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WOGI Regional Meetings
 2007-
2008
Dr. Ben
Graffam and Karen Hairston concluded the last of the 2007 Fall Regionals in West Palm
Beach on Friday,
December 7th. Collectively, the five meetings were very well
received and well attended. A total of forty-three people attended the Fall
Regionals giving this series of meetings the largest turn out ever.
Dr. Graffam’s presentation provided examples to assist with the understanding
of some specific elements of the gifted frameworks for classroom
implementation. Additionally, examples were provided to describe the
hierarchy of assessment from the “Know”, “Understand”, “Perform” and
“Accomplish” levels of the frameworks and strategies which support
understanding of the document were shared. This presentation also
stressed the versatility of the frameworks. For teachers the frameworks can
drive the development of a unit of study and help evaluate the academic
progress of an individual student or class of students. For students who are
gifted the frameworks can be used as a rubric to gage their personal and
academic development as life long learners.
Based on the positive response to Dr. Graffam’s presentation and the request
for additional training from the district gifted coordinators, WOGI is
developing an application for districts to complete if there is interest in
piloting the frameworks in their district. If interested, please contact
Karen Hairston at kkarston@aol.com
Fall 2007 Regional Meeting
The WOGI Fall Regional Meetings will begin Thursday, October 18, 2007 in
Duval
County and will end on Friday, December 7, 2007 in
Palm
Beach County. As with last year, there will be a total of
five meetings with locations across the state.
The
emphasis for this year’s meeting will be a presentation by Dr. Ben Graffam to
lend support for the implementation of the Florida Frameworks for K-12 Gifted
Learners and update reports from regional targeted districts related to their
plans to address disproportionality in
gifted programs this year. These presentations will highlight the
innovative approaches that have been implemented to promote change. Additionally,
the Project Director, Karen Hairston, will provide an update on the 2007-2008
WOGI Project initiatives.
The
dates and locations for the meetings are:
All
gifted coordinators should make plans to attend these relevant meetings and
confirm their reservation by contacting Karen Hairston by email at kkarston@aol.com or by phone at the
following: Home: 813-281-2898 or Cell: 915-443-8318
An
agenda can be referenced and downloaded by clicking on the “Agenda” link.
Directions to the meetings are also linked below.
Agenda |
Directions
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Regional Parent Meetings
2007-
2008
WOGI will
again sponsor Parent Regional Meetings.
Based on the positive feedback from parents of children who are gifted
and other stakeholders who attended the workshop last spring, WOGI will
offer the same presentation to parents in five new locations across the
state. The workshop is scheduled for
Saturday mornings and will last from
9:00 a.m. to
1:00 p.m. There are
no provisions for childcare.
The presenters are
Denise Bishop
and Dr. Patty Gatto-Walden:
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November 3, 2007-Citrus/Hernando
School Districts,
Lecanto
Middle School,
3800 W. Educational Path,
Lecanto,
FL
34461
(Nancy Haynes-352-672-1931)
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December 8, 2007-St.
Lucie District Office,
4204 Okeechobee Road,
Ft. Pierce,
FL
34957
(Gwen Morris-772-429-4586)
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January 19, 2008-Volusia
County,
DeLand
High School,
800 N. Hills Avenue,
DeLand,
FL
32724
(Suzanne Rawlins-386-734-7190 ext: 20505)
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February 23, 2008-PAEC,
753 West Blvd.
Chipley,
FL
32428
(Donna Deal) 850-326-3415 or 877-873-7231
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March 8, 2008-Gilchrist/Levy,
Bell
High School,
903 S. Main St.,
Bell,
FL
32619
(Lisa Rowland-352-463-4407)
The
targeted audience for the parent meetings was primarily parents although
it may be helpful for school counselors, mental health providers, and
others who work with gifted students.
The
purpose of the meetings included the following:
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Provide definition of a gifted
learner
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Describe the innate
characteristics
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Emphasize development of the whole
child
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Explore the strengths and
vulnerabilities of gifted learners
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Discuss characteristics and
challenges of peer relationships
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Provide strategies to maximize
parent effectiveness (goodness-of-fit)
Flyer
for:
Understanding and Supporting the Complexity of Your Child: It Isn’t
Always Easy Being Gifted (PDF)
See
photos from some of the meetings
WOGI
is please to announce that Dr. Patty Gatto-Walden and Denise Bishop have
recently completed the last of five parent workshops. The
workshops started in Citrus/Hernando on November 3rd and ended on
March 8th in Gilchrist/Levy counties. Approximately 300 parents
participated in the sessions and the response has been very favorable.
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