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(WAETAG) conference Slide 2 When you think of a gifted learner, what comes to mind? Slide 3 Right to know about ones giftedness Right to learn something new everyday Right to be passionate about own talent area without apologies Right to have an identify beyond that talent area Right to feel good about own accomplishments Right to make mistakes Right to seek guidance in the development of own talent area Right to have multiple peer groups and a variety of friends Right to choose which of ones talent areas one wishes to pursue Right to NOT be gifted at everything Slide 4 Slide 5 Cluster Grouping Differentiation Acceleration Individualization Counseling Co-curricular and Competitions Slide 6 Asychronous development is when the childs social, emotional, physical, and mental development are out of synch with normal childhood development and/or with each other. ** Gifted children are by definition asynchronous in their development Slide 7 Family time and/or school enrichment: Myth: Because children are gifted they will be ok. Truth: They need to experience the necessity of hard work and be given opportunities to practice their talent Discussions of perspective Literature Community project participation Manual Dexterity Visualization Drama Collaboration Athletics Talent Searches Slide 8 Gifted kids and behavior:Seven Strategies to Help Kids (and Parents) Cope By: Christine Fonseca Many gifted children view the world through a unique lens: Intense Intense: Positive and Negative 7 Coping Strategies- Can benefit both the home and school environment Bottom line: Intensity = Passion So, lets help our kids use their passion to create. SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted) www.sengifted.org Slide 9 OSPI-(Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction) www.k12.wa.us/HighlyCapable www.k12.wa.us/HighlyCapable Twice Exceptional: Helping twice-exceptional children reach their potential. www.2eNewsletter.comwww.2eNewsletter.com WAETAG (Washington Association of Educators of the Talented and Gifted) www.waetag.netwww.waetag.net Hoagies (gifted education resource) www.hoagiesgifted.com www.hoagiesgifted.com Slide 10 NWGCA (Northwest Gifted Child Association) www.nwgca.org www.nwgca.org NAGC (National Association for Gifted Children) www.nagc.org www.nagc.org Davidson Institute (Davidson Institute for Talent Development) www.ditd.org www.ditd.org TAGFAM (Families of the Talented & Gifted) www.TAGFAM.org www.TAGFAM.org www.giftedbooks.com or www.greatpotentialpress.comwww.giftedbooks.comwww.greatpotentialpress.com Read and research so you can be your childs best advocate! Slide 11 No program is perfect, but trying to include as many of the program components and research-based practices as humanly possible, keeping in mind the Bill of Rights can provide learners with gifts and talents with a very satisfactory preparation for their world to come!