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January 2016: Resources and Local Events

1/20/2016

CANDO has a number of great events planned this winter and spring!

February 1, 6:30-8pm Family Game Night in the large meeting room @ Batavia Public Library
February 4, 9:30-11am CANDO Chat, an informal gathering in the meeting room at the downtown Batavia Panera on Wilson

February 11, 7-8:30pm T.E.N. Chat, a chance to get together with fellow parents of 2e students. This meeting is focused on issues that parents of 2e students wish CANDO to discuss with BPS at the February Gifted Committee meeting. Join us in the meeting room at the downtown Batavia Panera on Wilson.

March 21 7pm CANDO is sponsoring a free seminar on Emotional Intelligence (EQ) for parents and educators that will take place in the large meeting room @ Batavia Public Library. Read more about EQ here.
April 4, 6:30-8pm Family Game Night in the large meeting room @ Batavia Public Library

Also, watch for a March announcement soliciting Exemplary Educator Award nominations for 2016. Recipients will be selected and announced at the April 12 Board of Education meeting.

Find fun local activities for students and families to do this spring.

Fermilab announcements: Spring Science Adventures for students grades K-8; Family Open House January 31 from 1:00-5:00; Wonders of Science program April 17, tickets $4.50 each; High School STEM Career Fair, April 20 5:30-8:30 pm

IMSA Funshops classes in February and March for students in grades 3-6; Preview visit for prospective students Jan. 24; IMSA enrollment applications due February 1

NIU offers classes for kids on STEM Saturdays in Dekalb for ages 8 and up

Center for Gifted weekend classes in February and March

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Summer 2015

5/14/2015

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Looking locally for summer activities?

Enrichment activities and classes at Center for Gifted
Summer Science Adventures at Fermilab
Camp Invention has tri-cities locations
IMSA summer enrichment classes
also, see our Resources page for other organizations that might offer summer enrichment

Have you seen ... ?

This article in Ed Week asks, "Are schools and the way they administer gifted education contributing to the hurtful myths that plague giftedness?"
Food for thought about differences between skilled learners and good students (and how some are both!)
A University of Iowa study reports that gifted students are still getting "short-changed."

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January 2015: Resources and Local Events

1/9/2015

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Plan ahead if you are looking for fun activities that take place between now and May!

Fermilab announcements: Spring Science Adventures for students grades K-8; Family Open House Feb. 8 from 1:00-5:00; Wonders of Science program March 15th, 1:00-2:00, tickets $4 each; High School STEM Career Fair, April 22 5:30-8:30 pm; Dr. Temple Grandin lecture: "Different Kinds of Minds Contribute to Society," May 14th and 15th (15th is sold out), tickets $7 each

IMSA Funshops in February and March for students in grades 3-6

NIU STEM Saturdays in Dekalb or Naperville for ages 8 and up

Waubonsee Community College Spring Break Camps for ages 4-14

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Researcher Kyung Hee Kim explores the question: "Underachievement and Creativity: Are Gifted Underachievers Highly Creative?" and suggests remedies to help reverse patterns of underachievement for students who are gifted, highly creative, or both.

Gail Post, PhD psychologist, in blog posts collected here provides some useful advice about helping gifted students with test anxiety, understanding procrastination, advocating for your G/T child, and planning ahead for college during the high school years.

This summary of a #gtchat about gifted education and middle school provides some insight from educators and experts about what makes these years so unique for your G/T child's emotional, social, and academic development.

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Identifying and Supporting Executive Functioning Issues

12/15/2014

PHOTO credit: Tim Pierce, original image @ https://www.flickr.com/photos/qwrrty/15375833813/

Executive function skills are those that help us to plan, organize, remember, prioritize, initiate work, finish work, concentrate, and keep track of time. Trouble with executive function skills often interferes with success at school or work. If you suspect or know that your child needs help with executive functioning, the articles below can help you to learn more.

How Do I Know if My Child Has Executive Function Issues? from the Child Mind Institute
Executive Functioning Issues: What You're Seeing in Your Child from Understood.org
Why So Many Bright Kids Are Struggling in School blog entry with advice from educator A. Vogel
Kids Whose Time is Less Structured Are Better Able to Meet Their Own Goals research from the University of Colorado, Boulder
Tips for Parents: Executive Functioning at Home and School by A. Yermish at the Davidson Institute. Yermish reminds us that "[g]ifted kids often develop asynchronously; some aspects of development seem to lag behind others. It is not uncommon to find a gifted kid who has very high cognitive abilities, yet struggles with one or more aspects of executive functioning (EF)."

December 2014: Resources and Events

12/2/2014

Dec. 8-14 is the week of the Hour of Code!

        What is the Hour of Code?
        The Hour of Code is a one-hour introduction         to computer science, designed to demystify             code and show that anybody can learn the             basics.
        Learn more here.

For the month of December, NAGC has arranged with Gifted Child Quarterly's publisher to again "open" the fall 2013 issue on twice-exceptional students to the public. PDFs of the articles are available to read and share.

IMSA Preview Day is Sunday, January 11. Registration is required. Find more information at the IMSA website.

February 8-10 is the IAGC convention in Naperville. There are panels especially for parents. For more information and the schedule, see the convention webpage.

November 2014 Local Events, Resources, Articles

11/11/2014

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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!

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Events on November 1: IAGC and IMSA

10/30/2014

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Saturday, November 1: PARENT ACADEMY from Illinois Association for Gifted Children (IAGC)
Learn more at IAGC
Saturday, November 1, 2014, 12:00pm - 05:00pm

Also on November 1
IMSA Preview Day!
IMSA offers information about its academic programs, discussion panels, and tours.
The next IMSA Preview Day is on January 11.
Click on this link for details: IMSA

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Local October Event

9/30/2014

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On October 23 at 7 p.m., STAGE, Naperville School District 203's counterpart to CANDO, is hosting Kimberlee King, who will speak about giftedness. Details about the event are available at STAGE's website here.

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September 2014: Upcoming Events and Gifted Education Links

8/28/2014

A big thank you to all of the parents and students who were able to attend the back to school picnic on August 16! The kids had fun playing games and eating ice cream while the adults shared information about CANDO and what is coming up in gifted education for the 2014-2015 school year, including the new Lunch and Learn programs being co-sponsored by CANDO.

If you were not able to attend, please feel free to get in touch with CANDO for the latest scoop on our plans for the new academic year.

If you have a student in the elementary school gifted cluster, you will be invited to a curriculum night meeting with your building's Gifted Specialist. Curriculum Night for elementary schools is Thursday, September 4. Visit the BPS101 Elementary Gifted Blog for the Gifted Handbook and more information about each specialist.

Have you seen ... ?

This blog entry by Ben Hildebrand, Quest Academy Head of School, examines the phenomenon of underachievement in gifted students and what experts tell us we can do to help these students.
Does the start of the school year fill your gifted teen with dread? He or she is not alone. Psychologist Gail Post, PhD, writes about the worries most commonly expressed by gifted students and how parents can help. Read the article to learn more.
Educator, author, and advocate for the gifted Jim DeLisle, PhD, offers suggestions for how to respond to commonly heard misconceptions about gifted students and gifted education. Find the blog post here.
Over the summer, The New York Times ran a "Room for Debate" feature on how NYC public schools should handle gifted education. Read the competing perspectives here.

Back to School!

8/5/2014

We hope you had a fantastic summer!

All Batavia students and their families are welcome to attend CANDO's 3rd annual Back-to-School Picnic in the Park! It will take place on Saturday, August 16, from 11:30-1:30 at Big Woods Park in Batavia. See our home page for full details. Please join us!

Have you seen ... ?

This Psychology Today blog that describes why gifted education matters is a response to a recent Washington Post column.

IAGC provided this PDF containing a collection of links to articles from SENG. The subjects covered are healthy development (psychosocial development, parenting, teasing); gifted teens; diverse learners (2e, racial discrimination); and grandparenting the gifted.

This map from the Davidson Institute shows how Illinois' gifted education policies stack up against those in other states.

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