Conference 2013 Call for Proposals

KAGE is pleased to announce the 33rd Kentucky Association for Gifted Education’s Annual Conference February 4-5, 2013, at the Marriott Griffin Gate in Lexington, KY.  THE MAJOR GOALS of the conference are to:

  • Highlight special materials, practices, and curriculum approaches that are responsive to the needs of high-ability learners;
  • Provide networking opportunities for participants engaged in curriculum, instruction and assessment for high ability learners; and
  • Provide participants with additional insights into the nature and needs of gifted students.

CONFERENCE STRANDS include

  1. identification and services for the five areas of identified giftedness in Kentucky,
  2. curriculum differentiation,
  3. social-emotional needs of the gifted, and
  4. administrating gifted services.

All presentations should have a gifted education focus. Presentations could be about projects or issues related to gifted education programming or the nature of gifted students, advocacy, parenting strategies, technology, and practical strategies/curricula of interest to general classroom and/or G/T resource teachers as they serve gifted students.

KAGE IS ESPECIALLY INTERESTED in the following topics in which past conference attendees have expressed an interest and need:

  • Enrichment for Gifted Students
  • Meeting the needs of gifted children in a diverse classroom
  • Dealing with Stress, Perfectionism, and / or Underachievement of Gifted Students
  • Identification of Gifted Students in any of the Five Areas Identified in Kentucky Schools but especially in the Underserved Populations and Areas
  • Advocacy with colleagues and administrators
  • Writing and Implementing the GSSP

You are invited to submit a presentation proposal for consideration. These presentations will occur February 5, 2013. A screen, only, is provided. Other AV needs are provided by the presenter.  Sessions are 60 minutes long. There is no fee compensation for these presentations. Presenter assumes all costs involved.  Below is a link for proposal submissions online.  The deadline to submit proposals is December 19, 2012.  Contact the KAGE office if you have any questions or problems using this form – kage@wku.edu or 270.745.4301.

KAGE Conference 2013 Call for Proposals Online Submission Form

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