2019 WCGTC World Conference

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4.5.9 Professional Learning and Families: Working with Teachers to Create Learning Opportunities for Parents

Communities and parents are an essential piece to providing an exemplary educational experience for students, but engaging them is a common struggle within K-12 schools. In this session, administrators and teachers will walk away with an understanding of how to help teachers create gifted professional learning opportunities for their parents and communities using a three-prong engagement sustainability approach. Participants will leave with an educational toolbox including strategies such as parent seminars, topical book studies, gifted parent support groups, and community outreach as well as a blueprint of how to train teachers to use these strategies.

Author(s):

Katie Lewis
klewis15@ycp.edu
York College of Pennsylvania
United States

   

Katie D. Lewis, Ed.D., is an assistant professor at York College of Pennsylvania. She teaches undergraduate early elementary education courses, and she also serves as program coordinator for Secondary Education, Post-Baccalaureate and Transfer students. Dr. Lewis has 5 years of experience teaching in public schools where she served as grade chair, lead science teacher, gifted cluster teacher and mentor to student teachers. She serves as Past-Chair for the TAGT Research Division and as NAGC Professional Development Network Chair. Her research interests include teacher preparation programs, motivation, and the underrepresentation of gifted English language learners.

Angela Novak
novaka17@ecu.edu
East Carolina University
United States

   

Angela Novak, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor and AIG Program Coordinator at East Carolina University. She previously worked in both the public education sector in grades K-8 and in central office, and the private non-profit sector, with a gifted summer program. Angela earned her MA from The University of Connecticut and her Ph.D. from The College of William and Mary, both in gifted education. She is the Past Chair and Program Chair of the Professional Development Network of NAGC and is the Co-Editor of a three-volume service publication with NAGC on professional learning in gifted education.

 



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