G/T/N Awareness Week 2022 Archive

“Bringing JOY & EQUITY Into Focus”

With an emphasis on Bringing Joy & Equity Into Focus, our dedicated community of diverse voices - experts, educators, students, thought leaders, podcasters, partners and advisors - came together beautifully to host in-person and virtual events designed to illuminate, inspire, and engage.

From Afrofuturism to Origami 101 to little known travel scholarships - there's truly something for everyone in the archive below. Please share with your networks!

G/T/N Awareness Week - BY THE NUMBERS

Here are just a few of this year’s statistics:

  • 50 co-sponsors

  • 45 panelists, hosts, guests

  • 17 events & webinars over G/T/N Awareness Week and the days leading up

  • 12 hours, 21 minutes, 40 seconds of webinar content produced

  • 20 countries reached, including Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, India, Israel, Jamaica, Mexico, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Taiwan, Turkey, the UK, and the US

  • 149 individual #GTChat participants from 13 countries and 35 U.S. states, generating a total of 233 tweets

  • 6 podcast appearances and 5 keynotes with director/producer Marc Smolowitz

Thanks for another great G/T/N Awareness Week everyone!

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G/T/N Awareness Week - REPLAYS

During G/T/N Awareness Week, we produced several live panel discussions with our partners and special guests. Watch the full recordings below, on-demand, anytime.


Meet Seven GIFTED Kids From the World Hope Project

Moderated by Marc Smolowitz

Gifted children in other countries have similar experiences to those in the U.S. Recently, a collaborative effort between the THE G WORD and the World Hope Project (WHP) opened a window into the experiences of seven gifted children from six different countries.

Guests:

  • Rosa Medina & Tina Harlow, co-producers of the World Hope Project

  • Alberto (11) Chile, Anna (13) Australia, Joseph (13) New Zealand, Malik (17) Jamaica, Marco (12) Italy, Oda (15) Germany, Stella (14) Italy

Exploring The U.S. Dept of State's Merit-Based Scholarships for Travel/Study Abroad

Hosted by Felicity Ross

Spend an hour with our advisor Felicity Ross as she explores The U.S. Department of State's merit-based scholarships for travel/study abroad with seven youth who participated in them. These little-known programs offer the opportunity for students to study abroad from three weeks to an academic year. Students get to live with host families, engage with local schools, and gain skills to be competitive in the global workforce - a great opportunity for gifted youth. Includes an opportunity to hear from students who have benefited from these programs.

Guests:

  • Camila (South Korea), Marcy (Estonia), Jing (China), Colton (Taiwan), Alli (China), Jillian (Latvia), Jimmy (Jordan)

Where Neurodivergent Gifted Joy Flows

Presented by Dr. Kate Bachtel & Dr. Melissa Malen

Giftedness Around The Globe

Moderated by Marc Smolowitz

With guests:

  • Bo Andersen - Begavet med Glæde (Denmark)

  • Peter Grubert - Begavet med Glæde (Denmark)

  • Layla Edward - Grit Academy / CIVIT (Cyprus/Mexico)

  • Femke Hovinga - SCALIQ (The Netherlands)

  • Denise Yates - The Potential Trust (UK)

  • Maruška Željeznov Seničar - ITEI, MIB (Slovenia)

Sex Education For Gifted Kids + LGBTQ Panel

Presented by Dr. Matt Zakreski

With guests:

  • Ilan Conrado, documentary subject in The G Word

  • Church Lieu, documentary subject in The G Word

  • Marc Smolowitz, director & producer of The G Word

  • Dr. Chris Wells, president and founder of the Dabrowski Center, host of the Positive Disintegration podcast

Supporting Giftedness for Our Students of Color:

Non-traditional Journeys & Innovative Solutions

Moderated by Dr. Joy Lawson Davis

With guests:

  • Dr. Erinn Fears Floyd, Gifted Education, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholar, Director of Training and Partnership Development for The Consortium for Inclusion of Underrepresented Racial Groups in Gifted Education (I-URGGE)

  • Christopher Leon Floyd, II, Junior at Opelika High School in Opelika, Alabama

  • Nisa Guice, Assistant Principal at Russell County High School (Christopher's former teacher)

  • Michelle Frazier Trotman Scott, Ph.D., Director of Graduate Affairs and Professor of Special Education at the University of West Georgia

  • Camille Elise Trotman, third year student at Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Kimberly McGhee Nelson, Atlanta-based educator (Camille's former teacher)

learning can be all fun and games

Presented By Felicity Ross & Alex Clough

Origami 101 With Julia Saderholm & Sphinx Academy

Presented by Julia Saderholm | Download The Diagrams

The Magnetic Power of Octavia E. Butler

Moderated by Callie Turk, Co-Founder of REEL2e

With guests:

  • Sam George, Founder of GridByte & Zone2e

  • Meghan McNamara, Co-Founder & Executive Director of The Octavia Project

  • Bria Strothers, Program Director of The Octavia Project

G/T/N Awareness Week - #GTCHAT

If you missed our G/T/N Awareness Week chat on Twitter, access the recap and transcript, courtesy of Lisa Conrad and The Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented.

G/T/N AWARENESS WEEK PODCASTS

PODCAST LINK TO WATCH/LISTEN
   
Sophia Elliott of Our Gifted Kids released podcasts every day over G/T/N Awareness Week, kicking off the week with THE G WORD's Marc Smolowitz. :: link::
Our partner and advisor Julie Skolnick of With Understanding Comes Calm caught up with Marc Smolowitz to talk about gifted joy and more. :: link ::
Our partner Debbie Reber of Tilt Parenting chats with Marc Smolowitz about THE G WORD, the intersections of giftedness, equity & joy and more. :: link::
Dr. Dan Peters catches up with Marc Smolowitz on his popular Parent Footprint podcast. :: link ::
Marc Smolowitz joins Chris Wells and Emma Nicholson on the Positive Disintegration Podcast. :: link::

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