The Gifted and Talented Program provides multiple seminars and presentations for parents throughout the year. See below for parent resources, documents, and useful links.
As a parent or caregiver, you may understand that the differences your child exhibits relate to her giftedness, but your child/learner likely does not. When children notice and feel different from their peers, they seek explanations. See this resource from NAGC, Talking with your child about giftedness for some great tips and strategies.
Advocating for Your Child
Parents often wonder when and how to approach their child's teacher if their child seems unhappy or not challenged in the classroom. This NAGC TIP sheet on Classroom Advocacy offers some suggestions on starting this conversation to partner with your child’s teacher.
GT Family Resources for Summer
SENG PARENT BOOK STUDy
Join the Jeffco GT Social/Emotional Learning Counselors and other parents in your community for a year long book group. We will be going into a deep understanding of the social and emotional needs of your gifted child. Registration is now closed. Click here to view the flyer.
Parent/Family Learning and Meetings
Feb 24, 2020 Collaborative Panel: JAGC & Jeffco GT A panel of the Jeffco Association for Gifted Children (JAGC) Board members and GT Resource Teachers, Social-Emotional Counselors and the Director from Jeffco’s GT Department collaborated to answer a variety of questions that had been submitted by a previous survey. The questions and resources cited in answering those and providing further guidance from that evening are available on these slides.
USEFUL LINKS
Social-Emotional resources for parents and students:
- SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted ): a nonprofit group that empowers families and communities to guide gifted and talented individuals to reach their goals: intellectually, physically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. SENG provides various articles, resources, conferences and online groups, as well as a book study/parent support group model which Jeffco offers during the evenings.
- NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness): not GT-specific, but does have great support groups, conferences, etc.
- Gifted Haven (an online forum for young people)
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK
- "Mellow Out" They Say. If I Only Could. Intensities and Sensitivities of the Young and Bright by Michael Piechowski
- The Smart Teens Guide to Living With Intensity by Lisa Rivero
- Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnosis of Gifted Children and Adults by James Webb, Edward Amend, Nadia Webb, Jean Goerss, Paul Beljan and Richard Olench
Academic/Scholarship Resources
- Center for Bright Kids(CBK) Locally-based organization that provides the Western Academic Talent Search (WATS), providing opportunities to take above-level testing to recognize outstanding academic ability, as well as CBK Summer Programs for high-interest, high-ability students.
- Davidson Institute Check out the Davidson Institutes Free Guidebooks for info on Advocacy, College Entrance, Twice Exceptionality, Mentorships and other great family resources
- UNC Summer Enrichment Programs (SEP): overnight summer camps that provide unique learning experiences addressing the intellectual and affective needs of gifted learners at the University of Northern Colorado - Greeley.
- Yunasa Summer camps offered by the Institute for Educational Advancement, including one in Colorado.
Gifted Parent Academy
We are now offering four different online courses to help parents gain a deeper understanding of their gifted children and load up their tool boxes with effective strategies for greater success and well-being. Courses are open enrollment - start anytime and work at your own pace - and cost only $35 per family. See the website for course descriptions, format information, and registration.
GT Presentations
1/27/2020
- Letting Go: Managing Anxiety and Perfectionism - How does anxiety mainfest in gifted children? Come learn how anxiety can mix with over-excitabilities, social challenges and perfectionism. We will talk about how anxiety can lool in gifted children as well as how to help manage and develop effective coping strategies.
- Gifted & Talented 101 - How is "giftedness" defined? How does JeffCo identify gifted students? What is an ALP? How do I get my student tested? Can a student be gifted in one area but really struggle in others? These are all questions (among many others) that will be answered during this session. Join us if you are new to GT, new to JeffCo, or just want more information about giftedness and GT programming.
- Executive Function - Support your child in building their executive functioning skills. We will share both classroom and home resources. These easy to use tools help build the habits necessary to be successful in life.
12/11/19-11/17/19 CogAT Information Nights
9/23/19 Parent/Family Learning Presentation