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Posted on August 30, 2016 by jofreitag

Dear friends, family and colleagues,
My lovely husband of 43 years, Rainer passed away on Sunday 14 August 2016.
We held a Memorial Service to celebrate his life on Wednesday 24th August.
Our children and I appreciate the support so many people have given us during Rainer’s illness and all the messages of love, support, prayer and expressions of condolence.
I will now be living with my younger daughter so all my contact details will be changing.

In July my computer hard drive failed due to old age and being over worked and I lost my list of contacts and some of my favourite programs. My kind brother in law Rick Freitag gave me a new laptop/tablet with Windows 10 and I set to work loading it up and learning the new system.

I am still in the process of learning and working out how best to manage the Gifted Resources website; so until I have it all sorted out I am going to post the Gifted Resources Newsletters here on the blog, starting with the Spring 2016 Holiday Programs Newsletter.

Holiday Programs Newsletter for Spring 2016

Posted on August 30, 2016 by jofreitag

GIFTED RESOURCES NEWSLETTER

Extension and Holiday Programs Spring 2016

Welcome to the Gifted Resources Email Newsletter Extension and Holiday programs edition

100 STORY BUILDING http://www.100storybuilding.org.au/

http://www.100storybuilding.org.au/100-story-holidays/

AUSTRALIAN CAMPS ASSOCIATION School Holiday Camps Programs http://www.auscamps.asn.au/
http://www.auscamps.asn.au/activities/holiday-activity

ACMI AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR THE MOVING IMAGE Creative workshops http://www.acmi.net.au/creative-workshops.htm

AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT HOLIDAY CAMPS https://experienceais.com/sports-camps/holiday-programme

AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM SYDNEY http://www.australianmuseum.net.au/

BUBBLE DOME EDUCATION http://bubbledome.com/index.php

CHESS KIDS CHESS CLUB HOLIDAY PROGRAMS http://www.chessclub.com.au/
CHIP HOLIDAY PROGRAM http://chipprograms.com/holiday-program

All at Sea with CHIP Spring Holiday Program http://chipprograms.com/CHIP_Spring_2016_HP.pdf

CNAPTIC 3D PRINTING http://www.cnaptic.com.au/
http://www.cnaptic.com.au/#!events-1/t3vrf

CSIRO SCIENCE BOOTCAMP http://www.csiro.au/en/Education/Community-engagement/Bootcamp

DEE WHITE WRITING WORKSHOP FOR KIDS http://writingclassesforkids.com/

EXTEND SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMS For full details see Holiday programs http://extend.com.au/programs/school-holiday-programs/

GASWORKS ARTS PARK http://www.gasworks.org.au/whats-on/kids-holiday-program/ Spring program http://www.gasworks.org.au/assets/uploads/2016/08/Kids-Holiday-Brochure-Spring-20162.pdf

G.A.T.E.WAYS Full details of programs can be found on the G.A.T.E.WAYS website http://www.gateways.edu.au/ PO Box 207, Blackburn VIC 3130 Australia Phone 03 9894 2116 Fax 03 9894 2117 Email info@gateways.edu.au

IMMIGRATION MUSEUM What’s On Exhibitions http://museumvictoria.com.au/immigrationmuseum/whatson/
Phone: 03 9927 2700 Fax: 03 9927 2728
Web: http://immigration.museum.vic.gov.au/

KIDS UNLIMITED http://www.kidsunlimited.com.au/holiday-program.html

LEARNING ENRICHMENT STUDIO Robotics Holiday Program
Noeleen Vincent
Learning Enrichment Studio Suite 214 19 Milton Parade Malvern Vic 3144
Phone (03) 9824 8135 Mob: 0448 064 738
www.learningenrichmentstudio.com.au http://www.learningenrichmentstudio.com.au/holiday-programmes

MELBOURNE AQUARIUM http://www.melbourneaquarium.com.au/

MELBOURNE MUSEUM http://www.melbourne.museum.vic.gov.au/

MELBOURNE PLANETARIUM http://museumvictoria.com.au/planetarium/

MUSEUM OF APPLIED ARTS AND SCIENCES https://maas.museum/whats-on/#/

NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/whats-on/programs-events/

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DRAMATIC ART (NIDA)
http://www.open.nida.edu.au/ http://www.open.nida.edu.au/courses/Delivery/School+Holidays

OAK HILL GALLERY Holiday Art Classes for children http://www.oakhillgallery.com.au/ http://oakhillgallery.com.au/category/classes/children-school-holidays/

PARKS VICTORIA http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore

POWERHOUSE MUSEUM SYDNEY School Holiday Program http://play.powerhousemuseum.com/whats-on/school-holiday-program/

PRIMESCI HOLIDAY PROGRAMS The PrimeSCI! Spring School Holiday Program will be hosted by: KIOSC (Knox Innovation Opportunity and Sustainability Centre) Building WK Swinburne University of Technology (Wantirna Campus) 369 Stud Road Wantirna South VIC 3152 For more information and to enrol online http://sciencecentre.monash.edu.au/shp/

http://www.monash.edu/science/schools/earth-atmosphere-environment/primesci/school-holiday-programs

RSPCA Holiday Program http://www.rspcavic.org/services/education-and-learning/holiday-programs

SCIENCEWORKS MUSEUM http://www.scienceworks.museum.vic.gov.au/

SWINBURNE CENTRE FOR ASTROPHYSICS AND SUPERCOMPUTING
Astro tour program http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/outreach/?topic=astrotour

TECHKIDS http://techkids.com.au/school-holiday-programs/

THE ART FACTORY School Holiday Programs
http://theartfactory.com.au/holiday-workshops

THINK CLUB http://www.thinkclubaustralia.com/

WRITE AWAY WITH ME http://www.writeawaywithme.com/

ZOO & SANCTUARY Programs Zoo Adventures Holiday programs http://www.zoo.org.au/

DISCLAIMER: Gifted Resources aims to provide information about events, services and websites that could be of interest. Inclusion in Gifted Resources Newsletter does not necessarily imply any endorsement or guarantee of quality or suitability to meet your specific needs.

Kind regards, Jo Freitag Gifted Resources Website: www.giftedresources.org Email: jo@giftedresources.org

OZ eLIVE 2016

Posted on March 18, 2016 by jofreitag

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Again this year I participated in the OZeLIVE! Online conference which ran from February 26 – 28 2016

I apologize for taking so long to post about OZeLIVE!
Possible excuses include
a. I have been very busy
b. I have been engaged in other programs/activities
c. Time is passing more quickly these days (my favourite!)

Participating

This year there were 19 interesting and inspiring webinar sessions. I attended most of them during the conference and intend to catch the ones I missed by listening to the recordings.
The recordings of the sessions are available at http://australianeducators.ning.com/recordings-2016

Volunteering
Again this year I volunteered to assist with moderation of the sessions. I was not the primary moderator for any of the sessions but was available as a backup in case extra moderators were needed.

Presenting

This year I presented a session titled Persona Dolls: Dressed for learning.
The recording of the session can be found at https://sas.elluminate.com/drtbl?sid=2008350&suid=D.51092091ED4B4597AC051BB74A41CD

Activity Report 2015

Posted on November 10, 2015 by jofreitag

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During 2015 Jo Freitag /Gifted Resources has:

Continued to undertake project work with Borderlands http://www.borderlands.org.au/

Developed and maintained the website for Gifted Resources http://www.giftedresources.org

and Jo Freitag’s website http://www.giftedresources.org/jo/
Written and distributed by email Gifted Resources Newsletter and Gifted Resources Newsletter Extension and Holiday programs

Maintained the Gifted Resources library
Updated the Gifted Resources Information Packs
Provided information and resources for teachers and parents during personal consultations, by phone, using Skype or Blackboard Collaborate webinars and by email
Provided information and resources for homeschooling families and those contemplating commencement of home schooling

Developed a set of Persona Dolls representing types of gifted student and a blog about them, Personas, Profiles and Portraits
https://jofreitag.wordpress.com/about-this-blog/
Completed the 2015 Edublogs Teacher Personal Blogging Challenge for developing the new blog
https://jofreitag.wordpress.com/tag/edublogs-teacher-challenge/

Provided resources and prayer support for mentors from All Saints Rosebud with St. Katherine’s McCrae http://www.rosebudmccrae.melbourneanglican.org.au/ serving in the Kids Hope Aus program http://www.kidshopeaus.org.au/

Participated in the VAGTC Conference Melbourne 21-22 May 2015
https://giftedresources.wordpress.com/2015/05/31/vagtc-conference-21-22-may-2015/

Participated in online conferences, webinars and weekly Twitter global #gtchat sessions
http://www.txgifted.org/gtchat
http://globalgtchatpoweredbytagt.wordpress.com/
https://globalgtchatpoweredbytagt.wordpress.com/?s=Jo+Freitag

Presented, volunteered and participated in OZeLive
https://giftedresources.wordpress.com/2015/03/04/ozelive-i-presented/
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https://giftedresources.wordpress.com/2015/03/04/ozelive-i-attended/

Presented and participated in Tech Talk Tuesday webinars
https://jofreitag.wordpress.com/2015/05/12/australia-e-series-tech-talk-tuesdays-webinar/
https://jofreitag.wordpress.com/2015/06/07/australia-e-series-tech-talk-tuesdays-webinar-part-2/

Participated in Global Collaboration Day September 2015
https://giftedresources.wordpress.com/2015/09/21/global-collaboration-day-sept-2015/

Participated in Connected Educators Month
http://connectededucators.org/

Participated in Australia eSeries and Community Connect webinars https://australiaseries.wordpress.com/

Updated the Gifted Resources blog https://giftedresources.wordpress.com/
Sprite’s Site blog http://spritessite.wordpress.com/
Personas, Profiles and Portraits blog https://jofreitag.wordpress.com/

Participated in Gifted Homeschoolers Bloggers Forum Blog Hops http://giftedhomeschoolers.org/blog-hops/

Participated in Hoagiesgifted Blog Hops
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/blog_hops.htm

Participated in the first Gifted Awareness Week Australia March 2015
http://www.aaegt.net.au/?page_id=1170
https://jofreitag.wordpress.com/2015/05/12/australia-e-series-tech-talk-tuesdays-webinar/

Participated in Gifted Awareness Week New Zealand blog tour
https://spritessite.wordpress.com/2015/06/08/changing-the-way-you-see-us/

Participated in #30 Posts Hath September blog challenge
http://www.lisarivero.com/30postshathsept/

Participated in the Brilliant Chaos Group on Facebook monthly creating challenges
http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/brilliantchaosonline/doc/253263591368971/

Participated in 52 Illustrations Challenge Group on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/418616991575037/
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.555220617914673&type=1

Participated in INKtober with the INKed Group on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1463633423897107/
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.1472995212960928&type=1
https://spritessite.wordpress.com/2015/10/31/inktober/

Updated the Appreciations page on Gifted Resources website
http://www.giftedresources.org/gr/appreciations.htm

Jo Freitag
Gifted Resources

Book review: Writing your own script by Corin Barsily Goodwin and Mika Gustavson

Posted on October 20, 2015 by jofreitag

I was really pleased to receive a copy for review of the latest addition to the excellent Perspectives in Gifted Homeschooling Series.
It is ‘Writing your Own Script: A parent’s Role in the Gifted Child’s Social Development’ by Corin Barsily Goodwin and Mika Gustavson.
It is edited by Sarah J. Wilson and published in 2015 by GHF Press.

The timing of the arrival of the book was perfect as it arrived the day before the book was to be discussed during Twitter #gtchat. I found that it was packed with information but was still easy to read and understand and would be very helpful for parents.

The chapter titles reflect the staging of a play
1. Backdrop – What you should know about the gifted child
2. Setting the scene – Friendship and the gifted child
3. Casting – Finding the other players
4. Directing – The parent as guide
5. Showtime – Applying what you know
6. Reviews – Raspberries and applause
Epilogue: Take a bow

The first chapter describes aspects of giftedness that impact on building friendships such as Typical characteristics, Asynchronous development, Twice exceptionalities, Dabrowski’s Overexcitabilities, Introversion and Extraversion and Unusual interests.

The second chapter discusses developmental stages and levels of friendship and the third chapter addresses how to find potential friends. Chapter four shows the role parents can take in helping their children to build and maintain friendships and chapters five and six talk about some of the situations that will possibly be encountered.

The book can be purchased from GHF Press http://giftedhomeschoolers.org/ghf-press/

Graphics Lisa Conrad

The blog post about the session of Twitter #gtchat dedicated to discussion of the book can be found on the Global #GTChat Powered by TAGT blog at https://globalgtchatpoweredbytagt.wordpress.com/2015/10/14/writing-your-own-script-a-parents-role-in-the-gifted-childs-development/

The Storify transcript of the chat can be read at https://storify.com/gtchatmod/gtchat-writing-your-ownscript-a-parent-s-role-in-t

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