Parent Education

WEBINAR DETAILS Date: January 14, 2010   Time: 7:30 PM Eastern 6:30 PM Central 5:30 PM Mountain 4:30 PM Pacific Location: Participate at home or office using your computer. All registered guests have access to both live and recorded sessions.  Recordings may be accessed one week after the live event.   Sign Up Today! Webinar FAQ Upcoming Webinars		The 2E Enigma: How Do I Know My Child is 2E -- and How Can I Best Support Him/Her? Presented by Susan Baum 90 Minute Webinar Presentation Please consider your time zone for correct time in your area! An increasing number of gifted students experience learning disabilities, attention deficits or social and emotional issues. Simply addressing these difficulties without consideration of their advanced abilities is rarely effective. In this session we will: Discuss the characteristics of 2E students including those gifted students with ADHD, learning disabilities, or Asperger's Syndrome. Dispel the myths and misconceptions concerning their needs. Introduce The Talent Centered Model for 2e Students, with specific strategies for helping parents and professionals meet the needs of these special youngsters.. Susan Baum, Ph.D., is co-director of the International Center for Talent Development and Director of the National Institute for 2E Research and Development at Bridges Educational Center for twice exceptional education. Professor Emeritus from The College of New Rochelle, Susan is an expert in twice exceptional education. An international consultant, Susan is published in the areas of twice exceptional students, primary-aged gifted students, and social and emotional factors affecting gifted students. She served on the Board of Directors of the National Association for Gifted Students and is past president and co- founder of the Association for the Education of Gifted Underachieving Students..
DETAILS Date: January 28, 2010 Time: 7:00-8:30 pm Location: JJ Pearce High School		Please join us on Thursday, January 28, 2010, in the Pearce Auditorium from 7:00-8:30pm to hear Cara Filler, one of North America's leading motivational speakers, on peer pressure, risk taking and traffic safety. Ms. Filler visits over 200 schools a year sharing her powerful "Power of Choice!" message which has moved, touched and inspired over 1 million young lives across the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Heartwarming and hilarious, her presentation will inspire and encourage parents and teens.
WEBINAR DETAILS Date: January 14, 2010  Time: 7:30 PM Eastern 6:30 PM Central 5:30 PM Mountain 4:30 PM Pacific Location: Participate at home or office using your computer. All registered guests have access to both live and recorded sessions.  Recordings may be accessed one week after the live event.  Sign Up Today! Webinar FAQ Upcoming Webinars		Diamonds in the Rough: Smart Kids who Learn Differently A national conference for educators, parents, students, and all who appreciate the unique strengths and needs of bright kids who learn differently. Presenters include: Carol Kranowitz, author of The Out of Sync Child Rick LaVoie, author of The Motivation Breakthrough: Six Secrets to Turning on the Tuned Out Child Jonathan Mooney, author of Learning Outside the Lines and The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal Debbie Phelps, mother of Olympian Michael Phelps, and author of A Mother for All Seasons: A Memoir John Elder Robinson, author of Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's Larry Silver, author of The Misunderstood Child And many more... *Lifetime Achievement Award Presented to Susan Baum*

 

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