1.
THE FORCE
awakens
A NEW HOPE FOR GIFTED EDUCATION
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2.
@brianhousand
#cagt16

3.
Create
INNOVATE
Inspire

4.
SPOILERS

5.
A long time ago in a school far,
far away...

6.
19771977

7.
Golden
Ageof
Gifted

8.
James
Gallagher
1926-2014

9.
GIFTED CHILDREN
ARE OUR
GREATEST
NATURAL
RESOURCE

10.
GIFTEDEDUCATIONUNDER ATTACK

11.
NCLB

12.
#BrandNewDay
EVERY
STUDENT
SUCCEEDS
ACT
E
S
S
A

13.
bit.ly/nagc-essa

14.
MINDS
POLICIES
PRACTICES

15.
#OutsideOfTheSilo

16.
#GiftedForce

17.
FIND
INTERESTS

18.
These are not
the droids you
are looking for.

19.
OPEN DOORS

20.
But i was going into
Tosche Station to get
some power converters!

21.
TYPE III
INDEPENDENT OR SMALL GROUP INVESTIGATIONS
PRODUCTS AND/OR PERFORMANCES
TYPE I
GENERAL
EXPLORATORY
ACTIVITIES
TYPE II
METHODOLOGICAL
TRAINING /
HOW-TO ACTIVITIES
(Renzulli, 1977)

22.
COMING
NOVEMBER 2016

23.
HEIGHTEN ANTICIPATION
STIMULATE INTEREST
DEEPEN UNDERSTANDING

24.
REaCH
DEEPER

25.
What does it mean to be
GIFTED?

26.
TALK TO YOUR KIDS
ABOUT BEING
GIFTED

27.
GIFTED

28.
SUCCESSFUL DROPOUT
CHALLENGING DOUBLE
LABELED
UNDERGROUND AUTONOMOUS
LEARNER
(Betts & Neihart, 1988)

29.
E. Paul
Torrance
1915 - 2003

30.
1. Don't be afraid to fall in love with something and
pursue it with intensity.
2. Know, understand, take pride in, practice, develop,
exploit and enjoy your greatest strengths.
3. Learn to free yourself from the expectations of
others and to walk away from the games they impose
on you. Free yourself to play your own game.
4. Find a great teacher or mentor who will help you.
5. Don't waste energy trying to be well rounded.
6. Do what you love and can do well.
7. Learn the skills of interdependence.
TORRANCE MANIFESTO:
A Guide for Developing a Creative Career

31.
It is OK
to be smart.

32.
It is GREAT
to be smart.

33.
It is AWESOME
to be smart.

34.
CREaTe

35.
Average = 9 hrs/day

36.
Less than 3%

37.
CONSUMERS
PRODUCERS

38.
FORGETTHEi
TECHNOLOGY!

39.
Krissy Venosdale
How about instead of of just
preparing kids for the future we
EMPOWER them to CREATE it?

40.
EXTEND
THE EXPERIENCE

41.
Julian
Stanley
1918 - 2005

42.
GIFTED KIDS
GRADE
SKIPPERS
PATENTS AND DOCTORATES

43.
GIFTED KIDS
GRADE
SKIPPERS
STEM
DOCTORATES

44.
Encourage exploration,
challenge, and revision.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/NASA_child_bubble_exploration.jpg

45.
SAGE ON THE STAGE
GUIDE ON THE SIDE
SAGE ON THE STAGE
GUIDE ON THE SIDE

46.
Meddler in
the Middle

47.
http://www.ew.com/sites/default/files/i/2012/02/06/STAR-WARS-YODA_510.jpg

48.
https://cdn1.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/33uJiAFMQ9Qa5WiiwUKc07NYMTc=/0x214:1023x896/1280x854/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/49280857/lukeyoda.0.0.jpg

49.
FIND INTERESTS
OPEN DOORS
REACH DEEPER
CREATE
EXTEND
F
R
O
C
E

50.
F RO C E

51.
1977

52.
http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20150325213755/disney/images/e/eb/SpaceMountainVintagePoster.jpg

53.
Magical and
Meaningful

54.
we need
a STORY

55.
1977 2015
Every Generation Has a Story

56.
There are
no sad puppies
for gifted education.

57.
Gifted
Education
WHO IS
TELLING
OUR STORY?

58.
MAKING PEOPLE
CAREABOUT GIFTED EDUCATION
The Secret is….

59.
http://imgur.com/iUSqObf

60.
>
THE INTERNET IS
AN INFINITELY
POWERFUL PEN.

61.
DOCUMENT & SHARE
THE EXPERIENCE

62.
When each of us
thinks about what
we can do in life,
chances are,
we can do it
because of a
teacher. Stephen Hawking

63.
Create
INNOVATE
Inspire

64.
Everything is
amazing....

65.
http://www.google.com/selfdrivingcar/images/home-where.jpg

66.
Everything is
amazing....
and nobody’s happy.
Louis C.K.

67.
DYSTOPIA

68.
DYSTOPIA

69.
IT’S TIME
TO TAKE
THE FUTURE
BACK!

70.
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71.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/documentsgallery/exhibitions/50th/worldsfair_1200.jpg

72.
September 12, 1962
Rice University

73.
July 21, 1969
The Moon

74.
http://vinylmationkingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/NYWF_7-64-Progressland.jpg

75.
There's a great big beautiful tomorrow

76.
YOU

77.
May the
force be
with you.

78.
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