2011 Back to School Virtual Conference
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Gifted Girls & Gifted Boys
Track
:
Managing Learner Differences
Program Code:
050
Date:
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Time:
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
EST
SPEAKER
(S):
Barbara Kerr, Distinguished Professor, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Terry Neu, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT
Description
Gifted boys and gifted girls face different problems in school, at home and elsewhere in life. What else do we know about gifted boys and gifted girls throughout the educational life? How does gender affect gifted children as they grow up? This session traces the development of our ideas about gifted boys and girls and also discusses the reality. Consider the implications of educational choices while examining social adjustment, emotional maturity, and healthy self-concepts of our nation’s brightest learners.
