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SAGE’s 2020 Senior Scholarship awarded to Colin Means

PC @friendlylittlereminders, @robindemarrais Grapevine-Colleyville Supporting and Advocating for Gifted Education (SAGE) is pleased to announce the 2020 recipient of the SAGE Senior Scholarship for $1,000. Colin Means, Class of 2020 of Grapevine High School, will receive $1,000 from SAGE when he enrolls at Yale University to study Biomedical Engineering. His parents are Becky and Brad … Continue reading SAGE’s 2020 Senior Scholarship awarded to Colin Means

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Great resource: “GT in the Time of COVID-19” from Gifted Education Family Network

How do GT students react or cope during a time of crisis?  What resources exist for parents to meet GT needs during this time, after basic survival and safety needs are met? The Gifted Education Family Network has complied a great list of resources that include acceleration, volunteering, and enrichment — plus 2e and basic resources. Click here to … Continue reading Great resource: “GT in the Time of COVID-19” from Gifted Education Family Network

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Great resource: “Supporting Your Gifted Child During COVID-19” — from NAGC

NAGC_TIP-Sheet_COVID-19_With-Strategies-by-Development-Level_April-2020Download We are happy to share this wonderful PDF tip-sheet provided by the experts at the National Association for Gifted Children. It includes descriptions of a child's behavior and suggestions on how the parent can help. "Keep in mind that many gifted children exhibit asynchrony, meaning they may be developmentally farther ahead or, in some … Continue reading Great resource: “Supporting Your Gifted Child During COVID-19” — from NAGC

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Educator of the Month: GCISD Instructional Technology Team

For SAGE Educator of the Month, we'd like to honor the entire Instructional Technology team who launched the Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Learning@Home website, hosted teacher tech training, and kept our kids learning. You've been vital to keeping our community connected! Special thanks to Dr. Suzanne Newell, Director Curriculum & Instruction; Tony Zahn, Dir Science & Instructional … Continue reading Educator of the Month: GCISD Instructional Technology Team

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Candidate Forum: 2020 Board of Trustees

SAGE will be hosting our annual Candidate Forum featuring the candidates for GCISD Board of Trustees. The questions in this forum will focus solely on gifted and advanced academics topics. All candidates were contacted by SAGE via email, text, phone, and/or Facebook Message between Feb. 19 and March 6, 2020. We attempted contact in an … Continue reading Candidate Forum: 2020 Board of Trustees

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SAGE awards Stephenie Miller a GT Educator Grant to attend the Gifted+Equity summer conference

Congrats to Stephenie Miller, pre-AP/GT teacher at Colleyville Heritage High School, who is awarded a SAGE GT Educator Grant to attend Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented's Leadership & Gifted+Equity Conference. We are proud to invest in our incredible teachers! To be held online in 2020, the TAGT Gifted+Equity Conference: Serving the Underserved is geared towards the … Continue reading SAGE awards Stephenie Miller a GT Educator Grant to attend the Gifted+Equity summer conference

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March 31, 2020: SAGE News, COVID Edition

Here's our compilation of the latest & greatest resources to help support your gifted student. GCISD Learning Learning@Home — Tech support, librarian recommendations, special services/504/dyslexia, college & career planning Love2Learn —District-curated list of enrichment activities • Excellent for GT students GCISD Advanced Academics — On Twitter, follow Julie Leslie, Director of Advanced Academics. Twitter name is @martinju4. Updates will be … Continue reading March 31, 2020: SAGE News, COVID Edition