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BVSD Parent Resources and Opportunities  
 
Conference Links  
 
NAGC Annual Convention
CAGT (Colorado Assoc. for the Gifted and Talented) Conference
Beyond Giftedness Conference   
"Our Gifted" Online Conferences  

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 WoW! Webinars on Wednesdays  From the NAGC (the National Association for Gifted Children) 

SENG Webinars   www.sengifted.org  

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SENG (Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted) Parent Discussion Groups

SENG helps parents gain a better understanding of their gifted children and provides tools to work with them more effectively. It gives parents the opportunity to look at their child from new  perspectives and helps them gain insight into their childs motivations. It also provides a forum for sharing experiences with other parents of gifted children. The result is more confidence and responsiveness for parents, validation and support for children and a happier and a better connected family!

SESSION TOPICS: Topics will include:  Identification/Characteristics, Parent Relationships, Sibling Relationships, Communication of Feelings, Stress Management, Depression, Motivation, Tradition Breaking, Peer Relationships, and Discipline. For more information on SENG, go to www.sengifted.org

COST: The sessions are free to parents of Boulder Valley Students. The only fee is the cost of the book you select: Guiding The Gifted Child by Webb, Tolan and Meckstroth ($18), A Parent's Guide To Gifted Children by Webb, Gore, et. al ($25), or the BVSD booklet that succinctly outlines topics and concepts we'll be discussing each week (Free). You can choose the book you want to purchase at the first meeting. Scholarships are available to cover the cost of the book.


What: SENG Group for parents of elementary age students 
When: Mondays, beginning February 1st through March 29th, from 6:30-8:00pm (February 1st, 8th, 22nd, March 1st, 8th, 15th, 29th)
Where:  Peak to Peak Charter School LMC
Facilitators:   Andrea Salvo, MS Counselor, and Terese Roob, ALPS Coordinator
Pre-registration is required: Contact Terese Roob at 303-453-4640

What: SENG Group for parents of twice exceptional students
When: Thursdays, beginning February 4th
Where:  BVSD Education Center, 6500 Arapahoe
Facilitators: Terry Bradley and Jill Maxwell
Pre-registration is required: Contact
terbradley@comcast.net

What: SENG group for parents of gifted students
When: Mondays, beginning February 22nd through April 19th, from 8:30-10:00am (no class during spring break)
Where:  Horizons of Rock Creek conference room
Facilitators:   Janet Healy and Jill Gross, Eldorado K-8 TAG advisor
Pre-registration is required: Contact Jill Gross at  Jill.gross@bvsd.org for registration or if you have questions.

What: SENG Group for parents of elementary school students
When:
Mondays, February 22nd, March 1, March 8, March 15, April 5th, April 12th, & April 19th, 2010; 7-8:30 PM
Where: 
Whittier Elementary, 2008 Pine Street, Boulder CO 80302, 5th grade downstairs classroom
Facilitators: Laura Leland and Catherine Burgess
Pre-registration is required: Contact Catherine Burgess at 303-506-5669 or
Catherine.burgess@bvsd.org

What: SENG Group for parents of gifted students
When:  Wednesdays, March 10 to April 28 (no meeting march 24), 7-8:30 PM
Where:    Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library, 3 Community Park Rd., Broomfield, CO
80020  
Facilitators:  Lisa Turner and Kellie Newhouse
Pre-registration is required: Contact Lisa Turner at 720-561-8012, 720-8081 or lisa.turner@bvsd.org   
         

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BVGT Presentations - Boulder Valley Gifted and Talented - A Colorado Assoc. for Gifted and Talented Affiliate Organization)

For more details on BVGT presentations, please visit www.bvgt.org 
Please
RSVP for BVGT presentations to
programming@bvgt.org

 

 

 Great Books Leader Training


The Great Books Foundation
Parent Leader Training

You can information about upcoming trainings in the metro Denver and surrounding area by going to   http://www.greatbooks.org or calling 1-800-222-5870.

Junior Great Books Volunteer Programs
Interpretive Reading and Discussion for grades K-12

The Junior Great Books program benefits both students and adult leaders. As a volunteer, you will have the chance to work directly with students. Your own enthusiasm for literature and for sharing ideas will foster students’ love of literature and learning.

Volunteers usually meet with students once a week for six to twelve weeks to lead them in Shared Inquiry Discussions. It is the students’ responsibility to read the stories to prepare for discussion. (Younger students often have their parents read to them.) Sessions are typically scheduled for between a half hour and an hour. Volunteers will be required to spend some time each week reading the selection and preparing questions for discussion.

Visit the Great Books Foundation Website

The Great Books Foundation discussion groups, "Shared Inquiry," and discussions led as "Socratic Seminar," are quite similar. Training in either method will support the other, not be in conflict, and will lead to higher level discussion of challenging texts.