NAGC Virtual Conference

Over the weekend I attended the virtual conference of the National Association for Gifted Children. It was an excellent experience and I'm looking forward to participating again next year. The first speaker of the day was Howard Gardner, who talked about his theory of multiple intelligences. I also got to hear a number of other presentations, including one on advocacy.

The upside of attending a virtual conference was that it allowed me to participate in the conference without having to spend time and money traveling back and forth to St. Louis. I could listen and watch the presenter's slides just like everyone else at the conference. And I also have access to tapes of the presentations. If you've ever been to a conference, you know what a great deal that is.

Were there any downsides? Yes, unfortunately, there were. As convenient as it was to sit at my desk at home and participate in the convention, it doesn't have the same level of the live conference. I also didn't have the opportunities to mix and mingle with people and talk about things I'd heard at the various sessions.

Still, I would definitely do it again. However, next time, I think I'd work on getting a group together -- parents, teachers, anyone interested in gifted kids and gifted education.