ELP Class of 2022-2023
Personal Goal and Action Plan
The Personal Goal and Action Plan form will be used to develop a personal goal and action plan to hone a leadership skill or gain knowledge and expertise in an area of need related to the gifted program in your school district. Possible ideas include: create a plan to improve communications with G/T parents, develop a recommendation to improve district identification of G/T students from poverty, or develop a professional development plan for both new and existing classroom and G/T teachers in the district.
TAGT Connect
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Session Recordings, Resources, and Handouts--To Come!
August 24, 2022, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Online Session: Meet the ELP 2022-2023 Class
Participants get to know one another and get more information about the program
September 14, 2022, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Online Session: "Perception vs. Reality: Guiding Campuses to Align with District Improvement Plans through Self-Reflection and Guided Goal Setting"
Presenter: Midge Mohler, District Instructional Specialist for Social Studies and Advanced Academics, Southwest ISD
August 24, 2022, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Online Session: Meet the ELP 2022-2023 Class
Participants get to know one another and get more information about the program
September 14, 2022, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Online Session: "Perception vs. Reality: Guiding Campuses to Align with District Improvement Plans through Self-Reflection and Guided Goal Setting"
Presenter: Midge Mohler, District Instructional Specialist for Social Studies and Advanced Academics, Southwest ISD
October 12, 2022, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Online Session: Parent and Community Involvement
Online Session: Parent and Community Involvement
November 16, 2022, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Online Session: Solutions for Professional Learning
November 30 – December 2, 2022
giftED22, TAGT Annual Conference (Houston, TX)
Three-day registration included in program fee; ELP participants will meet in person and will be provided with suggested sessions based on personal goals and common challenges. Leadership session also to be provided by leadership trainer or other leadership expert. Please plan for ELP training the morning of November 30.
Online Session: Solutions for Professional Learning
November 30 – December 2, 2022
giftED22, TAGT Annual Conference (Houston, TX)
Three-day registration included in program fee; ELP participants will meet in person and will be provided with suggested sessions based on personal goals and common challenges. Leadership session also to be provided by leadership trainer or other leadership expert. Please plan for ELP training the morning of November 30.
January 18, 2023, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Online Session: Building Inclusive Gifted Programs to Enfranchise and Empower All Gifted Learners
Online Session: Building Inclusive Gifted Programs to Enfranchise and Empower All Gifted Learners
February 1, 2023, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. *OPTIONAL BONUS SESSION*
Online Session: Juggling Multiple Hats
February 15, 2023, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Online Session: Academic Acceleration: An Introduction
Online Session: Juggling Multiple Hats
February 15, 2023, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Online Session: Academic Acceleration: An Introduction
March 26-28, 2023
TAGT Leadership Conference
Roundtable Session: Questions and Answers with Mentors
Full registration included in program fee. ELP participants and mentors will meet in person to do roundtables and conversation about questions they have for the larger group of mentors.
Official graduation/recognition will be conducted at this event.
April 19, 2022, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Online Session: Wrap-Up and Final Experiences/What You Learned/Gained From Action Plans
June 4-6, 2023
TAGT Gifted+Equity Conference
Roundtable Session: Meet-Up and Reflection Time
Full registration included in program fee. ELP participants and mentors will meet casually in person to do roundtables and conversation about what they have learned from the event.
Video Library
- Lynette Breedlove: “How to Sustain a G/T Program”
- Overview of the Texas State Plan for New Coordinators
- Forming an Advisory Council
- Help! Resources for New G/T Coordinators
Program Planning
- Texas Education Agency, Gifted Talented Education website - (including State Plan, Q&A Document, Guiding Questions for Program Review, and additional links)
- Texas G/T Program Implementation Resource
- TAGT Program Evaluation Resources
- TAGT Advocacy Resources
- NAGC Resources for Administrators
- Characteristics of Effective Gifted Education Plans?
- Equity in Gifted/Talented Education
- Davidson Institute (see Assessment)
- Expanding the View of Giftedness
- Teacher guide for understanding G/T children with disabilities
- Identifying G/T English Language Learners
- Impact of Poverty on High Ability Learners
- Commonly used targeted screeners
- J. Taylor Education Depth & Complexity Resources
- Texas Performance Standards Project
- Gifted and Talented Teacher Toolkit I
- Gifted and Talented Teacher Toolkit II
Mentor Resources:
Professional Development
- NAGC Professional Development Standards
- J Taylor Depth & Complexity Recources I
- J Taylor Depth & Complexity Recources II (eBooks)
- TAGT Best Practice for Professional Development Guide