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Potential is a word used frequently when discussing the educational path for gifted children. But what does it really mean? Join Colin Seale, founder of thinkLaw and GiftedNYS Advisory Board Member, on Wednesday, November 3rd, 7:30 pm for his presentation, Beyond Full Potential: Reconsidering What Success Means for Gifted Children.
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All parents and educators want their students to be successful. With gifted students, there is often even greater pressure to unleash their "full potential." This webinar will provide powerful yet practical tools to understand the harms of the "full potential" myth and move towards a more healthy, hopeful, and happy path to help gifted children excel.
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Afterward, Colin will answer audience questions and raffle off a signed copy of his book, Thinking Like a Lawyer: A Framework for Teaching Critical Thinking to All Students. |
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Wednesday, November 3rd, 7:30 pm |
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FREE To Members! $25.00 to Non-Members. |
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To become a member simply follow the link! |
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Colin Seale was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, where struggles in his upbringing gave birth to his passion for educational equity. Tracked early into gifted and talented programs, Colin was afforded opportunities his neighborhood peers were not. Using lessons from his experience as a math teacher, later as an attorney, and now as a keynote speaker, a contributor to Forbes, The 74, and Education Post, and author of Thinking Like a Lawyer: A Framework for Teaching Critical Thinking to All Students (Prufrock Press, 2020). |
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| | | About Gifted New York State
Gifted New York State, Inc. (GiftedNYS), is a not-for-profit organization of parents, educators, and professionals who have come together to support the needs of New York’s gifted and twice-exceptional (2E) student population and their families.
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Our directors and advisory board members draw from their years of experience and varying perspectives to work toward our shared goal of increasing awareness, understanding, and support for gifted and twice-exceptional people in New York State. |
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