1. (WAETAG) conference

2.  When you think of a gifted learner, what comes to mind?

3.  Right to know about one’s 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 one’s talent areas one wishes to pursue  Right to NOT be gifted at everything

5.  Cluster Grouping  Differentiation  Acceleration  Individualization  Counseling  Co-curricular and Competitions

6.  Asychronous development is when the child’s 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

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

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, let’s help our kids use their passion to create…. SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted) www.sengifted.org

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

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 child’s best advocate!

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!