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AAGT eNews
Brief
November 1, 2007
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Call for Presenters!
We've had a such a great response, we are extending the
deadline.
If you, or someone you know, has valuable information to
share about gifted students that teachers, parents or
administrators need to know.
Our Call for Proposals has been extended until November
10th.
We are looking for new, engaging, and diverse presentations that
will help our teachers, administrators, counselors &
psychologists, and parents to "Moving Beyond the Standards: The
Quest for Excellence in Educating Arizona's Gifted and Talented"
through providing the best that our field has to offer in
Instructional Methods, Professional Development, Enrichment &
Competitions, Research, Culturally & Linguistically Diverse
Learners, Identification & Assessment, Social/Emotional Needs,
Engaging & Supporting Parents, Twice-Exceptional Learners, and
Program Design.
We are also seeking to provide our conference attendees with a
variety of sessions that focus on Early Childhood (K-2), Elementary
(3-5), Middle School (6-8), and High School (9-12).
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| AAGT Annual Conference in February
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AAGT 34th Annual Conference February 6th,
7th, and 8th in Phoenix
Moving Beyond the Standards: The Quest for Excellence in Educating Arizona's Gifted and
Talented
Please join us for one, two or three days.
Keynote Speakers will be:
Bertie Kingore (Wednesday)
Susan Rakow (Thursday)
Rachel MacAnallen (Friday)
Joseph Renzulli (Friday)
A registration form is available on our website.
Online registration will be available next week.
(If you know someone who might be
interested who does not get our email, please forward this message
using the link at the bottom of this message. They will be provided
with a link to subscribe to our
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| Educator
SCHOLARSHIPS!
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We have
recently increased our scholarship appropriations to help teachers
seeking gifted endorsements. AAGT will fund 50% (not to exceed $500)
of tuition for gifted coursework. Check our website for more
information.
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| Upcoming Local Events
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groups for gifted students and other groups hold events in
local areas. Here are a few upcoming events:
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