TAGT Parent Conferences

Tools for Success Parent Mini-Conference TAGT Parent Conference in Austin

TAGT Parent Mini-Conference in Houston

January 28, 2012• Lone Star College, University Park

TAGT thanks all the parents who attended this event, as well as Saturday morning’s Summer Camp Expo, presented by the Houston Area Cooperative on the Gifted and Talented and the Southeast Cooperative for Gifted and Talented!

TAGT Annual Parent Conference in Austin

All Day Saturday, February 11, 2012 • Anderson High School, 8403 Mesa Drive, Austin • $45; $80 for couples
Register Online or Register by Mail or Fax (PDF)
Print the PDF Flyer

Includes the first-ever meeting of the NEW TAGT Parent Division

Preliminary Schedule

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Registration and Exhibit Area Open
9:00 – 10:05 a.m. Welcome/General Session/Keynote Address
10:05 – 10:30 a.m. Networking and Exhibits Open
10:35 – 11:35 a.m. Breakout Session #1
11:35 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. Lunch / Exhibit Area Open
12:50 – 1:50 p.m. Breakout Session #2
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Breakout Session #3
3:00 – 3.30 p.m. Guided Discussions and Q&A (Roundtables)

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: It Isn't Always Easy Being Gifted!
Dr. Patricia Gatto-Walden, Psychologist and Consultant for the Gifted
Parents are overwhelmed by the demands and multi-faceted needs of their gifted children. Incorporating over three decades of experience working with thousands of gifted and profoundly gifted children and adults, Dr. Gatto-Walden will respond to parents spoken and unspoken concerns as she provides practical tools and strategies that enhance your child's well-being.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS (Download the full PDF schedule)

  • Support for Parents of the Gifted — Len Avecilla, TAGT 3rd Vice-President
  • Stressed Out! — Elisa Denkler, Round Rock ISD
  • Twice Exceptional: The Intersection of Giftedness and Learning Disabilities — Timothy Gangwer, Visual Teaching Alliance
  • Tuning Parental Skills Toward Family Harmony — Dr. Patricia Gatto-Walden, Psychologist/Consultant for the Gifted
  • The Only Hard Word is One that You Don’t Know — Dr. Sheila Griffith, Knowsys Educational Services
  • Understanding Overexcitabilities — Raine Maggio, Lake Travis ISD
  • 10 Things Not to Say to Your Gifted Child — Michelle Swain, Round Rock ISD
  • Texas Education Agency: Gifted Education and Advanced Academics — Debbie Smith, Texas Education Agency
  • Gifted Is Not One Size Fits All: The Five Levels of Giftedness — Stacia Taylor, Texas Parents of the Profoundly Gifted
  • Supporting Creative Thinkers at Home — Debi Torres, Austin ISD
  • 21st Century Gifted Parenting — Len Avecilla, TAGT 3rd Vice-President
  • Stressed Out! — Elisa Denkler, Round Rock ISD
  • Critical/Creative Learning and Six Methods of Visual Learning — Timothy Gangwer, Visual Teaching Alliance
  • College Readiness Timeline: Not Just for Secondary Students — Dr. Sheila Griffith, Knowsys Educational Services
  • Positive Entertainment: Images of Gifted Kids in Film and Literature — Donna Hulsey, ACE Academy
  • Understanding Overexcitabilities — Raine Maggio, Lake Travis ISD
  • Guiding Your Gifted Reader — Sheila Mulbry, Round Rock ISD
  • Family Relationships and the Gifted Child: Techniques for Staying Sane — Barbara Swicord, Summer Institute for the Gifted
  • Finding Pots of Gold: Peer Relations and the Gifted Child — Stacia Taylor, Texas Parents of the Profoundly Gifted
  • Intelligence Does Not Equal Maturity — Debi Torres, Austin ISD
  • The Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Children: Friends and Fitting In, Perfectionism, Underachievement, and much more… — Natalie Freeburg, Parent, ACE Academy, and Len Avecilla, TAGT 3rd Vice-President
  • Critical/Creative Learning and Six Methods of Visual Learning — Timothy Gangwer, Visual Teaching Alliance
  • Unstuck in the Middle: The Gifted Child in Middle School — Rodney Jones, Austin ISD
  • The Special Challenges of the Gifted Family— Karen Langdon, ACE Academy
  • Perfectionism: When Being Good Can Really Be Bad— Raine Maggio, Lake Travis ISD
  • Guiding Your Gifted Reader— Sheila Mulbry, Round Rock ISD
  • Ideas for Parents of Gifted Children — Nicole Shannon, Round Rock ISD
  • 10 Things Not to Say to Your Gifted Child — Michelle Swain, Round Rock ISD
  • Helping Gifted Kids Deal with Global Issues — Debi Torres, Austin ISD
  • Go for the Gold: TAGT Scholarship Programs — Tracy Weinberg, TAGT

Campus Map (Parking):

Park on Cima Serena Drive

The annual TAGT Parent Conference is a day-long conference for parents of gifted children that focuses on the critical issues and necessary skills for parenting gifted children. Usually held at a local school or training facility in late winter following the TAGT Professional Development Conference, this event typically attracts two to three hundred parents. This year, TAGT will also present a half-day mini-conference in Houston.