Annual Meeting
​October 16, 2021
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OATAG Annual Meeting and Special Presentation

Theme
"Reflection and Renewal: What comes next in gifted education?"​

  • What: OATAG Annual Meeting
  • When: October 16, 2021
  • Where: Zoom
  • Time: 9:00 to 12:00
  • Schedule (This Event will not be recorded)
    •  8:50  Audience sign in and greetings
    •  9:00 - 10:00 Breakout: Curiouser and Curiouser
    • 10:00 - 10:30 Membership meeting / Board Elections, Announcements
    • 10:30 - 11:30 Breakout: The Little Engine that Wouldn't: Underachievement and the Gifted Learner
    • 11:30 - 12:00 Get-together social
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Our Special Speaker is Lisa Van Gemert, M.ED.
​Using a combination of neuropsychology, pedagogy, experience, humor, technology and sheer fun, Lisa Van Gemert shares best practices in education with audiences around the world. She is an expert consult to television shows including Lifetime’s "Child Genius," and a writer of award-winning lesson plans, as well as numerous published articles on social psychology and pedagogy and four books, including the Legacy Award winning book, Perfectionism: A Practical Guide to Managing Never Good Enough. A former teacher, school administrator, and Youth & Education Ambassador for Mensa, she shares resources for educators and parents on her websites GiftedGuru.com & VocabularyLuau.com. Lisa and her husband Steve are the parents of a lot of sons and live in Arlington, Texas.
Her two "Breakouts" will be:
  • Curiouser & Curiouser:  If you want students to deepen their thinking, become more creative, and engage more fully in their learning, they've got to get more curious. This session shares how to do just that with specific strategies any teacher can use right away to excite curiosity in their students (and maybe even themselves!).
  • The Little Engine that Wouldn't:  Underachievement and the Gifted Learner
    They've got more potential than a Saturn 5 rocket engine loaded with fuel, but sometimes they just can't seem to launch into the greatness they're capable of. This session explores underachievement in a unique way, helping parents and teachers approach it from a practical perspective. Be prepared for a paradigm shift as we help students become the little engines that can and do.