Gifted Children: Balancing Emotional and Academic Needs

The Michigan Association for Gifted Children Presents a full day of speakers for parents and teachers.

See http://m90212.wixsite.com/magc for more information.

Dr. Joy Lawson Davis - Opening Plenary Keynote Speaker

♦ "Unique Psychosocial Challenges of Diverse Gifted Learners"

♦ Author of Bright, Talented & Black: a Guide for Families of African American Gifted Learners and Gifted Children of Color around the World: Diverse Needs, Exemplary Practices and Directions for the Future

Dr. Jennifer Cross - Keynote Speaker

♦ "The Social World of Gifted Adolescents"

♦ Co-Editor of Handbook for Counselors Serving Students with Gifts and Talents

Dr. Tracy Cross - Closing Keynote Speaker

♦ "From Underachievement to Self-Harm: How Students Cope with Being Gifted"

♦ Author of On the Social and Emotional Lives of Gifted Children and Suicide Among Gifted Children and Adolescents: Understanding the Suicidal Mind