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"Social and Emotional Curriculum"

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Program Information

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Friday, May 2, at BIQ

Check-in for Friday will be between 8 and 9am, with a continental breakast. Lunch on Friday will also be with the Conference.

In keeping with the theme of the weekend, a major focus of our discussions will deal with the notions of curriculum for social and emotional issues. In the morning, the plan is to explore the notion itself - is express inclusion of this matter appropriate, worth doing, within the job of schools, etc.? In the afternoon, we will go more deeply into the practicalities of it: Is it doable? Does it need separate coursework or is inclusion enough? How do we determine effectiveness? These and many more questions will be explored. As ever, the issues of underachievement, perfectionism, and acceleration will never be far away. Join our keynote, Sue Jackson, along with several other presenters in these intense sessions!

Because of the design and size of our Friday programming, we tend to do a fair amount of individualization for the educators who join us. Let us know your interests.

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Saturday, May 3
Conference Sessions (subject to changes and additions)
Time
(Adult Program)
Adult Program
Off Topic
Children
(6-9 or as noted)
Children
(9-12 or as noted)
All Children
Time
(Children's Program)
8:00-9:00 A.M.
Registration - Breakfast breads, coffee and juice
8:00-8:55 A.M.
9:00-10:15
  
First Time BIQ Attendees
Carolyn K.

Carlisle
 

When Imagination is More Important than Knowledge...The nature and needs of the creative mind in various domains.
Maddi Wallach

Hawthorne
 
Casual Conversation

Drawing Room

Ice Breakers; Free Style Costuming
Persis Thorndike

Heritage B
8:55-10:20
10:30-11:45
  
Keynote
In the Footprints of Genius
Sue Jackson

Hawthorne
 
Improvisation Games
Arika Cohen

Heritage B
 
How to Combat Global Warming, Creating a Community Campaign
Colin Carlson

Middlesex
 
Games
Heritage A
10:25-11:50
12:00-1:15 P.M.
Lunch
Lunch - With Families
11:50-1:10 P.M.
1:30-2:30
  
The Social Skills Acquisition Process
Anna Caveney

Carlisle
 
Gifted Kids and Groupwork
Steve Balzac

Hawthorne
 
Depression and Self-Injury in Gifted Youth (and Adults) Zoë Thorkildsen
 
Drawing Room
 

Geometric Egg Carton Constructions
Jenny Mosely

Heritage B
 
  A Writer's Toolbox:
Part 1
Tamora Pierce and Lis Davies

Middlesex
 
Games
Heritage A
1:25-2:35
2:45-4:00
  
The Neurobiological Roots of Creativity
Eric Van

Carlisle

Social Development in Highly Gifted, Homeschooled Children
Melinda Stewart

Hawthorne
 Casual Conversation

Drawing Room
 
6-12 years
Zome Tools
Lorel Shea

Heritage B
 
Without Conflict, There Can Be No Drama
Arika Cohen

Middlesex
 
Games
Heritage A
2:40-4:05
4:15-5:30
  
The Role of Social Emotional Content in all Curriculum for the Gifted
Lisa Rainen

Carlisle
 
Kissing Cousins: Gifted Children and Third Culture Kids
Wenda Sheard

Hawthorne
What is Normal? A Context for Giftedness
Ryan Caveney
 
Drawing Room
Origami
 Susan Levitin

Heritage B
 
SET: The Math Behind the Game
Alexa K.

Middlesex
 
Games
Heritage A
4:10-5:35
Please join us Saturday evening at 8:00 PM for an Ice Cream Social for all attendees!

Note: Program Information and Speaker Biographies can be found on the Presenters page.

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Sunday, May 4
Conference Sessions (subject to changes and additions)
Time
(Adult Program)
Adult Program
Off Topic
Children
(6-9 or as noted)
Children
(9-12 or as noted)
All Children
Time
(Children's Program)
8:00-9:00 A.M.
Registration - Breakfast breads, coffee and juice
8:00-8:55 A.M.
9:00-10:15
  
We Already Teach a Social and Emotional Curriculum, But it's the Wrong One!
Ryan Caveney
& Josh Shaine

Carlisle
 
Give Them Wings
Valerie Eichel

Hawthorne
Casual Conversation

Drawing Room

6-12 years
Multimedia Art
Susan Levitin
Heritage B
 
Manners for Mavericks: A Socratic Seminar
Danielle Shylit

Middlesex
 
Games
Heritage A
8:55-10:20
10:30-11:45
  
Thinking and Learning Styles
Josh Shaine

Carlisle
  
Speaking Educator - the Translation Issue
Kit Finn

Hawthorne
Casual Conversation
Drawing Room
  
Spellbinding Public Speaking, Scary Storytelling
Arika Cohen

Heritage B

  
A Writer's Toolbox:
Part 2
Tamora Pierce and Lis Davies

Middlesex
Games
Heritage A
10:25-11:50
12:00-1:15 P.M.
Lunch
Casual Conversation
Drawing Room
Lunch - With Families
11:50-1:10 P.M.
1:30-2:30
A Conversation with Sue Jackson
Sue Jackson

Carlisle

Overchallenged While Underchallenged: Identifying and Serving the Gifted Child with Learning Disabilities
Diana Abramo

Hawthorne
Casual Conversation
Drawing Room
 
Art Trading Cards
Susan Levitin

Heritage B

My Favorite Books
Tammy Pierce

Middlesex
Games
Heritage A
1:25-2:35
2:45-4:00
Plenary Session
Peekaboo! Hidden Curriculum and the Gifted Child

Hawthorn

Architectural Structures
Persis Thorndike

Heritage B
  
6-12 years
Boolean Logic
Pete Gast

Middlesex
Games
Heritage A
2:40-4:05

Note: Program Information and Speaker Biographies can be found on the Presenters page.

Beyond IQ would like to thank Arisia Corp for the loan of materials for the Children's Program.

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