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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Ok... some "make this less inscrutable" advice
Date: 2006-12-26 11:02 am (UTC)Josh? You have a HECK of a lot of terms and 'buzzwords' up there that mean absolutely bubkiss to someone who hasn't already attended a BIQ or Hollingsworth or the like.
Suggestion. Pick out someone who you feel is close enough to the heart of the recent BIQs that you feel confidence in their "I know what this is all about"-ness (and here's a hint... someone who's kinda been to one and not involved at all in any planning? Probably not 'close enough'.) who is able to provide a kind of glossary of these terms for people who have never attended a Hollingworth conference or ever _heard_ of the term 'giftedness' ..... and take advantage of some of html's strengths to provide a few links with definitions.
Otherwise statements like "While we are running conferences on highly and profoundly gifted people at the moment, we also have explicit interests in supporting the Twice-Exceptional, Underachieving, Minority, and other underserved populations among the gifted." can only speak to the choir because everyone else is standing there with a puzzled expression on their face. Or not even bothering with the puzzled expression and walking away.
(Now.... if the 'point' of BIQ is just to be a gathering of people who already have certain knowledge context.... if it's meant to be just a gathering of the same few people every year... that kind of stuff is unnecessary.... but I had the (perhaps erroneous) impression that one goal was to bring new people with new insights in. But if the new people need to be indoctrinated elsewhere, first... then maybe there needs to be some sort of reference to where they can go get their indoctrination. Even if not stated exactly that way)
Re: Ok... some "make this less inscrutable" advice
Date: 2006-12-26 11:10 am (UTC)A different way to go would be go to to some population that you interact with a lot who you feel 'knows' BIQ. Maybe the Sheroes crew (I don't know.... just throwing that one out there as an example) and say to the bright boys and girls there "hey kids, let's try something fun. write up something about what BIQ means to you"
and play mix and match with the resonating portion of the results.
(*BUT* if you get lots of 'buzzwords', still please please please try to locate someone who can provide definitions for them? Or try to do that yourself?)
Re: Ok... some "make this less inscrutable" advice
Date: 2006-12-26 12:55 pm (UTC)Look at the stuff at the Hoagie's web site
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/gifted_101.htm
Do you agree with them? Link to them and say "hey, this is where you can learn some more about what we're talking about"
do you disagree with them? Ok, sit down and write down what you disagree with them about. Write down what you agree with them about. Hey, you may be well on your way to DefinitionVille ;)
Re: Ok... some "make this less inscrutable" advice
Date: 2006-12-26 12:59 pm (UTC)