2012 Parent Institute:Parenting High Ability Children

List of Speaker Topics

Keynote by Dr. Jim Webb- Great Potential Press

Breakout Sessions

Past sessions have included

• Helping Gifted Preschoolers – Julianne Lewis
• Finding School Support for Your Gifted Child – Rebecca Baker
• Develop Unique Strengths for Career Decisions – Otto Siegel
• Gifted Testing, When, Which Ones, How Often – Janet Hoo
• Idealism, Unhappiness, Depression and Resiliency – James Webb
• Motivation and Gifted Children – Paul Beljan
• What is a Visual Spatial Learner? – Mellonie Grohman
• Twice Exceptional: Identification and Support – Lisa Piccininni
• Cluster Grouping: What Does It Mean? – Dina Brulles
• Home and School Connection: How to Talk to Your Child’s Teacher  – Victoria Ragsdell
• Stress and Anxiety in Children – Salma Bhalla
• Adolescent Transitions: Pitfalls and Possibilities for Gifted Children – Victoria Ragsdell
• Shades of Giftedness – Dina Brulles
• Educational Alternatives – Panel Discussion
• Gifted Parent Discussion Groups, The SENG Model – James Webb
• The Gifted Brain: Executive Functioning in Gifted Children – Paul Beljan
• AZ Gifted Town Hall: State Law and Funding – Peter Laing