On Resilience, Emotional Intelligence, and Marshmallows – This address will describe ideas about what makes for success in academics and in life. Dr. McCurry will present research findings as well as clinical and parent experience that explores what are being called “non-cognitive” skills (emotional intelligence, attention, curiosity, and self-regulation, among others) and the important role these skills play in our children’s success and in our own work as parents.

Jane Hesslein
What Your Kids Want You to Know – This presentation is for teachers and parents who have wondered what the gifted kids in their lives 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. The responses were articulate, often heartening, and sometimes surprising. What these students had to say is something that every parent and teacher can use.