Region 13's E-Campus

The Gifted and Talented

Pick 6 Series offers flexible, high-impact professional learning for educators who serve gifted learners. Each self-paced, 1-hour course transforms a GT workshop recording into an engaging learning experience that blends expert insights, reflection, and practical classroom applications. Select courses based on your interests, role, and annual professional development goals, allowing you to personalize your learning while meeting state GT training requirements.

 

How to Make Choice Boards Better

This session explores how educators can design choice boards that move beyond simple student choice to create purposeful, high-quality learning opportunities. Amber discusses research on gifted learners, common choice board formats, and strategies from gifted education experts Ian Byrd and Lisa Van Gemert for creating choice boards that foster depth, complexity, and engagement.

Learning Outcomes:

1. 1. 1. Identify ways learning menus can be structured to organize student choice while maintaining clear expectations for required and optional learning.

      2. Select and apply a learning menu structure that supports instructional goals while preserving meaningful student choice.