Last updated: 04/22/2011

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Beyond IQ: Greater Boston
Program

"Types: Thinking, Learning, Teaching"

Program Information

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Friday, April 30, at BIQ

Check-in for Friday will be between 8 and 9am, with a continental breakfast. Lunch on Friday will also be with the Conference. We usually run until about 4pm, though sometimes conversation runs through dinner!

In keeping with the theme of the weekend, a major focus of our discussions will deal with the notions of learning styles and how they affect professionals. We’ll explore our own and those of our charges – and what is and is not within our domain to address.

Rather than setting up affixed structure for our day, we will engage in discussions, varying large and small group interaction based on the needs and interests of our attendees. This permits us to address individual questions more effectively than the standard presentation model seems to.

Let us know your interests!

Note change in Keynote time.

Other Saturday times are in flux.

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Saturday, May 1

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

8:00-8:55 A.M.

9:00-10:15

First Time BIQ Attendees
Carolyn K.

Concord

Deeper Dabrowski
Josh Shaine

Ballroom C

Casual Conversation
Drawing Room

6-12 years

Ice Breakers; Free Style Costuming
Persis Thorndike

Heritage

8:55-10:20

10:30-11:45

Keynote: The Prequel

Karen Frost, et al

Ballroom C

Slicing and Dicing -- Using an understanding of types to increase the satisfaction

and joy in your family life
Mika Gustavson

Concord

Conversations
with Lisa

Lisa Rainen

Drawing Room

6-12 years
Hand-on Exploration of the Bicycle
Larry Pfeffer

Carlisle

Not Your Every Day Masks:
Part 1
Persis Thorndike

Chelmsford

Games
Heritage

10:25-11:50

12:00-1:15 P.M.

Lunch

Lunch - With Families

11:50-1:10 P.M.

1:25-2:40

Keynote
Personality, Learning and Thinking:
When Styles Collide
Karen Frost

Ballroom C

6-12 years
Zome Tools Building Session
Connor Shea

Carlisle

6-12 years
Family Logic
Peter Gast

Chelmsford

Games
Heritage

1:20-2:45

2:55-4:10

The Origin of Fundamental Personality Traits
Eric Van

Ballroom C

Learning Disabilities in Gifted / Talented Kids & Adults
Erick Medina

Concord

Individual Learning Profiles: Beyond Visual/ Auditory/ Kinesthetic
Diana Abramo

Drawing Room

Multimedia Art
Susan Levitin

Carlisle

6-12 years
Boffer Making
Persis Thorndike
($5 materials fee)

Chelmsford

Games
Heritage

2:50-4:15

4:25-5:40

Gifted and Talented clients in therapy/Open Conversation
Aimee Yermish

Concord

IEP Writing for Fun & Profit
Liz Cademy
Drawing Room

6-12 years Sword Play
Stuart Ferguson

Carlisle

TBD
T.B.A. Nounced

Chelmsford

Games
Heritage

4:20-5:45

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 2		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							8:00-8:55 A.M.
9:00-10:15	Executive Function and Dysfunction in Gifted / Talented Kids & Adults Erick Medina Middlesex		Ryan Caveney Concord	Casual Conversation Drawing Room	TBD T.B.A. Nounced Carlisle	Make a Small Electrical Motor Larry Pfeffer Chelmsford	Games Heritage	8:55-10:20
10:30-11:45	Type Theory – Applied (Part I) Karen Frost Middlesex		Anna Caveney Concord	Make a Chainmail Bracelet Liz Cademy Drawing Room	TBD T.B.A. Nounced Carlisle	Not Your Every Day Masks (part 2) Persis Thorndike Chelmsford	Games Heritage	10:25-11:50
12:00-1:15 P.M.	Lunch				Lunch - With Families			11:50-1:10 P.M.
1:25-2:40	Type Theory – Applied (Part II) Karen Frost Middlesex		Giftedness and Depression/ Self-Injuryf Zoë Thorkildsen Concord	Casual Conversation Drawing Room	Origami Persis Thorndike Carlisle	Weaving Susan Levitin Chelmsford	Games Heritage	1:20-2:45
2:55-4:00	Plenary Session How to Maximize the Benefits and Minimize the Drawbacks of the Various Types in Your Lives: A Panel Discussion, with Audience Input Josh Shaine, Moderator Middlesex				TBD T.B.A. Nounced Carlisle	TBD T.B.A. Nounced Chelmsford	Games Heritage	2:50-4:05

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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Gifted Conference Planners

presents

Beyond IQ: Greater Boston Program

"Types: Thinking, Learning, Teaching"

Program Information

Beyond IQ: Greater Boston
Program