G/T/N Awareness Week 2021 Archive
G/T/N Awareness Week - BY THE NUMBERS
Thank YOU to everyone who attended G/T/N Awareness Week 2021! It was an incredible week with wide global reach - here are just a few of the statistics:
2163 registrants
20 co-sponsors
54 panelists
6 free webinars over five days
9 hours, 30 minutes and 23 seconds of webinar content produced
26 partner video submissions
20,000+ total video views … so far
40+ MyGiftedStory submissions
16+ countries reached - Argentina, Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Switzerland, UK, US
98 #GTChat participants from 16 countries and 36 states, generating a total of 244 tweets
7 podcast appearances and 4 keynotes by director/producer Marc Smolowitz
G/T/N Awareness Week - WEBINAR REPLAYS
Over the course of G/T/N Awareness Week, we hosted six live panel discussions. Watch the full recordings below, on-demand, anytime.
STATE-OF-THE-STATE: Giftedness Through the Lens of Podcasters & Citizen Journalists
:: Resources & Chat (PDF) | Watch On Facebook ::
Co-presented by NuMinds, Summit Center and Tilt Parenting
With panelists/podcasters:
Heather Boorman, The Fringy Bit
Aurora Remember Holtzman, Embracing Intensity
Maria Kennedy, Crucial Conversations
Emily Kircher-Morris, The Neurodiversity Podcast
Dan Peters, Parent Footprint, Summit Center
Debbie Reber, Tilt Parenting
Justin Vawter, NuMinds
Special guests: Jill Hartsock & Jessica Mullen of Adventures in Being Gifted
The conversation continued throughout the week with a special schedule of companion programming hosted by our partner and podcaster, Sophia Elliott of Our Gifted Kids. Guests included representatives from GHF Forum, The G Word, The Potential Trust and more. Visit her web site for details, ourgiftedkids.com. And special thanks to Denise Yates from The Potential Trust for publishing a blog post each day during G/T/N Awareness Week!
DEEP WORK: Gifted Adults, Empowerment, & Resiliency
:: Resources & Chat (PDF) | Watch On Facebook ::
Co-presented by InterGifted, Let's Talk 2e Conferences, and Gifted Women's Summit
With panelists:
River Aaland, Ophelia's Place
Erin Keeley, Gifted Women's Summit
Paula Prober, RainforestMind.com
Jennifer Sallin, InterGifted
Paul Sedillo, New Mexico Highlands University
Julie Skolnick, With Understanding Comes Calm, LLC
Eric Windhorst, EricWindhorst.ca
Special guest: Nadja Cereghetti, Unleash Monday
CELEBRATING INTERSECTIONALITY: LatinX Voices & Giftedness
:: Resources & Chat (PDF) | Watch On Facebook ::
Co-presented by Gifted and Talented Leaders of Color and Allies and The Consortium for Inclusion of Underrepresented Racial Groups in Gifted Education
With panelists:
Erinn Fears Floyd, I-URGGE
Carlota Loya Hernandez, Boulder Valley School District
Nereida Garcia-Prado, Santa Ana School District
Joi Lin, GTLCA
Cecilia Quintanilla, Bryant-Webster Dual Language School
Amaya Reyes, Gifted Student, in a Law School in Puerto Rico
Hector Rivera, Research and Development Institute for Gifted Students, Puerto Rico Parents Association for the Gifted
Alesandra Rodriguez, Monarch Montessori of Denver
WE'RE HERE: LGBTQ+ Experience & Giftedness
:: Resources & Chat (PDF) | Watch On Facebook ::
Co-presented by FlexSchool, Center for Identity Potential, and The Neurodiversity Collective
With panelists:
Jacqui Byrne, FlexSchool
Tamara Grady, Osseo School Board Chair (Minnesota)
Marie Kavadias, 2e Artist, CDFE, and owner of BioScan Tek a neurodiverse business focusing on biometrics and digital forensics & Teri Hutchison
Andrew Mahoney, Center for Identity Potential
Teresa Manzella, Author / LGBTQ+ Gifted Advocate
Raul Medina & Taher Lokhandwala
Rebecca Niederlander, Artist / Gifted Research & Outreach
Amber Siler, Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Matt Zakreski,The Neurodiversity Collective
Featuring the voices of queer, trans and non-binary young people: Orion, age16; Tou Matthews, age 21; LeJeune Beautreaux, age 20
GIFTED EDUCATION: Our Legislative Past, Present & Future
:: Resources & Chat (PDF) | Watch On Facebook ::
Co-presented by Grayson School, Oregon Association for Talented and Gifted and SoulSpark Learning
With panelists:
Kate Bachtel, SoulSpark Learning
Melissa Bilash, Grayson School
Kathleen Casper, JD., attorney/advocate
David Cutler, NAGC
Margaret DeLacy, OATAG
Sam George, parent/advocate
Jennifer Nance, Esq, Grayson School
GIFTED EDUCATION IN NEW YORK CITY: Getting At The Heart Of The Equity Question
:: Resources & Chat (PDF) | Watch On Facebook ::
Co-presented by GiftedNYS and Smartisnoteasy.com
With panelists:
Tai Abrams, Founder & CEO of AdmissionSquad
Alina Adams, Journalist, NYC School Secrets
Dr. Elissa Brown, Co-President, GiftedNYS
Dr. Joy Lawson Davis, Scholar & Author
Austina De Bonte, Consultant, Smart Is Not Easy
Donna Y. Ford, EHE Distinguished Professor, Department of Educational Studies, Ohio State University, Author, Advocate, Consultant
Hector Rivera, Research and Development Institute for Gifted Students, Puerto Rico Parents Association for the Gifted
G/T/N Awareness Week - NEURODIVERSE DAY
On Tuesday, October 26th, Outschool learners were invited to attend two free workshops to get a better understanding of what it means to be gifted, talented, and/or neurodiverse. Neurodiverse Day was co-presented by our partners Outschool and GHF Learners, two crucial resources for our beloved and fast-growing home learners community.
G/T/N Awareness Week - #GTCHAT
If you missed our G/T/N Awareness Week chat on Twitter, access the recap and transcript here, courtesy of Lisa Conrad and The Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented.
Thank you for a successful week!