Description
“Twice Exceptional: The Intersection of Giftedness & Learning Disabilities” provides you with a plethora of insightful information, plus easy to implement activities for your classroom.
In this 1-hour course, you will learn:
- What it means to be Twice Exceptional(2E)
- The strengths and challenges associated with 2E learners
- The importance of collaborating with Special Education
- Specific disabilities that will help you identify your 2E learners
- The importance of music in creating “Atmospheric wallpaper”
- 15 steps to cultivate lifelong learning
Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
This course is aligned with 2016 ODE Teacher Competencies d, e, and NAGC Teacher Preparation Standards 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 5.5.
Presenter Bio
Timothy Gangwer is a pioneer in the field of visual learning and a dedicated educator of 26 years. He has served as visual literacy consultant to the Ministry of Education, Paris, France; Ministry of Education, Toranomon, Japan; Mediterranean Association of International Schools, Casablanca, Morocco; Association of International Schools in Africa, Abidjan, Ivory Coast; and as a trainer for the United States Department of Education’s National Diffusion Network. He is an international keynote speaker, educational consultant, and the director and co-founder of the Visual Teaching Alliance. A former elementary teacher of students with learning disabilities, he is also an award-winning digital artist and songwriter.
al – LA VEGA ISD (verified owner) –
Sometime a disability is not what it seems.
Danette – WACO ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting presentation in a “think out of the box” style. I enjoyed learning about the twice exceptional student and gained some good ideas and strategies for helping them achieve success in their schooling.
Erika – RAYMONDVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Found it very interesting.
Rebecca – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
highly informative and helped clarify misconceptions.
Sherryl – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
Some of the advice was more personally philosophical than what I was looking for. I prefer the more practical approach. But there was information about some of the disabilities that I didn’t know.
Matthew – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
There are a lot of excellent approaches highlighted in this course review
Melinda – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent!
Alice – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
SUSANA R – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very informative and detailed. I really like the real world examples/stories that he gave to help us to relate.
Elizabeth – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
Good review of different learning styles