BEGINNING GIFTED TEACHER CONFERENCE

Pre-Registration
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  1. Registration Form
Meals
1. Directions to the University of South Florida (Main Campus)
A Workshop for Teachers
New to Gifted Education
Room Reservation Deadline
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      - Special Needs
    2. Dr. Elizabeth Shaunessy

DOE/FLAG Workshop

for Teachers New to Gifted Education

July 26, 2004

Pre-Registration

To ensure participants receive copies of all

workshop materials and resources, pre-

registration is required by

July 9, 2004

Registration Form

Name________________________________

School District ________________________

Address______________________________

City/State/Zip _________________________

Grade (circle) Elementary Middle Senior

Phone _______________________________

E-mail _______________________________

Fax registration no later than

July 9, 2004, to:

Florida Department of Education

Program Development & Services

Fax #: (850) 245-0955

Any questions regarding registration

for the workshop, please contact:

The Florida Department of Education

Donnajo Smith, Program Specialist

e-mail: donnajo.smith@fldoe.org

A continental breakfast (Danish with coffee)

will be provided at no cost to participants.

Directions to the University of South

Florida (Main Campus)

From the north:

Take I-275 south to the Fowler Avenue exit

(#51), go east or take I-75 south to the Fowler

Avenue exit (#265) and go west to the main

entrance to the university.

From the east:

Take I-4 to I-75 and go north. Exit at Fowler

Avenue and go west to the university’s main

From the south or from Tampa

International Airport:

Take I-275 north to the Fowler Avenue exit

(#51) and go east or take I-75 north to the

Fowler Avenue exit and go west to the

university’s main entrance.

From the west:

Take either the Courtney Campbell Causeway

or the Howard Franklin Bridge, go east to I-

275 and follow above directions to university.

Directions to La Quinta Inn

From the university main entrance, travel west

on East Fowler and turn south to La Quinta.

From the Hotel to University

Travel east on East Fowler Avenue for .7

miles to the main gate to the university.

Parking is available in the Sun Dome parking

lot adjacent to the College of Education.

There is a visitor parking permit available for

$3.00. Signs will direct you to the College of

Department of Education

Association for the Gifted

A Workshop for

New to Gifted Education

July 26, 2004

Who Should Attend

Beginning teachers of gifted students

Teachers of the gifted desiring

opportunities for professional renewal

Learn About

Instructional strategies for working with

gifted students

Managing classrooms in various service

delivery models

Opportunities for networking and

Presentations

LEARN from experienced teachers of the

gifted, district gifted program coordinators, and

the current Florida Association of the Gifted

Teacher of the Year

NETWORK with other teachers new to gifted

SHARE questions with district and state

RECEIVE lesson plans, units, and classroom

resources at the Curriculum Marketplace

VISIT vendors featuring gifted resource

Thoughts for Teachers of the

Instructional Strategies

Breakout Sessions:

Curriculum Compacting

Differentiated Curriculum

Nature & Needs of Gifted

Identification and

Diversification for Gifted

Full Group Session

Teacher of the Year Keynote

Lunch (on your own)

Welcome from USF

New Teacher Keynote

Service Delivery

Breakout Sessions:

Secondary School

Pull-Out Academic Model

Pull-Out Enrichment Model

Full-Time Gifted

DOE Initiatives

Meet FLAG Officers

Q & A Open Forum

Curriculum Marketplace

College of Education

University of South Florida

4202 East Fowler Avenue

Hotel reservations may be made

by contacting:

3701 East Fowler Avenue

Tampa, Florida 33612

(Mention you are with the DOE/FLAG group)

Room Reservation Deadline

July 10th, 2004

(A block of rooms has been reserved for the night of

July 25, 2004, at the rate of $69 per night, two double beds

or king bed.)

Special Needs

Accommodations for participants with special

needs are available. Please contact:

Dr. Elizabeth Shaunessy