Network Super Sessions November 18, 2012 | 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
I Think I Can, I Think I Can!: Planning Differentiated Arts Instruction to Benefit Each Learner Stephen T. Schroth, Knox College, Galesburg, IL
The importance of planning differentiated instruction in the arts is greater than ever before, as teachers are asked to serve more gifted children exclusively in the regular education classroom. While many teachers have extensive experience planning differentiated instruction for other areas, some are unsure about how best to increase the difficulty of work for the arts. This session covers the basics for differentiating instruction to best serve gifted children, and distributes templates, tools, and sample lessons that would assist teachers new to working with gifted children or with multiple readiness levels in a single classroom. Audience: Administrators, Classroom Teachers K-12, Coordinators, Parents Room: Mineral B
Computers & Technology Planet of the APPS
Brian C. Housand, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC The number of Internet resources and mobile apps increases on an almost daily basis, but as a teacher you barely have time to keep up with your email. This game show-based session presents a collection of some of the best web-based tools and mobile applications for use with gifted students to promote critical thinking, collaboration, and creativity. Brief overviews
of a dozen resources are provided, but audience participation determines which tools move on to the Tech Tools Smackdown round. In-depth lessons for implementation aligned with standards are provided for each tool. Audience: Administrators, Advocates/Association Leaders, Classroom Teachers K-12, Consultants, Coordinators, Counselors, Parents, Researchers Room: Mineral F
Conceptual Foundations Rediscovering Calvin W. Taylor: Man of Many Talents Kathy D. Austin, Oregon State University, Salem, OR
Calvin W. Taylor was largely responsible for changing our fundamental notions of giftedness, earlier viewed as a single dimension focused on intelligence and academics. He recognized the old definition was insufficient for predicting success in later life, but creative talents were keys that transform giftedness to eminence. This interactive session focuses on Calvin Taylor’s contributions to multiple talent teaching, his factor-analytic research on assessment of these talents through biographical inventories, his creativity conferences, and why our field should again pay attention to his historically unique conceptions of giftedness and creativity. Audience: Administrators, Advocates/Association Leaders, Classroom Teachers K-12, Consultants, Coordinators, Researchers Room: Centennial Ballroom A
A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though, awakens your own expectations.
Sunday
Arts
— Patricia Neal
59th Annual Convention
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November 15-18, 2012 | Denver, Colorado
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