Archive of Past Events

Training for Adminstrators

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 8:30–11:30 am
Hobee’s restaurant in Los Gatos (See location description to left, under Coordinators’ meetings) Read more about this event.

GATE Certification Training  ~  Monday–Friday, July 27–31, 2009,
9:00 am–3:30 pm

Campbell Union School District, Campbell, CA
Read more!

Differentiating Instruction Using the Depth and Complexity Icons, Saturday, May 9, 2009,

12:30–4:30 pm, Silver Creek High School, 3434 Silver Creek Rd., San Jose, CA 95121

The California Association for the Gifted (Santa Lucia Region) cordially invites you to attend a workshop on differentiated instruction methods for K–12 teachers on Saturday, May 9th from 12:30–4:30 pm at Silver Creek High School in San Jose. At this engaging session, teachers will learn how to use the depth and complexity icons creatively to adjust instruction for a variety of student readiness levels. This interactive workshop will be a repeat of the extremely well attended event held at Mountain View HS last fall. As we could not accommodate everyone who wished to attend that event, we decided to schedule another one for the spring.

The cost is $20, payable on site, which will cover the expense of the very cool depth and complexity icon magnets you will receive for subsequent use on your classroom whiteboard. To reserve your space, simply contact steven (dot) kahl (at) mvla (dot) net immediately, providing your full name, grade level (and/or subject area), district, school, and contact information. Space is limited, so register today!

Presenters will include Lyn Olson (Pajaro Valley USD), Andrea Tracy (Campbell USD), and Steve Kahl (Mountain View-Los Altos UHSD). Thank you to Tim Nguyen, Thelma Boac and East Side Union High School District for hosting!

Read the flyer for more information about the event.

GATE Student Conference! April 25, 2009

Sponsored by the California Association for the Gifted (Santa Lucia Region) and the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District.

Please spread the word! GATE students (grades 7–12) from throughout the region (of Santa Clara, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, San Benito, Alameda, and Monterey Counties) are invited to attend the April, 2009 conference hosted at Mountain View High School.

At the four-hour conference, GATE students will offer a broad variety of workshops and presentations to other GATE students. This free event will be held on the Mountain View High School campus. Much like an adult conference, students who attend will receive a program that lists the various half hour presentations or workshops, and they will get to choose to attend up to six sessions.

Read more information on this exciting opportunity for students to be the teachers!

SENG Presents: Intensity in Action: Understanding and Helping Gifted Kids

Thursday, March 26, 2009
8:30–10:00 pm (Eastern Time) 5:30–7:00 pm (Pacific Time)

This is an an online “Webinar” presented by Dr. Ellen D. Fiedler, Ph.D., and will last approximately 90 Minutes. The cost of participating in this webinar is $40.00. Register online at www.instantpresenter.com/AccountManager/RegEv.aspx?PIID=EE55D782.

Parents, teachers, and counselors often find that their best-laid plans for the gifted go astray because of the intensity and sensitivity of these kids. Think about the intensity you've seen in gifted individuals of all ages: intellectual, imaginational, emotional, psychomotor, and sensual. Challenges abound for them and for everyone concerned with them and their well-being.

And yet, the intensity and sensitivity of gifted youngsters can allow all kinds of stimulating and intriguing opportunities for them to develop, both at home and in school. This webinar will provide information and insights to help you better understand and help the gifted. It is designed to shed light on how "overexcitabilities" (OEs) as described by Dabrowski's theory, relate to helping gifted kids.

In this session, Dr. Fiedler will explore gifted youngsters' intensity and sensitivity in school and at home and will then focus on practical strategies that parents, teachers, and counselors can use to respond to the OEs and other social and emotional needs of gifted students.

Ellen Fiedler, Professor Emerita from the gifted Masters degree program at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, is now a private consultant. Her Ph.D. in Counseling came from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she worked at the Guidance Institute for Talented Students. She was a Gifted Program Coordinator and a State Consultant for the Gifted, is a published author and presents at state, national, and international conferences. She was Chair of the Counseling and Guidance Division of the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), co-chair of the Global Awareness Division, and is currently President of the Michigan Alliance for Gifted Education.

Free Workshop: “The Solar Cycle and Its Effects on Earth”

Grades: K-12
Saturday, December 13, 2008, 9 am–4pm.
Embassy Suites Napa Valley (Cabernet Room)
1075 California Blvd, Napa, CA 94559

The UC Berkeley Center for Science Education at the Space Sciences Laboratory (CSE@SSL) is holding a special one-day free teacher workshop on Saturday, December 13 at the Embassy Suites in Napa Valley. This workshop follows a week-long conference on the science of the next solar cycle (Solar Cycle 24).

Presenters: Bryan Mendez, Greg Schultz, Ruth Paglierani and NASA space scientists

Description: We live in the atmosphere of a dynamic, magnetic star that interacts with the Earth and the planets beyondhe Sun. A new solar cycle has just begun and scientists are poised to study this next cycle in greater detail than ever before. Come learn about the latest discoveries in the study of the Sun, and explore activities for your classroom. During this workshop we will present hands-on, inquiry-based lesson plans that explore Sun-Earth Connection concepts such as magnetism, the seasons, space weather, eclipses, and solar energy. In addition, NASA space scientists will be on hand to explain their newest investigations into the workings of the Sun. We will feature special afternoon breakout sessions for elementary and middle/high school grades.

Lunch will be provided for free. Parking is free. Plus we will distribute several free NASA classroom materials, including GEMS guides (The Real Reasons for Seasons and Living With a Star), and elementary lessons from Eye on the Sky (www.eyeonthesky.org/).

Register for free online: http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/workshops/registration.aspx?eid=4 (Registration deadline: 5 pm December 5.)

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Learn to Differentiate Curriculum and Instruction
for Gifted and Talented Students in Three Hours or Less!

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008, 1:00–4:00 pm
Mountain View High School, 3535 Truman Avenue, Mountain View, CA

We had hoped to have at least 30 people attend, but more than 120 individuals have registered for this event! Registration is closed and there is a waiting list. (If you are registered but your plans have changed and you are planning NOT to attend, please let us know immediately so that we can invite someone from our growing waiting list to join us.)

Steve Kahl will be leading all of the 4^th–12^th grade teachers, and Andrea Tracy will be coaching the Kindergarten–3rd grade teachers.

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Teacher Training: Introduction to Socratic Seminar

Saturday, November 15^th, 2008, 8:30 am–3:30 pm
Santa Cruz County Office of Education, 400 Encinal St., Santa Cruz, CA

GATE Student Conference! April 25, 2009

Sponsored by the California Association for the Gifted (Santa Lucia Region) and the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District.

SENG Presents: Common Misdiagnoses and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults

Thursday, November 20, 2008 8:30–10:00 pm (Eastern Time)

Cag 2008 Summer Teacher Institute — Here in San Jose!

During the summer of 2008, CAG will criss-cross the state to provide options for teachers and administrators of the gifted to participate in the opportunities to learn about the academic, social, and personal needs and abilities of gifted students. There are three separate Teacher Institutes being offered:

JULY 24, 25 & 26, Focus on grades 1–7 at TIP Academy in Encinitas, held in San Diego County

AUGUST 3, 4, & 5, Focus on language arts, math, and science for grades 2–8, held in Santa Barbara

AUGUST 7, 8, & 9, Focus on elementary grades, held in Berryessa Unified School District in San Jose

CAG SLR5 and the Santa Clara County Office of Education Co-Sponsor a Summer GATE Certification Institute: July 7–12 at the SCCOE

The SCCOE GATE Certification Series is designed to assist districts, sites and teachers in meeting the provisions of Raising the Standards for Gifted and Talented Education AB2313 (Correa) July 1, 2001 and the guidance found in the State GATE Standards.

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