An Event Invitation from the Maryland Coalition for Gifted &Talented Education

The MCGATE Annual Conference will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, MD. Our Keynote speaker will be Karen Yoho from the National Association for Gifted Children who will speak on the NAGC's new Mile Marker series, a valuable resource for both parents and schools. In addition, one of our speakers for the Break-out sessions will be Joyce Cooper-Kahn, Co-author of "Lost, Late and Unprepared: A Parent's Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning". If your child forgets to hand in homework, loses homework or doesn't even know it was assigned, this double session is for you. Problems with Executive Functioning in gifted children are frequently masked by their intellectual gifts and often don't become apparent till middle or high school. The issue is then frequently identified as behavioral. If you have students who are gifted but appear lazy or unmotivated, this double session is also for you. Please forward the attached Registration Form to others who you feel would be interested. The form is also available at: http://www.mcgate.org/PDFFiles/MCGATE_RegistrationForm2009.pdf

Thank you.
Laura Carriere
MCGATE President