2016 Spring Calendar of Events

Mark your calendars for these PALNYC events and other great upcoming events for the Spring of 2016. Have an event you’d like to share with the PALNYC community? Tell us about it!

Talent Development

Social & Emotional

Negotiating the Practical

Special Populations

Programs for High Potential Youth

Special Events

Educational Conferences

••

March

saturday, march 12, 2016

2016 NYC Gifted & Talented Symposium  8 am- 4 pm • NY Law School in TriBeCa• $99 in advance; open to parents and educators

It’s Back! The NYC Gifted & Talented Symposium includes topics on talent development, social & emotional development and how to navigate the practical matters for parents and educators of NYCs high potential youth, from pre-k through middle school. As requested by NYC families, the keynote, Finding Nourishment for Advanced Learners in Today’s Education Desert by Johns Hopkins Center for Talent Youth’s Dr. Elaine Hansen and a Thought Leaders Conversation– The Secret Sauce: Articulating What Works in Educating High Ability Youth Citywide will focus on best practices for supporting high ability youth throughout NYC.  A Curated Exhibit Hall will feature the best and most unique programs to support the passion, interest and talent areas of our children. The Education Technology Discovery Showcase allows parents and educators to test drive innovative programs that support teachers and students in the classroom and children and their parents at home. And finally, the Michael Perelstein Discover Your Passion awardees, the third cohort of talented NYC youth with talents that include the arts, comedic performance, computer science, music and chess, will exemplify what gifted and talented education looks like in practice.

Plus, this year  we are pleased to offer a strand dedicated to professional development for educators for $15 for our schools. 

The Professional Development strand for educators includes: Providing Rigor and Relevance in the Classroom- presented by Elissa Brown, HUNTER College; Performance-Based Assessments; Genius: Then, Now, Tomorrow- Literacy & STEM Curriculum by 92Y and Discovery Eduction; Why Spatial? Spatializing the Curriculum with Dr. Amy Shelton, Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth; The Secret Sauce: A Showcase of Exemplary Teaching & Best Practices in Action presented by PALNYC; Intro to Social & Emotional Needs of High Ability Youth; The Gifted Ed Toolkit: A Beginners Guide to Your Advanced Learner; Twice Exceptional Learners: Support, Advocacy and Educational Options for 2E Kids; The Dog Ate My IPad: Executive Function & Organizational Skills for Middle Schoolers; The Flip Side of ‘Gifted’: Uneven, Unmotivated, Perfectionist & Anxious; Math Education for Girls- Math Circles & Math Olympiads; Bridging the Great Divide through Parent Engagement and more.  To learn more about the sessions and descriptions, see The 2016 NYC Gifted & Talented Symposium & Benefit.

saturday to friday, march 12- 19, 2016

NYC Gifted & Talented & 2E Week- NYCGT2EWK-  March 12- 18 • Various Events beginning March 12 at the NY Law School and concluding on March 18 at Cooper Union• Prices and Venues Vary.

Bookended by the 2016 NYC Gifted & Talented Symposium and the Breakthroughs in Twice Exceptional Education Conference, the NYC G&T + 2E WEEK is a week-long collaboration among PALNYC, The Quad Prep School, The Lang School, NAGC, AGATE, Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, Tutorlist, NY Family and others to support the strengths, talents and developmental needs of NYC youth. The calendar of events and details are posted here.

monday, march 14, 2016

Executive Function: Help Your Child Manage School (and life) Presented by Tutorlist at City Year March 12– 6-8 pm • City Year – 20 West 22nd Street 3rd Floor, NYC • FREE

In middle and high school, students start transitioning to adulthood and take on more responsibility and a larger academic and social load. Students often struggle with managing their assignments and extracurriculars on their own, and parents wonder how they can best help. Join us to learn:  Signs that your middle or high schooler is struggling with self management, Why executive function skills are so challenging, and what’s going on in your child’s developing brain, Tactical solutions to help your child become more organized, confident, and independent. Featured Speakers from Packer Collegiate Institute: Catherine Jennings, Science Department, Nitya York, English Department and Dean of 7th/8th grade Kate Gleeson, Learning Specialist.

tuesday, march 15, 2016

The Lang School Open House. March 15 • 12- 2 pm • The Lang School – 11 Broadway, Suite 300, NYC • FREE

As part of the NYC G&T & 2E Week events, The Lang School is opening their doors to share  their unique program for high potential K-12 students in NYC that provides students with an academically rigorous, gifted education curriculum in the context of a school culture rich with S.E.L. (social emotional learning), E.F. (Executive Functions/organization and planning), Mindset (motivation, perseverance and resilience), and academic supports that are both integrated into the classroom and flexibly available 1:1 on a menu basis. The parents of our G&T and 2e students are looking for an innovative, progressive education for their college-bound children and a like-minded community of diverse, actively involved parents. School Leadership will be available to answer questions about the program and provide classroom visits. Refreshments will be served. (Note that photo IDs must be provided before entry into the school.)

thursday & friday, march 17 & 18, 2016

Breakthroughs in Twice Exceptional Education Conference, Thursday, March 17 &  Friday, March 18 • 41 Cooper Union • $99 in advance, students $25.

The second annual Breakthroughs in Twice Exceptional Education Conference,- now a 2-day event- March 17 (evening) – March 18, Presented by The Quad Preparatory School and The 2e Study Center at The Quad in partnership with The Cooper Union. Evening Opening Reception with Special Guest Michelle Garcia Winner; Morning Keynote: Wired To Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind with  Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. AND Special Afternoon Screening of 2e The Movie Sponsored by The NYU Child Study Center at NYU Langone Medical Center, Part of Reelablities: NY Disabilities Film Festival on Saturday March 18th @ 3:30 PM.

April

wednesday, april 20, 2016

92Y New Parent Get-Togethers, Wednesdays, 10:30am – 12:00pm • 92Y Lexington Avenue at 92nd St, Weill Art Gallery • $10, payable at door – Bring your baby and join Sally Tannen, director of 92Y’s Parenting Center for a lively, weekly get-together to share, learn and make new friends. Come when you can. No registration required. Wednesdays, 10:30 am-12 pm, $10 (Payable at door).

thursday, april 21, 2016

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP: What Parents Need To Know About Social Media, 6:30 – 7:45pm • Birch Wathen Lenox School, 210 E 77th Street – This panel discussion will bring together educators and experts to discuss social media and how parents and families can promote connection and convey their authentic self with the use of online platforms, content, and communities. We are planning a highly interactive discussion around social media use, by people of all ages, emphasizing how to expand learning, diversity, and community engagement. Issues such as privacy, age verification, mistakes to avoid, platforms and emerging uses will also be discussed. Members: register on the member calendar here. Non-members: Join here to attend member events or call 212-737-7385 to register to attend for $30 per family.

May

tuesday, may 3, 2016

Can Education Technology Narrow the Achievement Gap? Reception 5:30 PM; Program 6:00 PM • Roosevelt House, 47-49 E 65th Street, New York, NY • Free – In the early days of television, there was no shortage of predictions that the medium would have a major positive impact on student learning. Today, we find the same optimism among some education reformers with regard to such technologies as digital tablets, data crunching, personalized learning, and adaptive testing. Some research suggests that, carefully used, the application of educational technology brings real gains in student learning. Other research summaries are far more pessimistic. Our country spends more than $10 billion on K-12 education technology. What can we say with any confidence about the promise and possibilities of such investments? Are there clear conclusions to be drawn about what, where and when the use of technology is beneficial, and for which students? What are the key challenges to be met in maximizing the potential contribution of technology to raise students’ achievement overall and to accelerate the learning of our most underprivileged students? Join a distinguished panel as we dive into these important questions. Featuring: Julia Freeland Fisher, Director of Education Research, Clayton Christensen Institute; Kevin Wenzel, Specialist, Blended Learning, DC Public Schools and Jamie Stewart, Co-Head of School and Lead Educator, AltSchool. Moderated by David Steiner, Executive Director, Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy.

tuesday, may 3, 2016

2016 Adam Katz Memorial Conversation Featuring Whoopi Goldberg, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM • Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065 • Free – We kick off Speak Up for Kids this year with the annual Adam Katz Memorial Conversation. Award-winning comedian, actress, human rights advocate and host of The View, Whoopi Goldberg joins Harold Koplewicz, MD, president of the Child Mind Institute, for a conversation about living and succeeding with mental health and learning disorders. UPDATE: No more seats are available at this event but we invite you to return to this page on May 3rd at 3:30pm to watch the livestream. We’ll be webcasting live from the Kaye Playhouse and will make the recorded event available to view afterwards as well. Please consider making a donation of at least $25 to help support free educational programming.

This event is made possible by the generosity of Ellen and Howard Katz.

tuesday, may 10, 2016

saturday, may 21, 2016

sunday, may 22, 2016

PAL PICK

thursday, june 9, 2016

The Lang School Workshop, Join The Lang School and Rena Subotnik for Supporting Your Child’s Gifts & Talents: A Talent Development Roundtable on Thursday, June 9 at 6:30 pm. Expert Rena Subotnik explores ways for parents to support the strengths and talent areas of their children. Come get an actionable list of things you can do throughout the summer and every day to support your child’s strength areas. Multiple intelligences and talent development will also be discussed. Parents will lend concrete recommendations of local NYC-based resources, activities, events, and summer enrichment programs for your child to stay connected with peers and have hands-on learning opportunities throughout the summer. Plus, meet other like-minded parents at this informal session for preschool and elementary school parents.

Rena F. Subotnik began her position as Director of the Center for Psychology in the Schools and Education at the American Psychological Association in January 2002. Before she came to APA, Dr. Subotnik was Professor of Education at Hunter College, where she coordinated the secondary education program and served as research and curriculum liaison to the Hunter College laboratory schools (grades PK-12). In 1997-98, Dr. Subotnik was an APA Congressional Fellow in child policy with U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee. Her fellowship assignment involved drafting and promoting legislation related to teacher quality, which led to passage of Title II of the Higher Education Act in 1998. Since the fellowship, Dr. Subotnik has been actively involved in the community of scholars and practitioners concerned about federal policy related to teacher education.

Dr. Subotnik has been awarded grants from the McDonnell Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the Institute for Education Sciences, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, the American Psychological Foundation, U.S. Department of Education Javits program, and the Spencer Foundation.

She is co-author (with Paula Olszewski-Kubilius and Frank Worrell) of Rethinking Giftedness and Gifted Education: A Proposed Direction Forward Based on Psychological Science (in Psychological Science in the Public Interest), and (with Ann Robinson, Carolyn Callahan, and Patricia Johnson) Malleable Minds: Translating Insights from Psychology and Neuroscience to Gifted Education (National Research Center for Giftedness and Talent). She is also author (with Lee Kassan, Alan Wasser, and Ellen Summers) of Genius Revisited: High IQ Children Grown Up (1993) and (with David Grissmer and Martin Orland) A Guide to Incorporating Multiple Methods in Randomized Controlled Trials to Assess Intervention Effects (2009).

July

friday, july 22, 2016  – sunday, july 24 2016:

The SENG Conference Experience, Sessions held at various times, see website for details • The Williamsburg Lodge, 310 South England Street, Williamsburg, VA • Pricing varies beginning at $175 – $470, see website for details – SENG conferences prioritize recognition, understanding, and acceptance of the social and emotional needs of the gifted population. At the conference, SENG provides a wholly original forum to empower, support, and connect gifted individuals as well as teachers, parents, and counselors. Our 2016 theme is GIFTED: Our Past and Our Future.  We hope you will join us in Colonial Williamsburg for an exceptional 4 day event! Here is a sampling of the types of presentations you will find: Social-Emotional Needs/Overexcitabilities; Gifted Adults/Gifted Elders Initiative; Diversity; Parenting/Families; Counseling; Twice Exceptional; Home School and Outliers Among Outliers * Groups discounts are available for parties of 10 or more.Click here to Register for the SENG Conference Questions? Conference2016Williamsburg@sengifted.org or call the office at 844 488 SENG