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Exceptional Learners

Support all exceptional learners with our professional development focused on meeting diverse needs and fostering growth. Our sessions provide educators with effective strategies to differentiate instruction and create inclusive environments that challenge and support every student. Enhance your teaching practices to ensure every learner reaches their full potential.

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Most Popular Sessions

  • Empowering Students

    Empowering Students Through Personalized Learning

    Transform your approach to teaching by moving beyond traditional engagement and differentiation to truly empower your students. This workshop will provide educators with actionable strategies to foster student empowerment through personalized learning, enhancing motivation, confidence, and achievement.

    In this session, learners will:

    • Learn how to shift focus from mere student engagement to deep student empowerment, using research-based best practices to inspire self-confidence and drive
    • Discover practical methods for refining differentiation practices and incorporating personalized learning techniques that give students voice and choice in their education
    • Explore sample lessons and strategies to effectively implement personalized learning in your classroom, including considerations for instructional design and classroom climate
    • Understand how to integrate social and emotional learning into personalized approaches to support holistic student development
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  • Teaching Gifted Kids

    Teaching Gifted Kids in Today’s Classroom

    Meet the learning needs of gifted students in a mixed abilities classroom—seamlessly and effectively with minimal preparation time.

    In this session, learners will:

    • Learn how to compact and differentiate skill work and new content
    • Support self-directed independent study
    • Support curriculum standards and increase curriculum rigor
    • Use assessments to help students demonstrate what they already know
    • Learn how to use technology for accelerated learning and to benefit twice-exceptional (2e) students

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  • Twice-Exceptional Learners

    Supporting Twice-Exceptional Learners in the Classroom

    Enhance your ability to support twice-exceptional (2e) students by understanding their unique needs and implementing effective strategies. This workshop will provide educators with practical tools to recognize, support, and advocate for students who are both gifted and face additional challenges. 

    In this session, learners will:

    • Gain insights into identifying and understanding the complexities of twice-exceptional students, including their strengths and challenges
    • Learn strategies for strength-based instruction, focusing on motivation, self-regulation, and executive functioning skills to support 2e learners
    • Discover effective accommodations and modifications for students with specific learning disabilities, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, processing difficulties, and mood disorders
    • Explore the essentials of advocating for 2e students, including navigating the IEP and Section 504 plans, and addressing the needs of diverse and at-risk learners
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Empowering Students Through Personalized Learning

Transform your approach to teaching by moving beyond traditional engagement and differentiation to truly empower your students. This workshop will provide educators with actionable strategies to foster student empowerment through personalized learning, enhancing motivation, confidence, and achievement.

In this session, learners will:

  • Learn how to shift focus from mere student engagement to deep student empowerment, using research-based best practices to inspire self-confidence and drive
  • Discover practical methods for refining differentiation practices and incorporating personalized learning techniques that give students voice and choice in their education
  • Explore sample lessons and strategies to effectively implement personalized learning in your classroom, including considerations for instructional design and classroom climate
  • Understand how to integrate social and emotional learning into personalized approaches to support holistic student development
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Teaching Gifted Kids in Today’s Classroom

Meet the learning needs of gifted students in a mixed abilities classroom—seamlessly and effectively with minimal preparation time.

In this session, learners will:

  • Learn how to compact and differentiate skill work and new content
  • Support self-directed independent study
  • Support curriculum standards and increase curriculum rigor
  • Use assessments to help students demonstrate what they already know
  • Learn how to use technology for accelerated learning and to benefit twice-exceptional (2e) students

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Supporting Twice-Exceptional Learners in the Classroom

Enhance your ability to support twice-exceptional (2e) students by understanding their unique needs and implementing effective strategies. This workshop will provide educators with practical tools to recognize, support, and advocate for students who are both gifted and face additional challenges. 

In this session, learners will:

  • Gain insights into identifying and understanding the complexities of twice-exceptional students, including their strengths and challenges
  • Learn strategies for strength-based instruction, focusing on motivation, self-regulation, and executive functioning skills to support 2e learners
  • Discover effective accommodations and modifications for students with specific learning disabilities, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, processing difficulties, and mood disorders
  • Explore the essentials of advocating for 2e students, including navigating the IEP and Section 504 plans, and addressing the needs of diverse and at-risk learners
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Author Keynotes

Dr. Dina Brulles, Ph.D.

Mary Lou Fulton Teacher’s College

Dr. Dina Brulles, Ph.D.

Mary Lou Fulton Teacher’s College

Dr. Dina Brulles is the gifted program coordinator at the Mary Lou Fulton Teacher’s College at Arizona State University and the former Director of Gifted Education at Paradise Valley Unified School District in Arizona. She recently served as NAGC’s Governance Secretary and as the board’s school district representative. Dr. Brulles’ work emphasizes and encourages equitable and inclusive identification practices and programming in gifted education.

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Emily Kircher-Morris, M.Ed.

Emily Kircher-Morris, M.Ed.

Emily Kircher-Morris, inspired by her own experiences as a twice-exceptional (2e) learner, is dedicated to supporting 2e children—including her own—in a way she wasn’t during her academic years. She currently practices as a licensed professional counselor, where she specializes in helping gifted, twice-exceptional, and neurodivergent children. Emily is the host of The Neurodiversity Podcast, which explores the psychological, educational, and social needs for enriching the lives of neurodivergent people.

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