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What Your Kids Want You to Know:
Perspectives for Parents and Teachers
This SENGinar is a “must” for teachers and parents who have wondered what the kids in their life might wish they knew. These unique and valuable insights are the result of two requests made to fifth grade gifted students at the end of their school year: one, to list five things that are important for parents of highly able kids to know and two, to tell teachers what they each need to be successful in the classroom.
These exceptionally bright kids were able to put into words what so many find difficult to share. While surveys took place in the classroom, their responses carry beyond the school setting to the social/emotional foundations that allow students to be successful at home and at school. The thoughts they reveal offer a way to begin looking at their perspectives in the complex world in which they live and learn, and how we may help them better navigate the ups and downs of daily life.
Articulate, often heartening, and sometimes surprising, what these students had to say is something that every parent and teacher can use. A look at available resources for further discussion will also be included in this SENGinar. Sign Up Now
Date:
September 16, 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.
Can’t attend the live session? No problem!
All registered guests have access to both live and recorded sessions. Recordings will be provided to registered guests within one week after the live event.
About Jane Hesslein
Jane Hesslein’ s professional orientation has focused on gifted children from the beginning. Currently teaching fifth grade Humanities at Seattle Country Day School (an independent school for the gifted), her career has also taken her to public and private settings in New Jersey, Texas, Ontario, and Minnesota. Jane has presented at national meetings on a variety of pertinent topics, such as children’s literature and parent-teacher collaboration. She embraces ambiguity, and in that spirit carries dual U.S. and Canadian citizenship. Jane excels at connecting people to people and programs to programs. She has advised publishers, film companies, and toy developers, connecting them all to her students. She has been a board member for Concordia Language Villages and continues to promote language immersion as one way for her students to venture outside their own boxes. A SENG facilitator since 1989 and a current member of the SENG Board of Directors, Jane’s goal is to promote awareness of – and sensitivity toward – the unique social and emotional needs of gifted children among the teachers and families of the gifted.
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