APFG Newsletter Issue 02 by Lucas Tian

APFG Newsletter Issue 2 November 2015 Contents 02 03

Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Message

Ching-Chih Kuo

First Announcement of the 14th Asia-Pacific Conference on Giftedness, 2016

University of Macau & Macao Convention & Exhibition Association

News in Korea Gifted Education

Report of the Asia-Pacific Forum for Science Talented Ching-Chih Kuo, I-Ming Li, May Wu,& Pei-Jung Chou

The Bright Minds Project

Conferences and Events

Book News

General Calls for Papers from Journals

Editors and Editorial Board

Contacting the APFG

Kyungbin Park

Chien-Hong Yu

President â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Message Dear Members and Colleagues, Welcome to the second issue of the APFG newsletter. In this edition, you will find reports on significant events and achievements, interesting links, information about upcoming conferences, book releases and general call for papers from journals. We hope you enjoy this short summary of these news and activities during 2015. We also want to announce the 14th Asia-Pacific Conference on Giftedness from the 12th July (Tuesday) to 15th July (Friday), 2016 at University of Macau, Macao SAR, China. This conference provides an opportunity for Members, Delegates, guests or other community members from around the world to achieve our Mission, meet and interact with each other, re-connect with old friends, share ideas and join conversations about recent developments in gifted and talented education. Please mark your calendar and make plans to join us as we hope to see you there. Kindly share this newsletter with your respective networks. We thank you for your continued support and involvement with APFG, and we wish you good health and happiness always. Sincerely,

2014-2016 APFG President

First Announcement of the 14th Asia-Pacific Conference on Giftedness, 2016

First Announcement 14th Asia Pacific Conference on Giftedness 12-15 July 2016, Macao SAR, China

Invitation â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maximizing Potential, Lighting up the Futureâ&#x20AC;?, the 14th Asia Pacific Conference on Giftedness (APCG), is proudly hosted by University of Macau (UM) and Macao Convention & Exhibition Association (MCEA) on 12-15 July 2016. A P C G i s a b i e n n i a l e v e n t i n t h e s u m m e r, u s u a l l y J u l y o r August providing opportunity to contribute to the global conversation about gifted and talented education. Every two y e a r s t h e e v e n t i s h e l d a t a d i ff e r e n t l o c a t i o n a n d b r i n g s together hundreds of members and attendees and numerous presentations covering latest trends in the education of gifted and talented children.

14th APCG will include 6 keynote speeches sessions, overall presentation, poster sessions, oral presentations and symposiums. Prospective authors are invited to present your latest research on giftedness in regards to the following topics: Assessment and identification of gifted and talented children Acceleration, enrichment and alternatives of gifted children Creativity and creative programs Self-regulation and emotional development of giftedness Socialization and pro-social behaviour of gifted and talented children Family and school environment of gifted and talented children Va r i o u s e d u c a t i o n a l p r o g r a m s f o r g i f t e d a n d t a l e n t e d c h i l d r e n Te a c h e r a n d t e a c h e r t r a i n i n g f o r g i f t e d e d u c a t i o n Evaluation of gifted programs Gifted underachievers and gifted children with low social and economic background Cognitive and neural mechanism of giftedness Brain plasticity and early education of giftedness Curriculum development for gifted education

Proposal Submission Policies 〔1〕On-line submission of proposals will be the only accepted form. No e-mailed, mailed, or faxed proposals will be accepted. 〔2〕The presentation title may be a maximum of 12 words and the abstract must be less than 250 words 〔3〕Prospective presenters may make only one proposal and presentation for which they are first author and only one other in which they are not first author but in the list of authors. 〔4〕Pre-conference and keynote presentations do not add to the presentation limit. 〔5〕All proposals and papers must be submitted in English. 〔6〕Proposals will be received on or before February 28, 2016. 〔7〕All proposal abstracts will be reviewed by a panel of experts who are appointed by the Conference Program Committee and who have exclusive and binding authority to accept or reject any proposal. 〔8〕Notification of acceptance of proposals will be issued on or before March 28th, 2016. 〔9〕Potential presenters will receive only a conditional acceptance of their proposal until they have registered for the conference.

〔10〕All presenters, whether individual or group, must have registered for the conference by May 1, 2016; otherwise, their conf e r e n c e p r e s e n t a t i o n w i l l b e c a n c e l l e d , a u t o m a t i c a l l y, a n d n o t included in the program. 〔11〕The Conference Program Committee reserves the right to edit all abstracts for length and clarity before they are published. 〔12〕Expenses for travel and attendance, including the conference r e g i s t r a t i o n f e e , a r e t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f e a c h p r e s e n t e r.

Paper Submission for Proceedings Policies 〔1〕Contributions to be considered for publication in the Conference Proceedings must be original. 〔 2 〕 P a p e r s m u s t b e s u b m i t t e d i n M i c r o s o f t Wo r d f o r m a t a c c o r d i n g t o the style conventions of the American Psychological Association ( A PA ) , e x c e p t t h a t 1 2 - p o i n t Ti m e s N e w R o m a n f o n t a n d s i n g l e spacing with 1-inch margins must be used. Abstracts and author information must be included. 〔3〕The maximum acceptable length of a submitted paper is 3000 words, including references and illustrations. 〔4〕Papers will be received on or before June 1, 2016. 〔5〕All papers will be reviewed by a panel of experts, who are appointed by the Proceedings Editor and have exclusive and bindi n g a u t h o r i t y t o a c c e p t o r r e j e c t a n y p a p e r. 〔6〕Any papers accepted for publication will become copyright of the APFG. 〔7〕The Conference Program Committee reserves the right to edit all papers for length and clarity before they are published.

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Asia Pacific Federation on

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Chinese Educators Association of Macau

Conference

Committee

APFG Executive Committee: P r o f e s s o r C h i n g - C h i h K u o , N a t i o n a l Ta i w a n N o r m a l U n i v e r s i t y, Ta i w a n P r o f e s s o r K y u n g b i n P a r k , G a c h o n U n i v e r s i t y, S o u t h K o r e a D r. U s a n e e A n u r u t h w o n g , A s s o c i a t i o n f o r D e v e l o p i n g H u m a n P o t e n tials and Giftedness, Thailand P r o f e s s o r U g u r S a k , A n a d o l u U n i v e r s i t y, Tu r k e y D r. Q u e k C h w e e G e o k , M i n i s t r y o f E d u c a t i o n , S i n g a p o r e Professor Jiannong Shi, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China D r. F a i s a l Ya h y a A l a m i r i , J e d d a h U n i v e r s i t y, S a u d i A r a b i a

Local Organizing Committee: Professor Xitao Fan, University of Macau (Chair) M r. A l a n H o , M a c a o C o n v e n t i o n & E x h i b i t i o n A s s o c i a t i o n ( C o Chair) P r o f e s s o r H o i Ya n C h e u n g , U n i v e r s i t y o f M a c a u Professor Kwok Cheung Cheung, University of Macau D r. M i n g m i n g Z h o u , U n i v e r s i t y o f M a c a u D r. M i r a n d a C h i K u a n M a k , U n i v e r s i t y o f M a c a u D r. Ta t M i n g S z e , U n i v e r s i t y o f M a c a u D r. C h u n l i a n J i a n g , U n i v e r s i t y o f M a c a u D r. Ti e n P i n g H s i a n g , U n i v e r s i t y o f M a c a u D r. C h a o P e n g , U n i v e r s i t y o f M a c a u M r. A n d r e w J i a n g , M a c a o C o n v e n t i o n & E x h i b i t i o n A s s o c i a t i o n (Conference Manager) M r. J a c k C h a n , M a c a o C o n v e n t i o n & E x h i b i t i o n A s s o c i a t i o n M r. M i s s y C o n g , M a c a o C o n v e n t i o n & E x h i b i t i o n A s s o c i a t i o n

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Important Dates

Deadline for

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28 February 2016

early bird registration

1 May 2016

full paper submission

1 June 2016

Registration Registration is through online platform on the websites, the fees include: Access to all sessions during the conference Conference program books & delegate bag We l c o m e d i n n e r All lunches during the conference Coffee breaks & snacks Shuttle bus service between official hotel and UM All fees are quoted in US Dollars. Registrations made after Monday 30 June 2014 must be made onsite at the conference

Early Bird Rate (before 1 May2016)

Standard Rate (1 May to 30 June 2016)

Member*

$300

$400

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$350

$450

Student**

$210

$260

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$280

$350

*Member of Asia Pacific Federation of Giftedness. * * Va l i d s t u d e n t I D m u s t b e p r e s e n t e d a t t h e c o n f e r e n c e r e g i s t r a t i o n desk. Full registration fee will apply if current student ID is not provided.

Social Program We l c o m e R e c e p t i o n ( i n c l u d e i n r e g i s t r a t i o n f e e ) Registration fee not covered the following expenses: Networking Cocktail F u l l D a y Wo r l d H e r i t a g e To u r H o n g K o n g C i t y To u r B u n g y j u m p & s k y w a l k a t M a c a u To w e r H o u s e o f D a n c i n g Wa t e r a t C i t y o f D r e a m s

Official Hotels Holiday Inn Macao Cotai Central Guest House, University of Macau

About Macao Macao is the first and last European outpost in Asia. The Portuguese ruled over 450 years, which ceased in 1999. Because of its unique h i s t o r y, a n u m b e r o f p r o p e r t i e s w e r e d e s i g n a t e d a s U N E S C O Wo r l d Heritage Sites in 2005. Macao celebrates a variety of festivals and events throughout the year to reflect its colonial and cultural roots, s u c h a s C a t h o l i c p r o c e s s i o n s a n d C h i n e s e Ta o i s t w o r s h i p i n g c e r e m o nies, food festival and fireworks display contests, marathons, and the Macau Grand Prix which has run for over 60 years! Macao is also famous for its beautiful resorts, casinos and nightlife. Macao makes a b o u t 7 t i m e s m o r e g a m i n g r e v e n u e s t h a n t h e w h o l e L a s Ve g a s s t r i p o n its gaming

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News in Korean Gifted Education Kyungbin Park G a c h o n U n i v e r s i t y, S o u t h K o re a

1. Academy of Science and Arts founded in Korea Department of Education in Korea focuses on educating scientifically gifted students. One of their efforts, several schools for gifted students in science were founded. Sejong Academy of Science and Arts was founded in March, 2015, with the vision to provide STEAM education to scientifically gifted students. Incheon Academy of Science and Arts will open the doors to scientifically gifted students in 2016. The goals of these two schools are to promote and facilitate students learning in STEAM to fully develop their abilities. Besides, there are 4 gifted high schools in science which recruit students from nationwide, and 20 specialized science high schools for local scientifically gifted students. In fact, 4 gifted high schools are very competitive schools with 18.41 vs 1 competitive rate entering in 2015.

Sejong Academy of Science and Arts

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Humanities & Science Field Research

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2 . Wo r l d C r e a t i v i t y F e s t i v a l w i l l b e o p e n o n O c t o b e r 1 6 - 1 9 , D a e j e o n , Korea. T h e 2 0 1 5 Wo r l d C r e a t i v i t y F e s t i v a l ( W C F - 2 0 1 5 ) w i l l t a k e p l a c e a t t h e K o r e a A d v a n c e d I n s t i t u t e o f S c i e n c e A n d Te c h n o l o g y ( K A I S T ) i n Daejeon, Republic of Korea from October 16 to 19. The main goal of the WCF is to stimulate interest in creativity and science technology by bringing talented students together from various countries and providing them a chance of scientific and cultural experiences. WCF-2015 provides opportunities for students/adults to foster their creative future-oriented mind as well as to build an amicable relationship between Korean and international students. WCF competes in teams having an advisor and two students, and try to maximize their scores by solving a set of problems through team creativity during two days of competition. Cultural and recreational events are organized on the remaining days.

3. Korean Society for the Gifted bi-annual Conference in Gacheon U n i v e r s i t y, K o r e a 2 0 1 5 Korean Society for the Gifted bi-annual conference will be held on 2 8 t h o f N o v e m b e r, 2 0 1 5 , a t G a c h e o n U n i v e r s i t y. T h i s c o n f e r e n c e i s a n important national gathering of scholars, educators and graduate students and covers a range of research on gifted educations, c r e a t i v i t y, S T E A M , a n d a n y i s s u e i n g i f t e d e d u c a t i o n .

Report of the Asia-Pacific Forum for Science Talented in Taiwan C h i n g - C h i h K u o , I - M i n g L i , M a y Wu , Pei-Jung Chou N a t i o n a l Ta i w a n N o r m a l U n i v e r s i t y

H o s t e d b y K - 1 2 E d u c a t i o n A d m i n i s t r a t i o n , Ta i w a n M i n i s t r y o f E d u c a t i o n ( K - 1 2 E A , M O E ) a n d o r g a n i z e d b y N a t i o n a l Ta i w a n Normal University (NTNU), the first Asia-Pacific Forum for Science Ta l e n t e d i n v i t e d 5 0 m i d d l e h i g h s c h o o l t a l e n t e d s t u d e n t s f r o m e i g h t countries/regions in the Asia-Pacific region to compete with each o t h e r a n d f o s t e r t h e i r s o c i a l l i t e r a c y. This Forum was held from 20th to 24th July 2015 at Chientan O v e r s e a s Yo u t h A c t i v i t y C e n t e r, Ta i w a n . F o c u s e d o n t h e t h e m e â&#x20AC;&#x153;Social Literacy and Future Scientistsâ&#x20AC;?, the Forum aimed to e n c o u r a g e s t u d e n t s t o d e m o n s t r a t e c a r e f o r s o c i e t y, e x p a n d t h e i r multicultural horizons, and make new friends. During the 5-day activity through cross-national group discussions and sharing, the student delegates brainstormed together to come up with ideas about how technology can advantageously put to use in daily life and s o c i e t y.

O n Tu e s d a y t h e 2 1 s t J u l y, t h e F o r u m b e g a n w i t h t h e O p e n i n g Ceremony and multicultural show by the attending students, where K a t e H s u , E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r o f Ta i w a n Yo u t h C r e a t i v e A c t i o n A s s o c i a t i o n a n d C u r a t o r o f D e s i g n f o r C h a n g e Ta i w a n , g a v e a n invited lecture. She encouraged the students to care about their society and surrounding environment, using their creativity to solve problems they face to affect positive change in their community and the world. After the multicultural show and lecture, there were student forum, team project, and teacher forum sessions that were the highlights during the Forum. The student forum was done by each country/region and provided student delegates with a chance to engage in discussion related to science for social concern and familiarize them with the roles of global citizens. Almost every group mentioned core issues like global warming, rubbish pollution, energy and food crisis, and aging populations. Some teams sought to solve universal problems in localized ways, and some tried improving life conditions by the latest experiment results and techniques. The whole session involves presentations and discussion at global, regional and national levels.

Student presentations

The team project session provided students with great opportunity for transnational collaboration. In this session, each group had 5 members from at least three different countries/regions and cultures. They learned how to overcome language obstacles, collaborate with others, think creatively and teamwork. Stationaries, tools, green and electronic materials were given, hoping that they would come up with a â&#x20AC;&#x153;social productâ&#x20AC;? in the scientific and technological knowledge base.

To p i c s o f c o n c e r n t o s o c i a l p r o j e c t t h e y p r e s e n t e d i n c l u d e d u s i n g and recycling of water resources, family and daily-life problems, e . g . h o m e s a f e t y. M o s t o f t h e g r o u p s v a l u e d e n e r g y s a v i n g a n d renewal; some raised practical concerns about cost, benefits, and discounts. This hand-on team project session was challenging but it was fun and enjoyable for most students. As a Singapore student said, “I t h i n k t h e m o s t u n f o rg e t t a b l e p a r t i n t h i s c a m p i s t h e t e a m p ro j e c t . M y t e a m ’s p ro j e c t w a s t h e c o u n t r i e s o f C h i n a , Ta i w a n , I n d o n e s i a a n d T h a i l a n d , s o i n i t i a l l y w e k n o w m a n y p l a c e s b e c a u s e t h e Ta i w a n e s e a n d C h i n e s e h a v e a l o t o f p e o p l e w h o c a n ’t s p e a k E n g l i s h v e r y w e l l , a n d t h e T h a i l a n d p e o p l e h a v e p e o p l e w h o c a n ’t s p e a k C h i n e s e s o i t w a s a b i g h a s s l e t o g e t t o u n d e r s t a n d e a c h o t h e r. B u t e v e n t u a l l y w e f o u n d a w a y t o c o m m u n i c a t e w i t h e a c h o t h e r, w e s p o k e t h e c o m m o n l a n g u a g e E n g l i s h , a n d w e t r i e d t o i n t e r p re t e a c h o t h e r a n d e x p l a i n t o e a c h o t h e r w h a t w e w e re t r y i n g t o s a y, s o i n t h e e n d w e m a n a g e d to get together as one and so it was a very enchanting experience for me.” “ T h e t e a m p ro j e c t i s a g o o d c h a n c e t o l e a r n s c i e n c e a n d l a n g u a g e ” , s a i d a Vi e t n a m s t u d e n t , “ T h ro u g h t h i s k i n d o f a c t i v i t y l i k e F o r u m , w e m e t e v e r y b o d y a n d h a d w o n d e r f u l e x p e r i e n c e s . We l o v e i t . I t w a s re a l l y g re a t . ”

Hands-on team project course

The teacher forum session on Thursday morning provided teacher delegates with a chance to share ideas and show how incorporate social concerns into teaching practices. It is done by each c o u n t r y / r e g i o n . To p i c s p r e s e n t e d i n c l u d e d e n v i r o n m e n t e d u c a t i o n , sustainable development, international cooperation, interdisciplinary integration, and locality identification. All the attendees agreed on the importance of analytical and critical thinking to deliver future innovation, “Let them lead the way!” Besides the academic activities, there was great opportunity for all attendees to make new friends of different countries/regions and understand their cultures as well. Most attendees loved it. As a Ta i w a n s t u d e n t s a i d , “ T h e m o s t i n t e re s t i n g w a s t o l e a r n a b o u t d i f f e re n t l a n g u a g e s a n d c u l t u re s f ro m p e o p l e a ro u n d A s i a . We w o r k e d a n d c h a t t e d w i t h t h e m , a n d l e a r n a l o t f ro m t h a t . I t w a s a g o o d e x p e r i e n c e t o p r a c t i c e E n g l i s h . We w o r k e d w i t h p e o p l e f ro m o t h e r c o u n t r i e s , a n d s h a re d d i f f e re n t i d e a s a n d o p i n i o n s . ” Vi s i t t o Ta i p e i 1 0 1 w a s a n i n t e r e s t i n g w a y t o e x p e r i e n c e t h e c u l t u r e , h o s p i t a l i t y a n d f r i e n d l i n e s s o f t h e Ta i w a n p e o p l e .

“ I t h i n k t h a t t h e m o s t u n f o rg e t t a b l e p a r t o f t h e F o r u m w a s t h e v i s i t t o t h e Ta i p e i 1 0 1 , b e c a u s e i t w a s m y f i r s t t i m e I w e n t t o t h e t o p . I felt that being able to get a view of the world is certainly a memory t h a t I w i l l n o t f o rg e t ” , s a i d a S i n g a p o r e s t u d e n t d e l e g a t e . Another highlight of the Forum was the cultural tour guided services b y t h e Ta i w a n s u m m e r c a m p p a r t i c i p a n t s . A l l t h e p a r t i c i p a n t s g a v e a very positive feedback as this tour provided enjoyable and unique experiences through meaningful connections with local students of a similar age, and a great understanding of local culture, history and natural environment.

C u l t u r a l t o u r w i t h Ta i w a n s u m m e r c a m p s t u d e n t s

Friday the 24th of July was the last day of the Forum. Professor Ng Ta i K a i , E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r o f t h e H o n g K o n g A c a d e m y f o r G i f t e d E d u c a t i o n g a v e a n i n s p i r i n g o v e r v i e w, a f f i r m i n g t h e s t u d e n t s f o r their hard work and noting that science is experiment in nature. It is very easy to come up with fancy ideas, but it is a challenge to put it r e a l i s t i c a l l y. H e b r o u g h t a n e x a m p l e l i k e r o b o t i c s a n d a r t i f i c i a l intelligence and encouraged the students to imagine working with robots in future laboratories and how to solve the problem the human race have to fact it in the future. D r. F i n a r y a L e g o h , P r i n c i p a l E n g i n e e r o f t h e A g e n c y f o r A s s e s s m e n t & A p p l i c a t i o n o f Te c h n o l o g y a g r e e d w i t h P r o f e s s o r N g . S h e a s s e r t e d again the importance of “focusing on the present and looking beyond future.” Daydreaming is OK because one has to be creative. At the same time, one should not only be a scientist, but a communicator as well, so that good ideas can be spread and accepted by people.

Professor Manabu Sumida of Faculty of Education at Ehime University emphasized the importance of international and interdisciplinary cooperation and encouraged the students to embrace new challenges and keep moving forward. D i v i s i o n C h i e f C h u n - C h e n g Wa n g o f K - 1 2 E A , M O E c o n c l u d e d a n d thanked all attendees for taking the time to attend and contribute to a very well-run and wonderful event. He thought the first Asia-Pacific Forum was successful and wanted to continue to offer t h i s e v e n t e v e r y y e a r. I t i s e x p e c t e d t h a t t h e f u t u r e e v e n t s w i l l d r a w more teams from more countries/regions together to meet and interact with each other inside and outside their own region as well as enhance future more expansive cooperation. It was really exciting to see the attendees present and enjoy making new friends and getting to experience different cultures, said Professor Ching-Chih Kuo, Co-Chair of the Asia-Pacific Forum for S c i e n c e Ta l e n t e d . S h e e n c o u r a g e d a l l t h e a t t e n d e e s t o s t a y i n t o u c h with each other after this Forum end. A great way to continue those friendships and hold on to their memories is to join the Facebook fan page at https://goo.gl/xSzxKX, where they can leave feedback or upload photos. Future events will be available at this Facebook fan page as well.

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The Bright Minds ProjectCurriculum for Socioeconomic Disadvantaged Gifted Students C h i e n - H o n g Yu Chinese Association of Gifted Education

.Introduction

The latest revisions to the Special Education Law (2009) and the

G i f t e d E d u c a t i o n W h i t e P a p e r ( 2 0 0 8 ) i n Ta i w a n b o t h e m p h a s i z e d t h e importance of identifying and counseling of gifted students from u n d e r r e p r e s e n t e d p o p u l a t i o n s . H o w e v e r, f o r s o c i o e c o n o m i c disadvantaged gifted students, the phenomena of limited economic and educational resources are all too real. Low socioeconomic status (SES), cultural differences and even living in a rural area are all factors that lead to the limitation of early learning experiences and l a n g u a g e d e v e l o p m e n t o f s u c h p u p i l s ( K u o , 2 0 11 a ) . S t u d e n t s u s u a l l y experience more challenges under these disadvantaged conditions a n d a r e e v e n u n a b l e t o r e a l i z e t h e i r p o t e n t i a l . A d d i t i o n a l l y, t h e i r learning needs are easily overlooked. Socioeconomic status (SES) remains a topic of great interest to t h o s e w h o s t u d y c h i l d r e n ’s d e v e l o p m e n t . S E S d i s a d v a n t a g e d c h i l d r e n lack access to enough resources and experiences that results putting them at risk for developmental problems (Brooks-Gunn & Duncan, 1997; Callahan, 2005). There has been a tremendous amount of research done that shows that low SES is associated with lower l e v e l s o f c o g n i t i v e a b i l i t y, I Q a n d a c a d e m i c a c h i e v e m e n t ( A l e x a n d e r e t a l . , 1 9 9 3 ; B r a c e y, 1 9 9 6 ; B r a d l e y & C o r w y n , 2 0 0 2 ; D u n c a n , Ye u n g , Brooks-Gunn, & Smith, 1998; Milne & Plourde, 2006; Sirin, 2005). Many studies have shown that low SES children lack access to cognitively stimulating materials and experiences , which not only limits their cognitive growth but reduces their chances of benefiting f r o m s c h o o l ( B l o o m , 1 9 6 4 ； Va i l , 2 0 0 4 ) . I t h a s a l s o b e e n f o u n d t h a t S E S s e e m s t o a f f e c t t h e c o n s i s t e n c y o f a s t u d e n t ’s a t t e n d a n c e , a s well as how many years of education he/she ultimately completes (Bradley & Corwyn, 2002).

Reis (2009) summarized previous research and concluded that gifted education programs and strategies are effective at serving gifted and high ability students in a variety of educational settings and from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic populations. Gifted education pedagogy can also reverse underachievement in these stud e n t s . H o w e v e r, S E S d i s a d v a n t a g e d s t u d e n t s a r e o f t e n u n d e r r e p r e s e n t e d i n g i f t e d e d u c a t i o n p r o g r a m s ( C h e n , Wa n g , & H u a n g , 2 0 1 3 ; C h e n g , 2 0 0 9 ; H u a n g , C h a n g , & Wa n g , 2 0 1 0 ) . P a t t o n , P r i l l a m a n , a n d Va n Ta s s e l - B a s k a ( 1 9 9 0 ) c o n d u c t e d a s u r v e y a n d r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e paucity of programs serving disadvantaged gifted learners. In addition to their wholesale exclusion from G/T programs, the families and peers of minority and economically disadvantaged children also often do not reinforce the development of their intellectual or creative talents. Thus, SES disadvantaged students are in need of strong supports (Davis, Rimm, & Siegle, 2010). The Bright Minds Project, which began in 2004 and established jointly by Morgan Stanley and the Chinese Association of Gifted Education (CAGE), has been a particular type of grant rarely seen in Ta i w a n ( K u o , 2 0 11 b ) . O n c e s t u d e n t s a r e s e l e c t e d a s B r i g h t M i n d s scholars, they received 3 years of services, including but not limited to camp programs, financial support, and mentorship counseling.

.Identification

The Project aimed to assist SES disadvantaged gifted students, m a k i n g t h e m b r e a k t h r o u g h t h e i r f a m i l y â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s e c o n o m i c b u r d e n a n d s u c cessfully complete high school and further studies.

Tw e n t y F i v e s t u d e n t s a r e s e l e c t e d p e r s e s s i o n t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h i s project, and are provided assistances to learning and financial support throughout the three years of high school. SES disadvantaged gifted students are not easily identified. The process of identification must provide the opportunity for educators to bring forth the best in students, to recognize and the help the student capitalize on the talents identified. Many researchers advocate the use of multiple criteria and methods for the identification of gifted students (Callahan, 2005; Davis, Rimm, & Siegle, 2010). Thus, the selection modules of Bright Minds Project are: 1. Primary Selections: The criteria are outstanding performance in junior high school (IQ, academic achievement, competition results), and the students must come from low-income families. 2. Secondary Selections: Identify the scholars from the comprehen sive evaluation results from group intelligence tests, aptitude tests, and interviews.

. The enrichment programs

D u r i n g t h e t h r e e y e a r â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s s u p p o r t , t h e B r i g h t M i n d s S c h o l a r s a r e offered funding, learning counseling, life care and other assistance throughout the three years of high school. The contents of program are introduced as follow: 1. Curriculum Planning There are four camp activities trailer-made for the Bright Minds Scholars in both the summer and winter vacations in their first two years of high school. The themes of the camps are as follows: ( 1 ) L i f e E d u c a t i o n : Te a m c o h e s i o n e n h a n c e m e n t b y p r o g r a m s t o recognize their potential, career development, family and interpersonal relationship. (2) Learning Strategies: Through the sharing of experiences and learning strategies from learning models that can result in the enhancement and effectiveness of learning and self-learning attitude (3) Creative Thinking: The use of creative strategies and teamwork in completing a task together to foster creative thinking and problem-solving abilities.

(4) Leadership: Actual tasks and real training for leadership to develop interpersonal communication, coordination, cooperation and leadership capabilities. This course plan has been implemented five times and each course has been constantly adjusted and revised under these four themes in order to be enriched and appropriate, targeting the growth and harvesting of students throughout the learning sessions. 2. Content modification For socioeconomic disadvantaged gifted students, Kuo (2008) recommends the following teaching points: (1) the development of studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; interests and strengths; (2) promote the development of social and emotional education; (3) facilitate the integration of strengths and weaknesses; (4) provide guidance of learning strategies to enhance self-efficacy; (5) the use of creativity and problem solving skills towards difficult challenges; (6) strengthen the capacity of the pressure adjustment; (7) provide leadership training. After the planning and adjusting of the five events, we gradually shaped the course and added several new characteristics. Besides reaching the above teaching points, we also included the following ideas: ( 1 ) F r o m s t r a n g e r s t o a c q u a i n t a n c e s , f r o m p a s s i v e t o a c t i v e ( Yu , 2013): Through long-term counseling and camp programs, we c o n s t r u c t e d a t e a m t h a t h a d c h e m i s t r y a n d t r u s t . T h e t e a m â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s culture was also transformed from passive to active through group task solving activities. ( 2 ) Va r i o u s l e a r n i n g s t y l e s : I n c o r r e s p o n d e n c e t o s t u d e n t s ' d i f f e r e n t learning styles and habits, the camp planned a series of learning approaches which included lectures, field tournaments, experience sharing, visits, and exploration activities so that the students could receive adequate learning, to fully show their potential.

(3) Integration of parent education: For Socioeconomic disadvan taged gifted students, the family environment is often more limited and economically strained. The circumstances of single parent families and households led by grandparents often cause problems of generation gaps in communication. Therefore, in addition to the camp for students, we also provide the parents with parent-child communication lectures in order to promote family education. (4) Cross-disciplinary collaboration: The camp program combines the different fields of gifted education teachers. Besides plan ning enriched courses, they also actively look at other areas such as exploration education and creativity education to provide students with more learning opportunities. (5) Role model sharing: Considering the socio-economic and cultural status of such students, the successful experiences of role models are rather important. Successful role models of the same or different backgrounds are invited to the course to share their experiences of growth. Through the role modelsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sharing of their experiences, we believe the enhancement of their self-confidence and attitude towards life can be achieved. (6) Alumni Participation: The plan has been carried out for ten years. The previous participants are either now studying in a university or working. They have achieved success in various fields and have organized a platform for all the alumni to exchange information. There have even been students who have come back to actively participate in the activities during the camp. The association has been inviting alumni to come back for experience sharing and instructions. For instance, we invited some alumni to come back for university introductions and to provide the Bright Minds scholars with suggestions on college entrance, as well as share their experiences and comment on the â&#x20AC;&#x153; Ye s , w e c a n . â&#x20AC;? a c t i v i t y.

(7) For students who need special help: Some of the Bright Minds scholars have learning and living difficulties such as o s t e o g e n e s i s i m p e r f e c t s a n d A s p e r g e r â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s s y n d r o m e . H o w e v e r, t h e s t a f f o f f e r e d h e l p w i t h e v e r y s t u d e n t â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s c u r r i c u l u m , transportation and accommodation concerns under the scope of special education. For instance, special arrangements were made to provide appropriate routes and vehicles for them and they were offered special help from team leaders and members during active activities.

. Mentorship

In addition to the camps that were held for students during summer

and winter vacations, we also provide counselors to offer solicitude for daily and academic lives. The purposes of mentor counseling include: 1. Providing support and encouragement. 2. Providing opportunities for social interaction with adult role models. 3. Expanding students' career interests and horizons. 4. Allowing students to have access to the adult world and real life experiences. 5. Sharing their personal values, special interests, time, knowledge, experiences, talents and skills with students. To a c h i e v e t h e a b o v e p u r p o s e s , t h e a s s o c i a t i o n a r r a n g e s experienced teachers as mentors. Each teacher is responsible for counseling 5-6 students. When students are in the camp, their mentors have specially allotted periods to interact with them. For the remainder of their time in the program, mentors will keep contact with students through telephone conversations, lunch meetings or home visits, etc., in order to understand the impediments to learning in the students' families and to provide advice and assistance.

. “ Ye s , w e c a n ” a w a r d

T h e a i m o f t h e “ Ye s , w e c a n ” w a s t o g i v e a n o p p o r t u n i t y f o r students to apply what they’ve learned in the camp and the spirit of group work. At the end of the camp, there are operational tasks that l a s t f r o m o n e s e m e s t e r t o a s c h o o l y e a r. D u r i n g t h e p e r i o d o f t h e c a m p p r o g r a m , w e i n t r o d u c e d t h e “ Ye s , w e c a n . ” c o n t e s t t h e m e , a n d o f f e r e d experiences and methods of creative thinking. This allowed students to brainstorm and come up with an implementation plan, and in the end, review the comments provided by the association and our Morgan Stanley partners. After the end of the camp, the mentors provide ongoing guidance and advice to keep up the enthusiasm of the students to perform. Besides, we invited some alumni to come and s h a r e t h e e x p e r i e n c e s o f w h a t t h e y ’ v e d o n e d u r i n g t h e “ Ye s , w e c a n ”

Ta b l e 1 T h e i n t r o d u c t i o n o f “ Ye s , w e c a n ” a w a r d Edition

Introduction Team formation：Voluntarily formed by students, 2-5 people on a team.

Missions： 1. Comments：Watch videos of lectures by Barack Obama and Steve Jobs, then comment on the videos. 2. Planning：The team brainstorms a plan for helping others or completing a meaningful 3. mission. Acting：The team takes action and records. Try 4. to use the methods learned during the four camps. 5. Evaluating：Assess the turn out and value. Reporting：Turn out for the implementation plan with words and images. Team formation：Voluntarily formed by students, 2-5 people in a team.

Missions：

Traits This was the first time this activity was held. The expectation was for students to be encouraged and develop the mindset of contributing to society.

Following the model of the World Creativity Festival,

1. Planning：The teams brainstorm a plan for creating the “Value of 500NTD”(e.g. Helping out, Overcoming difficulty, Investment) 2. Acting：The team takes action and records. Try to use the methods learned during the previous classes. 3. Evaluating：Assess the turn out and value. 4. Reporting：Turn out for the implementation plan with words and images.

Team formation：Voluntarily formed by students, 2-5 people in a team.

Mission： 1. Find problems：Group members find the problems that affect them the most. 2. Define problems：Search data to understand the problems’ significance and importance. 3. Plans：Propose action plans that include a statement on the status of a problem and a solution to the problem. 4. Action：Take appropriate actions and assess turnouts and values afterward. 5. Reports: Combine the plan, record, turn it into a paper report and present it at the last campaign. Illustrate the idea that many people are labeled and stereotyped daily. 1. Some minority groups are labelled and receive unfair treatment：http://bit.do/ref-1 2. Labelling of criminals during social cases：

http://bit.do/ref-2 Voluntarily formed by students, 2-5 people on a team. Mission: 1. Naming：Come up with the most creative name for the team. 2. Finding the label：By observing the society around them, the team finds stereotypes and labels. 3. Proposing a plan：To propose a plan that includes the labelling of people/event, to state the truth, and the ways to break the stereotypes.

we encouraged students to brainstorm and come up with their most creative ideas and to work collaboratively as a team. We didn’ t set up a theme for this year’s project with hope that students would discover problems from their lives and overcome them.

Setting the theme of this year was very special. We invited the champion of the World Creativity Festival (2011) to be involved in the designing and discussions. We hoped students would approach the task with not only creativity

4. Action：Take action, prove the results and analyze the space for improvement. 5. Report：To record the process in all manner for presentation at the next camp.

and application, but also with social concerns

Through such activities and after the end of the camp, we discovered there are more opportunities for students to conduct actual implementation and interaction. The mentors could also provide a p p r o p r i a t e s u p e r v i s i o n . B e l o w, w e e l a b o r a t e o n o u r d i s c o v e r y o f t h e turnouts and limitations. 1 . Tu r n o u t : (1) Although SES disadvantaged students usually get help from others, the difference with this plan is that it allows the students to also exhibit their abilities and enhance their self-confidence, s e l f - e s t e e m a n d s e n s e o f c o n t r i b u t i o n t o s o c i e t y. (2) Students can extend and apply what they’ve learned in real life, which means what you learn in the camp is not only knowledge, b u t a l s o , a b i l i t y. (3) Through the implementation of the project, the interactions be tween students and mentors were enhanced and a special bind among them was developed. (4) The project in conjunction with the camp program helped to lead students’ learning towards a more focused direction. 2. Limitations: (1) Participants are from different counties and distances prevented students from discussing and performing tasks. Discussions were only possible through a computer or over the phone, and the lack of necessary equipment owing to the poverty of those families set obstacles for the continuation of the program. (2) Many students are quite motivated at the outset, but it was difficult to keep the enthusiasm up. (3) The activity is based on the concept of encouragement. Although we hoped for the participation of all the students, there were a few students who were passive and lacked responsibility which led to the overall delay of the process. (4) Although instructions were offered, the limitations caused by location and time made it difficult to offer up-to-date instructions.

. Conclusion

This project has been in existence for a decade and has consumed a

lot of manpower and time. Its success must be attributed to the careful planning by the association, as well as the support provided by a n d t h e f e e d b a c k f r o m M o r g a n S t a n l e y. T h e i n p u t o f e x p e r t s f r o m different specialties which facilitated brainstorming, modifications, innovation and adjustments, truly led to favorable results and the a d v a n c e m e n t t o t h e p r o j e c t . We a r e s l o w l y f o r m i n g a p r o g r a m t h a t truly meets the needs of the students while offering preparation for their future challenges. From the feedback of students and the fact that half of them enter national universities, we believe these socioeconomic disadvantaged gifted students are really worthy of our investment.

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Gifted Education in Asia: Problems and Prospects E d i t e d b y D a v i d Yu n D a i a n d C h i n g - C h i h K u o The book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gifted Education in Asia: Problems and Prospectsâ&#x20AC;? is the first of its kind in terms of providing a critical assessment of the state of gifted education in nine representative countries or regions in Asia (Hong Kong, India, Japan, Mainland China, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, S o u t h K o r e a , Ta i w a n , a n d Tu r k e y ) , f i v e c o m m e n t a r i e s t h a t p u t g i f t e d education in a global context, and a conclusion chapter that provides a long-term projection of future developments in gifted education in an i n f o r m a t i o n a g e a n d k n o w l e d g e e c o n o m y i n t h e 2 1 s t c e n t u r y, a n d w h a t challenges and opportunities lie ahead for Asian countries. As Asia h a s b e c o m e a n e c o n o m i c p o w e r h o u s e g l o b a l l y, a n d i t s e d u c a t i o n h a s also gained global attention (e.g., its stellar performance in international comparisons such as PISA), gifted education gearing toward the cultivation of the most precious human capital gains added importance. Authors of the 15-Chapter volume come from Asia, Europe, and North America, and they represent top experts in the field of education. The book is an authoritative source of knowledge for anyone interested in gifted education, talent development, and creativity in this region. Policy makers, business and school leaders, teachers, educational researchers, and parents will find this book informative and thought-provoking. Published 30 September 2015 International Perspective on Science Education for the Gifted: Key issues and challenges (Routledge Research in Achievement and Gifted Education) E d i t e d b y K e i t h S Ta b e r a n d M a n a b u S u m i d a In the spirit of encouraging international dialogue between researchers and practitioners, often working within isolated tradition, this book discusses perspectives on science education for the gifted informed by up-to-date research findings from a number of related f i e l d s . T h e b o o k r e v i e w s p h i l o s o p h y, c u l t u r e a n d p r o g r a m m e s i n science education for the gifted in diverse national contexts,

and includes scholarly reviews of significant perspectives and up-todate research methods and findings. The book is written in a straightforward style for students studying international perspective modules on undergraduate, but especially masters and doctoral degrees in Science Education and Gifted Education. Gifted education has come to be regarded as a key national programme in many countries, and gifted education in science disciplines is now of major importance to economic and technological development. Despite these national initiatives and developments, there are very few discussions on gifted education in science from international perspectives. This will be a valued addition to the scholarship in this emergent field. To B e P u b l i s h e d M a y 2 0 1 6

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