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S2, E11: Discussion of the Reggio Emilia Method

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Molly Hood Discusses the Reggio Emilia Method

Molly Hood is the founder of Imaginarium Homeschooling. It is a project for student lead project based learning guided by expert mentors. Molly is the parent of two gifted children, boy/girl twins. She hold a Masters Degree in Education from the University of Pennsylvania and a Graduate Certificate in Reggio Emilia Studies from Antioch University.

The Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education views young children as individuals who are curious about their world and have the powerful potential to learn from all that surrounds them. Educational, psychological, and sociological influences are important factors to consider in understanding children and working to stimulate learning in appropriate ways. Reggio teachers employ strategies such as exposing children to a wide variety of educational opportunities that encourage self-expression, communication, logical thinking, and problem-solving.

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When: December 27 , 2021 03:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Cultivating Awareness and Acceptance for the Neurodivergent

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S2, E10: Cultivating Awareness and Acceptance for the Neurodivergent

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Andrea Finnegan, Yale School of Nursing Co-Director of Operation House Call & Doctoral Student at Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity

Andrea brings a driven, compassionate approach to her work and teaching philosophy. Much of her desire to create a paradigm shift in society for twice-exceptionality and disability is credited to her ongoing personal experience as a devoted mother of multiple twice exceptional children with very different talents, learning styles and challenges.

Currently, Andrea serves as Co-Director and Parent Instructor for Operation House Call at the Yale School of Nursing. The OHC program uses families to support health care professionals in building confidence, interest and sensitivity in their work with individuals who have intellectual and/or developmental differences. (Operation House Call, 2016). It has been her passion to educate for better understanding of individuals whose neurological profiles don’t fit the standard textbook protocol in medical professions. These individuals have what is referred to as “IDD”, an umbrella term for a wide variety of intellectual and developmental differences. Yale graduate nursing students are taught how to think and treat these “outside of the box” patients with confidence in this program by using families as teachers.

Aside from teaching, Andrea is currently a doctoral student at the Bridges School of Cognitive Diversity in Education. Andrea earned her M.S. Ed at Southern Connecticut State University and served as a second and third grade teacher of a progressive education methodology classroom in the Clinton Public School System. It was in this inclusive, multi-age classroom that she was able to provide the support and growth for twice exceptional students, as well as those students solely with a disability. She continues to use this methodology today in her teachings at the graduate school level. In her Madison, CT community, Andrea is working on piloting an educational program called “In My Shoes” with the Madison Youth & Family Services assistant director. The In My Shoes program provides engaging lessons that cultivate awareness and acceptance for disabled and neuro-divergent individuals. Classes includes fun, hands-on lessons and counseling discussions on how children can be better friends to those who have differences. The most current class taught was focused on neurodiversity, teaching students how it may feel to have dyslexia, autism and AHDA. Its mission is to foster understanding, empathy and better supportive peer relationships, as well as teach students.

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When: November 19, 2021 03:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Cultivating Awareness and Acceptance for the Neurodivergent

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S2, E8: Supporting Twice-Exceptional Learners

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Emily Kircher-Morris, LPC

President and founder of the Gifted Support Network and inspired by her own experience as a twice-exceptional (2e) learner, Emily Kircher- Morris, M.A., M.Ed., LPC, is dedicated to supporting 2e children in a way she wasn’t during her academic years.

Emily has taught in gifted classrooms, has been a school counselor, and is now in private practice as a licensed professional counselor, where she specializes in helping gifted and twice-exceptional kids.

She is also the host of The Neurodiversity Podcast, which explores issues related to neurodiversity throughout the lifespan. Emily lives near St. Louis, Missouri.

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When: August 27, 2021 03:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Supporting Twice-Exceptional Learners

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S2, E7: Dr. Erinn Fears Floyd. Increasing Racial Equity in Gifted Education Programs with Cultural Responsiveness and Social Justice

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Dr. Erinn Fears Floyd

Dr. Erinn Fears Floyd is a Gifted Education, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Scholar who serves as Director of Training and Partnership Development for The Consortium for Inclusion of Underrepresented Racial Groups in Gifted Education (I-URGGE).

Dr. Floyd is former Director of Professional Learning for the National Association for Gifted Children and State Director of Gifted Education for the Alabama Department of Education. She has over twenty-eight (28) years of experience as a Classroom Teacher, Grade Level Leader, Gifted Specialist, School Improvement Specialist, Alabama Reading Initiative-Project for Adolescent Literacy Coach, District Gifted Education Coordinator, Assistant Principal, and state and national education leader. She has provided professional learning for educators and school leaders in Alabama, nationally, and internationally.

Dr. Floyd is an inaugural recipient of the National Association for Gifted Children’s Dr. Mary Frasier Teacher Scholarship for Diverse Talent Development. Dr. Floyd is a member of the Board of Trustees for her alma mater the Alabama School of Fine Arts. Dr. Floyd is Founder of Equity and Excellence in Education, LLC, which provides professional learning and academic support to educators and students.

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When: July 16, 2021 03:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Increasing Racial Equity in Gifted Education Programs with Cultural Responsiveness and Social Justice

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S2, E9: Suki Wessling, Writer and Educator. Teaching to strengths rather than focusing on weaknesses.

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Suki Wessling, writer and educator.

When I was raising my own children, I learned about the special education approach of teaching to strengths rather than focusing on weaknesses. Ever since, this has been my approach, and I believe it results in more confident, self-directed learners.

Suki Wessling is a writer of widely published poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. She has worked as a college English teacher, small press publisher, graphic designer, and journalist. Suki writes about gifted children, education, and homeschooling, with an emphasis on serving the emotional and academic needs of unusual learners. Her books, From School to Homeschool (Great Potential Press) and Exploring Homeschooling for your Gifted Learner (National Association for Gifted Children), introduce parents seeking alternative educational approaches for their gifted children to the basics of homeschooling. Her book, Homeschool with Confidence, is a goal-setting guide for teens that she uses in connection with her online goal-setting courses for teens. Suki is also the author of Hanna, Homeschooler, a chapter book. Suki teaches writing, literature, and education classes for children and adults in person and online at Athena’s Advanced Academy. She writes a blog about learning for children at http://kidblog.sukiwessling.com/ and one for adults at http://blog.sukiwessling.com/.

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When: September 17, 2021 03:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Teaching to strengths rather than focusing on weaknesses with Suki Wessling

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