[Tag-Info] TAG Opportunity - OATAG Conference

[BLOCHER Rebecca]

Dear TAG Teachers, TAG Parents, and Colleagues in Talented and Gifted Education,

The Oregon Association for the Talented and Gifted Annual Conference will be Saturday, October 9, 2010, at Reed College in Portland.   The brochure is attached above.  The conference details from the Conference Co-Chair are outlined below.

 This conference offers exceptional opportunities for educators and parents to become better informed about gifted education and the life of an advanced learner.  Please sign up soon.  Space is limited!

The conference details are outlined below my signature block in the body of this email.  The following is a link to the OATAG website for registration.

http://www.oatag.org/


Best wishes.  I hope to see you at the conference in October!  Please continue reading below . . . .

Sincerely,

REBECCA L. BLOCHER
Talented and Gifted Education Specialist
Office of Educational Improvement and Innovation
Oregon Department of Education
255 Capitol Street NE
Salem, Oregon 97310

O A T A G  CONFERENCE DETAILS

The annual conference of the Oregon Association for Talented and Gifted will take place at Reed College in Portland on October 9th., 2010. Registration begins at 8:00. Reed College and Oregon Mensa are co-sponsoring the conference.

The conference theme and the title of the keynote session will be "Is Giftedness Really a Gift?"

The keynote speaker is Dr. Janet Davidson, Associate Professor of Psychology at Lewis & Clark College, who researches problem solving and giftedness across the lifespan. Dr. Davidson received a Mensa Education and Research Foundation Award for Excellence in 1988 and was chosen Professor of the Year at Lewis and Clark in 1997. With co-editor, Robert J. Sternberg she has edited four books, Conceptions of Giftedness (1986), The Psychology of Problem Solving (2003), The Nature of Insight (1995), and a second edition of Conceptions of Giftedness (2005).

The conference will also include breakout sessions, vendors and exhibitors, special tours at Reed, and even a movie night!

Admission starts at just $49 for members and includes meals and refreshments. Early registration closes on September. 17th.

Register early--SPACE IS VERY LIMITED. REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE ONCE THE CONFERENCE IS FULL.

Mensa will once again be providing a special gathering place for children and youth ages 8-17 during the conference. The $25 registration for children covers their meals.

Professional Development Units (PDUs) and credits are available to educators through the University of Oregon.

All conference information and registration forms can be found on the OATAG website at http<http://www.oatag.org/>://www.oatag.org/<http://www.oatag.org/>

Contact:

Margaret DeLacy
OATAG conference co-chair
margaretdelacy at comcast.net<mailto:margaretdelacy at comcast.net>
503-774-7017



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