Gifted Association of Missouri

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Gifted Association of Missouri The only official social media account of the Gifted Association of Missouri. Join GAM Today and help make a difference in gifted education!

Advocating for gifted education by promoting awareness, supporting funding and programs, sharing resources, and advancing research to meet the needs of gifted learners.

Introducing our current GAM Executive Board:Executive President - Dr. Bronwyn MacFarlaneExecutive Vice President - Ariel...
10/18/2026

Introducing our current GAM Executive Board:

Executive President - Dr. Bronwyn MacFarlane
Executive Vice President - Ariele Lee
VP of Finance - Dr. Tracy Bednarick-Humes
VP of Membership - Christina Wallace
VP of Conference - Dr. Katherine Rottjakob Bryda
Secretary - Jennifer Hawkins

Our last session of the conference has more great presenters, like Combining the 4 C’s with Brandi Klepper
10/17/2026

Our last session of the conference has more great presenters, like Combining the 4 C’s with Brandi Klepper

Session 5 is starting now with presentations such as:-Devices Off, Feelings On: Strategies for Teaching Empathy in Middl...
10/17/2026

Session 5 is starting now with presentations such as:

-Devices Off, Feelings On: Strategies for Teaching Empathy in Middle School with Jessica LaFollete
-Real World Mathematical Patterns with Michelle Bobo
-Mensa and Giftedness with Greg Krumrey

Our day 2 keynote, Bryan Pearlman, is the author of “Maslow Before Bloom, Then Gardner, Jung, & Goleman”.He generously i...
10/17/2026

Our day 2 keynote, Bryan Pearlman, is the author of “Maslow Before Bloom, Then Gardner, Jung, & Goleman”.
He generously is giving away 40 copies of his book in exchange for a donation to GAM.
Visit his booth for the book and use the QR code here to donate or find the Donate button on our website www.mogam.org

Last chance to bid on scholarship baskets! The auction closes at 11am after the closing keynote!Winners will be texted, ...
10/17/2026

Last chance to bid on scholarship baskets! The auction closes at 11am after the closing keynote!
Winners will be texted, so keep an eye on your phone.

Dr. Bryan Pearlman begins our day 2 keynote. Gifted students are often celebrated for their intellect, but their emotion...
10/17/2026

Dr. Bryan Pearlman begins our day 2 keynote.

Gifted students are often celebrated for their intellect, but their emotional world is just as complex and just as important. In this powerful and deeply human keynote, Dr. Bryan Pearlman, therapist, author, keynote speaker, adjunct professor of educational psychology, and former gifted teacher, gifted director, and principal, invites educators to rethink how we support advanced learners.

This session is not only grounded in research and decades of professional experience. It is personal.

DESE Director of Gifted Christine Nobbe updates us on the State of the State of Gifted Education
10/17/2026

DESE Director of Gifted Christine Nobbe updates us on the State of the State of Gifted Education

Meredith Wisniewski shared with our members that the student contest will be back again this year! Students will be aske...
10/17/2026

Meredith Wisniewski shared with our members that the student contest will be back again this year! Students will be asked to submit a magnet design, and the winning one will be created!

Also mark your calendars for GAM Day at the Capital! On February 24 gifted advocates of all kinds (students, teachers, parents, etc) are invited to the Capitol rotunda to show up on behalf of gifted students across the state.

Kyna Iman, our legislative consultant, updates us on the advocacy agenda. ACTION ALERT - Comments NeededPer Executive Or...
10/17/2026

Kyna Iman, our legislative consultant, updates us on the advocacy agenda.

ACTION ALERT - Comments Needed

Per Executive Order 25-14, the Missouri School Funding Modernization Task Force shall submit a final report to the Governor by December 1, 2026, detailing recommendations for potential state funding models for K-12 public and charter schools. The report should include up to three alternative recommendations or components of the recommended model, as well as a summary of feedback garnered through the work of the Task Force from stakeholders.
The Public Comment period is now open and GAM is requesting you to take action to submit support for Gifted Education in Missouri schools.
Complete the following steps to Submit comments to the Task Force prior to October 30, 2026:
1. Go to DESE’s website: www.dese.mo.gov
Homepage | Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
2. Click on EXECUTIVE ORDERS
3. Click on Missouri School Funding Modernization Task Force:
Missouri School Funding Modernization Task Force (Executive Order 25-14) | Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
4. Click on Submit Comments to the Task Force
5. Click OK and complete form.
Please add a comment to support funding for gifted education in every Missouri school district. Please support the Task Force’s recommendation to include a “weight” in the school funding formula to provide funds for gifted education students.
You can include a comment on why you support gifted education and why you believe it is important to continue programs for Missouri gifted and talented students.
6. Click Submit.

If you have questions, please contact me at [email protected]
Thank you,
Kyna Iman

Don’t forget to bid on the scholarship auction baskets in the north cafeteria! Bids will close at 11:00am after the keyn...
10/17/2026

Don’t forget to bid on the scholarship auction baskets in the north cafeteria!
Bids will close at 11:00am after the keynote, so get in those last minute bids!
Winners will be contacted via text message to pick up their prizes.

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PO Box 181
Saint Joseph, MO
64502

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