1. Enhanced Talent Development Gifted and Thriving Enhanced Talent Development Gifted and Thriving Southlake Association for Gifted and Talented November 20, 2014 Dr. Micheal Sayler

3. Some Gifted I have Known Kenny Laurie Celeste 3 Which Ones Lived Up to Our Expectations of the Gifted? Which Ones are Talented?

4. Leading Our Children: An Analogy

5. What’s Next? And Then What?

6. Knowing the Goal

7. Talent Development Gifts High Levels of Potential, Aptitude, Natural Ability, etc… Talents High Levels of Performance in School or Even Adult Domains Environmental Catalysts Surroundings, People, Events Training and Development Intra-personal Catalysts Motivational Temperament/ Personality

8. Why provide special programming options for the gifted? To address the unmet academic and social needs of the gifted today – best reason now To lead a life of talent, friendships and character, with a unity of purpose – the necessary long term vision

9. Achieving Talent Development 1. Daily challenge in their talent area(s) 2. Regular independent work & study 3. Subject and grade-level acceleration 4. Socializing and learning with ability peers 5. Specific content domain strategies

10. Gifted and Talented: 1D Deeply Developing Their Talents Minimally developed Highly developed

11. Top Athlete: Domestic Violence Childhood Star: Drugs and alcohol Investment Banker: Ponzi Scheme Multinational Corp: Cooked the books All Are Talented Unhappy & Harmful All Are Talented but also Unhappy & Harmful Respected Coach: Molested boys Congressman: Convicted on 17 of 35 counts

12. So Then is Talent Development All We Should Consider? It is not enough In addition to talent development how about the happiness of my child?

13. How is Happiness Encouraged? Gifts High Levels of Potential, Aptitude, Natural Ability, etc… Training Talents Character Friendships ??

14. Talent and Character: 2D Developing Talents Developing Character A life with breadth and length

15. Philosophers: Friendship’s Role in Happiness Socrates Aristotle CiceroPlutarch

16. Teachers, coaches, adults Friends for the Gifted Spouses and life-long friends Parents, siblings, immediate family Friends who share interests and are excited about learning

17. Developing More Than Talents Gifts High Levels of Potential, Aptitude, Natural Ability, etc… Training Talents Character Friendships Unity of Life or Integrity Search for Meaning

18. Developing Character Talent and Character: 2D Developing Talents Developing Character

19. Talent and Character: 3D Developing Talents Developing Integrity A life with breadth, length, and depth

20. Unity of Life / Integrity Integer, one, single,… Not “schizophrenic” And then what… Clear vision and determination for your purpose in life, where you are going, and the kind of person you are

21. Gifted and Thriving Gifts High Levels of Potential, Aptitude, Natural Ability, etc… Training Talents Character Friendships Unity of Life or Integrity FLOURISHING WASTING Intra-Personal Catalysts Environmental Catalysts

22. Enhanced Talent Development Gifted and Thriving Enhanced Talent Development Gifted and Thriving Dr. Micheal Sayler