The Center for Research and Education in Addressing Twice-Exceptionality (CREATE) @ Lang connects us with the wider world of individuals, schools and organizations engaged with twice-exceptional learners. In addition to professional development and program consultation services, CREATE works with partners to engage in research, collaborative projects, and advocacy efforts to increase understanding and awareness of twice-exceptionality. CREATE’s work is focused on the following five streams:
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Professional Development & Consultation Services:
We partner with educators, leaders, and schools to provide professional development and consultation services aimed at building understanding of and capacity for educational practices specific to twice-exceptional learners, but often relevant to all learners. These services also address organizational innovation, scaling impact, and building transformative curricula. -
Share Best Practices and Lessons Learned:
Lang Faculty publish articles, present at conferences, and participate in professional networks to share The Lang School's best practices and lessons learned in twice-exceptional education, thereby contributing to the broader field of gifted education and special education. -
Teacher Training:
Lang provides opportunities for aspiring teachers, learning specialists, therapists, social workers, and school psychologists to develop an understanding of and the skills required to support twice-exceptional learners as they work through undergraduate and graduate training programs. -
Action Research:
Collaborations with universities, research institutes, and educational organizations to conduct action research projects focused on effective interventions and strategies for supporting twice-exceptional learners. -
Advocate for Policy Changes and Funding:
Advocacy work to support policy changes at the local, state, and federal levels to better support the needs of twice-exceptional and learning disabled students, including increased funding for specialized programs and resources.
Professional Development Workshops and Consultation Services
Workshops can be provided in-person or via zoom and can be customized to meet your particular needs. Longer term consultancies are always designed collaboratively to ensure that your goals are reflected in the learning plan.
Social Thinking in Action: Teaching Social Learning Without Scripts or Compliance
A practical exploration of Social Thinking® methodology as a tool for developing metacognitive awareness rather than forcing “correct” behavior. Learn how to scaffold perspective-taking, flexible thinking, and social problem-solving in authentic classroom contexts.
From Reminders to Routines: Building Sustainable Executive Function Systems
A practical guide to externalizing executive function through routines, language, and systems that support initiation, planning, and follow-through—without slipping into nagging, rescuing, or control battles.
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Movement as Learning: Embedding Sensory Regulation Into Classroom Flow
How to normalize movement, stimming, and sensory tools as part of learning—not interruptions. Explore classroom layouts, micro-movement strategies, proprioceptive inputs, and language framing that turn “distractions” into functional regulation before dysregulation occurs.
Scaling 2e Models
Within Traditional School Structures
Consultative frameworks for school leaders seeking to adapt Lang-inspired practices within public or independent school constraints without diluting integrity.
Let's Work Together
contact: Mark Silberberg
Director of Admissions, Growth, and Purpose
email: create@thelangschool.org
phone: 917-283-2471
