SENG Resources

Supporting the Emotional Needs of the GIfted has wonderful articles available on their website on a variety of issues that gifted children and their families face.

Tips of Helping Gifted, Highly Sensitive Teens & Kids Cope with Trauma by Sharon M. Barnes, MSSW, LCSW  April 2009

Troubling Times: How Parents and Teachers Can Help Children Understand and Confront Adversity by Joanne Foster and Dona Matthews

Gifted and Talented Educator Recognition Celebration

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Wilde Lake Interfaith Center

10431 Twin Rivers Road, Columbia, MD 21044

Educators & School Staff please use this link to RSVP for this event

Nominators (Parents) please use this link to RSVP for this event

Nurturing Potential in Young Children

Program Material

Nurturing Potential in Young Children (pdf)

Resources for Parents (pdf)

Interested parents and community members are invited to attend……..

The Howard County Gifted and Talented Education Program Parent Academy

Tuesday April 5, 2011, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Ellicott Mills M.S., 4445 Montgomery Road, Ellicott City, 21043

Nurturing Potential in Young Children

Featured Speaker:

Mary Cay Ricci
Educational Consultant

Register for this Academy

How can parents recognize and nurture potential in their children? How can they use questions to develop critical thinking? What are some effective ways to praise children that increases motivation?  Join Mary Cay Ricci, as she answers these and many other questions about developing talent in our young learners (ages 4-7).  Parents will leave this session with a tool that allows them to observe, reflect and respond to their child’s behaviors, guidelines for asking questions that allow for critical and creative thinking and examples of how praise can help develop a growth mindset.

The Common Core Curriculum Initiative

Download the common core curriculum standards in curricular area(s)that interest you.

http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards

Review the standards in relationship to the needs of advanced-level learners.

Click here to record your questions or comments about these curricular documents.

These parental questions will be compiled and addressed at a later G/T Parent Academy.

Summer Programs for Advanced Level Learners

Summer Institutes for Talent Development

Summer Programs for Advanced Level Learners in Technology,
Science, Language Arts, Fine Arts and Mathematics
Elementary, Middle and High School Offerings

Supporting Gifted and Talented Education in Howard County : How to Get Involved!

The Howard County Gifted and Talented Education Program Parent Academy

Supporting High-Ability Learners – The Role of Parent Advocacy (ppt)

Thursday, January 20, 2011 – 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

*Snow Date: January 27, 2011

Faulkner Ridge Center
10598 Marble Faun Court
Columbia, Maryland 21044

Featured Speaker:

Nancy Green, Executive Director,
The National Association for Gifted Children

Join interested parents and community members in discussing how to:

• Support, advance, and advocate for gifted and talented education programming
• Use tools and resources for communicating the needs of advanced-level students
• Increase your involvement in local and state parent groups and organizations
• Become knowledgeable about the status of gifted and talented education nationally.

Demystifying College Admissions Presentation

Demystifying College Admissions – Presentation Powerpoint

(A transcript of the presentation will be posted when available.  Please subscribe to this site for update notifications)

December 8, 2010 from 7:00 to 8:30pm,  Hammond High School

Over 250 people in attendance

Overview of the Gifted and Talented Program

October 5, 2010 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM at Faulkner Ridge Center

160 people in attendance (120 elementary parents: 40 secondary parents)

 

This Academy which was separated by grade level into two presentations: one for those interested in the elementary school GT program and the other for those interested in the secondary GT school program.  Kathleen Barbagallo, Elementary GT Resource Teacher, spoke about the elementary GT program curriculum including CEUs, instructional seminars, the GT math program and the pathways available to qualify for these programs.    Debbie Blum, Secondary GT Resource Teacher, discussed the GT offerings for both middle and high school.  She explained the AP program, and the GT research and mentor courses.  In both rooms, parents were encouraged to write their questions on index cards.  Questions of general interest were written on white cards and answered during the session.  Questions of a personal nature were written on colored cards and answered by staff at a later date.   Following both of the presentations, GT parent reps met in an adjoining room to discuss their action plan for the upcoming school year.

Demystifying the College Selection Process

Interested parents and community members are invited to attend…
The Howard County Gifted and
Talented Education Program
Parent Academy
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Each year students submit everything that they can think of to the admissions office, and each year most of these items are tossed out without a review. Learn what admissions selection teams really look for and how they make their decisions. Ms. Barbara F. Hall, Associate Provost, New York University, will share admissions criteria used by selective universities and tips on how to write an essay that accurately communicates the voice of the student.  Ms. Barbara F. Hall has a vast range of experience working in the college admissions field at a number of  elective and highly selective universities.

Hammond High School Auditorium
8800 Guilford Road
Columbia, MD 21046

GT Advisory Committee – Second Annual Educator Recognition Event

This award recognizes exemplary commitment to the needs of advanced-level learners and contributions to the Howard County Gifted and Talented Education Program. It is our goal to honor those who support, enrich and advocate for advanced level learners in Howard County Public Schools. Nominations may be made by students or parents, on behalf of their children. Last year, over twenty-five Howard County educators were honored for their efforts.Nominations will be available 1-17-11

The deadline for all nominations is 2-28-11

Second Annual Educator Recognition Event 4-27-11 (tentative)

Help Wanted

The GT Teacher Recognition Committee has begun work on its 2nd Annual Teacher Recognition Event.  The tentative date for this year’s event is April 27, 2011.  Nomination forms will be available on January 17, 2011.  It is our goal to honor those who go above and beyond to support, enrich, and advocate for gifted and talented education in Howard County Public Schools.  Last year, over twenty five Howard County educators were honored for their efforts. This is a perfect way to get involved no matter how busy you may be.  We will not be meeting in person until January; therefore, most correspondence will be done via email.  We are actively seeking dedicated team members who can help to make this event special for those who do so much for our children.  We would love to have people who are artistic, people who are good with Powerpoint, and those who are just willing to  help.If you would like to get involved please contact us at GTteachRec@aol.com.