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An inclusive community advocating for gifted learners, their families, and educators. |
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| | Meet Up! | |
Are you concerned about the academic, social, and emotional needs of all students being met? |
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Have you encountered misconceptions or misunderstandings about your learner’s behavior? |
Are you concerned about their potential abilities being underdeveloped, underachieved, or unrecognized? If so, join fellow families and educators at a virtual meetup to discuss the needs of gifted and 2E learners in New York.
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Our introductory meet-ups seek to establish an inclusive community of New Yorkers who know their learners deserve equitable opportunities to excel. Our state has neither a mandate to identify or serve gifted learners nor state funding for gifted education leaving far too many futures to chance. Join us as we support one another in navigating the gifted education landscape in New York state and work together to shift the paradigm one conversation at a time.
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The meetup occurs on Monday, June 6th at 7:00 pm. Make new connections, share our experiences, and learn from one another to define the conversation and determine our agenda. Attendance is FREE. Registration is REQUIRED.
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| Exchange Experiences|
Everyone has personal experiences, work, and findings that may enlighten or be helpful to others. Overcome your feelings of reticence. Your experiences are unique and they are valuable. Share what you have learned for the betterment of others. |
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| | Share Perspectives|
Sharing your experience builds connection and relationship. It’s part of how we grow together with others. It's also a way to help fellow advocates and become more aware of problematic attitudes or behaviors that impact gifted learners daily. |
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| | Discuss Solutions | |
Discussion is a powerful mechanism for active learning; it allows the participant to explore new ideas while recognizing and valuing the contributions of others. Join the conversation. |
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| | | Meet Your Facilitators |
At GiftedNYS, we know the challenges and opportunities of working with these creative, neurodiverse students and the possibilities for serving them. Meet your co-facilitators:
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Samantha Gabrielli, GiftedNYS Director - Programs and Services, has over a decade of advocacy and K-12 classroom teaching experience in charter, public, and independent education systems. She’s passionate about using curricular design and differentiation to create safe, joyous, and challenging learning spaces for asynchronous learners.
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Shirleen Odom, GiftedNYS Director - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, is currently a middle school educator with expertise in teaching students with special needs. She is also New York State certified in gifted education. Her experiences as a gifted student in New York City’s public education system have propelled Shirleen to become a committed voice for gifted, twice-exceptional, and economically disadvantaged students who are underrepresented and underserved in urban communities and rural areas.
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Crystal Kaczmarek-Bogner, GiftedNYS Programs and Services Committee Member, has two school-aged children with gifted education needs. Utilizing her extensive group facilitation experience, she established a district-level networking group for parents of gifted students which she led for three years. More recently, she has been advocating for equitable gifted education at the state level.
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| | About GiftedNYS | |
Gifted New York State, Inc. (GiftedNYS), is a 501 (c) 3 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. To learn more about our work, visit us online at www.giftednys.org. |
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