October 19th: Lancaster County PArtners for Gifted Education presents the 4th Annual After Hours at the Lancaster Science Factory
Please see the attached flier: Science Factory October 19 2011
Tag: Teachers
Enrichment Extension for Gifted Students
Ephrata Area School District
K-12 Gifted Parent Night
Enrichment Opportunities for Gifted Students
When: Wednesday, October 19, 6 pm.
Where: Ephrata Area Middle School Media Center
957 Hammon Ave. Ephrata PA 17522
Format: Presenter: Linda Deal
Enrichment Extension for Gifted Students
Description: Go beyond the school day with activities that will blend school content with community, family and fun opportunities. A series of different strategies and ideas that will appeal to students of different ages and interests will trigger a list of possible enrichment to use for one minute or half a day.
Please feel free to bring your students and other children.
Please RSVP to Lori Hatt 717-721-1150 Ext 0 or email at l_hatt@easdpa.org by October 17, 2011
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact:
Susan Summers-Steffy (721-1150)
Coordinator of Student Services
Ephrata Area School District.
Dr. James Delisle
Dr. James Delisle will present Doing Poorly on Purpose: Underachievement and the Quest for Dignity on Thursday, November 17, 2011, at The Conference & Training Center at IU-13 (1020 New Holland Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17601). The fee is $15 per person. Pre-registration is required to:
Lindsay Risser
(717) 606-1762
lindsey_risser@iu13.org
Here is an overview from the flier:
Most of the “antidotes” for reversing academic underachievement in gifted adolescents
are punitive and disrespectful. It’s no surprise, then, that they are also ineffective and
emotionally debilitating. This session provides a new look at “underachievement” from
the eye of the students who wear this label. A series of suggestions and solutions that
can be applied at home and in school will be offered, each one bearing a similar
foundation: preserving the dignity of students who choose to perform poorly on purpose.
Dr. Jim Delisle has taught gifted children and those who work on their behalf for more
than 30 years. The author of more than 250 articles and 16 books including The Gifted
Kids Survival Guide: A Teen Handbook, Jim’s work has been translated into multiple
languages. He has been featured in professional journals, The New York Times and on
The Oprah Winfrey Show. A frequent presenter on gifted children’s intellectual and
emotional growth, Jim has addressed audiences in 48 states and in nations as diverse as
England, Greece, China, and Saudi Arabia. His new Teen Survival Guide is being released
this summer, and he has just been contracted to write a book entitled, Saving Smart
Kids: American Educational Reform and the Crisis for Gifted Education.
Who’s the gifted one: Harry, Ron or Hermione?
Good article that illustrates what many of us already know – gifted kids, like all kids, are their own unique individuals.