EUGENE AREA PARENTS AND EDUCATORS
UO Youth Enrichment and Talented & Gifted Programs invites you to a lively
presentation by internationally recognized TAG expert:
Miraca Gross, Ph.D.
Friendships and Social Self-Esteem: Hidden Challenges of Growing Up Gifted
? Dr. Miraca Gross is Professor of Gifted Education and Director of the
Gifted Education Research, Resource and Information Centre at the
University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia (see
).
? Dr Gross has 22 years¡¯ experience as a classroom teacher and school
administrator, including twelve years as a specialist teacher of gifted
and talented children.
? She holds MEd and PhD degrees in gifted education, and since 1987 has won
five
international research awards in the education and psychology of gifted
children.
? Miraca is well known for her research on many aspects of gifted
children's social
and emotional development, outcomes of acceleration and ability grouping,
underachievement, and the special needs of highly gifted students.
? Miraca's book ¡°Exceptionally Gifted Children¡± (1993) which traced the
first 10
years of a longitudinal study of 60 highly gifted Australian children, has
become a
classic in the field of gifted education. The second edition, which follows the
young people into adulthood, was published in 2003 and has been greeted with
critical acclaim in Australia and internationally. Her most recent
contribution has
been as co-author of the 2005 special report on acceleration: A Nation
Deceived:
How Our Schools Hold Back America¡¯s Brightest Students.
Monday, April 11, 2005
7:00-9:00 pm
No pre-registration required
UO Baker Downtown Center, 975 High Street, Eugene (Free Parking)
Suggested donation: $15 Individual, $5 per additional family member
Those needing to pay less or able to pay more are invited to do so.
Contributions
are tax deductible and will support summer programs for low-income TAG
students.
Contact: Marjorie DeBuse, 541-346-3084, 541-521-5215 or mdebuse@....
This information can also be found on the YE/TAG website at
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