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