Concurrent Sessions/Poster Sessions November 16, 2012 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Signature Series What Administrators Can Teach Us about Making the Case for Gifted Students
Virginia Burney, Ball State University, McCordsville, IN; Ann Robinson, University of Arkansas at Little Rock , Little Rock, AR; Jacquelin Medina, Colorado Department of Education, Denver, CO; Debbie Blow, Cambrian School District, San Jose, CA; Buck Greene, Fulton County Schools, Atlanta, GA
Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; Tracy L. Cross, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA; Rena F. Subotnik, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC; Frank C. Worrell, University of California, Berkeley, CA; Steve Portenga, iPerformance Psychology, Denver, CO
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Members of the NAGC Administrator Task Force discuss what it is that superintendents and principals want to know about gifted education. The Task Force identified what information about gifted education had been disseminated through administrator publications, identified missing information, honed in on what the administrators thought was most valuable and most needed, and identified the formats and channels through which they prefer to receive information. The Task Force then crafted the messages and ways to direct administrators to clear, concise information they can use to advocate for and implement services for gifted learners.
Sport and performance psychologists have been working for decades to enhance the physical and mental gifts of athletes in their care. This session focuses on the mental skills training that elite athletes undergo. The training is developmental, and has undergone extensive testing and experimentation toward the dual goals of optimal performance and protection of youth. What are the parallels between mental skills and optimal performance training in sport with talent development of academically gifted youth? What lessons can we learn from sport psychology that we might adapt to our endeavors? How would we begin? What aspects, if any, of elite sports development would we want to avoid at all costs?
Audience: Administrators, Advocates/Association Leaders, Classroom Teachers K-12, Consultants, Coordinators
Audience: Administrators, Advocates/Association Leaders, Classroom Teachers K-12, Consultants, Coordinators, Counselors
Room: 101
Room: 604
Bright Not Broken: Maximizing the Potential of All Kinds of 2e Minds
Computers & Technology
Diane M. Kennedy; Rebecca S. Banks, Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY; Temple Grandin, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO Traits of giftedness and disability are often misunderstood in 2e children, heightening the importance of the whole-child approach. This presentation examines the current diagnostic system and how it impacts understanding of the 2e child. Unfortunately, gifted behaviors are often mistaken for those associated with ADHD, Asperger/autism, and related conditions. This confusion stems from the DSM, which rarely accounts for higher IQs in its descriptions of disorders. Only when the many factors that underlie a child’s behaviors are understood as possible expressions of giftedness, rather than as traits of disability can parents and professionals more deeply support the whole child. Audience: Administrators, Advocates/Association Leaders, Classroom Teachers K-12, Consultants, Coordinators, Counselors, Parents, Researchers Room: 207
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Sport and Performance Psychology: What’s in it for Academic Talent Development?
Differentiating Curriculum and Instruction Using iPads
Mary Ann Prevatte, Cynthia Hayes, Glenda Britt, Amby Taylor, Valerie Hammond, Heather Maynor-Lambert, Public Schools of Robeson County, Lumberton, NC Presenters share ideas for differentiating and integrating technology in the gifted curriculum based on the Common Core State Standards. Participants explore iPad applications selected to differentiate and integrate the curriculum in K – 8 classrooms. Demonstrations familiarize participants with the basic operations of the iPad and how to download applications from iTunes. Participants then explore applications for their grade level using provided iPads. The session concludes with opportunities to interact and share ideas and strategies. Audience: Classroom Teachers K-8, Parents Room: 703
National Association for Gifted Children | Reaching Beyond the Summit