Talent Development and Giftedness: Workshops

Our approach to talent development recognizes the need for appropriate, challenging, and developmental learning opportunities, at home, in school, and in the community, to bring out the best in every person. We recognize that some students require differentiated instruction and services by virtue of strengths and talents already manifest. There are also important opportunities for parents, teachers, and community leaders to recognize and nurture the “often-hidden” strengths, talents, and potentials in all people. Our “Levels of Service” approach offers a practical plan for programming at all levels.

Our programs are custom-tailored to meet your needs and interests. We will confer with you, create a complete proposal for services to meet your unique needs, and work closely with you to carry out our collaborative plan.

We will draw on our team of highly experienced professionals, each of whom bring many years of successful educational and professional development experience to their work.  (To meet the members of Center’s leadership and development team, click here.)

Our workshops, training, and consulting services on Talent Development include:

• Conference presentations
  We can provide keynote presentations, breakout sessions, and pre- or post-conference special workshops for state or province, regional, national, or international conferences. 
• Workshops and Hands-On, Minds-on Training
  Our team can develop highly engaging, active workshops in several formats:  a one-day overview, a two-day in-depth training, or a week-long institute. We can offer these programs at your site, or in our beautiful setting on the Gulf of Mexico in Sarasota, Florida.
• Trainer in residence Program
  We can arrange Distance Learning Opportunities (Forthcoming in 2011)
  Several distance learning modules on the LoS approach to Talent Development are now being created. Watch this website or contact the Center to receive information about their availability.

Any of the Center’s programs and services can be offered at any time of the year, depending on your schedule requirements. Some programs can be arranged on just a few weeks’ notice, although we typically plan programs from three to six months (or more) in advance.

You will apply the methods and tools you learn in our program in your own life and in your work with children, teens, or adults— immediately, as part of the program itself. But even more importantly, the value of your experience will extend and grow after the program; we offer more than an enjoyable experience, and we don’t leave you confused or uncertain about what to do after you leave the program site. You will be able to take many new tools and strategies away with you, apply them with confidence, and work with greater confidence and success. We also offer you a variety of ways to obtain continuing support and new learning; we don’t just “present events,” we build relationships!

For additional information about any of these services, you can download a free Information Packet in PDF format. We also invite you to contact the Center for Creative Learning office by mail, phone, or email to obtain more information regarding any of these programs for your organization.