| UPCOMING EVENTS 9/3/09 6pm - Quest Academy Gifted Advisory Council Meeting. Media Center, Explorer K-8. For more information, visit www.questgac.org 9/9/09 12pm EST - Differentiation Overview , Free NAGC webinar with Jennifer Beasley, University of Arkansas. Registration opens 8/26/09. For more information, visit www.nagc.org/wow.aspx 9/16/09 7pm EST - Back to School. Back to Gifted, Free NAGC webinar with Robin Schader, NAGC Parent Resource Advisor. Registration opens 9/3/09. For more information, visit www.nagc.org/wow.aspx 9/23/09 7pm EST - 10 Things Administrators Should Know about Gifted Education. Free NAGC webinar with Joyce Van Tassel-Baska, College of William & Mary. Registration opens 9/10/09. For more information, visit www.nagc.org/wow.aspx 10/14/09 12pm EST - Pre Assessment: What are the Tools? Free NAGC webinar. Registration opens 9/24. For more information, visit www.nagc.org/wow.aspx 10/28/09 7pm EST - Examining the Myths and Truths of Gifted Education. Free NAGC webinar. Registration opens 10/15. For more info, visit www.nagc.org/wow.aspx PREVIOUS EVENTS 10/29/08-11/02/08 - NAGC (Nat'l Assoc. for Gifted) 2008 National Convention, Tampa Convention Center. The not-to-be-missed gifted event of the year: over 3,000 gifted specialists under one roof & over 350 sessions. For more information, visit www.nagc.org. 1/23/08 - "A Toolkit for Success (A Parent's Guide to Advocating for their Gifted Child)" Donnajo Smith, Director of Gifted Services, Florida Dept. of Education. Hernando High School's Media Center. Click here to view the Event Flyer... Hernando Today Article... 11/3/07 - “Understanding & Supporting the Complexity of Your Child: It Isn’t Always Easy Being Gifted,” Dr.Patricia Gatto-Walden & Denise Bishop, NCSP; Sponsored by PAGES & COG; 9 a.m. - noon; Lecanto Middle School, 3800 W. Educational Path, Lecanto, 34461. Event Flyer More... 10/12/07 - "Understanding the Social & Emotional Needs of Your Gifted Child," Arlene DeVries (co-author of A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children, and Gifted Parent Groups: The SENG Model ), Tampa, Presented by the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) and Hillsborough Public Schools, Event Flyer Free! 10/12/07 - "Understanding the Nature & Needs of Your Young Gifted Child," 9:30 am - 11 am, and "Building Bridges Between Parents & Educators of Gifted Children," noon - 1:30 pm, Dr. Robin Schader & Julie Gonzalez, Tampa, Presented by the National Association for Gifted Children and Hillsborough Public Schools, Event Flyer Free! 10/12 & 10/13/07 - Florida Association for the Gifted Annual Conference (Parent Day is Saturday), "Keys to Success: Unlocking Gifted Students' Potential," Over 50 Break-Out Sessions! Hilton 10/10/07 - "College Night" Hosted by the Hernando County School Board from 6:00-8:30 p.m. in the Central High School gymnasium. Representatives from community colleges, universities, technical schools, and the military will be on hand to assist students in planning for their futures. Scholarship information will also be available. More... |