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Barbara J. Gilman, M.S. on The Art of Gifted Advocacy.
OGTOC has a long history of offering high quality indepth
presentations of topics concerning the issues of giftedness. .

The Webinar lasts from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. MDT on Sept. 14th
and costs $30. Sally_L, the owner and admin of OGTOC,
recommends that interested parties join OGTOC's social
networking site. Communication about
future webinars will take place through that networking site.
There are 113 special interest groups at the Ning social
networking site of OGTOC with over 1300 members.

For more details, see www.giftedonlineconferences.com/

OGTOC Webinar October 8, 2009, 6:00-8:00 CST
Dr. Deborah L. Ruf
Five Levels of Gifted: School Issues and Educational Options

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Deborah L. Ruf, Ph.D., Educational Options, from the Minneapolis/St. Paul area of Minnesota, works professionally as a specialist in gifted assessment and individualized interpretations and guidance for gifted children and adults. She writes, speaks, and advises on educational policy at the local, state, and national school and government levels, both public and private. Dr. Ruf is the author of numerous articles and papers on school issues and the social and emotional adjustment of gifted children, particularly children at the highest levels of giftedness. Riverside Publishing selected her to write the High Ability Assessment Bulletin for the Stanford-Binet, Fifth Edition (2003). She is the author of the award-winning book 5 Levels of Gifted: School Issues and Educational Options (2005) (formerly titled Losing Our Minds: Gifted Children Left Behind). Dr. Ruf finished a five year appointment in 2008 with American Mensa as the National Gifted Children Program Coordinator where she worked to coordinate the efforts of numerous gifted advocacy groups while making Mensa a more welcoming organization to young people. Mensa Foundation awarded her with their Intellectual Benefits Award in 2007, and American Mensa awarded her their prestigious National Service Award in 2008. A national level conference presenter, researcher on Levels of Giftedness and how intellectual profile affects adjustment, Dr. Ruf also consults with adult groups on the social and emotional intelligence of their members. Her particular expertise is in “levels of intelligence” as well as exceptionally to profoundly gifted individuals of all ages. The parent of three gifted young adults, Dr. Ruf has taught, supervised, and administered in elementary through graduate school education. Dr. Ruf has earned an under-graduate degree in Elementary Education, a Master’s degree in Administration & Supervision, and her Ph.D. is in Educational Psychology with emphases in Test & Measurement and Learning & Cognition. For more information see Educational Options.

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A message to all members of Gifted - OGTOC

Deborah L. Ruf, Ph.D., Educational Options, from the Minneapolis/St. Paul area of Minnesota, works professionally as a specialist in gifted assessment and individualized interpretations and guidance for gifted children and adults. She writes, speaks, and advises on educational policy at the local, state, and national school and government levels, both public and private. Dr. Ruf is the author of numerous articles and papers on school issues and the social and emotional adjustment of gifted children, particularly children at the highest levels of giftedness. Riverside Publishing selected her to write the High Ability Assessment Bulletin for the Stanford-Binet, Fifth Edition (2003). She is the author of the award-winning book 5 Levels of Gifted: School Issues and Educational Options (2005) (formerly titled Losing Our Minds: Gifted Children Left Behind).
to register/signup you must fill out the form located at OGTOC's sister website. www.giftedonlineconferences.com Kind regards, Sally_L Admin

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A message to all members of Gifted - OGTOC

My newly re-titled book has been re-titled to be more reflective of what is in the book. There are absolutely no changes to content. What a participant to the Webinar would discover is answers to what do more current test results mean (e.g., WISC-IV compared to WISC-III), what about learning disabilities, poor testing, age ranges at testing, etc. mean? I didn't discuss those issues in the book and many people have asked about them since its publication. Participants would also get to ask the "What if?" questions that simply can't always be addressed in a book for a wider audience. I have several summary articles, too, that participants will have available to them , including all of the detailed earlier developmental milestones and what each Level needs. Because the book came out four years ago, I've learned that there are many people who have lots of questions about this or that and they are easier to answer on a case-by-case basis. I've also continued to nip and tuck at the meaning of the Levels as I experience and learn more myself through my clientele, the development of the children from the book since then, etc.

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Received: A message to all members of Gifted - OGTOC

Dear OGTOC List Members, [There are a couple of us on the site.]

Please invite anyone you feel would have an interest in attending Dr. Ruf's webinar. Attendees need not be current OGTOC list members.
Certainly it would be wonderful if they did join the 24/7 social network of Our Gifted Online Conferences: A Gathering Place for All Things Gifted

Kind regards,
Sally_L Conference Coordinator, Admin, & Owner

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[P.S. Is anyone interested in these webinars and should I keep posting announcements?]

Carolyn K's webinar is on Oct. 27, 2009, 6 to 8 p.m. EST for $10
Register at www.giftedonlineconferences.com

Carolyn K. is founder and director of Hoagies' Gifted Education Page and Hoagies' Kids and Teens Page. She has served and is serving again on the Board of Directors for, and strongly supports, SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted). Since 1998, she has written for gifted newsletters and journals around the world, including Our Gifted Children, Gifted Education Communicator (was the CAG Communicator), Hollingworth's journal Highly Gifted Children, SENG's newsletter, and a variety of state and local gifted newsletters. She is now a regular columnist for the Gifted Education Communicator. Carolyn K has presented at conferences including National Association of Gifted Children (NAGC), National Association for Gifted Children Malaysia (NAGCM) (keynote), Beyond IQ, and many others.She was honored at the Gifted Development Center (GDC) 20th anniversary conference as the Gifted Information Queen of the Internet - you should see her crown! Carolyn was selected the 2005 National Association of Gifted Children (NAGC) Community Service Award, the 2006 Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education (PAGE) Neuber-Pregler Award for Outstanding Advocacy Efforts to Assure Quality Education for the Gifted, and the 2008 SENG Service Award for exceptional volunteer service to SENG
Please register at www.giftedonlineconferences.com Limited seating. First 25 individuals will get a surprise.

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