Chat Calendar
Below is the schedule of chats along with the topics. These topics can change at any time in the future. To see the transcripts of these chats just click the "Transcripts" tab under the "Chat Resources" in the header.
Remember, some dates and topics may change due to additional featured guests, and/or topics that come up due to demand.
Remember, some dates and topics may change due to additional featured guests, and/or topics that come up due to demand.
Chat Dates and Topic Descriptions
January
March
July
Sept.
Oct. - National Bully Prevention Month
- Jan. 7: Summer Camps, Summer Activities Our annual chat when we talk about summer camps and summer activities that will benefit gifted children.
- Jan 21: Underrepresented Populations with featured guest Beth Wilson-Fish (@bwilsonfish):In every district there are those students who are underrepresented in gifted programs. We will be looking at different underrepresented populations such as low socioeconomic children, minorities, females, and twice exceptional students. We will be discussing strategies gifted programs can help identify who are in underrepresented groups.
- Feb 11: How can our school board members support gifted students with featured guest Beth Wilson-Fish(@bwilsonfish).In this chat we will be looking at how the local school board and its members can support the needs of gifted children.
- Feb 18: Conference Theme From the OAGC Teacher Academy: We will have more details on this as they become available.
March
- Mar 4: How to Discipline Gifted Children. In this chat we will be discussing the idea of distinguishing punishment and discipline with gifted children.
- Mar 19: Supporting Parents who are raising Gifted Children. In this chat we will be discussing the How can we as teachers and parents of gifted children support each other as our gifted children are growing up?
- April 8: The importance of Early Identification in Early Childhood Programs with Beth Wilson-Fish(@bwilsonfish). We will be discussing why it is important for parents and teachers to recognize giftedness in children who are in grades K-2.
- April 22: Test Prep: We will be look test prep for various academic tests including Pre-SAT, and SAT.
July
- July 16: National Parenting Gifted Children Week, July 16-22
Sept.
- Sept. 2: Classroom Prep: Creating a Classroom Environment that encourages creativity and challenge
- Sept. 16: Helping your Gifted Child get into a routine: We know it is important to get children on routines. How do those routines change when you have a child or children who you can see as “little adults in children’s bodies?”
Oct. - National Bully Prevention Month
- Oct 7: Conference Theme From the OAGC Fall Conference...stay tuned more details on the way!
- Oct. 22: Parent Teacher Conferences and Beyond: With parent teacher conferences coming up, we thought we would talk about assessing the needs of gifted students. Our focus for this chat is help parents get the most from parent teacher conferences.
- Nov. 4: Gratitude and Anxiety:Many gifted children suffer from chronic anxiety. What can teachers and parents do to help alleviate their anxiety?
- Nov. 18: OAGC Coordinators Winter Conference Theme: Stay tuned for more details on this chat.
- Dec. 2: Building Diversity in Gifted Programs. We will be looking at how to expose gifted children to other cultures in gifted programs.