Supporting and Advocating for Gifted Education
Register now for our Local mini-conference - Nov. 14SAGE Gifted Pathways is our fourth annual local mini-conference where you can learn about options and opportunities during a gifted child's journey through school. Our stellar keynote and breakout sessions are designed for: parents of students of any age; for educators; and for students in 5th-12th grades — bring your student! Pre-register Now: SAGE Members: FREE … Continue reading Nov. 14, 2019: SAGE Gifted Pathways — Navigating Your Gifted Child from Kindergarten to College
SAGE GT Educator Grant Application Deadline November 22 – Apply at gc-sage.org. Recipients announced in December! SAGE / Campus GT Playdate - Dove Elementary – Nov. 15 – 3 pm – Dove Park SAGE / Campus GT Playdate - Colleyville Elementary – Nov. 20 – after school – Kidsville giftED 2019 — Annual Conference of … Continue reading SAGE Calendar Preview: Winter 2019 to Spring 2020
Are you interested in getting together with other parents to discuss topics relevant to raising a gifted/talented child? We are planning an informal meet-up on October 29, 2019 to discuss characteristics of gifted children. Please contact Kimberly Phoenix at community@gc-sage.org to get more information and put your name on the list of interested parents.
The GCISD Council of PTAs established the Exceptional Children Committee with a vote during its August 2019 board meeting. The committee will make a huge difference for GCISD’s exceptional children who learn in ways that are the exception to the norm, with a learning difference of any kind, such as ADHD, Dyslexia, autism, giftedness, speech … Continue reading GCISD Council of PTAs votes to establish the “Exceptional Children Committee”
Do you have a Scholar Celebration to share? Let us know at communications@gc-sage.org Advanced Placement Achievements 11 GCISD students earn AP Capstone Diploma 1 student earns AP Seminar and Research Certificate The AP Capstone Diploma program allows students to develop critical thinking, research, and presentation skills, both individually and as a team. Students conduct academic … Continue reading Scholar Celebrations: AP and National Merit, 2019-2020
The parent who nominated Mr. Carter wrote: "My ASPIRE 4th grader takes Accelerated 7/8th grade math via iUPrep. Mr. Carter is his iUPrep math teacher (he also had Mr. C in 3rd grade for Accelerated 6/7th grade math). Mr. Carter has gone above and beyond to ensure my child does not miss a single concept. … Continue reading GT Educator of the Month: Neely Carter, iUniversity Prep
Apply by Wednesday, Sept. 25!!! SAGE would like to provide up to 5 grants to GCISD teachers to cover the Baylor GT Conference registration fee PLUS a $25 gas card. Teachers may apply for the grant through next Wednesday, Sept. 25 using the form at https://forms.gle/6uk7evK3rSoQRAXs9 Baylor University will host its Fall GT Conference for … Continue reading Educator Grants for Baylor GT Conference: Get your 6-hour GT update + $25 gas card
Parents, Teachers, and the Community are invited to better understand Twice-Exceptionality during a free summer screening of "2e: The Movie" — hosted by the GCISD Department of Advanced Academics: TWO SHOWINGS IN OCTOBER 2019: October 22 @ 6:00 pm at GCISD Professional Development and Education Center (PDEC), 5800 Colleyville Blvd.October 23 @8:45 am at Heritage … Continue reading Oct. 22 (PM) & Oct. 23 (AM): 2e Movie and discussion — and announcing our monthly 2e Support Group
Info from the speaker Slides Book lists Link: AP Literature Reading List: 127 Great Books for Your Prep Advanced Placement (AP) List of Novels (14 page PDF). Download Grammar & Writing Study books: Kilgallon “Sentence Composing for Middle School”Kilgallon “Sentence Composing for High School”Degan “Crafting Expository Argument”Jeff Anderson "Patterns of Power" Details Learn from Jacqui Van … Continue reading Oct. 17: SAGE Lunch & Learn: Advanced opportunities in the Humanities at GCISD
Our SAGE Board has awarded the following GT Educator Grants for August 2019! A grant toward registration and/or travel expenses — awarded to Dr. Cheryl Taliaferro, ASPIRE Liaison; Kameron Jones-Balsley, ASPIRE 6th Humanities; and Gypsy Mishoe, Advanced Academics Liaison — to present a session and to attend the National Association for Gifted Children 2019 Conference … Continue reading GT Educator Grant Recipients, August 2019
