News Release

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July 11, 2005

EduFest Brings National Education Experts To Boise State University

Nationally renowned experts will speak July 24-29 at Boise State University during Edufest, an annual conference that focuses on gifted and talented education. The ninth annual conference is presented by Boise State University’s College of Education in association with the Council on Exceptional Children and ITAG/SAGE, the Idaho association for the gifted.

Edufest 2005 includes 26 weeklong workshops and additional special topics presentations. The year’s conference also will include Parent Day, which will concentrate on how parents can contribute to the intellectual and emotional health of gifted children and adolescents, and a Counselor and Pyschologist Institute.

Five education experts will give keynote speeches during the week. James Webb will speak about “Motivation and Underachievement”; Tom Hebert will speak about “Understanding the Social and Emotional Lives of Gifted Young People: Lessons I’ve Learned from My Students”; Temple Grandin will speak about “The Importance of Developing Talent”; Cloyce Weaver will speak about “Social, Emotional, Intellectual and the Creative Process: Where Heart Meets Mind and Soars with the Soul,” and Hunter Scott will speak about “Seeking Justice for the Survivors of the U.S.S. Indianapolis.”

Patricia Schuler will be the speaker for both Parent Day on July 23 and the School Counselor and Psychologist Institute on July 25. Parent Day will concentrate on “The Heart-Mind Connection: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding the Social and Emotional Issues of Gifted Kids.” The focus of the Counselor and Psychologist Institute will be “Reversing the Underachievement Pattern of Gifted Students: The Role of School Counselors and Psychologists.”
 

The cost for Edufest is $380 per person. Parent Day is $55 for one parent or $75 for two; the institute is $100 per person. Reservations are still being accepted. For more information, call (208) 344-1761 or e-mail info@edufest.org.  Payments may be mailed to Edufest 2005, 2420 Spaulding St., Boise, ID 83705.

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Contact: Sherrie Bosserman, (208) 344-1761

Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Relations, (208) 426-5540, juliehahn@boisestate.edu

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Last reviewed on Thursday, December 22, 2005