Mrs. Brianne Hudak, M. Ed., is a sixteen-year veteran of education serving in public, private, and charter schools. She is a passionate advocate for the gifted, a certified gifted and talented educator, and supports gifted education through her professional memberships in the National Association of Gifted Children (NAGC), the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC), the North Carolina Association of the Gifted and Talented (NCAGT), and the Social-Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) serving as a state liaison. Her roles in education include teaching the gifted, single-gender, PK3-5th grades, STEM/design engineering, theatre arts, and global studies. She has also held administrative roles as a curriculum and instructional specialist, teacher mentor/coach, student activities director, dean of students, assistant principal, and K-12 school leader. Mrs. Hudak is a certified educational consultant, adjunct professor and field supervisor, and currently pursuing a doctorate in educational leadership focusing on combating underachievement in the gifted and talented population.
Listen to this episode of Whinypaluza, with Brianne Haduk about understanding the structure of the classroom and education system to better create a plan for your child to succeed when school is a struggle.
Here is what to expect on this week’s show:
- What led Brianne to become passionate about gifted and talented education?
- What really is “gifted and talented”? It may not be what you think.
- The biggest challenges of educators and building support systems for G&T kids.
- Social-emotional challenges of the G&T community.
- Relationship building between the teacher and the child & their family is key to success.
- Working as a team to move the child forward- the importance of communication between teacher and parent.
- Parents can get a better sense of how their child is doing by paying attention to homework and identify immediate challenges they may be having.
- Gifted and talented children are smart but may have their own challenges or barriers to success, necessitating IEPs and 504s.
- Parents can bring to the table what they know works and doesn’t work for their kids. The more information the teacher has, the better they can do to tailoring education to your child’s needs.
- Being calm and collected is important to having a productive conversation with your child’s teacher. Taking time to organize your thoughts and remove emotion can go a long way.
- If your student is struggling- the first thing to do is establish routines and structure.
- Use creative terms to take the negativity away from tasks that your child dreads. Instead of “homework time” try “study period,” “research time”, or even bringing in new and engaging ways to learn like watching the History Channel.
- Approach school/life balance with care. Are extracurriculars interfering with performance in the classroom?
- There is great power and impact in parents showing a genuine interest in their child’s education. Ask questions, have conversations, participate with them.
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