Brian Housand, Ph.D. @brianhousand brianhousand.com/cagt16

1. THE FORCE
awakens
A NEW HOPE FOR GIFTED EDUCATION
brianhousand.com/cagt16

2. @brianhousand
#cagt16

3. Create
INNOVATE
Inspire

4. SPOILERS

5. A long time ago in a school far,
far away...

6. 19771977

13. Golden
Ageof
Gifted

14. James
Gallagher
1926-2014

16. GIFTED CHILDREN
ARE OUR
GREATEST
NATURAL
RESOURCE

17. GIFTEDEDUCATIONUNDER ATTACK

18. NCLB

19. #BrandNewDay
EVERY
STUDENT
SUCCEEDS
ACT
E
S
S
A

20. bit.ly/nagc-essa

21. MINDS
POLICIES
PRACTICES

22. #OutsideOfTheSilo

23. #GiftedForce

24. FIND
INTERESTS

27. These are not
the droids you
are looking for.

29. OPEN DOORS

30. But i was going into
Tosche Station to get
some power converters!

32. TYPE III
INDEPENDENT OR SMALL GROUP INVESTIGATIONS
PRODUCTS AND/OR PERFORMANCES
TYPE I
GENERAL
EXPLORATORY
ACTIVITIES
TYPE II
METHODOLOGICAL
TRAINING /
HOW-TO ACTIVITIES
(Renzulli, 1977)

33. COMING
NOVEMBER 2016

34. HEIGHTEN ANTICIPATION
STIMULATE INTEREST
DEEPEN UNDERSTANDING

35. REaCH
DEEPER

36. What does it mean to be
GIFTED?

38. TALK TO YOUR KIDS
ABOUT BEING
GIFTED

39. GIFTED

40. SUCCESSFUL DROPOUT
CHALLENGING DOUBLE
LABELED
UNDERGROUND AUTONOMOUS
LEARNER
(Betts & Neihart, 1988)

41. E. Paul
Torrance
1915 - 2003

42. 1. Don't be afraid to fall in love with something and
pursue it with intensity.
2. Know, understand, take pride in, practice, develop,
exploit and enjoy your greatest strengths.
3. Learn to free yourself from the expectations of
others and to walk away from the games they impose
on you. Free yourself to play your own game.
4. Find a great teacher or mentor who will help you.
5. Don't waste energy trying to be well rounded.
6. Do what you love and can do well.
7. Learn the skills of interdependence.
TORRANCE MANIFESTO:
A Guide for Developing a Creative Career

43. It is OK
to be smart.

44. It is GREAT
to be smart.

45. It is AWESOME
to be smart.

46. CREaTe

47. Average = 9 hrs/day

48. Less than 3%

49. CONSUMERS
PRODUCERS

51. FORGETTHEi
TECHNOLOGY!

53. Krissy Venosdale
How about instead of of just
preparing kids for the future we
EMPOWER them to CREATE it?

54. EXTEND
THE EXPERIENCE

55. Julian
Stanley
1918 - 2005

56. GIFTED KIDS
GRADE
SKIPPERS
PATENTS AND DOCTORATES

57. GIFTED KIDS
GRADE
SKIPPERS
STEM
DOCTORATES

58. Encourage exploration,
challenge, and revision.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/NASA_child_bubble_exploration.jpg

59. SAGE ON THE STAGE
GUIDE ON THE SIDE
SAGE ON THE STAGE
GUIDE ON THE SIDE

60. Meddler in
the Middle

61. http://www.ew.com/sites/default/files/i/2012/02/06/STAR-WARS-YODA_510.jpg

62. https://cdn1.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/33uJiAFMQ9Qa5WiiwUKc07NYMTc=/0x214:1023x896/1280x854/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/49280857/lukeyoda.0.0.jpg

63. FIND INTERESTS
OPEN DOORS
REACH DEEPER
CREATE
EXTEND
F
R
O
C
E

64. F RO C E

65. 1977

66. http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20150325213755/disney/images/e/eb/SpaceMountainVintagePoster.jpg

71. Magical and
Meaningful

72. we need
a STORY

73. 1977 2015
Every Generation Has a Story

74. There are
no sad puppies
for gifted education.

75. Gifted
Education
WHO IS
TELLING
OUR STORY?

76. MAKING PEOPLE
CAREABOUT GIFTED EDUCATION
The Secret is….

77. http://imgur.com/iUSqObf

78. >
THE INTERNET IS
AN INFINITELY
POWERFUL PEN.

79. DOCUMENT & SHARE
THE EXPERIENCE

81. When each of us
thinks about what
we can do in life,
chances are,
we can do it
because of a
teacher. Stephen Hawking

83. Create
INNOVATE
Inspire

84. Everything is
amazing....

88. http://www.google.com/selfdrivingcar/images/home-where.jpg

89. Everything is
amazing....
and nobody’s happy.
Louis C.K.

90. DYSTOPIA

91. DYSTOPIA

92. IT’S TIME
TO TAKE
THE FUTURE
BACK!

95. http://www.westland.net/ny64fair/banner.jpg

96. http://americanhistory.si.edu/documentsgallery/exhibitions/50th/worldsfair_1200.jpg

97. September 12, 1962
Rice University

98. July 21, 1969
The Moon

99. http://vinylmationkingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/NYWF_7-64-Progressland.jpg

101. There's a great big beautiful tomorrow

102. YOU

103. May the
force be
with you.

104. brianhousand.com
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