November 2014 Local Events, Resources, Articles

• IMSA is running its winter Funshops, one-day weekend workshops, for students in grades 3-6.

• On November 17 at 6 p.m., Naperville's STAGE 2e SOS group for parents of twice-exceptional children is sponsoring a presentation about executive function and academic tasks. See their posting about the presentation to learn more. RSVP is required, as it takes place at a Naperville restaurant.

• NIU STEM Outreach's fun STEM Saturdays program has some dates left in December and lots of new dates for January through April. Find more information on their website.

Have you seen ... ?

• An opinion piece in the Baltimore Sun that provides food for thought about meeting the needs of all students: "Smart is not a dirty word" by Elaine Tuttle Hansen, the executive director of The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth.

• A gifted and talented chat (#gtchat) session on Twitter, themed "The Joys and Challenges of Twice-Exceptional Kids," from October 1 is summed up and accompanied by dozens of useful links at this location. You don't need to be on Twitter to read it!