Minnesota Council for the Gifted & Talented

Family Event:
Let’s Stop Crashing into Writing

with Tina van erp, m.Ed

Host and Co-Sponsor: Roseville Area Schools
Roseville, MN

tuesday, december 1, 2026
6:30 – 8:30pm CT 

$15 per Family for MCGT Members
$25 per Family for Non-Members

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Using an abbreviated version of human-centered design’s “crash course”, this session will immerse you into the struggle with your learner and writing. Gifted learners have a complex relationship with learning to write and writing. Together we will quiet the noise and identify the first steps to supporting you and/or your learning in improving their relationship with writing. You will leave the session with a new perspective, a lot of knowledge of reasons why gifted learners struggle with writing and the first next right steps to reconnecting your support and partnership with your child.
This is a family event, parents/caregivers are encouraged to bring their student(s). This is not a drop off event – parents/caregivers must attend.

As The River ® Coach, Tina Van Erp, M.Ed is a Gifted Learner Coach, Learning Specialist and Teacher Trainer with 25 years of experience working with gifted learners and their families. She empowers gifted learners through knowledge of themselves as a learner, a positive relationship with learning, and developing a personal style of self-advocacy. Tina is also currently a member of the Minnesota Council of Gifted and Talented (MCGT) Board and editor of the MCGT Outlook newsletter. More information about Tina can be found at tinavanerp.com 

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Neurodiversity and Giftedness: Supporting Exceptional Learners

Host and Co-Sponsor: Lionsgate Academy
Shoreview, MN

Saturday, november 14, 2026
12:30 – 4:15pm ct

$25 for MCGT Members, $10 for second adult in the same family
$50 for Non-Members

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WALK-INS WELCOME

A rare opportunity to gain knowledge, techniques and strategies to support neurodiverse and gifted learners with the top professionals in Minnesota. Interactive sessions include a broad range of topics applicable to all learners, but vital when raising or educating twice (or more) exceptional people.

Schedule:

12:00pm – Check-in Begins, Walk-ins Welcome

12:30pm – Large Group Gathering

12:45pm – Breakout Session

2:00pm – Breakout Session

3:15pm – Breakout Session  

4:15 – Social Gathering and Frozen Treats, sponsored by MCGT’s Gifted Adult Community Group

BREAKOUT SESSION DESCRIPTIONS

  

Join MCGT’s Gifted Adult Community Group!

FREE* and Open to All
BUT registration is required

All are welcome! 

*Participants will be responsible for the cost of their own food, drink, and activities at event venues.

Friendsgiving 2026

Thursday, Nov 19, 2026
6:30pm – 9:30pm CT

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Let’s get together and kick off the Winter holidays season! Honoring the harvest and coziness of November, join us for our second annual Friendsgiving 2026 – an evening of friends new and old, food, sweets and a side of cerebral window shopping. We’ll meet at Red Balloon Bookshop and navigate our way along Grand Ave on foot.

16 Bar Bingo: Holiday Edition

Monday, Dec 21, 2026
6:30pm – 9:30pm CT

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Join the Gifted Adult Community for a festive outing to The Hive Collaborative’s 16 Bar Bingo: Holiday Edition. Enjoy live music, laughter, and friendly competition in this upbeat mix of name-that-tune trivia, and cheer. Don’t fret about your music knowledge — the night is filled with holiday favorites and plenty of hints along the way.