Second Day

GTIC Program

Day Two - Tuesday October 25,2016
Session 1 - Main Hall
Head of Session: Dr. Hala Elhoweris - UAEU
Mrs. Katy Weber	Gifted students: Our Next Generation		09:00-10:00
Dr. Mona Alaameri Program Manager, Gifted & Talented ADEC	Gifted and talented programs in Abu Dhabi school: current status & future Directions		10:00-10:30
General Discussion			10:30-10:45
Break			10:45-11:00

Session 2 - Main Hall
Head of session: Prof. Abdulaziz Al Saratawi-UAEU
Prof. Emam Moustafa Assiut University, Egypt	Gifted identification tools: A multi-approach contemporary education vision		11:00-11:30
Dr. Asma Al-Attiyah Qatar University Dr. Kholoud Dababneh Hashemite University	The degree of teacher behaviors that stimulate children’s creative abilities in some governmental schools in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the State of Qatar: A comparative study		11:30-11:45
Maryam A. Abdullah, Dr. Mousa Alnabhan & Dr. Fatima Al-jasim Arabian Gulf University -Bahrain	Assessing the Psychometric Properties of the Behavioral Characteristics Scale to Identify the Elementary Gifted School Students in Kuwait		11:45-12:00
General Discussion			12:00-12:15
Break			12:15-12:30

Session 3 - Main Hall
Head of session: Prof. Mohammed Al zyoudi
Dr. Hala Elhoweris - UAEU Dr.Mona Alaameri, Dr. Sarah Bond	Attitudes Toward Dual Exceptionalities		12:30-12:45
Dr. Mikhled Al Hawamdeh	The Effectiveness of an Educational computerized Program to improve the Phonological Awareness and Receptive Language aiming at Improving Reading and Writing Applied on a survey from Talented Special Needs Students		12:45-13:00
Mrs. Hanan Shaher Al Marashdeh	The ability to solve mathematical word problems and its relation to reading of (gifted and low learners) students		13:00-13:15
Prof. Ferial Abdou Abuo-Setta	Proposed Strategies for Treating the Reading Difficulties of Gifted Students with Learning Disabilities in Mathematics		13:15-13:30
General Discussion			12:00-12:15
Lunch			12:15-12:30

Session 4 - Hall 1
Head of Session: Dr. Ali Khalfan Al Naqbi Assistant Dean for Research and Graduate Studie -UAEU
Manal Al-Qaissi	The reality of the gifted students’ programs in Palestine: Jerusalem Model		11:00-11:15
Dr. Najlaa Wadaa	A Critical Review of Gifted and Talented Students in Malaysian Educational Programs		11:15-11:30
Dr. Baha Taha Dr. Suheir Yacoub Al-Quds Open University	The relationship of emotional intelligence and study orientation towards mental health among students Gifted and ordinary in the elementary stage		11:30-11:45
Mrs. Fatima Abdulaziz Prof. Emad A. Alzeghoul & Dr. Fatima AL-Jasim	The Effect of a Training Program on Developing the Performance of Classroom Teachers in Teaching Gifted Students in the kingdom of Bahrain		11:45-12:00
General Discussion			12:00-12:15
Break			12:15-12:30

Session 5 - Hall 1
Head of session: Prof. Hassan Tairab
Sendeyah Mokassah Esmahi	Involving creative thinking skills to develop students reading		12:30-12:45
Dr. Saida Attar	The role of the Episodic buffer of the working memory in identifying the gifted students		12:45-13:00
Dr. Salah Alawi Salman	The Effectiveness of Program Based on Brainstorming Strategy on Developing Achievement Motivation of Bahraini Gifted Underachievers in the Intermediate Stage		13:00-13:15
Dr. Fatima Al-jasim Dr. Najat Al Hamdan Arabian Gulf University -Bahrain	The Extent of Differentiation for Gifted Students in Fourth Grade Reading Curriculum in Bahrain		13:15-13:30
General Discussion			13:30-13:45
Lunch			13:45-14:30

Workshops
Main Hall	Dr. Hala Elhoweris, UAEU	Building strong writers in middle school: 12 top lessons for reflective wordsmiths and their teachers Prof. Jim Delisle			14:30-16:00
Hall 1	Dr. Efthymia, UAEU	Reading Keys to Lifelong Achievement Prof.Sylvia Rimm
Hall 2	Dr. Ousha Almheiri, UAEU	Innovation code Ameera Hussain Alkhalifi Academic Quality Improvement Officer/ Abu Dhabi Education Council
Hall 3	Prof. Mohammed Alzyoudi, UAEU	Creative reading skills for the gifted Dr. Hanadi Nassir Alsuwaidi Ministry of Education/Sharjah Education Zone

Program