of book Registration Link: https://forms.gle/TFLvhtfe2APK4zsR9
$75 non-member + cost of book
Start Seeing and Serving Underserved Gifted Students
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. This book will help teachers See, Understand, Teach, Challenge, AND Advocate for gifted learners.
This 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 amazing way of learning more about our various gifted learners. Reflection embedded thoroughout as we perfect our teaching craft.
PD Session Competencies: a, b, c, f, g Asynchronous: June 1, 2024 - May 9, 2025 $55 MVESC member + cost of book Registration Link: https://forms.gle/rXetPPfhEh7Y3bNS8
$75 non-member + cost of book
Raisin' Brains - Surviving My Smart Family (Book #1)
This 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 amazing way of learning more about our various gifted learners. Reflection embedded thoroughout as we perfect our teaching craft.
PD Session Competencies: a, b, c, d Asynchronous: June 1, 2024 - May 9, 2025 $55 MVESC member + cost of book Registration Link: https://forms.gle/p4RDc12QCSMsaaP5A
$75 non-member + cost of book
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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 teaching craft.
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Life in the Fast Brain - Keeping Up with Gifted Minds (Book #2)
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Intelligent Life in the Classroom - Smart Kids & Their Teachers (Book #3)
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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 teaching craft.
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PD Session Competencies: a, b, c, d Asynchronous: June 1, 2024 - May 9, 2025 $55 MVESC member + cost of book Registration Link: https://forms.gle/DrpkviQ5P6FMV5aG7
$75 non-member + cost of book
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Intelligent Life in the Classroom - Smart Kids & Their Teachers (Book #3)
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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 teaching craft.
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PD Session Competencies: a, b, c, d Asynchronous: June 1, 2024 - May 9, 2025 $55 MVESC member + cost of book Registration Link: https://forms.gle/Cs5aJBt6tTcdoD9V8
$75 non-member + cost of book
LETRS Book 1: Units 1-4 with Gifted Connections
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.
Book 1 Asynchronous: June 1, 2024 - May 9, 2025 $55 MVESC member + cost of book Registration Link: https://forms.gle/4LGpHRueQM1PRYhq7
PD Session Competencies: a, b, c, e, f, g
$75 non-member + cost of book
Book 2 Asynchronous: June 1, 2024 - May 9, 2025 $55 MVESC member + cost of book Registration Link: https://forms.gle/PiDXbYJf5d3Fd4op9
PD session Competencies: a, b, c, e, f, g
$75 non-member + cost of book
LETRS Book 2: Units 5-8 with Gifted Connections
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.
Book 2 Asynchronous: June 1, 2024 - May 9, 2025 $55 MVESC member + cost of book Registration Link: https://forms.gle/PiDXbYJf5d3Fd4op9
PD session Competencies: a, b, c, e, f, g
$75 non-member + cost of book
Each of the courses and book studies are worth 15 contact hours or one graduate credit through Muskingum University. You will need to decide when you start the course if you want it for graduate credit. The cost is $225.00 per hour of graduate credit. Tuition should be made payable to Muskingum University and mailed directly to MVESC, attention Colette Smith.
Each of the courses and book studies are worth 15 contact hours or one graduate credit through Muskingum University. You will need to decide when you start the course if you want it for graduate credit. The cost is $225.00 per hour of graduate credit. Tuition should be made payable to Muskingum University and mailed directly to MVESC, attention Colette Smith.
