Gifted Facilitator/Gifted Math Interventionist/Parent of Gifted DCSDK12/ Redstone Elementary School Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States
Short Description: Parents embarking on a journey with gifted children are navigating a new community in a different language. As educators, we can help break down communication barriers, enabling purposeful positive partnerships between professionals and parents. In this interactive session, gain practical strategies to foster collaboration, empower parents, and build a shared language of gifted education—ensuring every gifted child thrives.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will identify at least three common challenges faced by families of gifted children when navigating the educational system, specifically related to terminology, advocacy, and finding community.
Participants will reflect on their own current practices in communicating with families and identify one area for potential growth in building more effective partnerships to support gifted students.
Participants will outline actionable steps they can take within their own school or classroom to improve parent engagement and strengthen school-family partnerships in support of gifted learners.
