b Albuquerque Association for GTS Gifted & Talented Students www.aagts.org ~ 32™ Annual Conference ~ Saturday, October 23, 2010 7:45 AM — 4:00 PM Putting the Gifted Mind to Work: Understanding Connections Among Reading, Media, and Social Interactions Albuquerque Academy The Albert G. and Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms Center for the Performing Arts 6400 Wyoming NE Albuquerque, NMVisit www.aagts.org to register online and find more detailed information on the conference and speakers. 7:45 - 8:15 AM Registration and Con' East Dining Hall ental Breakfast Come visit our exhibitors at 8:00 am. For those arriving after 8:15 am, please register in the lobby of Simms Center for the Performing Arts. 8:30 - 10:00 Announcements, Introduction of Keynote Speaker, and Keynote Simms Center for the Performing Arts, Auditorium KEYNOTE Responding to the Gifted Reader Guiding gifted learners in their learning is both important and necessary. Guiding the gifted in their reading is perhaps even more crucial. Since gifted students are usually proficient and highly motivated readers, their reading needs and reading instruction are often overlooked or dismissed as “they can handle it on their own.” It is our responsibility to guide our gifted students into positive reading experiences. Today we will investigate the reading needs of gifted learners and provide suggestions and strategies to help strenathen and motivate gifted learners in their reading. | |____Dr. Bob Seney, Simms Center for the Performing Arts, Auditorium. Break Please visit our exhibitors in the lobby of Simms Center What's New in Young Adult Literature: 2010 Edition We are becoming aware that young adult literature is a highly appropriate and rich literary resource for gifted students. The task is to make the right match between reader and novel. This session builds a rationale for using Young Adult Literature with gifted learners and reviews new novels. We will book talk the latest novels, emphasizing middle and high school works but not ignoring children’s novels, and hear how to apply and connect them to students and the curriculum. A book list will be provided. Dr. Bob Seney, Simms Center for the Performing Arts, Auditorium 11:45 AM 1:00 PM Viewing of Exhibits Please visit our exhibitors in the lobby of Simms Center Noon ~ 12:45 Lunch East Dining Hall hls sf | Message Sent: Media Literacy in the 2ist Century Kids spend an average of more than seven hours a day with some form of | media. As a result, they sometimes grow up having more interaction with | TV, the Internet, and computer games than people. “Media Literacy” refers to the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media messages of all kinds. This interactive presentation will explore basic concepts of media literacy by examining TV and Internet commercials, print ads, and other messages. We will discuss marketing to youth, tobacco advertising, social networking, and the culture of consumerism. Parents and teachers will discover untold stories, deconstruct ads, examine some of the implications of living in a technological society, and walk away with resources that caretakers can use to help kids become more critical consumers of media. Christie McAuley, Simms Center for the Performing Arts, Auditorium | 2:30 - 2:45 Break Please visit our exhibitors in the lobby of Simms Center2:45 = 3:30 PM Parents’ Workshop ~-But Mom! Whether it’s stalling for a later bedtime, not doing their homework, or not getting up in the morning, your gifted child Is a top-notch negotiator. Join other parents for a lively discussion of what works and what doesn’t. Bring your best ideas! Judy Hudenko, Location TBA 2:45 - 3:30 Teachers’ Workshop A ‘Stumped for More Math Looking for new ways to meet the math needs of your gifted elementary students? Come join us to explore materials and approaches for designing a math program that engages your students, meets their individual needs, and develops math understanding and skills. Stephanie C. Garcia, Location TBA 2:45 - 3:30 Touchpebble Discussions Teachers’ Learn to use this valuable resource for gifted elementary and middle Workshop B _| school students. The discussions use short readings to introduce abstract ideas and help students with critical thinking. Handouts will be given so you can take a discussion back to use in your classroom. The first 10-15 participants will be part of a discussion. Trevor Carter, Location TBA 3:30 - 4:00 Adjournment and Viewing of Exhibits Please fill out the conference evaluation and deposit it in the marked boxes located in the lobby. If you require a certificate of attendance, please pick it up when you turn in your evaluation at the end of the conference. CUM Ke i Ue ee eaten ec (East Campus) CUR Ie Pay r EC ean tana East Dining Hall ( Sec ea Pate Seon Simms Center for the Performing Arts (13) Pea Caen CowellAAGTS 32™ Annual Conference Registration Albuquerque Academy Simms Center for the Performing Arts A Saturday, October 23, 2010, 7:45AM to 4:00PM. AAGTS Online registration now available—See details below! wiwwaagts.org Name c=) ‘Telephone E-mail Sirecee as OE) Gity State Zip Please check AILL that apply: Teacher Parent Other Grade: Chita’s Grade: Describe: Schoo! Chile’s School: Registration fees include lunch and all materials. Join AAGTS now and pay the ‘AAGTS Member’ fee! If your registration fee is paid through a school Purchase Onder (PO), you MUST bring a copy of the PO with you If AAGTS does not have a copy of the PO you will he required to cover the fee by eash or personal check. ‘AAGTS Member Rate $ 90.00 Non-Member Rate $115.00 ‘APS/RRPS/LLS Full-time Personnel* $ 50.00 Students $ 50.00 ‘ellie sal rom Alboqerqe ube Schl, Rio Rancho Pllc Schools a Lor Laas Scholae ase by dhl dur pal spamcop of hs concn Member/Non-Member (please circle one) sesamiae APS/RRPS/LLPS, Full-time Personnel (please include a copy of your PO with registration) Student (please include a copy of your student ID with this registration) would like to take advantage of the AAGTS Member Rate by renewing ee my membership or joining AAGTS now for an additional $20.00 TOTAL: Go to www.aagts.org to register online and pay with a credit card! If registering by mail, send this form with payment to: AAGTS, PO Box 94328, Albuquerque, NM_ 87199-4328 Please photocepy as needed and use a separate farm foreach registrant. Checks or purchase orders covering the registration fee should be made payable to AAGTS and must accompany each registration, If postmarked after October 15, 2010 you must pay on-site fees. Regrettably, due to the fixed expenses incurred for the production of this conference, we are unable to make refunds. Please remember that Albuquerque Academy is a smoke-free campus.