Beyond IQ - Boston Call for Proposals
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siderea, dmnsqrl, superfinemind, baronet, panterazero, and queen_of_wands will notice this. (I am very aware that queen_of_wands is up to her ears in packing and transitioning... but I still hope!)
The whole form can be found at http://www.giftedconferenceplanners.o
Emotions and Creativity
April 13-15, Radisson Hotel, Chelmsford, MA
Proposal Deadline: Proposals are due January 31, 2007!
All proposals should relate directly to the general topic of the conference, which focuses on understanding the characteristics, needs, and paths unique to the highly and profoundly gifted. The themes of Emotions and Creativity are important to the conference, but are not the only subject we are discussing. In your abstract, please specify the relationship of your proposed presentation to the topic and, if appropriate, the theme.
Proposals for the Pre-conference workshops should be directed at Teachers, Administrators, or Counselors. Each Pre-conference workshop period is 3 hours.
Proposals for the Conference can be for adult sessions (introductory, intermediate, or advanced), young adult sessions, or children's workshops for ages 6 - 12. Unlike the pre-conference sessions, all conference sessions are 65 minutes in length. Adult sessions must include a minimum of 20 minutes for discussion and questions. The young adult sessions should be highly interactive and concentrated, and allow for at least 60 minutes of discussion. The children's workshops are to be discovery-based learning.
Accepted presenters will be responsible for expenses related to conference attendance, including costs for travel, accommodations, and printing. The lead presenter will receive a complementary conference registration; additional presenters will receive a 50% reduction of their conference registration fee.
Overhead projectors and screens will be provided on request. Other audio-visual equipment may be available and should be requested with the proposal.
siderea, dmnsqrl, superfinemind, baronet, panterazero, and queen_of_wands will notice this. (I am very aware that queen_of_wands is up to her ears in packing and transitioning... but I still hope!) The whole form can be found at http://www.giftedconferenceplanners.o
Call For Proposals
Beyond IQ: Theory and Practice with the Highly and Profoundly Gifted
Emotions and Creativity
April 13-15, Radisson Hotel, Chelmsford, MA
Proposal Deadline: Proposals are due January 31, 2007!
All proposals should relate directly to the general topic of the conference, which focuses on understanding the characteristics, needs, and paths unique to the highly and profoundly gifted. The themes of Emotions and Creativity are important to the conference, but are not the only subject we are discussing. In your abstract, please specify the relationship of your proposed presentation to the topic and, if appropriate, the theme.
Proposals for the Pre-conference workshops should be directed at Teachers, Administrators, or Counselors. Each Pre-conference workshop period is 3 hours.
Proposals for the Conference can be for adult sessions (introductory, intermediate, or advanced), young adult sessions, or children's workshops for ages 6 - 12. Unlike the pre-conference sessions, all conference sessions are 65 minutes in length. Adult sessions must include a minimum of 20 minutes for discussion and questions. The young adult sessions should be highly interactive and concentrated, and allow for at least 60 minutes of discussion. The children's workshops are to be discovery-based learning.
Accepted presenters will be responsible for expenses related to conference attendance, including costs for travel, accommodations, and printing. The lead presenter will receive a complementary conference registration; additional presenters will receive a 50% reduction of their conference registration fee.
Overhead projectors and screens will be provided on request. Other audio-visual equipment may be available and should be requested with the proposal.
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Date: 2006-12-07 12:38 am (UTC)Yes, there is the risk of offending people whose beliefs are different than yours. I assure you that it happens as often on the educational philosophy end as anywhere else. There is a heavy spiritual element within our population, though, many of whom are looking for more than a purely "scientific" world view, if you will. Metaphysics is not alien to our conferences, though it ebbs and flows over time.
Looking at the 2006 program, I think pointing you to 2005 might serve, as well: http://www.giftedconferenceplanners.org/Boston/program2005.html
A reasonable and reasonably short set of definitions of gifted can be found here: http://www.riage.org/gifteddef.html
This presents what we knew in 1919:
http://www.geocities.com/josh_shaine/What_we_knew_about_teaching_gifted_children_in_1919.htm
And a timeline based history of gifted education:
http://www.nagc.org/index.aspx?id=607
3 pages, total. More can be had in discussion or reading, but I suspect you'll be fine with those as starters.