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April 2008 SENG Update Supporting Emotional Needs of the
Giftedwww.sengifted.org


April 2008Issue #46


In this Issue:
SENG Welcomes Josh Waitzkin: A Dynamic Dialogue with SENG
Conference Attendees
Director's Corner2008 SENG ConferenceMisdiagnosis Fundraiser
Featured Guest ArticleJim Walkow Entertains SummitHonor Roll
Drawing Winners!
Upcoming SENG Director ElectionsNew Conference Program
GreetingsSpotting SENG Team Members
UAGC Announcement

Director's Corner

Each month a different member of the SENG team describes a
personal passion in the realm of social and emotional needs of
the gifted. Mary Lovell, after a successful business career in
the energy industry, is now applying her leadership and
management skills to inspiring educational causes. She is a
director and Finance Officer of SENG and President of the
Carrollton-Farmers Branch Association for the Gifted &
Talented in Texas. She is the proud mother of a highly gifted
and inspiring daughter. Mary earned an MBA from the Harvard
Business School and a BA in Communication from the University
of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. Mary will participate in leading
the SENG Panel Discussion The Accidental Experts at this
summer's SENG Summit Conference.
A Parent's Guide to SENG Annual Conference
Too Much? Too Little? Just Right?
By Mary Lovell
To start with, the usual disclaimer: There are many approaches
to participating in a conference of this magnitude. This
article contains one parent’s experience. By nature, I am an
information magnet. When my daughter was identified as gifted,
I was lured by the prospect of learning more about this world
of ‘giftedness’ like Goldilocks was to the Three Bears’ home.
But just as Goldilocks was challenged to find the ‘just right’
chair, porridge and bed when she visited the three bears home,
parents attending the SENG annual conference often experience
similar ‘overload’ when they look at the workshops offered. Do
I attend the session on tweens or under-achievement? It all
looks so valuable!
I often characterize attending my first conference on
giftedness as drinking from a fire hose: So many resources! It
was so challenging to make the best use of my time. Each of
you will have your own method and plan. Rest assured that
there is no one ‘right’ answer to this challenge. The good
news is that it is a terrific ‘problem’ to have! I hope these
suggestions will help you find your level of ‘just right!”
First, consider your needs. Consider your interests too.
You’ll get content from the speakers and make connections with
the other attendees.
Next, mark your first and second choices for each time slot.
That way you have some flexibility. You’ll also have a chance
to see if you’re missing something you really wanted or
‘doubled up’ inadvertently. It helps to prioritize sessions.
If you go with a friend, you can leverage your time and
sessions by attending different sessions and sharing the news
afterwards.
Review the speakers – backgrounds and locations. The workshop
presenters are especially passionate about helping gifted kids
and their parents. Sometimes choosing the workshop session
you’ll attend by speaker, instead of by topic will result in
some positive connections.
Take a chance! If there is a workshop on something new, and
you’re interested, mark it as a possibility. What’s the worst
that could happen? During one time slot, a workshop I really
wanted to attend was standing room only! I popped into a room
nearby and heard a terrific speaker (and also checked out if
the SRO workshop was offered at another time – it was and I
got there early!) Flexibility is a good thing. If you’re still
uncertain about what to attend, ask! There is usually a
friendly resource who will help you.
Enjoy the vendor exhibits and silent auction. You may find
something helpful and interesting -- you will certainly
support a great cause.
Finally, share what you’ve discovered! It’s been said that to
really learn something, you must teach it. When you share what
you’ve learned with friends, other parents, teachers,
counselors (be sure that they’re interested, or willing to be
interested), you’ll find that you retain more of what you
experienced and connect with ‘kindred spirits’ as well.

Questions that I’ve heard include:
I homeschool my child. Is there anything here for me?
You bet! Lots of enrichment resources and insights into the
social/emotional aspects of gifted children are applicable to
families in public, private and home-school environments.
Can I bring my children?
SENG offers activities specifically designed for parents and
children. This is a wonderful opportunity for families to
learn together and experience the wonder of learning!
So, consider coming to Salt Lake City in July. Besides being
SENG’s milestone 25th Anniversary Conference, Salt Lake City
has some wonderful sites for children and adults alike!
Together you will discover what is ‘just right’ for you!
SENG Conference 2008

Register Now!
The 25th "Silver Anniversary" SENG Conference is only three months
away, and it will truly be a special event! Join us at The SENG
Summit: Reaching Attitudes & Altitudes, July 18-20, 2008 in Salt
Lake City, Utah for three exhilarating days of conference
activities.

Register Now for the best pricing and availability. Early
registration rates end on May 31!


SENG Welcomes Josh Waitzkin:
A Dynamic Dialogue with SENG Conference Attendees
Josh Waitzkin may still be best known as the international chess
champion who inspired the book Searching for Bobby Fischer. At the
age of 21, Waitzkin began his study of Tai Chi, ultimately winning
two Tai Chi Push Hands World Championships. His road to the top of
these diverse fields is the focus of his book, The Art of Learning.
Since learning of SENG, Josh Waitzkin has become a strong supporter
of the SENG mission, and we are so very pleased to announce that he
will share a special Q & A dialogue with parents, educators, health
professionals and gifted children during SENG’s 25th Anniversary
Gala. All adult conference participants will receive The Art of
Learning, courtesy of the JW Foundation.
Josh Waitzkin will apply his individualized approach to learning to
your questions at this summer's SENG Summit Conference. You can
learn more at a full weekend workshop with Josh at the Omega
Institute, June 20-22 in Rhinebeck, New York, or visit
www.joshwaitzkin.com.

"Unlock the Magic in You" with Jim Walkow:
Lessons for Children & Adults at SENG Conference
Jim Walkow is an author, composer, father, performer, and
storyteller. He is the creator and executive producer of “Great
Moments in Sports from the Point of View of the Ball,” which aired
on ABC’s Monday Night Football and Super Bowl XXVIII. President of
Windsor Broadcast Productions and recipient of over 25 national
awards for the “American Health Journal” television show, he is now
setting his sights on educating, entertaining and motivating young
people. Inspired by his love for his two sons, Ryan and Kevin,
Jim’s vision and passion energized him to encourage readers of all
ages to discover “the magic within.”
Jim Walkow will join The 25th Annual SENG Summit Conference with
special offerings for the SENG Children’s Program and presentation
of the closing key note address. Through his original works, Jim
Walkow will inspire an appreciation for individuality and a
celebration of our unique differences. You'll meet Abbott The
Zabbit, an extraordinary and most unusual looking rabbit, who learns
many important values from his parents, including, "Keep the love in
your heart and always be kind. Create your own luck by using your
mind."

More Conference News
Visit www.sengifted.org and highlight the "Conference" drop-down
menu for complete information about The 2008 SENG Summit!
New Conference links:
Conference Session Schedule At-A-Glance
Conference Session Descriptions
Sponsor, Exhibitor & Advertiser Opportunities
Silent Auction Donations Appreciated
Share the SENG Conference Opportunity
Distribute free SENG information to your group! Printed handouts
and downloadable flyers are now available. To receive printed
materials, please email your request, including name, mailing
address and quantity, to office@sengifted.org. For your electronic
newsletters and emails, you may insert a link to the downloadable
Conference Flyer.
New Feature...
Greetings Section in SENG Conference Program Book
In honor of SENG’s 25th Conference, you are invited to include your
greeting of up to 50 words in the black and white Greetings section
of our commemorative Conference Program Book. A greetings ad costs
only $25.00. Submit your greeting using our Program Book Ad Form.
SENG Honor Roll
The SENG Honor Roll Program Announces Drawing Winners...

Three SENG Honor Roll Nominees won free registrations to the
25th Annual “Silver Anniversary” SENG Conference, to be held
July 18-20, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah! The random drawing
was conducted by Vassar College Department of Education
Professor Erin McCloskey and her students on March 31st!

The winners are: Mrs. McLellan, Pam Davis and Cynthia Rhodes.

Vassar College Professor Erin McCloskey (third from right) and
her education students participated in the March 31st drawing,
selecting the winning names for three SENG Honor Roll
recipients to receive complimentary registrations to the 25th
Annual “Silver Anniversary” SENG Conference. SENG Executive
Director Amy Price, far right, expressed SENG’s appreciation.
Congratulations to the March SENG Honor Roll Recipients:
Jeanette Holliday
Broadmeadow School
Rantoul, IL
"...Jeanette has been known to spend her own hard earned money
on supplies that are needed for her classroom. She has
encouraged her students to learn their way - and not to
conform to other's ideas or thoughts. She realizes that not
everyone learns the same way or has the same interests. She
incorporates drama, history, culinary, art, writing, and math
into the classroom - all in one day's learning! She has been
supportive and informative during her own personal issues. It
is wonderful to have this woman involved in our lives. She is
amazing!!"
Barb Zailyk
Townline Elementary
Vernon Hills, IL
"Mrs. Zailyk has motivated and inspired me to work harder than
I would normally have in class. I have had Mrs. Zailyk as a
teacher for the past three years. In math she helped me raise
my MAP test scores 36 points! I love her use of Einstein
awards and challenges. I learned how to make a stellated
icosahedron for our polyhedraville project. Mrs. Zailyk has
been a great teacher to me these past few years and I would
like her to be recognized for it! "
Read more about all the honorees on our website.
SENG Launches Spring Fundraiser!
“As a child, I was misdiagnosed as having a learning
deficit and being defiant in school, but in the eighth
grade, I was challenged by a remarkable teacher. I was
no longer bored, and was found to be gifted, as I
attained straight As, was elected president of my high
school student body, and president and valedictorian of
my senior class. Today, all too many gifted children
continue to be misdiagnosed and mistreated. I urge
parents and professionals to educate themselves about
this issue, and to support similar efforts by SENG and
other organizations.”
Nicholas A. Cummings, Ph.D., Sc.D.
Distinguished Professor, University of Nevada, Reno
President, Cummings Foundation for Behavioral Health,
Inc.
Former President, American Psychological Association
SENG is excited to announce a special fundraiser for the
months of April, May and June. We invite you to join us
in our mission to empower caring families and
communities to influence more positively and effectively
the development of giftedness in those individuals
entrusted to their care.
With your donation of $75 or more, SENG will send you
The Misdiagnosis of Gifted Children DVD, a $23 value.
Please donate today.



Special Feature



A Message from Utah Association for Gifted Children
President Joan Bramble

The Utah Association for Gifted Children (UAGC) is thrilled
that this year’s SENG Summer Conference will be held in Salt
Lake City. We are an active affiliate of the National
Association of Gifted Children and through the efforts of a
hard-working volunteer board, we successfully advocate for the
needs of gifted and talented children. As part of our advocacy
and support for gifted learners, we have been grateful to be
able to offer SENG groups across Utah.
UAGC has experienced success this year in our advocacy efforts
with the Utah legislature and Utah’s congressional delegation
in Washington, D.C. Through the efforts of our Advocacy Vice
President, three bills were passed that will provide a total
of $800,000 in new, on-going funding for gifted and talented
students in Utah. Utah’s Representative Jim Matheson has also
supported efforts on behalf of gifted and talented students by
co-authoring a “Dear Colleague” letter requesting $11.25
million for the Javits program.
UAGC holds an annual conference in January to provide
opportunities for educators and parents to hear from experts
in the field of gifted education. We are working to improve
our outreach efforts by also providing teacher academies
across the state. To learn more about our organization, see
www.uagc.org.

Special Guest Author

Nurturing the Creative Life of Young Gifted Children
By Joan Franklin Smutny
Joan Franklin Smutny is founder and director of the Center for
Gifted at National-Louis University. She has authored and
coauthored many books on gifted education for teachers and
parents, including, Stand Up for Your Gifted Child (2001);
Differentiating for the Young Child (2004); Acceleration for
Gifted Learners, K-5 (2007); and Reclaiming the Lives of
Gifted Girls and Women (2007).

At the SENG Summit Conference, July 18-20, Joan Smutny will
present two sessions -- Building Bridges Between Parents of
Gifted Children and Classroom Teachers and Supporting the
Potential of Gifted Girls (K-8): Strategies for Addressing
Underachievement.
I found our five-year-old daughter in her room taking two of
her books apart, page by page. Controlling myself, I said,
“What are you doing, Emilia?” And she looked up at me with
this sweet look on her face and said, “Oh Dad, I’m making a
new book so all the animals can be friends. Look, the cow is
alone on this page, but if I put him next to the frogs, he’ll
have someone to talk to…Umm… do you want to hear my story?”
All I could think was, oh Lord, this child is going to school
next year.

I was tucking my seven-year-old into bed and he turned to me
with earnest eyes and said, “Mrs. Post likes primates. This
is a good sign.” Since I didn’t know that he even knew what
primates were, I asked him why he thought this. He said that
anyone who loves primates has to like kids. I get one of
these gems almost every day. My son just doesn’t think like
anyone I know.
While marveling at the creativity of their young gifted
children, parents often wonder how to keep their spirits alive
once they begin formal schooling. They see their sensitivity
to the judgments of adults and peers, and how easily they can
lose touch with the things they truly love. Many parents tell
me of the struggles their children have in school—of freedoms
too soon lost, of talents unused and interests abandoned on
the road. As the years progress, what will happen to the
creative gifts that lack air to breathe or nourishment to
grow?

One father told me that his son, who loves the outdoors, can
hardly stand school despite the fact that his teacher has
accelerated him in math and reading. He paused and said that
sometimes he feels that what his son most needs are periods of
time when he can putter around by the sea, observe the life
forms teeming in the tide pools, sketch a dream, or invent a
new contraption for the pet door. More and more, parents
recognize the critical role of creativity in preserving their
child’s inner resiliency and ability to awaken to the calling
of his own heart and mind.

There are many things parents can do to cultivate creativity
in their gifted children. But this cultivation is as much
about being as doing—how we as parents go about living our
daily lives, what we value, how we express ourselves to our
ever-watchful kids, how much we plod along the beaten path,
or, conversely, take risks and relish the experience.

What I've discovered through years of working with parents is
that young gifted children can become quite resilient when
they live in homes that instill the value of being one’s self
and that foster risk-taking and freedom of expression. But
creating a home that fully nourishes the imaginative life of
our impressionable daughters and sons demands hard work,
requiring that we take stock of our own lives—our inner
resources, special abilities and experiences. What wisdom,
coping skills, and guiding principles can we share so that
they can learn from their earliest years to walk their own
walk? What arrangements in the home will help us clear a path
for their first steps into the world of school? How can we
buttress their flagging spirits when they’re discouraged or
strengthen them when they hesitate to step into the unknown?

Though not comprehensive by any means, the following are
guidelines derived from my own experience with families of
young gifted learners.
1. Establish an open, accepting home atmosphere.
Cultivate flexibility, openness to new ideas, spontaneous fun,
and a keen interest in many things. Set limits on television
and computer use, while at the same time feeding your
children’s imaginations through books, art and music.
Discourage judgmental attitudes; delight in new discoveries
and ideas, however far-fetched. We have all visited homes
where a free and open atmosphere prevails. Adults and
children express their thoughts and perceptions freely, even
when they don’t agree. A sense of interest and excitement
pervade the home. Parents share their interests (e.g., a
mother’s love for music; a father’s fascination with
architecture) and listen to their children—their ideas,
interests, dreams. The home has bins full of interesting
materials—wire and metal objects from construction sites; art
supplies; prints, cheap cameras, costumes and so on. Arts and
other creations hang on walls or stand in some prominent place
in the home—a son’s collage or cartoon, a daughter’s sculpture
from pinecones and colored wire. One of the greatest thinkers
on creativity, E. Paul Torrance (Torrance & Goff, 1990),
provides specific guidance on how parents can nurture their
children’s creative growth. The following are some positive
ways parents can foster and nurture the growth of creativity:
Encourage curiosity, exploration, experimentation, fantasy,
questioning, testing, and the development of creative
talents.
Provide opportunities for creative expression, creative
problem-solving, and constructive response to change and
stress.
Prepare children for new experiences, and help develop
creative ways of coping with them.
Find ways of changing destructive behavior into
constructive, productive behavior rather than relying on
punitive methods of control.
Find creative ways of resolving conflicts between individual
family members’ needs and the needs of the other family
members.
Make sure that every member of the family receives
individual attention and respect and is given opportunities
to make significant, creative contributions to the welfare
of the family as a whole.
Use what the school provides imaginatively, and supplement
the school’s efforts.
Give the family purpose, commitment, and courage.
How Adults “Kill” Creativity:

Insisting that children do things the “right way.” Teaching
a child to think that there is just one right way to do
things kills the urge to try new ways.
Pressuring children to be realistic, to stop imagining.
When we label a child’s flights of fantasy as “silly,” we
bring the child down to earth with a thud, causing the
inventive urge to curl up and die.
Making comparisons with other children. This is a subtle
pressure on a child to conform; yet the essence of
creativity is freedom to conform or not to conform.
Discouraging children’s curiosity. One of the surest
indicators of creativity is curiosity; yet we often brush
questions aside because we are too busy for “silly”
questions. Children’s questions deserve respect.



2. Do creative or open-ended activities as a family.
Young gifted children who live in families who do creative
projects together become more confident about pursuing their
own interests. Families who enjoy the out-of-doors, for
example, could create projects around bird and plant study. I
know a family where everyone adds to lists of species they’ve
seen, draws them, and writes journal entries about their
experiences. By the time I saw their collection, they had an
extraordinarily rich record of their lives along coastlines,
in mountainous regions, in the plains and along
rivers—accompanied by sketches, photographs, maps and even
poems.

I met a father at one of my parent workshops who early
involved his daughter in the art of gardening. He taught her
all about plants—how to feed the soil, what the watering needs
of different species are and how much sunlight this or that
plant requires—and then gave her a section of the yard to
create her own special garden. They made sketches together,
discussed plants, visited nurseries, looked at garden
magazines, created designs and experimented. Her mother says
that after she comes home from school, she always goes outside
before doing anything else to check on her garden.

Your children learn a great deal by watching how you work—your
freedom in approaching tasks, your joy, your enthusiasm. How
a family lives and grows together communicates valuable
lessons. Think about this for your family. What projects can
the family do together? A dramatic reading of a book? A trip
to a favorite museum, aquarium, observatory, etc.? A
performance of original plays (written by the children)? A
nature project at a local forest preserve? A canoeing
expedition to find new bird species? A new invention to
prevent raccoons from sneaking onto the roof? Family
activities like these can be very fortifying for young gifted
children. They provide not only mentoring opportunities, but
a caring community that encourages novelty, discovery, and
invention (no matter how wild or unusual).
3. Provide a place for creative mess.
Creative work often involves a fair amount of mess and parents
wonder where they should draw the line. One father mentioned
that both he and his wife did not want to suppress their son’s
exuberant creativity by continually berating him about the
chaos that followed him everywhere he went. “From the time he
could walk, he left trails everywhere, more than I’ve seen in
other kids. And strange combinations of things that we
couldn’t figure out. Like a large wooden spoon from the
kitchen propping up a cardboard creature he made with odd bits
of material he’d found in the costume box swirling around it.
What is this? And then you go on and find another assortment
and another….” After many heated discussions, battles and
pleadings, a solution emerged. The parents gave him a work
room in the basement where he could leave his piles untouched
and ready for the following day. This confined the child’s
creative chaos to one area while allowing him to leave his
work in such a way that he could pick it up the next day.
4. Cultivate creativity as a resource for coping.
Children who early learn to trust their creative thoughts and
instincts become more versatile in their response to life’s
roadblocks. A mother I know described how her second-grade
son, Karl, was distressed by several kids who’d poked fun at
another child with a speech impediment. The mother and son
brainstormed everything he could do: report it to the
teacher; tell the mean kids to back off; befriend the boy with
the speech problem; and so on. Every option seemed inadequate.
“If you could do anything, what would it be?” the mother
asked. He thought for a moment and then said, “I would make a
law in the school that no one is supposed to be mean even if
they want to.” And then a light came into his eyes and he
said, “I know what to do!”

After school the next day, the boy told the teacher what he
saw and said that he hoped she wouldn’t talk to those boys but
instead, couldn’t she just make a rule to stop kids from being
mean? Inspired by the boy’s creative solution to a problem
she herself wanted to address, the teacher took time the next
day to explore a range of issues related to the concepts of
fairness, justice and orderly conduct in the classroom. Kids
offered their thoughts and participated in making the rules
they would now have to live by. They wrote the rules on signs
that were shaped like traffic signals (another suggestion by
Karl) and placed them at different places on the walls of the
classroom. The signs were a constant visual reminder of how
to behave (“like conducting traffic” Karl said). All of this
came from a gifted child who had early learned never to accept
any situation without questioning it, and to always seek the
less obvious, out-of-the way paths.
A Final Note
Our children depend on us to defend what is unique and special
about them. Fostering the creative spirit may begin with
supporting a child’s artistic interest or instilling an
atmosphere of openness to originality and imagination in the
home. But, taken to its depths, creativity offers a great
deal more. The daily practice of drawing on their own
creative resources is immensely strengthening. Creative
work—and the honoring of the creative force by parents—bring a
sense of dignity and personal power that endure over a life
time. To understand, as a parent, that imprisoning
circumstances of school or society cannot strip you or your
children of this “personal power” to be and do is one of the
great and often hidden gifts of the creative spirit.

Sources
Piirto, J. (1998). Those who create. 2nd Edition.
Scottsdale, AZ: Gifted Psychology Press.
Smutny, J.F. (2001). Stand up for your gifted child.
Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing.
Torrance, E.P. & Goff, K. (1990). Fostering academic
creativity in gifted students. ERIC EC Digest #E484.
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Webb, J.T., Meckstroth, E.A., & Tolan, S.S. (1982). Guiding
the gifted child. Columbus, OH: Ohio Psychology Press.

Spotting SENG team members
Each month we list upcoming speaking engagements of SENG team
members. Please contact the location for additional
information.
California
Date/TimeSpeakerLocationAdditional Information
April 17
6:30 PM - 8:00 PMJudy Weiner with Shari HillOak Park
Library, Oak Park, CAParenting Your Gifted Child:
Special Concerns.
Download the Series Flyer for more details
May 15
6:30 PM - 8:00 PMJudy Weiner with Shari HillOak Park
Library, Oak Park, CAParenting Your Gifted Child:
Programs, Resources and Your Questions
Download the Series Flyer for more details
Florida
Date/TimeSpeakerLocationAdditional Information
**Revised**
June 21Shari Hill (Hosted by Elizabeth
Shaunessy)University of South FloridaSENG Model Parent
Group Facilitator Training.
Illinois
Date/TimeSpeakerLocationAdditional Information
April 17Rosina GallagherIllinois State Capitol Building
Illinois Association for Gifted Children and Illinois
Families, www.pace308.org"Please don't Leave Our
Children Behind Day 2008"
Contact: Jill Ko,
email: springfield.day@sbcglobal.net

April 24
6:00 PM - 7:30 PMRosina GallagherLogandale Middle School
www.logandale.cps.k12.il.us"Criando hijos exitosos - por
dentro y por fuera! (Raising successful children -
inside and out!)

Contact: Dr. Michelle Cohen, Assistant Principal, Email:
mcohen@cps.k12.il.us
May 14
8:30 AM - 9:00 PMArlene DeVries
and James WebbChicago Public Schools"Facilitating SENG
Model Parent Groups"
Contact: Trudy Wallace at 773-553-1785 or email
twallace@cps.k12.il.us
May 15
8:30 AM - 1:30 P.M.Arlene DeVries
and James WebbChicago Public Schools"Facilitating SENG
Model Parent Groups"
Contact: Trudy Wallace at 773-553-1785 or email
twallace@cps.k12.il.us
June 11

9:50 - 11:20 AM & 12:15 PM - 1:45 PMRosina GallagherLake
County Educational Services: a Division of Lake County
Regional Office of Education
www.differentiationconference.org"Differentiation:Building
Partnerships to Empower Global Communities"
Contact Julie Retzlaff, EdD
email: jretzlaff@lake.k12.il.us
June 11 & 12
2:30 PM - 3:30 PMRosina GallagherLake County Educational
Services: a Division of Lake County Regional Office of
Education, www.differentiationconference.org"Building
Rigor, Relevance & Relationships in the Curriculum to
Empower CLD Learners"
Contact Julie Retzlaff, EdD
email: jretzlaff@lake.k12.il.us
June 12
8:00 AM - 9:30 AMRosina GallagherLake County Educational
Services: a Division of Lake County Regional Office of
Education
www.differentiationconference.org"Differentiation is Key
to Talent Development for English Learners"
Contact Julie Retzlaff, EdD
email: jretzlaff@lake.k12.il.us
June 12
9:50 AM - 11:20 AM Rosina GallagherLake County
Educational Services: a Division of Lake County Regional
Office of Education
www.differentiationconference.org"Differentiation:Building
Partnerships to Empower Global Communities"
Contact Julie Retzlaff, EdD
email: jretzlaff@lake.k12.il.us
Massachusetts
Date/TimeSpeakerLocationAdditional Information
April 12
9:45 AMArlene DeVriesNational Association for Gifted
Regional Academy - Marlborough, MA"Parent Power: How to
Make it Work"
Contact: Robyn Carson: rcarson@NAGC.org;
Phone: 202-785-4268
April 12
1:15 PMArlene DeVriesNational Association for Gifted
Regional Academy - Marlborough, MA"Managing the Social
Emotional Needs of Gifted"
Contact: Robyn Carson: rcarson@NAGC.org;
Phone: 202-785-4268
Texas
Date/TimeSpeakerLocationAdditional Information
April 11 & 12Mary LovellC-FB Association for the Gifted
and Talented - 2427 Carrick Street, Farmers Branch, TX
75234 (Greater Dallas Area) President and Chair of
Steering Committee, 7th Annual Spring Symposium, Gifted
Education: A World of Possibilities
For more information see www.cfbgifted.org
April 11Mary LovellC-FB Association for the Gifted and
Talented- 2427 Carrick Street, Farmers Branch, TX 75234
(Greater Dallas Area) President of Carrollton-Farmers
Branch Association for the Gifted & Talented,
introducing a panel (moderated by Dr. Jim Delisle) on
The World Beyond K-16: How to Prepare Our Gifted Kids?
For more information see www.cfbgifted.org
April 12Mary LovellC-FB Association for the Gifted and
Talented- 2427 Carrick Street, Farmers Branch, TX 75234
(Greater Dallas Area) President of Carrollton-Farmers
Branch Association for the Gifted & Talented, conducting
a welcoming convocation/meeting
For more information see www.cfbgifted.org

More News and Information
Seeking Board of Directors Nominees

Applications for SENG Board of Directors election candidates
are now being accepted. If you value the emotional needs of
the gifted and feel you can contribute to our growing
organization, review application guidelines and submit an
application letter by July 1, 2008 for the 2009-2011 term.
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