What Works for Talented and Gifted Students?
August 21, 2008
With Dr. Karen Rogers, author of Re-Forming Gifted Education: How Parents and Teachers Can Match the Program to the Child ( See cover to the right ).
Dr. Karen Rogers will present the keynote address at the annual conference of the Oregon Association for Talented and Gifted on Saturday, September 27th from 9:00 to 4:30 at Wilson High School, 1151 SW Vermont St., Portland OR.
The conference theme is “What Works for Talented and Gifted Students?” The conference will include break-out sessions for parents and educators on this topic.
In conjunction with the conference, there will be a Community Organization Fair of non-profit organizations providing services of interest to talented and gifted students and families..
Dr. Karen Rogers is Professor of Gifted Studies in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota and a board member of the National Association for Gifted Children. She has also published a Menu of Options for Grouping the Gifted (2006) and The Educational Planner for Families and Schools (2004) as well as many articles. She co-edited Talent in Context: Historical and Social Perspectives (1998). She
has served as Director of Research at the University of New South Wales in Australia, where she was named Honorary Professorial Fellow and has been a Visiting Scholar at Oxford University. She has been awarded Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Colorado Educators of the Gifted and the Minnesota Council for the Gifted and Talented. She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and
Instructional Systems from the University of Minnesota and holds Master’s degrees in Special Education of the Gifted and in Psychological Foundations of the Gifted.
Conference information is available on the OATAG website Early Admission starts at $25.00 for members, $35.00 for non-members
OATAG is a non-profit, non-discriminatory, statewide organization of parents and educators interested in promoting growth opportunities for talented and gifted children in Oregon. OATAG is the state affiliate of the National Association of Gifted Children. OATAG advocates for the needs of talented and gifted children; serves as a resource for families, educators, and communities;
and provides direction for excellence in education.
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