23. Likely to be mathletes,
physics buffs, tech-
heads, or hackers,
although they could be
evidence based wonks.
Likely to be mathletes,
physics buffs, tech-
heads, or hackers,
although they could be
evidence based wonks.
24. Likely to get excited
by machines or
systems.
Likely to get excited
by machines or
systems.
29. 2019 Winter Tour
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1/29 - Douglas County School System in Englewood, CO
2/08 - UNCW AIG Conference in Wilmington, NC
2/16 - Sunnyside Unified School District in Tucson, AZ
2/21 - Rowan-Salisbury Schools in Salisbury, NC
2/22 - Catawba County Schools in Newton, NC
2/25 - Kentucky Association for Gifted Education Conference in Lexington, KY
3/7-8 - North Carolina Association for the Gifted and Talented in Winston-Salem, NC
3/09 - Maximizing Potential Conference in Charlotte, NC
3/16 - Gifted Guild Gathering in Golden, CO
42. Around here we don’t look
backwards for very long…
We keep moving forward,
opening up new doors and doing
new things because we’re
curious, and curiosity keeps
leading us down new paths.
!
171. “There is no such thing
as a new idea.
It is impossible.
We simply take a lot of
old ideas and put them
into a sort of mental
kaleidoscope. We give
them a turn and they
make new and curious
combinations.”
181. They allow their students to experience
the risks and confusion of authentic
learning by allowing their students to
stay in the grey of unresolvedness.
Erica McWilliam
187. The Meddler-in-the Middle does not
rush to save students from the struggle
that higher order thinking involves…
Erica McWilliam
188. They allow their students to experience
the risks and confusion of authentic
learning by allowing their students to
stay in the grey of unresolvedness.
Erica McWilliam
204. What do you all think? Who disagrees?
When would this right answer be wrong?
Any ideas that you think no one else
has thought of?
How might someone else think about this?
What if _______ happened?
208. “There’s no use in trying,” said
Alice.“One can’t believe
impossible things.”
“I daresay you haven’t had
much practice,” said the Queen.
“When I was your age, I always
did it for half-an-hour a day.
Why, sometimes I’ve believed
as may as six impossible things
before breakfast.”
210. May you live in interesting
times.
May you live in
interesting times.
229. Every man
should have
a built-in
automatic
crap detector
operating
inside
him.
Every man
should have
a built-in
automatic
crap detector
operating
inside
him.
256. 6. Feel Better
About Yourself By
Doing This.
6. Feel Better
About Yourself By
Doing This.
257. 7. Lose Weight
Now By Eating
These Foods.
7. Lose Weight
Now By Eating
These Foods.
258. 8. How To Save
$$$
on Your Next
Purchase
8. How To Save
$$$
on Your Next
Purchase
259. 1. You Will Never Guess Why!
2. What We Found Was Shocking!
3. 11 Things That You Probably Did Not Know
About Your Favorite Celebrity
4. Best New Tech Tools! Number 4 Is my Favorite!
5. What Every Successful Person Must Know
6. Feel Better About Yourself by Doing This
7. Lose Weight Now by Eating These Foods
8. How To Save $$$ on Your Next Purchase
8 CLICKBAIT TRAPS
260. “I never thought riding
the bus would make me
so angry.”
“I never thought riding
the bus would make me
so angry.”
261. Two Bicycle Repairmen
in Kitty Hawk, NC Will
Change the Way You
Think About Travel
Two Bicycle Repairmen
in Kitty Hawk, NC Will
Change the Way You
Think About Travel
262. This Man Went to See a Play
What Happened Next
Blew His Mind!
270. 8GREAT GRIPES
1. No one explains what being gifted is all about -- it's kept a
big secret.
2. The stuff we do in school is too easy, and it's boring.
3. Parents, teachers and friends expect us to be perfect, to
"do our best" all the time.
4. Kids often tease us about being smart.
5. Friends who really understand us are few and far between.
6. We feel too different and wish people would accept us for
what we are.
7. We feel overwhelmed by the number of things we can do in
life.
8. We worry a lot about world problems and feel helpless to do
anything about them.
271. 1. Don't be afraid to fall in love with something and pursue it
with intensity.
2. Know, understand, take pride in, practice, develop, exploit
and enjoy your greatest strengths.
3. Learn to free yourself from the expectations of others and
to walk away from the games they impose on you. Free
yourself to play your own game.
4. Find a great teacher or mentor who will help you.
5. Don't waste energy trying to be well rounded.
6. Do what you love and can do well.
7. Learn the skills of interdependence.
TORRANCE MANIFESTO:A Guide for Developing a Creative Career
272. You have a right to…
• know about your giftedness.
• learn something new everyday.
• be passionate about your talent area without
apologies.
• have an identity beyond your talent area.
• feel good about your accomplishments.
• make mistakes.
• seek guidance in the development of your talent.
• have multiple peer groups and a variety of
friends.
• choose which of your talent areas you wish to
pursue.
• not to be gifted at everything.
Gifted Children’s Bill of Rights