Silverquicken @GAGC

Georgia Association for Gifted Children
March 2-3, 2026 | Columbus, GA

Puzzles, Games, and Stories Can Transform Your Classroom

Want your students to learn problem solving, creativity, and teamwork? Want to do it in a fun, easy-to-implement way?

Come by our booth to try one of our puzzles, flip through our SEED book (co-authored with Dr. Brian Housand!), and learn all about Silverquicken. Join us for two workshops where you’ll see how puzzles and stories can transform education for gifted learners:

  • Safe to Soar: Storytelling Prompts Risk-Taking for Gifted Learners
    Monday, March 2 at 2:30 PM (Room 206)
  • Cooperative Learning: How Puzzles Build Durable Skills for Gifted Students
    Tuesday, March 3 at 10:00 AM (Room 208)

NEW THIS YEAR! SEED BOOK AND DAILY PUZZLE PLUS

Order either / both now using GAGC10 at checkout for 10% off your entire purchase!

DAILY PUZZLE PLUS

If you love our free Daily Puzzle, get ALL the previous + future puzzles (200 across the school year!), PLUS hints and detailed solutions for each!

SEED BOOK

Co-authored with Dr. Brian Housand, this book provides 50+ puzzles, games, and activities that build thinking AND feeling skills for gifted learners. Order now with your discount code at checkout and get 10% off the cover price!

Silverquicken Downloads

Workshop Materials

COOPERATIVE LEARNING: HOW PUZZLES BUILD DURABLE SKILLS FOR GIFTED STUDENTS

Tuesday, March 3
10:00 AM, Room 208

Discover how cooperative learning transforms gifted education by fostering collaboration, critical thinking, and social-emotional growth. And learn how puzzles are the best way to develop cooperation in a gifted classroom! This workshop highlights the power of a collaborative learning framework to engage gifted learners in teamwork-driven challenges. Walk away with activities you can use tomorrow to build cooperative learning skills, overcome common group dynamics issues, and bring this pillar of gifted education to life in your classroom.

SAFE TO SOAR: STORYTELLING PROMPTS RISK-TAKING FOR GIFTED LEARNERS

Monday, March 2
2:30 PM, Room 206

Good stories have the power to transform gifted education. Join us to learn how storytelling engages learners emotionally (and neurologically!), drawing them into problem-solving and team-based experiences that encourage psychologically safe, intellectual risk-taking in the classroom. When gifted kids can set down their baggage and try new challenges without fear, academic and social skills soar! Leave with story-based puzzles and activities that help your gifted learners feel connected, engaged, and inspired to learn.

How to Silverquicken Your School