Oregon Senators plan town hall
Friends: On January 22nd, Senator Kathleen Taylor and Senator Mark Hass, SD-14, will hold a Town Hall in the Sellwood neighborhood to hear from constituents and discuss their priorities for the 2020
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Margaret DeLacy
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fixing inequities in advanced classes
Friends: The Educaiton Trust just issued a major report entitled "Inequities in Advanced Coursework: What's Driving Them and What Leaders Can Do." Among other recommendations, the Trust suggests
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Margaret DeLacy
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correction: Handwriting the Constitution
Friends: Here is a corrected link to the national Handwriting the Constitution organization. https://www.handwritingtheconstitution.com/ Friends: Jonathan Dubay and Handwriting Success have organized
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Margaret DeLacy
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Grant HIgh Students to read at Broadway Books on Jan. 22, fwd.
By The Skanner News Published: 13 January 2020 On Wednesday, January 22nd, from 7 to 8 pm, local author and writing instructor Joanna Rose leads a team of students and teachers from Grant High School
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Margaret DeLacy
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Write the Constitution
Friends: Jonathan Dubay and Handwriting Success have organized a series of free events at local branch libraries (and one pub) in Portland January 20-25 as part of the international social art
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Margaret DeLacy
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FACT learning summit January 25th.
Friends: FACT (the group that provided a SpEd training at Vestal a few weeks ago) is offering a day-long learning "summit" on Disability topics on January 25th. in Portland and on February 22 in
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Margaret DeLacy
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Division 22 TAG report from PPS
Friends: Below is the Division 22 PPS TAG report dated January 7, 2020 from the board's agenda Margaret 581-022-2500: Programs and Services for TAG Students Instruction provided to identified TAG
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Margaret DeLacy
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NPR student podcast challenge
Friends: National Public Radio is inviting students to create a podcast and submit it with the help of a teacher. You can find more information at
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Margaret DeLacy
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new study finds changes in the same genes for Autism/ADD
From the Science Daily website: Autism and ADHD share genesDate: November 26, 2019 , Source: Aarhus University Summary: Researchers have found that autism and ADHD share changes in the same genes. The
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Margaret DeLacy
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Participate in Higher Ed's strategic plan, fwd.
Online Forum Now Open on the Future of Higher Education and Training in Oregon You are invited to share your input to inform the development of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission's statewide
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Margaret DeLacy
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SENG webinar on Resilience on Dec 17
Friends, Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted ( SENG) is offering a webinar on Tuesday December 17. The topic is:/Staying Evergreen in the Winter Moments of Life: Preserving the Lives of Gifted
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Judy Smith
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SENG Webinar : One Father-Daughter's Social-Emotional, Academic, and Poetic Journey
Friends, Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) is offering a webinar on Tuesday, December 3. The topic is: One Father-Daughter's Social-Emotional, Academic, and Poetic Journey. The
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Judy Smith
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CEC in Portland
Friends: The Council for Exceptional Children is holding its annual convention in Portland this winter. If you plan to attend, let me know! Registration fees go up on December 1. A "basic" membership
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Margaret DeLacy
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Davidson Institute Fellowship, fwd.
DAVIDSON INSTITUTE. The Davidson Institute offers high-achieving young people the opportunity to be named a 2020 Davidson Fellow, an honor accompanied by a $50,000, $25,000 or $10,000 scholarship.
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Margaret DeLacy
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Announcing a new opportunity for TAG students
Announcing a new grant opportunity for Oregon TAG students To OATAG Members In order to supplement the learning opportunities of TAG students, OATAG wants to help local students augment and enrich
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Margaret DeLacy
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TAG AC meeting Wednesday, Nov. 13
Friends: PPSs Talented And Gifted parent Advisory Council (TAGAC) is meeting Wednesday, 11/13, from 6:30-8:00 PM in the Windows Conference Room (2nd floor behind the cafeteria) at the BESC District
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Margaret DeLacy
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SENG webinar on Climate Change and Gifted
Friends, Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) is offering a webinar on Tuesday Nov. 19. The topic is: /Coping with the Climate Crisis: Insights & Tools for the Gifted/. The presenter is
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Judy Smith
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autism summit
Friends: Below is a link to a series of talks on parenting autism. Once you have registered, you can listen to each group of 7 talks for one day. Following that, you can purchase rights to hear the
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Margaret DeLacy
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Northwest Science Exop needs help, fwd.
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Margaret DeLacy
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Cutler-Bell Prize in Computer Science (fwd)
Encourage US High School Students to Apply for 2019-2020 ACM/CSTA Cutler-Bell Prize Every year, the ACM/CSTA Cutler-Bell Prize in High School Computing recognizes talented high school students in
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Margaret DeLacy
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