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Organized by : Program for the Gifted and Talented, CUHK and a cross-institutional consortium of research investigators from CUHK, PolyU, CityU and EdUHK
The goal of this lecture is to offer a new direction to gifted students and young investigators with an interest in an exciting new field, regenerative biotechnology. Both the lay and scientific literature abound with news in regenerative biotechnology and the emerging multidisciplinary fields of biology, medicine, and engineering. There are great hopes for this merger to transform the ways we advance health and the quality of life for millions of people worldwide. In the lecture, we will explore practical ways to maximize the use of stem cells (immature organ-forming cells) through tissue engineering solutions. One example of such an organ is the brain with its complex networks; although the brain has been studied extensively, the conclusions of such studies are mottled with misconceptions. Multiple references will be made of biomaterials such as those designed to direct the organization, growth, and differentiation of cells in the process of forming functional organs. The concept of biomarkers and nanomedicine will be introduced. These technologies emphasize the notion that new materials can be engineered to be small enough to be powerful tools without interfering with normal biological conditions. The audience, future investigators, will be exposed to graduate-level information designed to stimulate their thinking about future careers.
| Date: | Saturday, 18 February 2017 |
| Time: | 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Lecture Theatre 1, Esther Lee Building, CUHK |
| Language: | English |
| Speaker: | Prof. Jose G. ASSOULINE |
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The economic, cultural, and social development of a nation is dependent on the creative productivity of its most gifted and talented individuals. In this keynote speech, we will first explore the characteristics of young people that are capable of contributing to high levels of creative productivity and procedures used for identifying these students for special services. The second part of the speech will deal with: (1) how to make curricular modifications that allow time for personalizing learning, (2) how to infuse the 21st Century skills into the curriculum, and (3) how we can provide the opportunities, resources, and encouragement for young people to apply their talents to challenging types of learning experiences. Three interrelated types of enrichment will be described and practical examples of how teachers can organize enrichment clusters and learning experiences that focus on creative and productive giftedness will be presented.
| Date: | Thursday, 23 February 2017 |
| Time: | 10:25 a.m.– 11:20 a.m. |
| Venue: | Lecture Theatre 1, Yasumoto International Academic Park, CUHK |
| Language: | English |
| Speaker: | Prof. Joseph S. RENZULLI |
| Reading Articles: | Reading 1 / Reading 2 |
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This keynote speech will focus on the important features of curriculum differentiation and how they have been applied to produce learning gains for the gifted population in schools. It will feature key elements of the Integrated Curriculum Model that has been used as the organizational tool to craft differentiated curriculum. Results from research on curriculum will also be shared.
| Date: | Thursday, 23 February 2017 |
| Time: | 11:40 a.m.– 12:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Lecture Theatre 1, Yasumoto International Academic Park, CUHK |
| Language: | English |
| Speaker: | Prof. Joyce VANTASSEL-BASKA |
| Reading Articles: | Reading 1 / Reading 2 |
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Discovering and identifying talented and gifted individuals has a distinguished history that extends back to ancient Chinese civilization. Understanding the historical context for identification of gifted and talented individuals is highly informative when establishing new programs that have forward-thinking aims. In this lecture, we briefly review the long and distinguished pedagogical and psychological history of identification of exceptionality. We then move into recent history and current research that supports a talent development approach that focuses on excellence. The connections between systems for discovering talent and implementing programs to develop that talent will be presented. In addition, the connections between psychosocial factors and talent development will be addressed.
| Date: | Thursday, 23 February 2017 |
| Time: | 2:10 p.m.– 3:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Lecture Theatre 1, Yasumoto International Academic Park, CUHK |
| Language: | English |
| Speaker: | Prof. Susan G. ASSOULINE |
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This lecture provides a general overview of the development of gifted and talented education in Taiwan, including the growth of national regulations, administrative systems, identification criteria, research projects and significant policies in gifted education. Evidences acquired from different kinds of research projects and experiments sponsored by Ministry of Education, National Science Council and City governments of Taiwan offered the theoretical bases and practices to promote gifted education. Though there are some challenges that need to be overcome, the development of gifted education in Taiwan has reached significant achievement these years. Professor Kuo will 1) analyse what happened in the past with gifted and talented education in Taiwan; 2) look at current developments with analysis of changes; and 3) look to the future with further concerns and strategies regarding practice improvement, quality enhancement and effectiveness of gifted education and with the expectation to educate every child as a citizen with wisdom and love who can contribute to the society.
| Date: | Thursday, 23 February 2017 |
| Time: | 3:00 p.m.– 3:50 p.m. |
| Venue: | Lecture Theatre 1, Yasumoto International Academic Park, CUHK |
| Language: | Mandarin |
| Speaker: | Prof. Ching Chih KUO |
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What have we learned from working with thousands of educators who have implemented educational models that support Talent Development? What works well? What research evidence do we have to support certain approaches and what do we need to know to enhance positive development and avoid underachievement in academically advanced students? These and other questions will be addressed in this distinguished lecture.
| Date: | Thursday, 23 February 2017 |
| Time: | 4:10 p.m.– 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Lecture Theatre 1, Yasumoto International Academic Park, CUHK |
| Language: | English |
| Speaker: | Prof. Sally M. REIS |
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This lecture will apply the Integrated Curriculum Model to curriculum in need of adaptation in all subject areas. Key content-based strategies will be shared and demonstrated that can tailor the core curriculum for gifted learners in the classroom. It will also share instructional scaffolds that elevate thinking in all subject areas. The relative role of acceleration, enrichment, and grouping in crafting a high-powered set of experiences for the gifted will also be demonstrated. The lecture will conclude with key elements for success in designing and developing effective interventions for this population.
| Date: | Saturday, 25 February 2017 |
| Time: | 10:00 a.m.– 12:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Lecture Theatre 3, Chen Kou Bun Building, CUHK |
| Language: | English |
| Speaker: | Prof. Joyce VANTASSEL-BASKA |
| Reading Articles: | Reading 1 / Reading 2 |
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郭靜姿教授近十年來針對資優學生的神經心理特質進行系列研究，包括大腦結構、大腦活化（數系推理、圖形推理、情緒反應、工作記憶、語文處理等）、過度激動特質、社會互動反應、過動特質、同理心等行為特質。這些研究顯示在大腦結構及功能活化方面，資優學生擁有有利學習的特質，然而也有值得教師和家長注意之處，例如︰資優學生左右半球發展的不均衡、對於低難度的作業覺得無聊、性別差異顯著的問題、同理心欠缺的表現、心理過度激動與過動特質，以及亞斯伯格的行為徵兆。郭教授將就上述有關內容和研究發現，向家長提出輔導與培育資優學生的建議。
| Date: | Saturday, 25 February 2017 |
| Time: | 2:00 p.m.– 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Lecture Theatre 3, Chen Kou Bun Building, CUHK |
| Language: | Mandarin |
| Speaker: | Prof. Ching Chih KUO |
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Last updated date: 31st January 2020.