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Speakers Directory
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Martha Barlow
Currently TAG Specialist
Waunakee School District; Director of Wisconsin Future Problem Solving
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Contact:
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mbarlow@waunakee.k12.wi.us
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Overview:
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Martha Barlow is currently the TAG Coordinator for the Waunakee School District and President of the Greater Dane County TAG Coordinators Network.
Martha has an MS in curriculum and instruction with concentrations in gifted education and math education, and holds a K-12 Supervision license. She has been a TAG Coordinator/Specialist for 15 years in Janesville, Whitnall, and Waunakee, and taught a self-contained TAG Magnet Program class for 9 years in Janesville.
Martha is a frequent presenter at conferences and staff development sessions. She has been a Future Problem Solving coach for 20+ years, is currently Director of Wisconsin FPS (10+ years), and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Future Problem Solving Program International.
Martha has been a WATG board member and treasurer. Under a grant from WDPI, she designed a developmental guidance program for academically talented students in grades 6-8.
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Presentation Topics:
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TAG Programming: Differentiation, Acceleration, Developmental Guidance, Identification; Future Problem Solving; Math 24 Tournaments
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Times Available:
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Weekday Evenings, some Weekdays
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Presentation Formats:
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Large group, small group, in-service
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Travel Radius:
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60 minutes from Madison-Waunakee, or negotiable
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Fees:
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Varies, arrange in person
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Robin Carelli
New Teacher Mentor, Waunakee School District; Private Consultant, Consultant with the Education Consulting Service
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Contact:
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P.O. Box 337
Poynette, WI 53955
rcarelli@charter.net
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Overview:
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Robin has a B.A. in Education, a M.A. in Ed. Psych. with special emphasis in Gifted and Talented, and she is certified in both Curriculum and Instruction, and as a K-12 Principal. She has 20 yrs. experience as coordinator of K-12 gifted programs and is an experienced speaker on topics of gifted and talented issues. She has spoken to teachers, parents, school boards, and administrators. Robin is also a private consultant as well as a consultant through the Education Consulting Service (a member of the Susan Winebrenner cadre).
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Presentation Topics:
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Identification and Programming K-12; Curriculum Differentiation K-12; Reaching Students of Mixed Ability within the Regular Classroom.
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Times Available:
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Weekdays, Weekday Evenings
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Presentation Formats:
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Large group, small group, videoconferencing, in-service, conference participation, paid phone consultation, multi-day events
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Travel Radius:
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Midwest
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Fees:
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Varies - arrange in person
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Dr. Richard M. Cash
Director of Gifted and Talented Programming and Services
Bloomington Public Schools
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2929 Chicago Av. #1201
Minneapolis, MN 55407
612-670-0278
rcash@integraonline.com
richard@nrichconsulting.com
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Richard M. Cash, Ed.D., is the Director of Gifted and Talented Programs, K-12, for the Bloomington Minnesota Public Schools, and teaches graduate courses at Hamline University and Concordia University in St. Paul, MN.
Prior to his work as a district administrator and college-level instructor, Richard taught first and sixth grade in an urban elementary school for gifted children. Richard also worked for many years as a children's theater director--in fact he is a co-author of four highly acclaimed children's plays.
Nationally, Richard is actively involved with the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) serving on its Diversity Committee and Membership Committee. He is also a frequent presenter at the annual NAGC convention. Locally, Richard serves as the President of the Minnesota Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (MnASCD) and Past-President of the Metro-Chapter for the Minnesota Educators of the Gifted and Talented (MEGT).
Dr. Cash also works as a private consultant to many school districts around the U.S. His areas of expertise are gifted learners and programming, curriculum development, differentiated instruction, creativity, and brain compatible classrooms. Richard is widely known for his theatrical and engaging presentation style, as well as his informative workshops. www.nrichconsulting.com
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Presentation Topics:
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Who are the Gifted? Social/Emotional Needs, Learning Styles, Underrepresented Populations, Early ID, Teaching with Brain in Mind, Lesson Planning, Differentiation, Gifted Strategies for ALL learners, Creative and Critical Thinking
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Times Available:
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All
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Presentation Formats:
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Large Group, Small Group, Inservice, Videoconference, Conference, Paid Phone Consultation, Multiple Day Event, On-line Chat Travel Radius: Anywhere
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Travel Radius:
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NA
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Fees:
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$225/hr, or, $1500 per day (over 4 hours) + Travel expenses
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Michael Cornale
School Psychologist - Director, Family Achievement Clinic in Madison and Oconomowoc
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Contact:
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5600 Medical Circle
Madison, WI 53719
608-274-6266 (fax) 262-567-4870
fac@execpc.com
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Overview:
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Michael Cornale has been a school Psychologist for 25 years. He worked in public schools for seven years. Since 1984, Michael has worked at Family Achievement Clinic with specialists in the treatment of at-risk children and children experiencing the unique challenges of being talented.
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Presentation Topics:
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Underachievement in high potential, matching parenting and teaching strategies with the learning styles and temperament of the gifted, shaping the identity and performance of the gifted child.
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Times Available:
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Weekdays, weekday evenings, weekends, weekend evenings
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Presentation Formats:
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Large group, small group, inservice, videoconference, conference participation, paid phone consultation, multiple day event, online chat
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Travel Radius:
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Anywhere
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Fees:
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$300/hr for presentations. Other fees negotiable.
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Jacquelyn Drummer
G/T Coordinator/Differentiation Specialist, School District of South Milwaukee
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Contact:
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School: 901 15th Avenue
South Milwaukee, WI 53172
drummer.jackie@sdsm.k12.wi.us
Home: 1018 Elm Avenue
South Milwaukee, WI 53172
414-762-4785
blufflovers@wi.rr.com
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Overview:
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Jacquelyn Drummer, M.S., is the Gifted and Talented Coordinator and Differentiation Specialist for the School District of South Milwaukee, WI. She has served on the WI Association for Talented and Gifted Board for five years, and assumed the Presidency in October of 2007.
In addition, she is a founding member of Parent Advocates for Gifted Education (PAGE) in the Milwaukee area, serves on the advisory board to WCATY (the WI Center for Academically Talented Youth), and is a member of the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC).
Jacquelyn is an adjunct professor for many area universities and colleges, including Carthage College, Cardinal Stritch University and Silver Lake College.
She has taught in all grade levels, pre-kindergarten through graduate school and holds a bachelor's and master's degree in exceptional education. Highly sought after as an informative, engaging, practical and entertaining speaker, Jacquelyn has consulted in over thirty school districts in Wisconsin and Illinois and at state conferences. In her free time she writes and publishes children's stories and articles, and sings with the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus.
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Presentation Topics:
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Identification of Gifted Learners, Programming Planning, Delivery and Evaluation, Curriculum Development, Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Students, Parenting Gifted Students, Differentiated Instruction and Active Learning, Thinking Skills in the Classroom, Questioning for Quality Thinking, Guiding Gifted Readers, and Co-teaching: Problems, Practices and Pragmatics.
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Times Available:
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Any time
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Presentation Formats:
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Large Group, Small Group, In-service, Videoconference, Conference, Single or Multiple Day Event, On-line Chat, Individual Consultation
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Travel Radius:
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Anywhere
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Fees:
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$400/half day; $750/whole day (evenings additional), plus travel expenses
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Susan Haydock
Coordinator of Gifted Education, Random Lake Schools
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Contact:
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1292 Trail Way Court
Grafton, WI 53024-9529
262-375-4844
shaydock@wi.rr.com
susanhaydock@spherion.com
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Overview:
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Susan has been involved with WCATY since it first began in 1991. She is the mother of a gifted son who went through the Johns Hopkins program. She is a parent and educator, and now works in Corporate America. These roles have given her a comprehensive and well-rounded view of gifted issues from the home to the workplace. She has attended numerous National conferences and has extensive experience in using technology to benefit the gifted.
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Presentation Topics:
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Building a guidance program for gifted, Gifted Boys-Gifted Girls, Parenting skills for gifted, Distance learning, Reading, Writing and Arithmetic for GT, Teaching Gifted Students
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Times Available:
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Weekdays, weekday evenings, weekends
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Presentation Formats:
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Any
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Travel Radius:
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Nation-wide
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Fees:
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Varies - make arrangements in person.
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Wendy Johnson
School Psychologist, Madison Metropolitan School District
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Contact:
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info@wcaty.org
204-4376
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Overview:
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Dr. Wendy Johnson is a full-time School Psychologist at Black Hawk Middle School in Madison. Prior to being a School Psychologist, she spent four years with the University Outreach to Talented and Gifted office at UW-Madison giving parent presentations, facilitating groups for gifted girls and parents of gifted students, and performing student assessments. Dr. Johnson received her doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and her research focus was on gifted females and their educational and occupational aspirations.
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Presentation Topics:
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Social-Emotional development; Curriculum Options - General; Support/Discussion Groups for Gifted Adolescent Girls; Assessment of Gifted Students
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Weekdays (Summer Only); weekday evenings, weekends, weekend evenings
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Large Group, Small Group, In-service, Video conference, Conference participation, Paid Phone Consultation, Multiple day event, online chat
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Depends on event and time of year
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Varies - make arrangements in person
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Mary Klein
Retired Teacher, Grade 5, Lodi Schools
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Contact:
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MaryLit50@aol.com
Home: 6029 S. Highlands Ave.
Madison, WI 53705
home:608-233-6049
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Overview:
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Mary has teaching experience in all grades k-8 from 1972-present. She has 15 years experience as G/T Coordinator.
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Presentation Topics:
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Identification/Program Options; Classroom Differentiation; Learning Styles
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Times Available:
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Occasional Weekdays; weekday evenings, weekends, weekend evenings.
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Presentation Formats:
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Large Group, Small Group, In-service, Video conference, Conference participation, Paid Phone Consultation
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Travel Radius:
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Anywhere in Wisconsin
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Fees:
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Varies by amount group can pay - make arrangements in person.
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Sue Knippel
Administrator, District Coordinator k-12 G/T,
Oshkosh Area School District
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Contact:
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Oshkosh Area School District
215 S. Eagle Street
Oshkosh, WI 54902
920-424-0395
sue.knippel@oshkosh.k12.wi.us
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Overview:
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Sue received both a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Special Education, and she is Reading Teacher Certified. Her Masters Degree is in Educcation Leadership - Administration. She has 20 yrs. experience as a classroom teacher and G/T Resource Teacher. She has been a K-12 Principal and Program Coordinator, K-12 G/T, since 1998. She is also an NWO Instructor - GTR Course.
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Presentation Topics:
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Program Development; Home-School Communication; Social-Emotional Needs Relative to Home and School Programming; School Program Implementation and Administration; Differentiation, Acceleration and Alternatives for Gifted Students
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Times Available:
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Weekdays, weekday evenings, weekends, weekend evenings.
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Presentation Formats:
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Large Group, Small Group, In-service, Video conference, Conference participation, Paid Phone Consultation, Online Chat.
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Travel Radius:
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Varies.
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Fees:
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Varies depending on group. (Discount for WCATY members). Make fee arrangements in person.
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Dr. Barbara Kopack-Hill
Principal, Dr. Dyer Intermediate School
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Contact:
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bkopackhill@basd.k12.wi.us
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Overview:
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Dr. Kopack-Hill has served in the field of education since 1974, beginning in gifted education within the classroom, at the school level, at the district level, and at the state level. She is currently working at the organizational level advocating for opportunities for individuals to access appropriate education inside and outside the school walls.
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Presentation Topics:
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Parenting Gifted Children, Differentiated Instruction, Staff Development, Understanding by Design, Working with the School Organization, Building a Sustainable Learning Community, Helping Schools Become "Brokers of Education", Partners in Education
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Times Available:
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Anytime
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Presentation Formats:
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Large Group, Small Group, Inservice, Videoconference, Conference Participation, Paid Phone Consultation, On-line Chat
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Travel Radius:
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Depends on schedule, length of presentation, etc.
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Fees:
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Full-Day ranges from $800-$1000 + expenses/day. Other fees vary.
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Shirley Paulson
Supervisor for Gifted and Taleted, Green Bay Area Public Schools
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Contact:
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Home:
1116 South Webster Ave
Green Bay, WI 54301
Work:
Green Bay Area Public Schools
200 South Broadway
Green Bay, WI 54303
Work: 920-448-7337
Home: 920-438-8533
spaulson@greenbay.k12.wi.us
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Overview:
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Shirley received her BA and MA degree in English. She taught high school and college English for 18 years. She has applied for the University of Connecticut's Master's Program in Gifted Education. This is her third year as Supervisor for Gifted and Talented for Green Bay Area Public Schools. She is a member of the WATG board and is presently teaching a 3-credit graduate course in differentiation through UW-Green Bay Outreach.
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Presentation Topics:
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Differentiation - Strategies & Necessity; How Parents can Advocate for their Children & Enrich the School Curriculum;Social-Emotional Needs; AP Courses, How to ''grow'' a program
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Times Available:
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Some Weekdays, Weekday Evenings, Weekends, Weekend Evenings
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Presentation Formats:
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Large Group, Small Group, Inservice, Conference Participation, Multiple Day Event
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Travel Radius:
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Anywhere in WI
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Fees:
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$250 per 1/2 day - Plus Mileage/Expenses (Fee is negotiable for other times)
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Michael M. Piechowski, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow, Institute for Educational Advancement
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Contact:
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info@wcaty.org
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Overview:
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Michael M. Piechowski, Ph.D., holds a Ph.D. in molecular biology and another in counseling psychology, both from UW-Madison. He is a Senior Fellow of the Institute for Education Advancement and Professor Emeritus of Education and Psychology, Northland College, Ashland, WI, where he introduced a course on transpersonal psychology. He taught at the University of Illinois-Champaign-Urbana and at Northwestern University.
He has written extensively on the development potential and emotional development to each of the three editions of the Handbook of Gifted Education. His article "Overexcitabilities" is in the Encyclopedia of Creativity. He wrote about self-actualizing people: A. de Saint-Exupéry, Eleanor Roosevelt, Leta Hollingworth, Etty Hillesum, Peace Pilgrim, and others. A study of emotional giftedness led him to spiritual giftedness.
His papers appeared in Genetic Psychology Monographs, Journal of Humanistic Psychology, Gifted Child Quarterly, Creativity Research Journal, Advanced Development, and Apex, the New Zealand Journal of Gifted Education. His most recent piece is in Creative Intelligence: Toward a Theoretic Integration edited by D. Ambrose, L. Cohen, A.J. Tannenbaum; and "Childhood spirituality" in Journal of Transpersonal Psychology.
He lives in Madison, Wisconsin, where he offers counseling for the gifted, and laments the distance from his trees in the north.
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Presentation Topics:
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Emotional Development, Dabrowski's Theory, Emotional & Spiritual Giftedness, Developmental Potential & Growth of the Self, Techniques of Empowering the Child
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Times Available:
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Weekdays, Weekday Evenings, Weekends, Weekend Evenings
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Presentation Formats:
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Large Group, Small Group, Inservice, *Other - Workshop or course on Emotional Development, about 15 hours, Friday-Sunday, or any 2 full days.
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Anywhere in Wisconsin
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Fees:
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1/2 Day: $500 Full Day: $1000 + expenses
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Sylvia Rimm, Ph.D.
Director - Sylvia Rimm's Family Achievement Clinic - Hartland, WI
and Clinical Professor Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
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Contact:
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W6050 Apple Rd.
Watertown, WI 53098
1-800-795-7446
920-261-1118
srimm@sylviarimm.com
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Overview:
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Dr. Sylvia Rimm is a child psychologist who directs Family Achievement Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio, and is a clinical professor at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine. She has authored many articles and books, including Keys to Parenting the Gifted Child 3rd Edition, Growing Up Too Fast: The Rimm Report on the Secret World of America's Middle Schoolers, How to Parent So Children Will Learn, Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades - And What You Can Do About It, Raising Preschoolers, and See Jane Win - The Rimm Report on How 1000 Girls Became Successful Woman, a New York Times bestseller, featured on the Oprah Winfrey and Today shows and in People magazine. She authored the companion volume to See Jane Win, How Jane Won: 55 Successful Women Share How They Grew From Ordinary Girls to Extraordinary Women, and See Jane Win for Girls.
You can read Dr. Rimm's materials and excerpts from her books at www.sylviarimm.com and www.seejanewin.com.
Dr. Rimm's newspaper column is syndicated nationally through Creators Syndicate. A favorite personality on public radio for many years, she has also made countless appearances on television, including 20/20, and was a longtime contributing correspondent on NBC's Today show and Weekend Today. Says Katie Couric, former NBC Today show host, ''Dr. Rimm is a welcome voice of calm and reason - someone who offers practical advice, with almost immediate results. She's a guardian angel from families who need a little or a lot of guidance.''
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Presentation Topics:
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Pressures of gifted children & why they underachieve; Growing Up Too Fast; Creative Underachievement; Parenting so children learn; Why bright kids get poor grades, Gender Issues, See Jane Win/How Jane Won/See Jane Win for Girls; Rescuing Emotional Lives of Overweight Children
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Times Available:
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All
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Presentation Formats:
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Large Group, Small Group, inservice (1/2 to full day), conference participation
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Travel Radius:
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Any location but with fee adjustment
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Fees:
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$2000 plus travel in SE Wisconsin
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Susan Savolainen
Gifted Education Coordinator, Eau Claire School District
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ssavolainen@ecasd.k12.wi.us
Eau Claire School District
500 Main Street
Eau Claire, WI 54701
715-833-3456
Fax: 715-833-3481
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Overview:
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Susan Savolainen holds masters degrees in Teaching and in Educational Administration. She is currently the Curriculum Coordinator and the Gifted and Talented Program Coordinator for the Eau Claire Area School District. Additionally, she is the State Gifted Conference Site Coordinator. Ms. Savolainen is a Board Member for the Wisconsin Association for Talented and Gifted, the West Central Regional Destination ImagiNation. She is affiliated with the Council for Exceptional Children, and served as President of the UW-Eau Claire Phi Delta Kappa. She was named Wisconsin Gifted Coordinator of the Year in 1999.
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Presentation Topics:
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Gifted Education - Identification and Programming; Providing the Needs of G/T Middle School Students; Underachievement
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Anytime
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Any Format
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Travel Radius:
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Varies depending on event and time of year.
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Varies by group. Make arrangements in person.
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