Abby Noel Winterbrook, M.A.T.

Using her just-published book, co-written with her mother, beloved Christine Winterbrook, Ed.D., Gifted Women: On Becoming Ourselves, Abby will lead an exploration of the development, characteristics, and a variety of other factors relevant to gifted women throughout their lifespan.

Discussion will include strategies and resources to help gifted girls and women accept their unique identities. This presentation will include a question and answer session related to Gifted Women: On Becoming Ourselves.

Abby Noel Winterbrook is a doctoral candidate in the Ed.D. in Curriculum & Instruction Specializing in Gifted Education program at the University of Denver. She is currently a High School Ceramics Teacher in Issaquah, Washington. 

Please join us for this event! 
You are invited to a Zoom Session for The GHF Gifted Home Education Conference: Celebrating the Gifted / 2e Family. (Link leads to the event in the GHF Forum – Member Content)
When: Sunday June 5, 2022 12:00pm Pacific / 3:00pm Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: GHF Press – Gifted Women

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Mike Postma, Ed.D

Gifted and multi-exceptional Individuals may struggle with asynchronous development (socio-emotional vs. intellectual) due to an intense limbic system. It is therefore extremely important that they be taught the skills needed to close that gap through a metacognitive process of positive self-recognition/self-development. This presentation will review the importance of metacognition and provide strategies for narrowing the gap.

Due to intense sensory prints (epigenetics), the individual’s limbic system is vulnerable to being overloaded resulting in a tendency to react to stimuli in an emotional (fight, flight, freeze) manner rather than a rational one. This ‘asynchrony’ can be on full display whenever the individual encounters resistance in any number of settings, which, in turn, can serve to alienate the child from peers and even adults leading to the inevitable question: “What’s wrong with me?” This is why it is imperative for g/2e children, teens, and even adults, to engage in a metacognitive process of what it means to be “them.” Beginning with neurobiology, I teach g/2e individuals how their brain grows and interacts with the rest of their body and why they may be more vulnerable to intense feelings, emotions, and actions. This is followed by a series of strategies designed to build up those innate ‘superpowers’ to a point of positive rumination, acceptance, and ultimately, self-worth. This session will identify how and why metacognition is one of the primary factors needed for neurodiverse individuals to lead a healthy, fulfilling life.

Dr. Michael Postma is the former Executive Director of SENG (Supporting the Emotional Needs of Gifted) and is the current President of Gifted & Thriving, LLC. Dr. Postma has worked in the field of gifted in a variety of roles for the past 24 years. He lives in Bellingham, WA along with his wife Julie and three neurodivergent young adults.

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You are invited to a Zoom Session for The GHF Gifted Home Education Conference: Celebrating the Gifted / 2e Family. (Link leads to the event in the GHF Forum – Member Content)
When: Sunday June 5, 2022 1:45pm Pacific / 4:45pm Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Harri James and Jordan O’Kelley

Join us for a 15-minute excerpt of the documentary, “O’Kelley Legends: 2e Behinds the Scenes,” followed by a panel discussion with the producer-parent, star-student, & 2e researcher-host perspectives on the importance of mentors. We all know about the importance of mentors, yet often have very different ideas of who and what constitutes a great mentor. Listen directly to three different mentor perspectives and engage with our panelists.

Presenter Harri James O’Kelley is a parent, 2e & Gifted Advocate, filmmaker, & storyteller, whose most rewarding and inspiring job is being a mom to her three 2e children.  With her family, she started The O’Kelley Lab to support novel ideas & approaches, such as Mime as Therapy, the Keys to Reward behavior chart, & the “O’Kelley Legends” monologues project.

Presenter Jordan O’Kelley is a 17 year old college junior at Cal State LA, majoring in Physics.  Jordan enrolled in college at age 14 through CSULA’s Early Entrance Program. Diagnosed with autism at four years old, and identified as gifted at age ten, Jordan has become an advocate for 2e (“twice exceptional”) education and neurodiverse individuals.

Please join us for this event! 
You are invited to a Zoom Session for The GHF Gifted Home Education Conference: Celebrating the Gifted / 2e Family. (Link leads to the event in the GHF Forum – Member Content)
When: Sunday June 5, 2022 3pm Pacific / 6pm Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: O’Kelley Legends: 2e Behind the Scenes documentary Excerpt and Discussion – Mentors are Key: Parental, Researcher and Student Perspectives.

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Barry Gelston, M.Ed

Mr. Gelston will lead a workshop designed to encourage families to discuss creating a functional, psychologically safe workspace for their children to learn math. Strategies will be shared to empower both parents and their learners to navigate math successfully while feeling comfortable and secure.

Whether it be for exclusively homeschooling or after-school homework, we as parents have an opportunity to modify the learning environment to ensure that our children can have all of their unique needs met. In this workshop, Mr. Gelston will lead a discussion on several areas: 

1. What do we as parents need to do to make a psychologically safe learning environment for ourselves and our children? 
2. How can we make the physical environment comfortable and appropriate for learning? What are my child’s particular sensory and motor needs? 
3. What are assistive technologies and how can we use them for our children’s unique needs? Does my child need support with reading, writing, and or organization?

There will be an additional question asked in the GHF Forum for families to share tools and resources with each other and to continue the conversation for after the conference is over. 

Presenter Barry Gelston, M.Ed. is the Board President of GHF, guiding its mission to empower every gifted family to make strategic, proactive, and intentional educational choices.

Currently, Mr. Gelston is a doctoral student at Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity in Education whose focus is on supporting gifted and 2e families. Barry holds an M.Ed. in math education from Cambridge College.

Please join us for this event! 
You are invited to a Zoom Session for The GHF Gifted Home Education Conference: Celebrating the Gifted / 2e Family. (Link leads to the event in the GHF Forum – Member Content)
When: Saturday June 4, 2022 8:30am / 11:30am Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Saturday, Day 2: Making Space for 2e Math Learning

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Adriane Ransom, OTD, MA, OTR/L, SWC

Under-identification, misdiagnosis and misunderstanding gifted/2e children runs rampant across all checkpoints, from the classroom to the doctor’s office to the home. Consequences from under-identification of gifted and 2e students and the resulting lack of interventions include failure to thrive, average or below average reading and mathematics achievement, boredom, rebellion, underachievement, dropping out, inappropriate or disruptive classroom behavior, and/or social withdrawal. Adriane, owner of the highly regarded Bloom Pediatrics in West Los Angeles, invites you to learn the distinguishing characteristics of giftedness/2e and recognize how these characteristics impact behavior, particularly in young children, and will give you tools and strategies for you to teach your children to improve their self-regulation and social participation. You will also learn about obtaining referrals, including for occupational therapy, and building a village tailored to your family’s particular needs.

Adriane is a pediatric occupational therapist and owner of Bloom Pediatrics in West Los Angeles. She has over 20 years of experience in working with children who are gifted or 2e. Adriane received her Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from Boston University (2022), Master of Arts in Occupational Therapy from the University of Southern California (2000), and Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh (1997).

Please join us for this event! 
You are invited to a Zoom Session for The GHF Gifted Home Education Conference: Celebrating the Gifted / 2e Family. (Link leads to the event in the GHF Forum – Member Content)
When: Saturday June 4, 2022 9:45am / 12:45pm Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Saturday: Ensuring Early Identification and Intervention for Gifted and 2e Children

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