TAGT Book Study Series

 

Teaching Gifted Multilingual Learners with Depth and Complexity

February 4–25, 2025

Who is a gifted multilingual learner and how can educators play a role in their identification?  What are their social and emotional needs and how can educators address them?  How can educators structure curriculum and instruction to simultaneously meet both the learning and language needs of gifted multilingual learners? 
 
Teaching Gifted Multilingual Learners (MLs) with Depth and Complexity is the first resource of its kind to provide practical answers to these questions. This author-lead book study with Marcy Voss will show how to combine best practices in gifted education with best practices in education for multilingual learners to identify and serve these students.
 
Tools and information will be provided to help educators become talent scouts in the gifted identification process. Strategies will be shared to meet the social and emotional needs of these students. Guidance and examples of how to combine sheltered instruction with Depth and Complexity will help participants simultaneously meet these students’ language and learning needs. Participants will leave with practical ideas to identify and serve their gifted multilingual learners.



About the Author
During Marcy Voss' 36 years in public education, Marcy coordinated G/T and BL/ESL Programs, served on the TAGT Board, and was Chair of the TEA GT Advisory Council. Marcy currently serves as Facilitator for the TAGT ELP, Chair of the NABE GT/Bilingual SIG, and Advisory Board member for NCRGE Project EAGLE. Marcy created the Academic Language Cards, Q3 Cards, and TALK Cards. She is co-author of Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Gifted Education.
 

• Identify gifted multilingual learners using a checklist of characteristics
• Structure classroom interaction so that gifted multilingual learners’ social and emotional needs are met
• Create activities and lessons that require multilingual learners to use academic vocabulary to listen, speak, read, and write while also thinking in more in-depth, complex ways
• Advocate for the needs of gifted multilingual learners

Meeting Dates: 

Tuesday, February 4 | 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. CST
Session 1: Chapters 1-2
Who are gifted multilingual learners and how can educators identify them?

Tuesday, February | 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. CST
Session 2: Chapter 3
What are the social and emotional needs of gifted multilingual learners and how can educators meet these needs?

Tuesday, February 18 | 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. CST
Session 4: Chapter 4
How can educators simultaneously meet both language and learning needs of gifted multilingual learners using sheltered instruction with Depth and Complexity?

Tuesday, February 25 | 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. CST
Session 4: Chapter 4 Lesson Planning
How can educators develop activities and lessons that incorporate both sheltered instruction and Depth and Complexity?