Dual credit input requested
Friends:
Below is an important message from the Oregon Department of Education about
an opportunity to comment on possible changes to our dual credit options
(high school/college) . I noticed
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Margaret DeLacy
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FW: Support Javits Funding and Contact Your Senators Today!
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2024 3:00 PM
To: margaretdelacy@...
Subject: Support Javits Funding and Contact Your Senators Today!
Ask your Senators to sign-on to the Javits "Dear
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Margaret DeLacy
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#3275
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PPS axes the PSAT
Friends,
this story appeared on the Oregonian online.
Margaret
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Margaret DeLacy
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#3274
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New Communication toolkit for the Oregon Math Project
This document teaches educators and administrators how to explain the new
"math pathways" to their community. It incorporates misrepresentations,
focuses on keeping all students in heterogeneous
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Margaret DeLacy
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#3273
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SENG Chat with leaders in providing radical acceleration for girls 12-16
Friends,
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) is offering an opportunity to hear from leaders in radical acceleration and early college entrance.??? Founded in 1985, Mary Baldwin
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Judy Smith
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#3272
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Paula Prober presenting on April 8th
Friends,
Paula Prober, author of /Your Rainforest Mind/, will be speaking at Ida B. Wells High School in Portland on Monday April 8th at 5:30 pm.? I am attaching the flyer.
Judy Smith
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Judy Smith
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#3271
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SENG Event with Author Deirdre V. Lovecky, Ph.D
Friends,
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) is offering an opportunity to hear from Deirdre V. Lovecky, Ph.D on her book /Different Minds: Gifted Children With ADHS, ASD and Other Dual
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Judy Smith
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#3270
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League of Women Voters webinar on PPS education
Join the League of Women Voters Wednesday, April 10, 7-8:30 pm, for a
webinar on:
Portland Public Schools
This webinar will highlight the many ways PPS is moving forward in the face
of many
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Margaret DeLacy
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#3269
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Federal updates from the NAGC
From the NAGC:
Legislative Updates
I'm happy to report that the Javits Gifted and Talented Act was level-funded
for FY24 at $16.5 million. Given the current divide in Congress and
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Margaret DeLacy
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#3268
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Davidson Institute assessment schedule, fwd.
Davidson Institute Eligibility Assessment Partnership
The Davidson Institute has partnered with the Center for Talent Development
(CTD) to offer two eligibility assessment opportunities -
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Margaret DeLacy
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#3267
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Davidson Young Scholars, fwd.
Forwarding from the Davidson Institute newsletter
Young Scholars
Why be a Young Scholar? The Young Scholars program is free to profoundly
gifted students and their families. We provide our
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Margaret DeLacy
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#3266
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TAG AC meeting this week
Friends:
The PPS TAG advisory committee will meet at 6:30 on March 14th. online at
https://meet.google.com/kba-abnr-uxe
According to rumor, PPS plans to reassign its only TAG administrator
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Margaret DeLacy
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#3265
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JKC foundation Young Scholars
Forwarding from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. These grants are worth applying for if you meet the qualifications.
Margaret
We are excited to share that the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young
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Margaret DeLacy
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#3264
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SENG Webinar on finding a therapist for your child
Friends,
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) is offering a webinar on Tuesday, March 12th.? The topic is: /How to Find a Therapist for Your Gifted Child/.? The presenter is James
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Judy Smith
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#3263
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It's coming...the new digital SAT
From TCEA (the Texas Computer Education Association):
Here is a link to an article about the digital SAT that includes a link to a
practice test:
https://blog.tcea.org/digital-sat/
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Margaret DeLacy
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#3262
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REMINDER: free parent webinar from the NAGC tomorrow
What are some effective strategies you've seen parents utilize as champions
for their gifted child?
Wednesday Feb 28th at 7:00 p.m. Eastern, the PFC Network will be hosting a
FREE Advocacy Webinar
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Margaret DeLacy
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#3261
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FW: Community service opportunities
Friends:
Usually, you can find messages from Learning Strategies just at giftedinOregon, but this list of volunteer options was worth sharing with everyone. They are free and they may be of
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Margaret DeLacy
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#3260
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SENG Author Conversation on Twice Exceptional Students
Friends,
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) is offering a hosted discussion with authors Dr. Lin Lim and Adam Laningham. They will discuss topics related to the challenges of educating
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Judy Smith
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#3259
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Re: Rand study on access to advanced math
Thanks for sharing.
I worked for several months when my oldest was in middle school to get the
compacted math class into our middle school. I was finally successful about
3 months into the
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Maria and James
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Rand study on access to advanced math
Friends:
A new column in Brandon Wright's substack column "Advance" (supported by
the Fordham Institute) discusses a recent RAND corporation study on access
to advanced math and its consequences:
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Margaret DeLacy
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#3257
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