Let's Stop Crashing Into Writing
Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Roseville, MN
Co-sponsored by Roseville Area Schools
Presenter: Tina Van Erp, M.Ed
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.
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. As The River® Coach, she empowers gifted learners through knowledge of themselves as a learner, a positive relationship with learning and developing a personal style of self-advocacy.
When: Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Where: Aŋpétu Téča Education Center (Roseville Area Schools Community Building)
1910 County Rd B West, Roseville, MN 55113
The building is locked, staff will let you in and direct you where you need to go.
Who: Parents/Caregivers, Students, and Educators
Cost:
$15 Per Family for MCGT members
$25 Per Family for non-members (Not a member? Join MCGT now!)
$15 Per Family for Roseville Area Schools Families (registration code required)
FREE to Roseville Educators (registration code required)
Financial assistance is available from the Betty Johnson Scholarship Fund: Families with gifted and talented children should not be restricted in their participation in MCGT activities because of limited funds. Therefore, the MCGT Board will accept requests for financial assistance which would enable families to attend events sponsored by MCGT, such as the annual conference or speaker events. MCGT also accepts requests for financial assistance for MCGT membership fees.
Submit a request from the Betty Johnson Scholarship Fund
Questions? Email info@mcgt.net
The Minnesota Council for the Gifted and Talented (MCGT) is a state-wide non-profit support and advocacy organization of parents, educators, and other professionals who live or work with gifted children and are interested in their education and well-being.
