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September 19, 2008

Troxclair presents session at Parenting Gifted Children Conference

Dr. Debra Troxclair, an assistant professor in the 网曝门 Department of Curriculum and Instruction, recently presented a session at the Parenting Gifted Children Conference Sept. 6, in Hattiesburg, Miss.

The Frances A. Karnes Center for Gifted Studies at The University of Southern Mississippi hosted the event, at which Troxclair presented 鈥淎lphabet Soup: Social Emotional Issues of Gifted Children.鈥�

Lindy Hopkins, National Board Certified Teacher, former teacher of the gifted, and Mississippi Teacher of the Year 2005-2006, was the keynote speaker. Her topic was 鈥淢otivating Gifted Children to Achieve.鈥�

Other sessions were offered on a variety of topics pertinent to parents and educators, including, 鈥淲hat Parents Should Know About Gifted Education in Mississippi,鈥� 鈥淓valuating Gifted Children: IQ Tests and How to Understand the Results鈥� and 鈥淐areer Explorations for Gifted Children.鈥�

For information about other upcoming conferences in the area of gifted and talented education, and to learn about gifted education at 网曝门, visit: http://giftededucationatulm.blogspot.com/.

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