Webinar with the Colorado Association of Gifted and Talented
Just in time for Women’s History Month, CAGT is proud to offer this session on Teaching Women’s and Gender Studies (WGST) in the gifted classroom. Gifted learners frequently present with emotional/empathetic depth, a heightened sense of justice, and an astute awareness of social and global issues. These traits make Women’s and Gender Studies a compelling exploration for the gifted classroom. However, as in general education, Women’s and Gender Studies (WGST) is often missing from K-12 gifted programming. Our speakers for this month, Kathryn Fishman-Weaver and Jill Clingan, are passionate about filling this critical gap in curriculum and practice. Their recent book series on teaching WGST in the middle and high school classroom is rooted in representation, equity, and inclusion. In this dynamic Facebook Live session, they connect this work to gifted learners specifically. Join us for this important conversation. Leave with actionable ideas related to agency, voice, action research, and celebration in your gifted programs
Celebrating Black History Month in the Classroom
Did you know Black History month was originally intended to be a culminating event after a full year of study? How can we engage in this practice by celebrating Black history in our classrooms all year long? This course, prepared by Dr. Kathryn Fishman-Weaver and Dr. Adrian Chanel Clifton, focuses on strategies for celebrating Black history through poetry, art, music, innovation, and story. This course offers a brief overview of the history on Black History Month in the U.S. and then moves swiftly into ways to make the themes come alive through an integrated celebration and study in your own classrooms. The facilitators also break down resistance (the 2023 BHM theme) as a teaching concept and challenge learners to think of “joy as resistance.” K-12 educators will leave this course with powerful new ideas to put into practice.
Webinar with Prufrock Press on When Your Child Learns Differently
This webinar focuses on helping families and school communities collaborate to support students who learn differently and/or navigate special education services. Advocating for a child who learns differently can sometimes feel like an isolating and daunting task, but attendees of this webinar will leave equipped with practical suggestions, policy knowledge, and an empowering reminder that they are not alone.
Recorded on September 29, 2020.
Radio Friends with Paul Pepper
“I wanted the book to be practical. I wanted the book to talk through the IEP process: through identification, annual meetings, navigating goals, policies, accommodations and modifications, and I wanted to write it in a way that makes sense, is accessible.” — KATHRYN FISHMAN-WEAVER, author of ‘When Your Child Learns Differently’ April 13, 2020
Book Launch and Inclusion Celebration
In addition to literary goodness, our event at Skylark Bookshop included a resource fair with CoMO SEPTA and Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders and performances by both the DanceAbility and Special Olympics Missouri dance teams.
Enjoy our overview and then pick up your own copy of Dr. KFW’s new book “When Your Child Learns Differently.”
Mind Matters Podcast: Social Connections and Self-Care at School
A Conversation with Emily Kirsher-Morris
“For even the most academically successful student, the social aspect of school can be incredibly stressful. When you add the complexity of being gifted or twice-exceptional,
Thank you Emily and The Mind Matters Podcast for inviting me for this important conversation.
3-Minute Podcast: Talking about Courage
The last 90 seconds of this 3-minute podcast may be the best thing you hear all day. As a researcher and author, my work explores how courage and storytelling can transform schools. So when my favorite seven-year asked if I would join her for a conversation about courage, my heart sang
HerTomorrow: Unmasking Four Big Achievement Myths
“HerTomorrow Columbia 2018’s Dr. Kathryn Fishman-Weaver shares the results of years of research that truly unmasked myths our culture has thought to be true for years. Find out if you believe some of these myths!”
Thank you for the HerTomorrow community for the invitation to share these ideas.
Cultivating Courage in Schools
Why do we need courage in schools? What does it look like to cultivate courage in our schools? Check out this video originally prepared for a Speaker’s Series Lecture at Colégio Damas (Recifie, Pernambuco)