CONFERENCE SESSION PRE-TEST - A BIT OF FUN BEFORE WE START 1. Does the school need a gifted education program? Reword this as an open-ended question and answer in 10,000 words. Include your bibliography. 2. Get into groups and brainstorm methods of extracting blood from stone or money from the government. You have five minutes. 3. If a =  v/  t, weigh up the advantages of acceleration as an option for educating gifted students using the Iowa Acceleration Scales. 4. If E=mc squared, how much energy does it take to create a program to enlighten gifted students? Where does the energy come from? 5. If Intensity is proportional to one over the distance squared, describe Emotional Intensity in gifted students. 6. SCAMPER through an obstacle race of DeBono Thinking Hats and rate the experience on a PMI scale. 7. If Johnny won't colour the clown he does not deserve a place in the Gifted program. True/False 8. Complete the following : Out of the frying pan into the fire Out of synch into ????? 9. If cheetah : gifted student ??? : teacher of the gifted a. zoo keeper b. park ranger c. Mother Nature d. home home school on the range e. Fast Tortoise Gifted Programs P/L f. another cheetah 10. Make a song and dance about the difficulties posed by the behaviour caused by the asynchronous development of some gifted students in the regular classroom. Eg Little Jack Horner Little Jack Horner Sat in the corner Stood in the corner Writing in big letters CAT Wearing the naughty boy's hat He said "Oh teacher please, He said "It's not fair I don't want to learn these I know you don't care I want to learn catastrophe, He got the green one and I Cataclysm, catapult, category..." really, really wanted it

The cheetah – an analogy for giftedness is based on the article “Is it a cheetah?” by Stephanie Tolan

Giftedness is asynchronous development in which advanced cognitive abilities and heightened intensity combine to create inner experiences and awareness that are qualitatively different from the norm. This asynchrony increases with higher intellectual capacity. The uniqueness of the gifted renders them particularly vulnerable and requires modifications in parenting, teaching and counselling in order for them to develop optimally. (The Columbus Group, 1991).

SIGNPOSTS Point to places of interest Are usually neutral and unbiased Do not need formal qualifications Are placed in position by a person who knows where to place them See Gifted Resources Website Disclaimer and Copyright Statement

GIFTED RESOURCES acts a signpost to information, events, services and news for gifted people

GIFTED RESOURCES aims to present information about services in an unbiased way and does not guarantee their quality or suitability to meet particular needs

GIFTED RESOURCES is managed by Jo Freitag who has practical experience having raised four gifted children and worked as a librarian in public and school libraries and taught Christian Religious Education in schools. However due to circumstances beyond her control she has not completed her librarianship degree.

GIFTED RESOURCES was initially set up as the Gifted Resources Centre by Lesley Sword to provide information about resources for her clients. Jo Freitag built and expanded the service and it became Gifted Resources when Lesley was moving interstate

SIGNPOSTS Point to places of interest Are usually neutral and unbiased Do not need formal qualifications Are placed in position by a person who knows where to place them See Gifted Resources Website Disclaimer and Copyright Statement

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