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SENG-Model Parent Support Group Strongly recommended for parents of bright, gifted or talented children You are invited to participate in a guided discussion group to learn about the social and emotional needs of bright/gifted/talented children, and the parenting issues related to those needs. The emphasis is on positive aspects of parenting, avoiding power struggles, and helping these children learn appropriate life skills while enhancing the parent/child relationship. To be added to a “SENG Interested” contact list and receive notices of new groups forming, email at UtahSENG@comcast.net. For more information on SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of Gifted) see www.sengifted.org. Positions Positions occasionally become available specific to gifted and talented education. UAGC will provide notification when requested. If you are an educational institution interested on posting through our website, please contact Paul Shepherd. If you are interested in seeing the posted positions, visit our Job Listings section of the website. Currently Park City School District is looking for Gifted and Talented Specialist. Action Needed on Javits Click here for the latest information and advocacy needs related to Javits Funding.
Our Gifted Online Conferences: A Gathering Place for All Gifted
The next conference will be in April with Drs Fernette and Brock Eide. the topic is "2E - Giftedness and Disabilities." All prior conferences have been free, with occasional requests for donations. This conference will be a fundraiser to help the Eides offset expenses for their daughter Karina who is fighting cancer and is in Germany facing an operation on February 18th. Visit the website for further information and to join the community. Davidson Institute Seeks Extraordinary Achievers to Receive $50,000, $25,000 And $10,000 Davidson Fellow Scholarships If you are a student under 18 as of Oct. 1, 2010 and working on a graduate-level project in any field of study, you may want to consider applying for the 2010 Davidson Fellows scholarship. The Davidson Institute for Talent Development is offering high-achieving young people across the country the opportunity to be named as 2010 Davidson Fellows, an honor accompanied by a $50,000, $25,000 or $10,000 scholarship in recognition of a significant piece of work in Science, Technology, Mathematics, Music, Literature, Philosophy or Outside the Box. Applicants must submit an original piece of work recognized by experts in the field as significant and it must have the potential to make a positive contribution to society. The scholarship must be used at any accredited institute of learning. The deadline to apply is March 3, 2010. To find out more, please visit www.DavidsonGifted.org/Fellows
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Intermountain Conference on the Education of the Gifted and Talented
The 31st Annual Intermountain Conference on the Education of the Gifted and Talented is scheduled for June 8-10, 2009. It will convene at the Edith Bowen Laboratory School at Utah State University in Logan Utah. The theme for the conference is "Differentiation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics." This year's guest speaker is Rachel McAnellen. Rachel (also known as Ms. Math) has devoted her life to sharing the joy and beauty of mathematics with learners of all ages. A professional educator for half a century, she has experience in the classroom and has served as a department chair, a school board member, and a high school administrator. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at the University of Connecticut. Visit the Utah State University Conference Web site for more information. New & Improved Davidson Gifted Database Launched The Davidson Institute recently launched the Davidson Gifted Database, formerly known as GT-CyberSource, at www.DavidsonGifted.org/DB. The renovated site features improved, easier search capabilities for articles, resources and state policy pages to help students, parents and educators pinpoint a wealth of gifted information. With this change, all previous links to articles, resources and state policy pages have changed. To locate the new links users can:
You can also access the Davidson Gifted Database from the Davidson Institute’s home page at www.DavidsonGifted.org – just look for “Database” in the top menu bar or footer information. UAGC Board Member Receives Professional Award Michelle Murphey serves on the UAGC Board as Vice President of Public Relations. In addition she serves as President of the Granite Association for Gifted Children. She is strong advocate for the gifted and talented. She was presented with an awardduring a general session at the Family Links Conference held March 13-14 at Murray High School for her advocacy, support and help to the disability community. Congratulations Michelle! She is the mother of a young son who is twice exceptional being gifted and on the autism spectrum. She has been a pioneer in her job at the Utah Parent Center, helping to invent the position as the Parent Consultant working in collaboration with Granite School District. As a District Consultant she has developed a great relationship with the district and has been able to prepare parents to effectively participate in IEP meetings. She has also attended many meetings as a support for parents. She has been super focused on the needs of families in Granite District and is able to give very specific help. In large part because of her leadership and example, the District Consultant program has become available in two other school districts—Salt Lake and Davis. Michelle applies herself to everything she does and has become very knowledgeable. She is active in various community groups and is a great resource to families of twice exceptional children in Utah. Thank you Michelle for your caring, your hard work, and your unwavering support of families. Click here to join the Utah Association for Gifted Children ListservSome Helpful Web Links
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The general objects - are to provide an education adapted to the years, the capacity, and the condition of everyone, and directed to their freedom and happiness - We hope to avail the state of those talents which nature has sown as liberally among the poor as the rich, but which perish without use, if not sought for and cultivated. Thomas Jefferson - Notes on Virginia |
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