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SENG Webinar Event, Nov. 8th – Developing Internal Motivation in Gifted Youth

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Presented by Lisa Van Gemert, MEd

Lack of motivation factors keenly in underachievement of gifted children, creating interfamilial tension, as well as conflict with school. Internal motivation is the secret to enhancing achievement drive in gifted students. What does the research tell us, and what roles do self-concept and optimism play in helping kids develop their intrinsic motivation? Find out the pitfalls of rewards, and learn about seven strategies you can use right now to light the fire within any child.

 

Northwestern University Center for Talent Development – Gifted Learning Online Courses

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Special Opportunity: Save $40

2013 Winter Enrichment and Core Essential Online Courses
Must register by December 1, 2012 to receive savings

The cold winter months are a great time to curl up with an online class.

Center for Talent Development’s Gifted LearningLinks online courses allow students from all over the world access to exceptional courses led by instructors with extensive experience teaching gifted students. Nine-week Enrichment and Core Essential courses provide academically talented students in grades 3 through 8 with fun, yet challenging learning opportunities.

Winter 2013 topics include digital storytelling, app invention, new pre-algebra prep courses, grammar sequences based on the work of Michael Clay Thompson and more!

The winter 2013 session begins January 15. Apply today, receive the savings, and enjoy this winter exploring a new subject with like-minded peers!

Questions?  Don’t hesitate to contact us at gll@northwestern.edu.

Message from The Washington Coalition For Gifted Education – Oct. 18th

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1. Comments on the proposed revision of the Washington Administrative Code sections on Highly Capable (available at http://www.k12.wa.us/HighlyCapable/default.aspx) are due at OSPI by November 19th. Instructions for submission of comments are on the website. Comments may be made by individuals as well as organized groups.

The public hearing is November 28 at 1:00 in the Brouillet Conference Room of OSPI –
Old Capitol Building
600 Washington St. S.E.
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
Driving Directions

2. Attached is a flyer for the Educational Forum at Annie Wright Schools in Tacoma on Sunday, November 4th. The Coalition is not a sponsor of this event and passes this flyer to you for informational purposes only.  If you are interested, please check it out.

3. We invite you to join other members of the Coalition at our general meeting November 30, Burien Community Center, located at 14700 6th Avenue SW, Burien, from 10:00 to 1:00.  We won’t know which conference room until we get there.

A great many things will have been settled by the 30th – the election will be over and we will know who our new governor and legislators are; the Joint Task Force on Education Funding will be close to completing its work; and the QEC will be finalizing its recommendations to the Legislature. We may even know what SPI Dorn proposes in his budget for HCP.

We will be charting our course for the upcoming 2013 legislative session and making preliminary plans for Gifted Education Day, March 19th.

4. As things stand right now (and this is subject to change depending on what happens between now and Nov. 30th) our focus for the next session will be funding for HCP.

SENG Webinar Event – Oct. 18th: Journaling for the Gifted Child

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Developing Social and Emotional Growth in the Gifted Child Through Journaling
Presented by Kathleen Casper

Explore the different characteristics of gifted children and how journaling can help these unique individuals express themselves, work through stresses, organize their lives, highlight creativity areas, and increase their social skills. We will also look at ways to support introverted and extroverted gifted children through journaling, and discuss different types of journaling activities and ways to extend writing outside of their journals and into the world.

Register Now!

Upcoming Events in Tacoma for Parents to Learn More About Giftedness

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2012 WAETAG Conference

Gifted 2.0: Hi-Cap Instruction for the Digital Age

Sessions for Teachers, Parents, Counselors, and Administrators!

Check out the schedule now! Click HERE to register for the conference now!
(For a mail in form, click here.)

Saturday, October 20, 2012
http://www.waetag.net/
Hotel Murano, Tacoma
7:30 a.m. – 5:00
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Sunday, November 4, 2012

FREE Forum for Gifted Students and Their Parents

Scholar Search Educational Forums
Annie Wright Day School
Tacoma, Washington
http://scholarsearchassoc.com/index.php/coming-events/tacoma-2012

“Being Bright is Not Enough” A Free Seminar with Dr. Jim Webb

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October 18th, 7:00 pm, Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center, 1500 Broadway, Commerce Room

The attitude still prevails that gifted children need no special help, that they will make it on their own since they already have so much going for them. Particularly neglected are the social and emotional needs of these children. Dr. Webb relates professional and personal experiences demonstrating that simply being bright is not enough. In fact, many responses to bright children make being gifted a liability rather than an asset. Concrete suggestions for parents and teachers are offered to help them re-think their perspectives and their behaviors. Encouragement is given to establish programs that focus on social and emotional needs of these youngsters.

James T. Webb, Ph.D., has been recognized as one of the 24 most influential psychologists nationally on gifted education.

Dr. Webb has written over 70 professional publications, fifteen books, three DVDs, and many research papers for psychology conventions or conferences regarding gifted and talented children. Four of his books on gifted children have won “Best Book” awards.

  • Guiding the Gifted Child: A Practical Source for Parents and Teachers — which won the National Media Award of the American Psychological Association as the best book for “significantly contributing to the understanding of the unique, sensitive, emotional needs of exceptional children.”
  • Grandparents’ Guide to Gifted Children – winner of two awards
  • Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults: ADHD, Bipolar, OCD, Asperger’s, Depression, and Other Disorders – winner of three awards
  • Gifted Parent Groups: The SENG Model, 2nd Edition
  • A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children – winner of three awards

In 1981, Dr. Webb established SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of Gifted Children, Inc.), a national nonprofit organization that provides information, training, conferences, and workshops, and he remains as Chair of SENG’s Professional Advisory Committee. In 2011, he was recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Arizona Association for Gifted children, the Community Service Award from the National Association for Gifted Children, and the Upton Sinclair Award by EducationNews.org.

SEABURY SCHOOL 2012 SENG Parent Group •PRE-K—GRADE 8•

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We all know raising gifted children is a blessing – but can also be exhausting! This intensive eight-week workshop focuses on supporting the emotional needs of your gifted child while providing tools for parenting.

Beginning Sept. 26th and running through Nov. 14th, this SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of Gifted) group is led by Callie Stoker-Graham, parent of two gifted children, and Dr. Kelly Brown, Seabury parent and licensed psychologist.

Cost to attend the workshop is only $125 for the whole 8-week session (only $12 per class!) and includes a copy of A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children by James T. Webb (a $25 value); this is an opportunity you won’t want to miss.

Workshops run each Wednesday, Sept. 26 – Nov. 14, from 7:00-8:30 p.m., at Seabury’s middle school campus, 925 Court C, downtown Tacoma.
The workshop will be capped at 15 participants, so reserve your place now!

Seabury School will be sponsoring an “Evening with Jim Webb” on Thursday, October 18th, 7:00pm, at the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center, Commerce Room, in downtown Tacoma.  Dr. Webb founded SENG and has contributed many books and lectures on gifted education.  Mark your calendars to spend an evening with one of the “gurus” of gifted education and parenting of gifted children.

Robinson Center’s Saturday Enrichment Program (Current Grades K-11) at the University of Washington

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SATURDAY FALL 2012 CLASSES

Math, Writing, Science, and Dance Classes

The Robinson Center will offer a full slate of math classes from K/1 (including one with parents) to Grade 11; creative writing classes for grades 4-8; and, NEW THIS TERM, an exciting astrophysics class for grades 6-8 and a dance and movement class to nurture both brain and body. These classes are intended to provide intellectually ambitious students with challenge, inspiration, and fun, in a collaborative, supportive learning environment.

Students should register for the course according to their CURRENT grade in school.Placement is determined by grade, not age. Class size is limited, and so it is first come/first served; waitlists will be established if necessary.

Tuition is $225 for our 50 minute classes and $425 for our 100 minute classes. There is a $25 registration fee for all classes. Tuition is to be paid in full when the student registers for the course. Go to the Robinson Center website for more about how to register for the classes.

Limited financial assistance is available for Saturday classes. Students who receive Free or Reduced Lunch in their school district may receive reduced tuition. Please find more information on the federal income eligibility guidelines for free and reduced price lunch here.

Parking is available for free on the University of Washington campus as of 12:00 noon on Saturdays. Before noon, we recommend the W14 lot near Gould Hall and across 15th Avenue from the Robinson Center. Go to the 40th Street gate entrance to campus for your $5.00 parking pass for W14.

 

Important Dates

SEPTEMBER 17: REGISTRATION BEGINS (online registration via our Robinson Center website)
OCTOBER 6: CLASSES BEGIN
NOVEMBER 24: NO CLASS
DECEMBER 8: LAST DAY OF CLASSES

Apply Now!

SENG Webinar Event – Sept. 20th: Joyful Living in 6 Easy Steps

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Presented by: Dianne Allen, MA, CAP

Gifted individuals can take life very seriously and often miss the power of living joy filled. By learning the steps to living joyfully, one can establish and maintain a lighter life which leads to a healthier lifestyle on all levels, especially emotionally.

This presentation discusses joy as a vital part of life. The importance of joy and the 6 easy steps to living joy will be presented. How to establish and maintain a joyful daily life will be presented.

Register Now!

Thank you for coming to the potluck!

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What a wonderful turnout we had for the Back-to-School Potluck!

Thank you all for bringing such an amazing selection of food to share with one another. It wouldn’t have been as successful without your help. We hope that you had a great time, had a chance to reconnect and made some new friends before the new school year.

We on the board would like to especially thank Mary Freitas and all the teachers that took the time out of their busy schedules to come out and meet with everyone.

Thanks to you all again, for making this such a success this year!