[Ohiogift] Guiding Gifted Students through the Testing Maze

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FREE PARENT SESSION OPEN TO THE PUBLICFrom Proficiencyto College Scholarships: Guiding Gifted Students through the Testing MazeSaturday,January 24, 2015     12:45-2:15 p.m.
Nomatter how we feel about them, tests are a reality in students’ lives.  As students progress to high-school-levelcoursework (like Algebra I), new tests are required in Ohio.  Graduation from both public and private highschools requires more tests, but there is an alternative path that can beattractive to gifted students.  Meanwhile,the testing series of the SAT and ACT, so prominent in college admissions, areundergoing changes.  Still, though, one particulartest holds the opportunity for huge scholarships for students nationwide, but studentshave to follow the process and know how to maximize that opportunity.  Join Gifted Intervention Specialist AnneFlick, who will share the latest news on the new Ohio state tests starting in 3rdgrade, the testing requirements and alternatives for Ohio graduation,above-grade-level testing options for gifted students, and, finally, the formatof the college admissions tests and all that hangs on them.  To ensure adequate seating for all attendees,please RSVP at https://www.facebook.com/events/312005485676387/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular.
 Sponsored by The Super Saturday Program, both sessionsare free and open to the public, and all parents of gifted children areencouraged to attend.  Both sessions willbe held in the Parent Hospitality Room on the first floor of the ScienceBuilding on University of Cincinnati’s small Victory Parkway campus, 2220Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206. For parking, from Victory Parkway, turn onto Cypress St, and enter theparking lot on the right, which is to the rear of the campus, immediatelybehind the building.  No fee or parkingpermit is required.  Additional parkingis available on neighboring streets. Allow several extra minutes to park and to reach the session room.

Anneanneflick at yahoo.com
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