ABOUT ME GIFTED 360 TALKS PUBLICATIONS & PODCASTS CONTACT
You are... A GIFTED TEACHER on the EDGE.

It’s May. Your brain is fried. Your coffee has forgotten how to caffeinate.
You desperately need
 something.
Inspiration?
Affirmation?
Air-conditioning?

And then, like a beacon in the storm, you see the summer calendar.

You have a CHOICE.

Choose wisely.

Your sanity, your students, and your sparkle depend on it.

 

PAGE 1: A Fork in the Road

You wake up to find your inbox overflowing with summer PD flyers. You groan.

Do you...

🔘 [TURN TO PAGE 3] Click on a district-mandated PD about "Effective Use of the Copier." (It’s free! But so is the flu.)
🔘 [TURN TO PAGE 6] Sign up for “21st Century Learning Strategies Using Transparencies and Overhead Projectors.” It’s $475, includes NO snacks, and NO hope.
🔘 [TURN TO PAGE 10] You remember that Brian Housand mentioned something called From Gripes to Grapes. You’re curious. You click.

PAGE 3: Copiers & Crying

It’s Day 2 of “Print and Pray: Leveraging Laminators for Learning.” You’ve cried three times and had to role-play as a Scantron bubble.

You start questioning your life choices.
Turn back now.
Go to Page 1. Make better decisions.

PAGE 6: Death by Slide Deck

The workshop facilitator begins with a 127-slide PowerPoint and reads every. single. word.
Your soul leaves your body and audits a class in the spirit realm.

You text “HELP” to no one in particular.

Turn back. Find Brian. There is still time. (Page 1)

 

PAGE 10: The Grapevine Whispers

You discover 🍇 From Gripes to Grapes: A Self-Care + Sanity Series for Gifted Educators.
It’s hosted by Brian Housand and Stephanie Higgs, and it's like summer camp for your spirit.

Each week has a juicy theme:

Mental Self-Care: Prune your thoughts and find clarity.
Emotional Self-Care: Grow something good with laughter and reflection.
Physical Self-Care: Move your body like the fabulous unicorn you are.
Social Self-Care: Rediscover your people. They’re weird. Just like you.

You sigh in relief.
This feels like water for your withering soul.

To register for this refreshing journey, [turn to PAGE 24] or CLICK HERE!

PAGE 14: The Secret Ingredient

You stumble upon a secret message hidden inside a bottle of sriracha:
đŸ”„ THE SECRET SAUCE SOCIETY PRESENTS: SPARK & SPLASH!Â đŸ”„

This one’s spicy. It’s made for educators who are tired of cookie-cutter PD and ready to ignite curiosity and creativity.

You’ll experiment. You’ll co-create. You’ll get metaphorically messy.
(And possibly glittery. Definitely glittery.)

Choose to make a splash → Go to PAGE 27 or CLICK HERE!

PAGE 19: A Portal Opens
 It’s Gifted 360

You remember that Brian also offers self-paced online professional learning through Gifted 360.
You can learn on your own terms, in your pajamas, while snacking on watermelon.

Courses include:

  • Increasing Student Engagement

  • Personalizing Learning Experiences

You feel smarter just thinking about signing up.
Click! You’re in. Go to PAGE 30

PAGE 22: CONFRATUTE — A LEGENDARY CHOICE

You’ve heard the myths.
You’ve seen the social media posts.
You ask: Is Confratute real?

Yes. Yes it is.

Brian is there, running sessions on AI in education and premiering his Insider’s Guide to Rabbit Holes, helping you turn curiosity into rocket fuel for learning, and dropping new knowledge in a not-so-mini mini-keynote. 

There’s a strand. A tribe. A vibe. And you’re invited.

You’re ready for the main quest. Turn to PAGE 33

PAGE 24: THE JUICY REWARD

🍇 Congratulations! You’ve enrolled in From Gripes to Grapes and already feel more hydrated.
You’ve journaled. You’ve danced (in your mind). You’ve learned how to prune the noise and plant purpose.

You are becoming
 A Flourishing Educator.
You may now return to PAGE 1 to choose another adventure... or pour yourself some sparkling grape juice and reflect.

PAGE 27: SPARKED & SPLASHED

đŸ’„ You are glowing. Electrified. Your ideas are bubbling like a science fair volcano.

Thanks to Spark & Splash, you now have a toolbox full of unconventional strategies and a playlist of possibility.

The school year hasn’t started, but you’re already inspired.
You win.
Replay? Go back to PAGE 1.

PAGE 30: Pajamas + Purpose

🏡 You’ve completed a Gifted 360 course.
You’ve laughed. You’ve learned. You’ve lounged.
You are now more equipped than ever to teach like a legend.

You gain: +10 Insight, +20 Innovation, and an email certificate that looks great printed in color.

PAGE 33: Welcome to Wonderland

At Confratute, you meet your people.
You dive deep into the future of gifted education.
You learn to bot-proof your classroom, follow rabbit holes like a curious cartographer, and blend AI with authentic brilliance.

Brian winks from the front of the room.
“You chose well,” he says.

You did.

The End? Or The Beginning?

Your summer isn’t a wasteland of snooze-fests and sad sandwiches.
It’s a Choose Your Own (Re)Invention.

So what’ll it be?

  • Grapes or gripes?

  • Spark or slog?

  • AI or authentic?

  • Rabbit holes or ruts?

Choose adventure. Choose growth.

 

đŸŒ± BONUS: Plant the SEED and Watch Thinking Grow

You’ve explored the trails, danced in the glitter, and cannonballed into creativity—but you’re still hungry for more.

You’re not just a gifted teacher.
You’re a Talent Scout. Thought Gardener. Curiosity Cultivator.

And now it’s time to plant the SEED.

This isn’t your average education book. It’s a portal into a parallel world of puzzles, wonder, and wildly creative learning.

Each episode in SEED:

  • Feels like a mystery box students can’t wait to open

  • Offers built-in opportunities to observe strengths and stretch thinking

  • Engages convergent, divergent, cooperative, and reflective thinking all in one

  • Provides low-floor, high-ceiling entry points—perfect for spotting brilliance hiding in plain sight

💡 Ways SEED Might Spark Your Learners:

  • 🌌 Use it to launch a curiosity challenge: Give students just one SEED episode and watch as they go full detective mode.

  • đŸ§© Inspire cross-disciplinary thinking: A single episode could connect to science, social studies, math, and language arts—without forcing it.

  • 🧠 Build metacognition muscles: Pause mid-episode to reflect on the kind of thinking being used (and needed) to move forward.

  • 🔍 Use as a diagnostic tool: SEED lets you see how students approach unfamiliar problems—and reveals hidden talents in the process.

  • ✍ Make thinking visible: Have students journal their reasoning, sketch their solutions, or collaborate on team-based puzzles.

🎯 Who’s It For?

  • 3rd–8th grade students

  • Gifted learners and those who might be (but haven’t been identified yet)

  • Teachers who want mystery, meaning, and mastery all in one experience

📩 Includes:

  • 17 original enrichment episodes

  • Teacher guides and diagnostics

  • A new lens for seeing student potential

🛒 Ready to plant a SEED this summer?
🌐 Order now at Silverquicken.com/SEED-book 
💾 Use code SEEDLAUNCH20 for 20% off