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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 

Have you seen ... ?
  • 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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December 2014: Resources and Events

12/2/2014

 
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  • 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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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

 
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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

 
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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.

Summer Opportunities and Articles of Note

5/29/2014

 
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Looking for stuff to do this summer?
  • Fermilab has a number of science-related summer workshops for K-8 students. The workshops last between one and four days. Go to Fermilab's Science Adventures page to see all the offerings and learn more.
  • The Batavia Robotics Club has fun summer Lego Robotics camps for kids from grades 1-12. See the options at their website.
  • Do you have a child who likes to read? You can find recommended reading lists arranged by subject of interest at Hoagies' Gifted Ed Page here. There are a number of other readings lists available on an earlier blog post. To find them, click on the "reading" tag on the right sidebar.

See March 18 post below for a list of other local summer programs. They might still have openings!

Have you seen ... ?
  • This article on Mind/Shift, "For Frustrated Gifted Kids, a World of Online Opportunities," describes various online options enjoyed by gifted learners looking for more.
  • The Spring 2014 CTD Newsletter focuses on twice-exceptional students.
  • The Davidson Institute brings us this Q & A from Tamra Stambaugh, a researcher in gifted education at Vanderbilt, that explores the impact of the Common Core on gifted education.


Links from Liz Selander Hutchins' Seminar, "How Well Do You Know Your Gifted Child?"

3/28/2014

 
Thank you to all who attended the March 24 seminar co-sponsored by CANDO and BPS101. Liz Selander Hutchins' presentation, “How Well Do You Know Your Gifted Child?” identified a cluster of characteristics common to gifted learners, dispelled prevalent myths about gifted students, and provided a number of suggestions and strategies to work successfully with and nurture this unique population of students. In addition, Ms. Hutchins shared valuable insights from her many years of experience working with gifted students while teaching at BPS101, and invited parent discussion to share strategies that have helped their children with some of the challenges associated with giftedness. We hope you were able to join us and benefit from Ms. Hutchins' considerable expertise.

Below are links to some of the books and resources that she mentioned.
  • Genius Denied by Jan and Bob Davidson
  • Some of My Best Friends Are Books by Judith Wynn Halsted
  • articles by Sylvia Rimm on giftedness and underachievement
We hope to offer more such seminars in the future!    

November 2013: Events, Deadlines, and Further Reading

11/1/2013

 
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Upcoming events and deadlines:

  • The schedule is out for Northern Illinois University's STEM weekend events for kids, recommended for 4th grade and up. Events take place on Saturdays in DeKalb and Naperville through December. Click here for more information.
  • IAGC's Parent Academy offers an afternoon of talks and round table discussions entitled "Throw Your Arms Around Gifted Children," covering a range of issues for parents of gifted children, on November 16 from 12-4:30. The location is close by, at the Da Vinci Academy in Elgin. Click here for the details and registration information.

Have you seen … ?

• A recent article discusses the relationship of gifted education and implementation of the common core.
• The new newsletter from NUMATS is available. The link is at this website on the left menu under "announcements." This fall's newsletter features an article entitled "Problem-Based Learning 101."
• In a recent podcast on Spotlite Radio, Susan Winebrenner, author of Teaching Gifted Kids in Today's Classroom and The Cluster Grouping Handbook, talks about the challenges facing gifted education and some solutions to those issues.
• The Brilliant Blog by writer Annie Murphy Paul discusses articles and current research on intelligence and learning.



Fall 2013: Events, Enrichment Programs, Deadlines, and Further Reading

8/14/2013

 
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In addition to the CANDO Back to School Picnic on August 19, there are a number of events and deadlines coming up as the start of school approaches:
 
  • Illinois Association for Gifted Children (IAGC) and National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) call to action: Consider advocating for the federal TALENT act.
  • Weekend enrichment is available in Elgin, Naperville, and at other sites via The Center for Gifted fall weekend workshops.
  • IAGC's Carol Morreale Scholarship provides an award of $1000 to a bright student in need. Application deadline is September 1.
  • Northwestern University's Midwest Academic Talent Search (NUMATS) has a September 1 deadline for some of the courses available as Gifted Learning Links (GLL), online classes for students in grades K-12.
  • The NAGC conference will take place in Indianapolis, November 7-10, 2013, with a parents' day in addition to events for educators and professionals.

Have you seen … ?
  • Ian Byrd's blog post, "Three Ways Teachers Battle Students' Giftedness," cites research to support appropriate classroom practices for teaching gifted learners. How do our children learn best?
  • A podcast series from Prufrock Press is devoted to issues of gifted and talented education.
  • Tamara Fisher's blog Unwrapping the Gifted is a good resource for a teacher's insights into the education and nurturing of gifted students, and for advocacy issues surrounding gifted education.

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