Dr. Karen Arnstein

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It’s a pleasure to have Karen B. Arnstein, Ed.D., core faculty member at Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity in Education and Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Purdue University. Karen received her doctorate in Curriculum & Instruction with a Specialization for the Gifted from the University of Denver.  She has presented to audiences at local, state, national, and international conferences on topics including twice exceptionality, classroom supports, paradigm shifts in pedagogy, identification, creating inclusive classrooms, effective differentiation, parental experience of grieving, and the effects of subtle and overt communication on 2e students (the video of her engaging and tool-filled presentation for GHF’s most recent conference can be enjoyed in the Choices library!). Dr. Arnstein currently serves as a founding IRB Committee Member for Bridges Graduate School and as Secretary of the Board for SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted). Her parenting journey with her twice-exceptional teen and life journey with a profoundly gifted spouse, motivate her to bring awareness and change to create a more inclusive society for all people.

Please join us for this event! 
You are invited to a Zoom webinar. (Link leads to the event in the GHF Forum – Member Content)
When: March 17, 2023, 12:30pm Pacific / 3:30pm Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Dan Peters, Ph.D

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We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Dan Peters, co-founder and Executive Director of the Summit Center. He has devoted his career to the assessment and treatment of children, adolescents, and families, specializing in overcoming worry and fear, learning differences such as dyslexia, and issues related to giftedness and twice-exceptionality. He is passionate about helping parents and teachers to better engage children in the classroom, at home, and in life, so that they can realize their full potential. Dr. Dan is author of Make Your Worrier a Warrior: A Guide to Conquering Your Child’s Fears, and the companion book for children, From Worrier to Warrior: A Guide to Conquering Your Fears, as well as the Warrior Workbook: A Guide for Conquering Your Worry Monster. He is also co-author of Bright, Complex Kids: Supporting Their Social and Emotional Development and Boosting Your Child’s Natural Creativity, and hosts the podcast, Parent Footprint with Dr. Dan.

Please join us for this event! 
You are invited to a Zoom webinar. (Link leads to the event in the GHF Forum – Member Content)
When: February 17, 2023 12:30pm Pacific / 3:30pm Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Jamie Heston, Homeschool Consultant

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Jamie is a proponent of self-directed learning and is passionate about helping all parents discover how to move away from school-centric thinking in order to embrace the flexibility homeschooling offers. She hosts regular free Homeschool 101 seminars and is available for individual consulting with families and speaker events – her presentation for our GHF Conversations series is so incredibly insightful, useful and down-to-earth (not to mention, available in Choices recordings!).

A beloved fixture in the gifted community, Jamie is an SF Bay Area, 15 year veteran, eclectic, secular homeschooler of two thriving gifted teens (one currently attending and one bound for UC Davis), homeschool community leader and homeschool consultant, as well as a current volunteer and former Board Member/Secretary/Treasurer for the Homeschool Association of California (HSC.org). She’s also a moderator for SF Bay Area Homeschool Network (Facebook Group), Bay Area Gifted Homeschoolers (Google Group), and the owner of Bay Area Homeschool Activity Scene (Google Group).

Please join us for this event! 
You are invited to a Zoom webinar. (Link leads to the event in the GHF Forum – Member Content)
When: January 20, 2023 12:30pm Pacific / 3:30pm Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Lin Lim, Ph.D.

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This month, Barry sits down with our own board Director of Family Education, and SENG President, Lin Lim, Ph.D., a passionate whirlwind of complex ideas and observations that will have you scrambling to take notes! Among other things, they’ll discuss her most recent deep dive: “Seeing the trees AND the forest: holistic nurturance of gifted children.”
 
Lim is the Associate Dean of Media and Public Relations at Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity in Education in Studio City, California. She holds a doctorate in psychology from Boston University, Academic Graduate Certificate in Mind, Brain and Education (Johns Hopkins University Graduate School of Education), and Academic Graduate Certificate in Twice-exceptional Education (Bridges Graduate School).
 
Her parenting journey with her two profoundly gifted children, one twice-exceptional, and the other radically accelerated, drives her to create better understanding, communication, and support for such children between all educational stakeholders. She is also a founding board member of the non-profit Gifted Education Family Network, and the founder of the non-profit Quark Collaboration Institute. She is currently focused on using data visualization techniques, and developing interdisciplinary dynamic complex multi-systems embodied guiding frameworks around parenting, education, and applied research with gifted outliers. She has presented both nationally and internationally in conferences ranging from education, interdisciplinary social science, to psychology.

Lin Lim, Ph.D. is the Associate Dean of Media and Public Relations at Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity in Education in Studio City, California. She holds a doctorate in psychology from Boston University, Academic Graduate Certificate in Mind, Brain and Education (Johns Hopkins University Graduate School of Education), and Academic Graduate Certificate in Twice-exceptional Education (Bridges Graduate School). Her parenting journey with her two profoundly gifted children, one twice-exceptional, and the other radically accelerated drives her to create better understanding, communication, and nurturance for such children between all educational stakeholders. She is a founding board member of the non-profit Gifted Education Family Network, and the founder of the non-profit Quark Collaboration Institute. She is currently focused on using data visualization techniques, and developing interdisciplinary dynamic complex multi-systems embodied guiding frameworks around parenting, education, and applied research with gifted outliers. She has presented both nationally and internationally in conferences ranging from education, interdisciplinary social science, to psychology.

Please join us for this event! 
You are invited to a Zoom webinar. (Link leads to the event in the GHF Forum – Member Content)
When: November 11, 2022 3:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Dr. Tam Keith Skye, Understanding 2e and Sensory Processing

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Dr. MaryGrace Stewart

Ideal4Gifted founder and Chief Education Officer, Dr. MaryGrace Stewart, has been a revered influence in the field of gifted and talented for over 35 years, teaching and leading pre-K-12th grade students in both public and private schools. She has held education certifications in NY, MA, and CT, and has been a presenter on gifted education topics nationally and internationally. Stewart has designed gifted programs and has written gifted education curricula and various articles on gifted education topics.

Dr. Stewart is a member of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children and the National Association for Gifted Children where she is involved in several of their networks and has been the Program Chair for the Parent and Community Network, and is a member and prior president of the board of directors for the Massachusetts Association for Gifted Education. She is a member of the MA State Gifted and Talented Advisory Council. 

Dr. Stewart has received several awards in education, including two teacher-of-the-year awards from districts in NY and CT, the Service Award from the MA Assoc. for Gifted Education, and this November she received national recognition from NAGC for her work with both MAGE and IDEAL4Gifted.

Her doctorate is from the University of Southern California in Education Leadership and Change. She holds an advanced graduate degree (ABD) from the University of Connecticut in Gifted Education, a masters in Physiology/Education/Art from SUNY Fredonia, a bachelor’s in art education from SUCNY Buffalo, AND… a certificate of Mime for the Actor from The Canadian Mime School at Niagara on the Lake, Ontario!

Don’t miss this sure-to-be edifying episode!

Please join us for this event! 
You are invited to a Zoom webinar. (Link leads to the event in the GHF Forum – Member Content)
When: September 16, 2022 3:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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