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BVSD gifted education services strive to develop our student's greatest abilities and make possible the discovery and pursuit of their dreams which, when fulfilled, will benefit us all. We provide a comprehensive and innovative approach to education and graduate successful, curious, lifelong learners who confidently confront the great challenges of their time.

Gifted Education Dept. end-of-year (24-25) wrap up

 

"It's Good for Gifted Youth to Geek Out!
What Pop Culture Teaches about Giftedness"

In April, BVSD Gifted Education Department in collaboration with our community partner, Boulder Valley Gifted & Talented (BVGT), presented "It's Good for Gifted Youth to Geek Out! What Pop Culture Teaches about Giftedness" at the BVSD Ed Center. Gifted young people seek to learn about their complex identities wherever they can. Pop culture, naturally, is a highly influential force in the lives of gifted kids. So why not harness it as a way to develop and support their gifts and talents as well as their social-emotional learning? In this presentation, find out the benefits of pop culture media, how students take identity cues from pop culture mentors and role models, how to design and implement learning experiences using pop culture, and why it’s important to give gifted kids the freedom to geek out.

Check out the presentation slide deck here (the link to the presentation recording is on the first slide).

NOTE: The recording started earlier than intended, so skip ahead to 8:00 to begin playing the presentation.

TIP: Turn on the Closed Caption, as some of the audio can be hard to hear.

Also, check out our community partner, BVGT (www.bvgt.org), for additional resources for supporting gifted learners.

 

GT Latinx Families Group

Familias Latinas de Estudiantes Dotados de BVSD - GT Latinx Families

Invitamos a las familias Latinas de Estudiantes dotados cursando la escuela primaria e intermedia en BVSD a conocer otras familias latinas una vez al mes. Tendremos una breve presentación en español e inglés. ¡Los esperamos!  Para mayor información puede escribir a Rosa.Medina@bvsd.org

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BVSD Gifted and Talented (GT) Latinx Families 

Families of BVSD Latinx students in Elementary and Middle School are invited to meet other Latinx families once a month. We will have a brief presentation in Spanish and English. For more information please contact Rosa.Medina@bvsd.org

 

GT Youth Advisory CouncilGT Youth Advisory Council is made up of gifted-identified middle schoolers and high schoolers from across the district. This year (2024-25), the GT Youth Advisory Council members built upon the recommendations they had made last year to request broad, systemic improvements to gifted education and took on leadership roles within their own schools to advocate for improved gifted services that would directly benefit gifted-identified students in their schools. The students made excellent, thoughtful suggestions, many of which are able to be initiated in their schools this school year or next school year. Examples of their school-based advocacy include: starting extracurricular social groups for gifted-identified students, advocating for more time to explicitly discuss and learn their giftedness, starting gifted lunch groups, advocating for more/differentiated course offerings, and more! We thank all our GT Youth Advisory Council members for your commitment to improving BVSD services.

If your gifted-identified student will be in a BVSD middle school  or high school next year (2025-26) and would like to join the GT Youth Advisory Council, then be on the lookout for applications at the beginning of the school year (August or early September 2025).

 

Gifted Education Advisory Council (GEAC)Our Gifted Education Advisory Council (GEAC) is a group of parents/guardians of gifted-identified students in BVSD schools. The group has provided useful perspectives to help the gifted education department advocate for gifted education services throughout BVSD. We thank all our GEAC members for your dedication and support this year!

 

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Subscribe/opt in to our BVSD Gifted Education Department email listserv and newsletter to receive periodic email updates and announcements about gifted education events in our area. Click here to fill out a brief form to add your name to the list.

In the Know  is our e-newsletter sent out via the opt-in BVSD Gifted Education Department email listserv for anyone who wants to up-to-date announcements about gifted education in BVSD and beyond.

 


If you are looking for specific information about a school's gifted education services or if you are interested in referring a student for gifted identification evaluation, then please contact the Gifted & Talented Advisor / GT Teacher at your school.

 


 

Planning for summer 2025? Check out our...

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Contact Us

Dr. Michelle DuBois
Gifted Education Coordinator
720-561-5067

Doug Alexander
Gifted Education Instructional Specialist
720-561-5178

Gerardo Dillehay
720-561-2477
Gifted Education Math & Science Specialist