Spring Symposium 2012
"Gifted and Talented: Heart and Mind Matter"
For Parents, Educators and Gifted & Talented Students
Saturday, April 14, 2012 7:30am - 1:00pm
- Technology & Learning Center
- 2427 Carrick Street
- Farmers Branch, Texas 75234 (Map)
Sponsored by C-FB AGT and C-FB ISD Advanced Academic Services
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Linda Silverman
Keynote Topic: If our child is so smart, why aren't our lives easier?
Linda Kreger Silverman, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist. She directs the Institute for the Study of Advanced Development, and its subsidiary, the Gifted Development Center, in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Silverman is co-chair of the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) Task Force on Assessment. She attended the University of Southern California and earned her Ph.D. in educational psychology and special education. Dr. Silverman served for nine years on the faculty of the University of Denver in counseling psychology and gifted education. Currently, she is conducting research on profoundly gifted children, the visual-spatial learner, comparative assessment of the gifted on different instruments, the effects of vision therapy, and introversion. You can read more about Dr. Linda Silverman at the Gifted Development Center.
Symposium offeres parents, caregivers teachers and children a day of enrichment. Sessions are available for students (grades K thru 5). Parents attend keynote address and breakout sessions while students are engaged in hands-on learning experiences. Educators and administrators will receive 6.0 GT update credit hours for attending all day Saturday.
| Gifted and Talented: Heart and Mind Matters | ||
|---|---|---|
| Schedule | Session | Presenter |
| 7:30 - 8:15 | Registation & Continential Breakfast Fundraiser | |
| 8:15 - 8:30 | C-FB AGT Business Meeting | |
| 8:30 - 10:00 | Keynote Address | Dr. Linda Silverman |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Break | |
| 10:15 - 11:15 | Perfectionism | Dr. Linda Silverman |
| Raising 3R Kids in a Culture of Entitlement | Brenda Bird | |
| College Planning: Grades 6-8 | Jettie Lemon | |
| The Teenage Brain | Gerry Charlebois | |
| Science Enrichment Activities | Lisa Runyon | |
| College Planning: Grades 9-12 | Stacy Lovett | |
| Technology Resources | Sarah Eaton | |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Break | |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Introverts and Extroverts: Different Realities | Dr. Linda Silverman |
| Raising 3R Kids in a Culture of Entitlement | Brenda Bird | |
| College Planning: Grades 6-8 | Jettie Lemon | |
| The Teenage Brain | Gerry Charlebois | |
| Science Enrichment Activities | Lisa Runyon | |
| College Planning: Grades 9-12 | Stacy Lovett | |
| Technology Resources | Sarah Eaton | |
| 12:30 - 1:00 | Overflow and Networking | |
Children's Programs:
Grades K – 2: Turner High School Band presents "Music & Maestros". Children will have exposure to many different instruments and will get an "inside look" at becoming part of a school music program (particularly band). They will have the opportunity to create some instruments of their own to take home.
Grades 3 – 5: Newman Smith High School Engineering Pathways Program presents "Rockets and Robots". Students will build a rocket and go outside to see how high it flies. Students will also create a small "bug" bot and learn how it works.