Vanguard Gifted Academy

As we wrap up our season on gifted girls, Dr. Linda Silverman joins us again this week to share the Gifted Girls Pledge. This pledge empowers young gifted girls to embrace their true self and their giftedness.

Bias in Gifted Identification and Education | We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Linda Silverman, founder and director of the Gifted Development Center, to the podcast! Featuring the Inside Out Giftedness Checklist, Dr. Silverman discusses giftedness from the inside out with a feminine perspective.

Bias in Gifted Identification and Education | Gifted Girls in STEM, featuring Elizabeth Blaetz, Vanguard Founder and Head of School   

In our fourth installment of the season, Elizabeth Blaetz dives into gender-based stereotypes and how they impact gifted girls' interest in STEM from a young age. With this, she discusses how we can best lend support with educational opportunities, such as the STREAM model at Vanguard.

Bias in Gifted Identification and Education | Parents’ Role in Nurturing Their Gifted Daughters, featuring Hanna David, counselor of gifted children and their families  

Hanna David of Tel Aviv University joins us again this season to share more about gifted girls' unique struggles. She provides insight with five practical tips for parenting gifted girls.

Bias in Gifted Identification and Education | Creativity and Imagination vs. Quantifiable Gifts featuring Elizabeth Blaetz, Vanguard Founder and Head of School  

Elizabeth Blaetz joins us this week for an insightful discussion on creativity and imagination vs. quantifiable gifts. While sharing her experience as a gifted educator, Mrs. Blaetz dives into the differences in how giftedness presents itself in boys and girls.

Bias in Gifted Identification and Education |  Is Being Gifted as a Girl Easier Now Than it Was 50 Years Ago? featuring Hanna David, counselor of gifted children and their families

Social-Emotional Learning & Development: Why it is Essential Education Today | Integration of SEL at Vanguard Gifted Academy featuring Elizabeth Blaetz

Social-Emotional Learning & Development: Why it is Essential Education Today | Helping Your Gifted Child Develop and Use Distress Tolerance Skills featuring Dr. Ann Weller, Child and Adolescent Psychologist 

Dr. Weller joins us this week with advice and step-by-step techniques for helping your gifted child develop and use distress tolerance skills. 

Social-Emotional Learning & Development: Why it is Essential Education Today | Building Relationships Requires Learning More About Yourself featuring Elizabeth Blaetz  

Vanguard Founder and Head of School Elizabeth Blaetz hosts this week's episode of Social-Emotional Learning & Development: Why it is Essential Education Today. Mrs. Blaetz discusses the challenges facing gifted children in building relationships and how you can help your child or student build social confidence.

Social-Emotional Learning & Development: Why it is Essential Education Today | Teaching Your Child To Be An Independent Problem-Solver  featuring Dr. Carolyn Werneke