2016 Tweetchat Calendar
January
Jan. 10: Summer Camps, Summer Activities: What are some camps that your children have enjoyed that you want to share? What are some summer camps or activities you are looking forward to checking out? We will be discussing some summer camp options for multiple ages. Our featured guest for this chat is Patricia Farrenkopf (@emrsnpatty). She is talking about the Essex School for the Gifted at Otterbein University.
Jan 24: Critical Thinking: Questioning comes easily for gifted children, but what skills do they need to refine?
Feb.
Feb 7: Other Achievement: when your child doesn't achieve where you hope, in conjunction with Hoagies Gifted Blog Hop, @HoagiesGifted, Guest Carolyn K. From Hoagies Gifted
Feb 28: Differentiation: A Review of Ian Byrd’s (Byrdseed) works Teacher Academy Feb 29-March 1
March
Mar 6: Imposter Syndrome: Discussing with futured guest Jade Ann Rivera (@JadeAnnRivera)about how gifted girls tend to hide themselves. We will look at why they do this, and how to help these girls move past this.
Mar 20: Identity Formation and how it informs/directs us
April
April 3: Gifted Children and Boredom: Discussing the why gifted children can be bored in the classroom, and what teachers, parents, and advocates can do to help these children from being bored. We will also look at some of the symptoms gifted children show when they are bored.
April 17: Overexcitabilities: We will be looking at the 5 different OE traits and how they can effect gifted children. We will also discuss how we can help our gifted children navigate the world through OE.
May
May 1: Project Based Learning in Gifted Classrooms: Discussion with featured guest Dr. Wendy Paneno (@MineralToPlanet) a professor at The Ohio State University. We will be focusing on the pros and cons of Project Based Learning.
May 15: Genius Hour in the Gifted Classroom: A discussion with Andi McNair (@mcnairan3) about how to set up, and run a successful Genius Hour in your gifted classroom.
July
July 17: National Parenting Gifted Children Week, July 17-23
Aug.
Aug 7: Alternative placements: (Homeschools / Unschool Movement/ Online Schools) Guest Corin Goodwin and Home School Panel
Aug 14: Classroom Prep--How do you start your school year? / Creating a Classroom Environment that encourages creativity and challenge
Sept.
ept 4: Homeschooling a gifted child: We know one-size does not fit all gifted children, including their educational environment. Considering homeschooling, at the beginning of it, or are you looking for ways to supplement your child's education? Featured Guest Corin Barsily Goodwin (@GiftedHF)
Sept 18: Executive Function: We will be having Aimee Yermish (@ayermish) from Da Vinci Learning Center discussing Executive Function in gifted children.
Oct.
October 9: Excellence Gaps: OAGC's fall conference is just around the corner and another keynote will be by Jonathan Plucker (@JonathanPlucker) focusing on excellence gaps in Ohio. We will examine this topic during this chat.
October 23: Bullying Prevention: Guest Panelists Pamela Price (@redwhiteandgrew) & Trudy Ludwig (@TrudyLudwig)
Nov.
Nov 6: Why Giftedness Matters:A Discussion with Featured Guest Author Celi Trepanier (@CeliCeliC). She authored the book Educating Your Gifted Child: How One Public School Teacher Embraced Homeschooling.
Nov 20: Conference Theme From the OAGC Coordinator Workshop: Accountability & Gifted Student Outcomes The workshop is entitled, "Impacting Gifted Student Outcomes in the Age of Accountability" featuring Karin Hess who is president and founder of Educational Research in Action.
Dec.
Dec. 4: Classroom Placement: What is the best classroom placement for your gifted child? Is it in a pull out program, a classroom where co-teaching with regular ed and gifted intervention specialist together, self contained classroom, or home school?
Dec. 18: Differentiation: Once a term only used in gifted and special ed circles, now differentiation has become a hot topic among general ed teachers. Administrators look to see how teachers are differentiating in their classrooms. Is today's idea of differentiation still what we considered years ago? What have been the ramifications of generalizing this technique?
Jan. 10: Summer Camps, Summer Activities: What are some camps that your children have enjoyed that you want to share? What are some summer camps or activities you are looking forward to checking out? We will be discussing some summer camp options for multiple ages. Our featured guest for this chat is Patricia Farrenkopf (@emrsnpatty). She is talking about the Essex School for the Gifted at Otterbein University.
Jan 24: Critical Thinking: Questioning comes easily for gifted children, but what skills do they need to refine?
Feb.
Feb 7: Other Achievement: when your child doesn't achieve where you hope, in conjunction with Hoagies Gifted Blog Hop, @HoagiesGifted, Guest Carolyn K. From Hoagies Gifted
Feb 28: Differentiation: A Review of Ian Byrd’s (Byrdseed) works Teacher Academy Feb 29-March 1
March
Mar 6: Imposter Syndrome: Discussing with futured guest Jade Ann Rivera (@JadeAnnRivera)about how gifted girls tend to hide themselves. We will look at why they do this, and how to help these girls move past this.
Mar 20: Identity Formation and how it informs/directs us
April
April 3: Gifted Children and Boredom: Discussing the why gifted children can be bored in the classroom, and what teachers, parents, and advocates can do to help these children from being bored. We will also look at some of the symptoms gifted children show when they are bored.
April 17: Overexcitabilities: We will be looking at the 5 different OE traits and how they can effect gifted children. We will also discuss how we can help our gifted children navigate the world through OE.
May
May 1: Project Based Learning in Gifted Classrooms: Discussion with featured guest Dr. Wendy Paneno (@MineralToPlanet) a professor at The Ohio State University. We will be focusing on the pros and cons of Project Based Learning.
May 15: Genius Hour in the Gifted Classroom: A discussion with Andi McNair (@mcnairan3) about how to set up, and run a successful Genius Hour in your gifted classroom.
July
July 17: National Parenting Gifted Children Week, July 17-23
Aug.
Aug 7: Alternative placements: (Homeschools / Unschool Movement/ Online Schools) Guest Corin Goodwin and Home School Panel
Aug 14: Classroom Prep--How do you start your school year? / Creating a Classroom Environment that encourages creativity and challenge
Sept.
ept 4: Homeschooling a gifted child: We know one-size does not fit all gifted children, including their educational environment. Considering homeschooling, at the beginning of it, or are you looking for ways to supplement your child's education? Featured Guest Corin Barsily Goodwin (@GiftedHF)
Sept 18: Executive Function: We will be having Aimee Yermish (@ayermish) from Da Vinci Learning Center discussing Executive Function in gifted children.
Oct.
October 9: Excellence Gaps: OAGC's fall conference is just around the corner and another keynote will be by Jonathan Plucker (@JonathanPlucker) focusing on excellence gaps in Ohio. We will examine this topic during this chat.
October 23: Bullying Prevention: Guest Panelists Pamela Price (@redwhiteandgrew) & Trudy Ludwig (@TrudyLudwig)
Nov.
Nov 6: Why Giftedness Matters:A Discussion with Featured Guest Author Celi Trepanier (@CeliCeliC). She authored the book Educating Your Gifted Child: How One Public School Teacher Embraced Homeschooling.
Nov 20: Conference Theme From the OAGC Coordinator Workshop: Accountability & Gifted Student Outcomes The workshop is entitled, "Impacting Gifted Student Outcomes in the Age of Accountability" featuring Karin Hess who is president and founder of Educational Research in Action.
Dec.
Dec. 4: Classroom Placement: What is the best classroom placement for your gifted child? Is it in a pull out program, a classroom where co-teaching with regular ed and gifted intervention specialist together, self contained classroom, or home school?
Dec. 18: Differentiation: Once a term only used in gifted and special ed circles, now differentiation has become a hot topic among general ed teachers. Administrators look to see how teachers are differentiating in their classrooms. Is today's idea of differentiation still what we considered years ago? What have been the ramifications of generalizing this technique?