The Southeast Valley Arizona Association for Gifted and Talented is a Non-Profit group designed to provide support and information on the educational opportunities for Gifted Students in Kyrene, Chandler, Gilbert and Maricopa counties. Parents, Educators, and Students are welcome to join our group.
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| TBD – We are working to find a new place to hold our meetings that is central to everyone. The Chandler Public Library is no longer accepting public meetings. If you have any suggestions for a local place, please e-mail info@sevagt.org We would like to host our next meeting the first week in November. We are in need of board members so please e-mail info@sevagt.org if you are interested in sitting on the 2011 board. |
| Local Events |
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6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Nov. 4 The Interactive Lecture - Get Smart About Your Smart Children will be held at the Mustang Library in Scottsdale from 6-7:30 pm, Door fee $5 Experience a behavior based model to interact successfully with intelligent, intense and sensitive children and teenagers. more info |
| TPG is sponsoring a 10 week SENG Model Parent Discussion Group program that will be starting after Fall Break. After information is presented registrations will be taken. There are only 20 seats available for this group. The group is based on the book A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children. Registration is $30.00 (to cover cost of book). |
| Facilitators will be Dianna Dohm and Elizabeth Fassler, both parents of gifted children themselves. For more information please reply to this email or call: Alison Porter (602) 481-0458. |
| Student Seminars |
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Student Workshops for Gifted Middle School Students - Fall 2010 workshops help during early release and breaks. ASU west campus - 4701 W Thunderbird Rd. Registration packet can be downloaded at: http://education.asu.edu/scholarsacademy |
| Playmakers -- Improvisation for Inventive Minds Wed, Nov 3, 1-4 pm, CLCC L1-04 By Ms. Rebecca Baker & Ms. Sabrina Switzer-Wareing, $40 These innovative workshops are designed to encourage imagination, self-confidence, team-play, spontaneity and stage presence though a series of predetermined theatre games and improvisational activities. Students will foster and strengthen their listening skills while providing a valuable foundation of positive self-awareness. No experience is required. - Exploring Language Power and Storytelling Space - Fundamentals of Stagework and Improvisation - Vocal and Movement Techniques |
"I like to move it move it!" Functional Anatomy- Understanding Your Body in Motion **Students need to come in exercise attire so that they can move and fully participate in the activities. |
| Smart Girls: What's Right with You. Sat, Nov 6, 9 am-3 pm, CLCC L1-04 By Dr. Robyn McKay, $85 In this day-long workshop for gifted and creative girls, participants will build self-esteem and leadership skills, learn about their strengths, learn ways to manage their moods, and envision their futures. |
| Hands-On Math: Demystifying the Learning of Algebra Wed, Nov 17, 1-4 pm, CLCC L1-06 By Dr. Kim Lansdowne, $40 Do you love math? Do you enjoy doing equations? If so, please join me for a day of working linear equations like 4x + 3= 9, 2 (2x + 1) = 3x + 10, 2x + (-x) + 3 = 2(-x) + 12 and 2x - (-x) = 15. We will also do verbal problems including distance, time, money and number problems. You will learn how to solve story problems like: Charlotte has two lists of consecutive odd numbers. The sum of the first number on each list is 10. When the 4th number on the 1st list is doubled and then subtracted from the first number on the second list, the result is the same as the second number from the first list, decreased by 14. Find the two sets of numbers. Another example: Ten years ago, Marlene was 6 years older than 1/3rd of her present age. How old is she now? And a final example: A private plane flying for two hours meets a headwind that reduces its speed by 20 miles per hour. If it took the plane a total of 5 hours to travel 440 miles, find the speed of the plane prior to meeting the headwind. We will use game pieces to set up, solve and check these algebraic problems. Yes, algebra can be fun…promise! |
| The Power of Differences Wed, Nov 17, 1-4 pm, CLCC L1-04 Ms. Rebecca Baker & Mr. Bret Loucks, $40 Explore how the brains of gifted individuals are different from the "normal brain." Learn tricks and strategies to deal with the challenges of owning an exceptional brain. Learn about the unique power you have to get things done and express your creativity. In this interactive session you will learn how being different is important to you and to society. |
| How Advances in Modern Math and Computation Are Affecting Us Sat, Dec 4, 9 am-3 pm, CLCC L1-04 By Mr. Bharat Chitnavis, $75 In this workshop you will learn about the latest developments in mathematics and computation. The changes are sweeping across disciplines like science, finance, economics, sports, health and more in new and interesting ways. We will discuss a few examples in a lively and interactive setting. No matter what career aspirations one has math skills will be at a premium in tomorrow's world. Math is often perceived as a "hard-to-master" subject. The joy and beauty of math is underplayed in today's pedagogy. However, this picture is changing. We will start to demystify this kind of thinking and make math fun. Math is cool again. |
| Monthly Parenting Seminars |
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| Parents of Gifted Children: Free and open to all parents: SanTan School for the Gifted: Located at 1475 S Highley Road, Gilbert AZ – 480-222-0811 |
| Parents of Middle Schoolers: Free and open to all parents. 4701 W Thunderbird Road. Room 299 of the CLCC Building. http://asunews.asu.edu/20100628_giftedseminars |
| 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Oct. 27 - ASU “Technology for Parents: Student safety & netiquette” by Kimberly Elms Parenting the Net Generation: Keeping our kids connected and protected. In this seminar we take a look at the statistics of Gen Y and their application, appreciation and approach to technology while exploring ways for parents to support their plugged-in kid while keeping them safe. Kimberly Elms is a curriculum and instruction designer specializing in technology-rich learning experiences. She has written both online and hybrid curriculum for school districts and developed the curricula and instructional frameworks for digital learning centers. Kimberly is the current President of Arizona Association for the Gifted & Talented (AAGT) and a doctoral student at ASU. She is the mother of two plugged-in boys, a self-proclaimed gadget geek and lover of all things digital. |
| 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Nov. 17- ASU “Equity for Gifted Learners: The Optimal Match Strategy” by Sanford Cohn Why “equity” for gifted learners? Isn’t “equality” good enough? An illustration might serve best to respond to these questions. If equality means that everyone gets a pair of shoes, equity means that everyone gets a pair of shoes that fit. It is the goodness of fit that is important here, as it is in schooling America’s young people. How can we guarantee the possibility of best fit? The Optimal Match Strategy (OMS) offers teachers and students a meaningful pathway to educational equity for gifted learners. The OMS centers on creating the best educational fit possible by examining the characteristics of the learner to match them with significant aspects of the learning environment. Cohn will elaborate upon how we can discern these learner characteristics and then engage in a quest for optimal learning environments. Sanford Cohn is a professor in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. He has co-authored with Barbara A. Kerr, “Smart Boys: Talent, Manhood, and the Search for Meaning;” co-edited with William C. George and Julian C. Stanley, “Educating the Gifted: Acceleration and Enrichment,” and published numerous articles on assessment and identification of academically talented youth, program evaluation, and studies focusing on both the nature and nurture of intellectual talent. Cohn is a psychologist in Arizona with a small clinical practice devoted to highly able youths and their families. |
| 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Dec. 6 - ASU “Maximizing the Talents and Potential of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Gifted Students” by Jaime Castellano Gifted students who are culturally and/or linguistically diverse often have to traverse through a system that has historically left them behind. As parents, how can we help our most precious resource maximize their talents and potential? How do we understand, encourage and nurture their interests, intelligence and gifts? This seminar is designed for parents who have pondered these questions about their own children. Strategies and resources will be presented; an open forum for interactive discussion will be offered; and examples for stretching the critical thinking and problem-solving skills of our children will be modeled. Jaime A. Castellano is one of our nation’s leading experts in the field of gifted education in identifying, educating and developing talent and potential in culturally, linguistically and socio-economically diverse learners, with particular expertise working with gifted Hispanic students and gifted English language learners. He is the author of several books and numerous articles on gifted education, instructional leadership, multicultural education and diversity in schools issues. |
Save the Date: Parenting Day 2011 – March 26, 2011 at ASU
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Book Suppliers: Gifted Press Please encourage your colleagues and friends to email me for a complimentary online subscription to GEPQ. We are now in a major political battle with federal and state governments to maintain gifted education programs in the public schools. I need your support in making Gifted Education Press Quarterly a resource available to all educators and parents who want to maintain and expand programs for gifted students! Your colleagues and friends should email me at: gifted@giftededpress.com. Thank you. Special Invitation to Join the Gifted Education Press Discussion Group— I’ve just set up a discussion group on the Gifted Education Press Web Site. This will give anyone (including all GEPQ subscribers) the opportunity to bring up any issue on identifying and educating the gifted. I recommend that you go to the link below and register; then post some questions and statements related to identifying and educating gifted children. Also, please announce this opportunity to your education colleagues and parents, so they can participate and comment. Here is the link: http://giftededpress.websitetoolbox.com/ Movies Waiting for Superman - An educational documentary is currently planning in limited release in Scottsdale. To see a preview go to http://www.waitingforsuperman.com/trailer
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| Schools for the Gifted |
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| ASU – Program for Talented Youth |
| ASU - Young Scholars Academy |
| Basis Schools – Coming Soon Chandler, Gilbert Area |
| Chandler: CATS Program |
| Davidson Institute |
| Gilbert – Gifted Program for the Gifted |
| Horizon Honors Program |
| John Hopkins Center for Talented Youth |
| Kyrene: Kyrene Gifted Program, Kyrene Prep Program |
| REACH Program: Madison Park |
| SanTan School For the Gifted |
| To have a school added to this list please contact info@sevagt.org |
| School Updates |
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| John Hopkins: The CTY Talent Search is now open. The Fall Deadline to apply is November 22! |