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NAGC and WAETAG are urging you to please contact your Members of Congress this week and ask them to sign the “Dear Colleague” letters in support of the Jacob Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act that are being circulated…
HB 1611 is headed to the House floor for debate and passage! This bill will require districts to have more equitable identification practices and OSPI to have more transparency in data recording. We know that students from marginalized communities won’t…
How might legislation for gifted education look different if even 25% of legislators had spent time with an accomplished gifted education teacher? How might their direct classroom and school experience inform and enrich gifted education policy, discussions, and decisions? How…
The 2022 legislative session begins Monday, January 10, 2022. WAETAG, in collaboration with the Washington Coalition for Gifted Education, is excited to report that Representative Laurie Dolan, Vice Chair of the House Education Committee, has filed HB 1611 - Advancing…
Dr. Stambaugh is the new Margo Long Endowed Chair in Gifted Education and professor in graduate studies at Whitworth University. If you have worked in gifted education, you have likely used or seen her curriculum books for educators and students: …
As 2021 came to a close, my family was huddled around the kitchen table, playing a family favorite, Hues and Cues. The premise of Hues and Cues is to describe one of 480 colors without using the name of primary…
Escape rooms, sometimes called breakout rooms or escape chambers, can be a fun and engaging way to have students interact with content while using critical thinking. An even better way to amp it up is to have students create their…
A recent study critical of gifted education from Vanderbilt University has the potential to greatly impact students across our nation.
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WAETAG provides regular grant opportunities of up to $1,000 for teachers who need support developing their Highly Capable Programs, obtaining professional development, or purchasing materials needed to enhance instruction for their classrooms. In January, WAETAG awarded grants to Highline School…
Written by Jen Flo, WAETAG President OSPI defines MTSS as "a framework for enhancing the adoption and implementation of a continuum of evidence-based practices to achieve important outcomes for every student. The MTSS framework builds on a public health…
Are you looking for a hands-on and engaging activity for students this spring? Maybe one that can be done in person, hybrid, or remotely? Check out You Can Do the Cube! This organization lends sets of Rubik's cubes to educators,…
Written by Beth Doughty, WAETAG Secretary As many teachers are transitioning to hybrid teaching back in the building, simultaneous teaching, remaining in remote teaching, or are facing the continual struggle for managing or modifying multiple lessons as we all head…
(Spoiler: This article contains spoilers about a video experience, The Monkey Business Illusion. If you'd like to have the purest experience, please watch the video and come back to read this article). Mash up (verb) - to bring together two…
Sandi Wollum, Head of School, Seabury School It often seems that our kids' favorite questions are "Why?" and "What if?" Most of the time, even when we are challenged to find the answers, we celebrate our kids' curiosity and…
Written by April Drake, President Elect As we wrap up a very memorable 2020, I'd like to highlight a few teacher tools that I had the pleasure of sharing during our December Webinar. While the primary focus of the webinar…
I hope you had an opportunity to step back over the winter break; December already seems like a long time ago. And, January hasn't started the way that we hoped or expected. However, having said that, I have hope that…
Written by: Sandi Wollum, Head of School, Seabury School It often seems that our kids' favorite questions are "Why?" and "What if?" Most of the time, even when we are challenged to find the answers, we celebrate our kids' curiosity…
Written by April Drake, President Elect As we wrap up a very memorable 2020, I'd like to highlight a few teacher tools that I had the pleasure of sharing during our December Webinar. While the primary focus of the webinar…
Written by Karen Fradley and Chad Norman How do we continue our project-based learning approach with a purely digital platform while maintaining authenticity and a genuine purpose? The learning opportunities have to be interesting, rich, and diverse. A lot of…
Jen Flo, WAETAG President For the past two years, Wendy Clark, our Past President, has been an amazing leader and champion who worked tirelessly with WAETAG to create opportunities for teachers and gifted students in our state and beyond. We…