Renzulli Learning - Free Access

A student’s first experience with Renzulli Learning is with the Renzulli Profiler, a detailed online questionnaire that allows the Renzulli software to generate a personal profile of each student’s top interests, learning styles, and expression styles, making it easier for teachers to get to know their students and effectively differentiate instruction. 

Once a profile is generated, students and teachers may use it to guide their exploration of the 40,000 online educational resources in the Renzulli database. Students can engage in self-directed learning by exploring safe, fully-vetted resources that have been specifically matched to their individual profiles, and teachers can browse the database of resources to find activities that align to specific objectives, skills, or state and Common Core Standards.

Renzulli Learning can be used to have students:

• Analyze informational texts, argue and defend a point of view
• Research and draw information from multiple sources
• Use mathematics to describe and solve real-world problems
• Demonstrate deeper learning through projects and tasks

AP Classes and Review Go Live on YouTube

Beginning on Wednesday, March 25, students and teachers can attend free, live AP review courses, delivered by AP teachers from across the country on the College Board's AP YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/advancedplacement.

How to Care for Yourself While Practicing Physical Distancing

We know you’re looking for ways to take care of yourself and #BeTheDifference. We’ve compiled these tips from the Mental Health First Aid curriculum to help you care for your own and your loved ones’ mental health. For more information and resources from MHFA during this difficult time, read these new resources on our blog: How to Care for Yourself While Practicing Physical Distancing How Do I Know Someone is Experiencing Anxiety or Depression? How to Help Someone with Anxiety or Depression During COVID-19 How to Support a Loved One Going Through a Tough Time During COVID-19  For more information on COVID-19, please visit these resources: The National Council for Behavioral Health: Resources for COVID-19 World Health Organization: Rolling updates on coronavirus disease Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Coronavirus Disease 2019 Situation Summary  We will continue to share resources and tips as they become available. In the meantime, please stay safe and healthy. If you or someone you care about feels overwhelmed with emotions like sadness, depression or anxiety, or like you want to harm yourself or others call 911. You can also contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Disaster Distress Helpline at 800-985-5990, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or text MHFA to 741741 to talk to a Crisis Text Line counselor.

No Tech Games to Play at Home

Check out these fun games to play at home.
https://icebreakerideas.com/fun-games-to-play-at-home/

Virtual State Park Tours

Enjoy the scenery of our national parks with these virtual tours.
https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/national-parks/virtual-national-parks-tours

Virtual Museum Tours

Take a look at just some of Google’s top museums that are offering online tours and exhibits. https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours 

Join TAGT & thinkLaw for a Facebook Live Session, 3/19, 6 p.m. CST

Families across the country have been asked to transform into home-school teachers with little or no notice. As their children's first teacher, parents are inherently qualified to do this. But how do you successfully keep your students engaged in learning, especially when you may be balancing your own worries and remote work? This struggle may be particularly rough for gifted children, who may require much more stimulation than the distance learning options provided by their schools. Join Colin Seale, Founder and CEO of thinkLaw, at 6 p.m. CST on Thursday, March 19, for a Facebook Live session on the TAGT Facebook page full of powerful, but practical tips for engaging your children at home without losing your mind during these unprecedented times. Like and follow the TAGT facebook page here.