#gtchat Archive
Global #gtchat Powered by TAGT is a weekly chat on Twitter that takes place on Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT and 5 p.m. PT in the U.S. For one hour, parents, educators, advocates and experts in the field of gifted and talented gather to share resources, links, authentic life experiences and insights about gifted issues.
Tuesday May 3, 2016
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Welcome to Global Gifted and Talented Chat Powered by the Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented
Our topic today is “Inspiring Gifted Kids through Emerging Technologies”
Before we begin, please tell us where you’re from and introduce yourself!
I’m Lisa Conrad ~ moderator, advocate, presenter, blogger & mother of 2 gifted young adults from Pittsburgh, PA
Hi Jo Freitag from Gifted Resources and Sprite's Site Victoria Australia here on Wednesday 10.00 am for
Hi Lisa! Carolyn K. here, director of Hoagies' Gifted, Inc and mom to 2 gifted young adults. How are you tonight?
Hi, Carolyn! Doing great!
Good evening! I'm Cait, a G&T and Enrichment Specialist Teacher from Long Beach (Long Island), New York! Great topic tn!
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Hi Carolyn (waving over the waters)
Jeremy from CT, parent & education person thingie. advocate.
Cathy Koos from Melbourne, Florida
A1) Robotics, 3D printing, virtual realities - all very exciting!
a1) 3d printers, everything they can do with smartphones, online games... but also STEAM, with the arts, so important to add
Jennine Zepeda from San Antonio, TX
A1) Emerging tech includes AI, cyber security, biotech, big data, space exploration, synthetic engineering.
A1) Technology can be two things for us. Technology of process and technology of gadgets, computers etc.
A1) careers will involve quantum computing, digital telepathy, algorithmic personality detection
A1) chnology of process is where we are investing our resources. One is what we call “The Science of the Self”
A1) It’s important to realize that development of these technologies is on an exponential trajectory; years, not decades.
A1: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, tech jobs related to are the fastest growing
Yes I admit I found the video a bit scary! Exciting but scary too
A1) we bland this tech of process & gadgets/online. That’s the future in our opinion. Most kiss the process. Theres ~55yr research.
A1) Wow, I'm totally learning rather than answering this question. What a great time to be a kid.
Me, too! Lots of implications!
Yep, parent here, lurking to learn *waves hi*
A1 cont.: Gifted Ss can be inspired to use their problem solving strategies to help solve environmental issues using technology
Yep! Couldn't agree more. https://t.co/l3vzuWooa1
A1) Wow, I'm totally learning rather than answering this question. What a great time to be a kid.
My Project-Based Learning page https://t.co/Z1RTej3WkY Find a problem in the neighborhood & solve it. https://t.co/Qm4gxsXpVT
A1 cont.: Gifted Ss can be inspired to use their problem solving strategies to help solve environmental issues using technology
A2) Augmented reality, virtual field trips, 3D printing, cloud computing, digital libraries; all poised to disrupt how we learn.
A2) Traditional education is set to be revolutionized; teachers will be facilitators, not lecturers.
My students have been fascinated with tech and robotics in relation to space exploration on Mars!
A2) Biometrics will allow teachers to track student comprehension; viable reason to differentiate instruction.
Teachers will have access to professors and mentors worldwide to enhance their facilitation of learning
Sorry I'm late! Candace from Coppell ISD here! Excited about the topic!
Yes, yes and yes! https://t.co/mdQyQQcB8K
Teachers will have access to professors and mentors worldwide to enhance their facilitation of learning
makers spaces are awesome! We work out of one as our business location!
A2) Game-based learning will aid not only in how Ss learn, but opportunity for brightest Ss to create & design the games.
A2: The possibilities are endless. It's important for the Gifted teacher to be a risk-teacher and allow students to take the lead.
Yes! Working on making this a reality now. https://t.co/AfpGIpfmWi
Teachers will have access to professors and mentors worldwide to enhance their facilitation of learning
A2) Utilizing online education such as available in Second Life to create global classrooms.
A3 By the time they reach working age, so many careers will be technology careers, or steeped in technology
Although the maker movement isn't all about technology, aspects of it (3d printing, app creations, robotics, etc. prep Ls for future.
Exactly! https://t.co/UU0fRLzkZ4
A3 By the time they reach working age, so many careers will be technology careers, or steeped in technology
A3: Students should think of themselves as scientist, artists, computer programmers, engineers.
A3) To focus on the future. Also the same reason to expose them to all careers: demonstrating the options. https://t.co/QreSzrwkxF
A3) Top 10 career choices (2-12 y.o.) are positions highly visible in their everyday lives and in the media.
A3) We do not know exactly the future careers we are preparing students to follow but technology will certainly be part of it
A3) Passion follows exposure; allow kids to experience the possibilities of tech careers.
A3) Early intro to allows creation of skill sets over a longer period of time & inspires them before ‘nerd’ factor sets in.
A2: 3D printing, Genius Hour, student-centered project based learning models all inspire our GT students.
Yes! We include exploration for this very reason in our curriculum. https://t.co/afYSxiRDEm
A3) Top 10 career choices (2-12 y.o.) are positions highly visible in their everyday lives and in the media.
A3) Even "traditional" careers (education, law, medicine) are all heavily influenced by tech - only growing.
So true! See this daily! https://t.co/pxV43o8mQ3
A2: 3D printing, Genius Hour, student-centered project based learning models all inspire our GT students.
A3) Demand for tech talent will only increase as emerging technologies become critical to daily life.
Hey! There's nothing wrong with being a nerd!
A3) Technology will be a basic current/future literacy for careers
A2 Sphero, Lego Robotics, littleBits, Osmo, and Scratch are all techs we use in my GT classroom consistently.
Thanks for the Shout Out💯
lol ... agreed, but for young kids can be a turn off unfortunately!
We’re already half way through our chat! Thanks for all the great sharing.
A3 it gives them options and allows them to see how an interest or passion can be turned into a career.
A4) Simple field trips to high-tech companies is one avenue to expose kids to new technologies.
empower students to use technology in a meaningful way like authoring and blogging
A3: The age-old question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Children need to be exposed to the "vision" of possibilities.
A4) To borrow from my '90s childhood - . Just jump in and try it.
A3)Exposing Ss to tech at younger ages allows their mind to think of what could be rather than what is while minds are most plastic.
A4: Role modeling, letting them hear your thinking regarding proble solving with tech, having examples around them.
A4) Development of summer camps/internships which involve new technologies can inspire a new generation of scientists.
There’s some procedures in behavioral science we employ. One is Talk Aloud Problem Solving!
A4 writing grants to get technologies into the classroom, guest speakers, virtual experiences via YouTube, Skype Chats...
A4) Coding,Maker, robotics, real and virtual field trips, game based learning mobile device apps
Want to be a game designer? Code a game in .
A4) another is role modeling and tailoring examples specifically to the child’s curcumstances and motivation.
I spent last Friday night at a reception at high-tech firm >>> replicating DNA! Very exciting!
A4) Allowing STEAM based companies the opportunity to mentor our best & brightest. They should have a vested interest!
A4 Genius Hours can also allow learners to explore a technology of interest with a knowledgeable mentor!
I think many are realizing this. Have included some links today.
A4: Reach out to the local and online community - Bring your students beyond the four walls of the classroom.
looking for grant collaboration? We’re interested in blended models of self management in the class and online.
That’s us at the Institute of Meaningful Instruction ;) we adds an s: STEAMS - last one is “Self” https://t.co/URqXOjmbSf
A4) Allowing STEAM based companies the opportunity to mentor our best & brightest. They should have a vested interest!
Yasssss! https://t.co/jrCFWErtCl
A4: Reach out to the local and online community - Bring your students beyond the four walls of the classroom.
a4) Robotics: First Lego League, Vex, etc.
I’m Ryan - call me tomorrow? 10 min? 775.482.4112
a5) teach science in elementary school!!
Mark and I judge FLL and Vex... tons of fun!
A5) Scientists as local school advisors and working as mentors to students can promote in schools.
we are starting an FLL group next year! Very excited!
A5) Partnerships + Interdisciplinary + Science of Motivation (aka Behavior Analysis) = Success! ;)
A3 learning Y behind tech makes changing tech much easier, using tech just for tech's sake leaves Ss at a loss when tech changes
A5: Love having local scientists/engineers/other experts judge our science fair. They spend time inspiring each child!
https://t.co/8lRpUNTYen
This is at work daily in our ISM program. It's been so successful helping students & bus. leaders see each other in a new light.
awesome! We always need field trips.
Collaborating with tech is an essential literacy: movie making, Google
A5) Real and virtual field trips to laboratories, incursions from scientists, camps, sponsorships and teachers training/mentoring
A5) Tech companies can provide funding/resources for education; develop career pipelines.
A5 A great place to start is local universities and their science Ed Dept. They often have a wealth of resources.
Wish they had these when I was in school! https://t.co/lLDPYBdSEw
A5) Real and virtual field trips to laboratories, incursions from scientists, camps, sponsorships and teachers training/mentoring
A5: brings up an excellent point. There is a vested interest for science in education, more partnerships are needed
A5) Education/technology/business collaboration? We are learning as we go, and I'm learning a lot tonight!
Final question coming up!
I am compelled to say you have the best surname I have seen this week. That is all.
A6) Parents need to talk to their children; expose them to activities in after-school programs, summer camps.
Students can author via iBooks Author and the iBook store
A6) encourage all kids (both genders) to play with robots, program devices, build things in MineCraft, etc.
A6) Parents can encourage their kids to follow their passions; dream big! Look for ways to expose them to new tech.
A6) tough call without understanding their values and goals in relation to the students. We individualize this with them.
A6: Parents of girls should pay special attention to the relationship between their daughters and STEM.
A6) teach them from youngest ages how to balance tech, indoor and outdoor play.
A6) Parents also need to remember that it doesn't have to be expensive to inspire!
A6 Let them explore and play. Expose them to STEAM through products, technologies, clubs, museums, etc.
A6) Expose their children to opportunities they are able to access and ensure they will be receiving career guidance
A6) Feed their curiosity. Go out & learn together. Frequent museums (both science & art, for STEAM careers). https://t.co/6AhB64LE3G
And trips to the library as well!
Try new resources, like the Bubblesort Zines, a magazine for middle- to high-school grades both genders on computing topics
Recruit the girls for robotics teams!
We judged a winning all-girls team in Vex judging this year, truly inspirational! They went to nationals!
A6 Take kids 2 museums, camps, point out STEM in life. Too many still say "never use this in life." Show how they'll use it!
A6 Take kids 2 museums, camps, point out STEM in life. Too many still say "never use this in life." Show how they'll use it!
A6 some great places in the DFW area include Coppell SED, The Perot, the Ft. Worth Museum of Science and History, Rory Meyers Garden
We’re coming to the end of our chat today … final thoughts?
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A6 some great places in the DFW area include Coppell SED, The Perot, the Ft. Worth Museum of Science and History, Rory Meyers Garden
Thanks Lisa, for another great chat! Go STEAM!
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Thank you for an excellent evening of learning and sharing. The passion was contagious!
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Thank you Lisa and advisory board, sponsors,supporters and everyone for a very interesting
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Our next chat will be Tues May10th at 8E/7C/6M/5P (US)/Wed 11th May at 1AM (UK)/12.00 NZST/10.00 AEST
Lots to learn. On to my second childhood.
Our guest will be Advisor, Lisa Van Gemert to chat about Perfectionism!
Thanks everyone for sharing your thoughts & comments today. That’s what chats are all about!
That will be a perfect topic! https://t.co/MM7DYQ4BDD
Our guest will be Advisor, Lisa Van Gemert to chat about Perfectionism!
