Executive Function & Distraction
- How Does a Child with Executive Functioning Issues Think Differently by Laura Tagliareni, Ph.D., via Understood.org
2015
- Developing Study Habits and the Gifted Student by Mark Erlandson via Institute for Educational Advancement 20 Jan 2015
2010 – 2014
- How Does a Child with Executive Functioning Issues Think Differently by Laura Tagliareni, PhD., via Understood.org 24 Nov 2014
- The Right — and Surprisingly Wrong — Ways to Get Kids to Sit Still in Class by Valerie Strauss via Washington Post 7 Oct 2014
- How Does the Brain Learn Best? Smart Studying Strategies by Ingfei Chen via Mind/Shift 25 Aug 2014
- 6 Steps to Help Students Find Order in Their Thinking by Ben Johnson viaEdutopia 17 Mar 2014
- Ten Reasons Why Your Gifted Child Procrastinates by Gail Post, PhD., via Gifted Challenges 12 Mar 2014
- Executive Function Primer by Cynthia Kim via Musings of an Aspie 7 Jan 2014
- Margin of Error: Life, Common Sense, and the Gifted by Kathleen Casper via SENGVine Oct 2013
- Executive Function Skills are Critical for Children to Learn by Ellen Galinsky, author of Mind in the Making. 25 Apr 2013
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The Highly Distracted Gifted Child: How You Can Help by Christopher Taibbi via Psychology Today 21 Oct 2012
- What Kids Should Know About Their Own Brains by Annie Murphy Paul, via Mind/Shift 5 Apr 2012
Updated! MCGT Member CHAT and Fall Conference Access
Act fast! Start or renew MCGT membership for special access to Fall events and supports for GT families from home. MCGT at the State level continues to adapt in response to COVID-19, making more events like CHATS, speakers, and conferences available via Facebook Live and Zoom. St. Croix Valley Gifted will be putting these resources to use at a local level in the near future! Events that involve registration, like the recent September Fall Mini-Conference or upcoming Annual Conference on October 24, offer special member rates. Monthly CHATS on...
read moreUpdated! School Board 2020: Candidate Questionnaire
St. Croix Valley Gifted will not host a 2020 Family Friendly Candidate Meet & Greet. Since 2014, we have hosted this event at the Carriage House in downtown Stillwater’s Teddy Bear Park. Our aim always is to provide an alternative for families who, tied to assorted evening commitments, can’t participate easily in weeknight events to meet school board candidates. COVID-19 introduced contagion risks and shifted our options for bringing people together in a safe way. That is why our 2020 election questionnaire — always part...
read moreMDE Gifted Coordinator Virtual Series, GT Resources for COVID-19
Minnesota Department of Education covers six recommendations to meet GT learner needs via hybrid and distance learning during COVID-19. Download the new resource: Utilizing the Expertise of Gifted Education Coordinators and Specialists (.pdf). Topics include: Identify Students for Services Differentiate Instruction Create Independent Learning Experiences Facilitate Professional Learning Support Families and Communities Strengthen Gifted Education Procedures and Practices 2020-2021 Gifted Education Coordinator & Specialist Virtual Series...
read moreApril Commentary: GT Learners and a Rising Tide
Several months ago I wrote on GT families confronting the “Now what?” Apparently it’s a dangerous question, one that invites a completely different round of reflection now that families and educators alike are sheltering at home to reduce the spread of COVID19. In between packing for travel and checking related items off my list (we usually stay local for Spring Break — of course this would be the year we switch it up), I was laying preparations for a March MCGT CHAT night so they would be ready to go as soon as we...
read moreCOVID-19 Update | THURS 3/26: Secret Identities & Flying Under the Radar
Our local school district was on Spring Break during the week of 3/9, so we have taken a moment to review evolving CDC and MN Dept of Health guidance meant to contain the spread of COVID-19. In the last 48 hours, Washington County Public Libraries have made related announcements. With community safety measures in mind, our March meeting is CANCELLED and we will explore options for having this C.H.A.T. through other means. Consider using the March discussion article to transform these weeks of quarantine into an opportunity for kids’...
read moreJanuary 2020: Winter Coffee Conversations & Brain Breaks
You’re invited you to our Winter Coffee Conversations & Brain Breaks, each aimed at giving families opportunities to ask and answer GT-related questions at an informal setting, especially at a time of year when course selections and/or Fall enrollment decisions for pre-school, K-12, gifted services and PSEO are on people’s minds. Download our Coffee Conversations & Brain Breaks flyer (color / greyscale .pdf) and post it on your fridge or bulletin board for quick access to the full event list! Coffee Conversations bring...
read moreNovember: When GT Families Confront the “Now What?”
It’s November. Something about brisk winds erasing autumn color signals arrival of the “Now What?” Two months into the school year, the question works its way into people’s thoughts and lands on GT families in particular ways. Learning / SEL needs aren’t being met and conferences didn’t go the way I’d hoped: Now what? MAP scores are over 95th percentile and people resist talking about acceleration options: Now what? CogAT results are back: Now what? Open Enrollment deadlines are in January and...
read moreTUES 11/12 @ 6:30pm | Strategic College Planning for GT Learners
College planning can be complicated under everyday circumstances. What if you’re a GT learner traveling a non-traditional path through the middle and high school years? College credits for AP or CIS classes may be only part of the picture. Grade or subject acceleration, PSEO courses, or other learning outside the school day also enter the equation. Guest Sabrina Fay, consultant with Thrivent Financial, joins us for a college planning conversation tailored to families who have GT or advanced learners — particularly in grades 5...
read moreWED 10/9 MEGT Workshop | The Unseen Gifted with April Wells
Minnesota Educators of the Gifted & Talented (MEGT) invites educators and parents to the upcoming MEGT Metro Fall Workshop with April Wells. The Unseen Gifted will enhance your understanding of how gifted students can often go unnoticed and often slip through the cracks, while missing opportunities to be properly challenged in the classroom. TOPIC | The Unseen Gifted featuring April Wells – Download Flyer (.pdf) WHEN | WEDNESDAY 10/9, 9:00am – 3:00pm WHERE | Anderson Center, Hamline University, 774 Snelling Ave. N., St. Paul COST |...
read moreSUN 10/6 @ 2:00PM | Lived Wisdom: A GT Parent Panel Discussion
A great advantage of this local MCGT chapter is making connections with St. Croix Valley area families whose students are at different points on their school journeys. We’ve prepared a panel discussion especially for people who are looking ahead or figuring out how to approach current challenges. TOPIC | Lived Wisdom: A GT Parent Panel Discussion – Download Flyer (color or grayscale .pdf) WHEN | SUNDAY 10/6, 2:00 – 4:00pm WHERE | Stillwater Public Library, Margaret Rivers B – Upper Level We are thrilled to bring...
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