VISION & LEADERSHIP IN 2e SYMPOSIUM The 2e Center for Research and Professional Development's next symposium will be held on October 11-13, 2019, in Los Angeles.
Join in discussion with 130 creative educators, professionals, and change agents from around the world in discussing: What does it mean to be 2e friendly? What is our role in influencing a shift to 2e-friendly environments? Find out more here and register to attend. Helping twice-exceptional students thriveThe 2e Center is a first-of-its-kind multi-disciplinary hub where professionals, scholars, and practitioners combine expertise to enhance understanding of the growing population of 2e students. With the unique opportunities afforded by working with a lab school, the Center can encourage and undertake much-needed research, provide courses and workshops for educators and parents, and share resources about the best practices that serve this cognitively diverse, at-risk population.
The primary goals of the Center are to create awareness, offer professional development, provide outreach, and generate projects that will improve services for the special population of children known as twice exceptional (2e). The 2e Center operates within a positive psychology framework, emphasizing that more is to be gained from understanding and acknowledging what a child can do than from focusing on deficits and problems –– an approach all-to-common in many schools. Professional Development The 2e Center staff provides professional development including:
Outreach The 2e Center has specific goals to disseminate information and resources through multiple venues. Center activities include
Research The 2e Center encourages research studies, both internal and external, that serve to build a base of best practices for twice-exceptional education; to assess awareness levels and needs; and to better understand the 2e learner. In addition, the staff and Executive Board of the Center develop and field-test protocols and instruments specifically designed to measure strengths, interests, and talents. Directors, faculty and members of the 2e Center and Bridges Academy are available for professional development and awareness workshop. Please contact Kim Vargas for more information or fill out the contact form below.
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NAGC Honors 2e Book
The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) announced the winners of the 2018 NAGC Book of the Year Award, recognizing excellence in books published in gifted and talented education.
To Be Gifted & Learning Disabled: Strength-Based Strategies for Helping Twice-Exceptional Students with LD, ADHD, ASD, and More, written by 2e Center Director Susan Baum, Bridges trustee Robin Schader, and Steve Owen, won the Book of the Year Award in the practitioner category. “One of the fastest ways to improve the lives of gifted children is to provide adults with publications that inform and guide,” said M. René Islas, executive director of NAGC. “These books are trustworthy resources that increase understanding and are powerful opportunities for learning.” Click here to order your own copy. Suite of Tools™Discover tools designed to help educators connect with the person in personalized learning.
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Bridges Academy: Educating the twice-exceptional
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These famous people were all thought to be twice exceptional. They were brilliant in their fields and made great contributions to society in spite of their challenges.
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We are devoted to the social, intellectual and creative growth of 2e students. After all, we could be teaching some of this generation’s greatest minds.
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