[Ohiogift] OAGC June News Flash -- Fall Conference; Advocacy Updates; Review Articles

Wed Jun 8 03:12:46 EDT 2016

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OAGC June News Flash -  Fall Conference; Advocacy Updates; Review Articles

Professional Development

Fall Conference Registration Information

OAGC has an amazing conference planned.  You may register for the
conference and book a hotel room now!  Keynote and small session
information is available along with information regarding registration,
vendor prospectus, and annual awards at
[1]http://oagc.com/fallConference.asp.

Advocacy

ODE is Seeking Input on Regional Gifted Schools by June 19

The Ohio General Assembly has directed the Ohio Department of Education to
examine the feasibility of the establishment of a start-up community school
in each of the sixteen regions of the Educational Regional Service System
to serve primarily identified gifted students. An important part of this
study is a survey of parents and others interested in educational services
for children identified as gifted. Please provide input by clicking on the
URL below and completing this short, anonymous, web-based survey:
[2]https://ohio.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_elXcXdnP5WK3Kip

New OAGC Documents Available

Two new OAGC documents are available. The first is the [3]OAGC Position on
High Quality Professional Development for Teachers Providing Gifted
Services. The second is a newly revised [4]2016 State of Gifted Education
in Ohio.To read more about gifted report card data, please read the weekly
advocacy updates at [5]oagc.com/advocacyalerts.asp[6]<http://oagc.com/advocacyalerts.asp[6]>.

Gifted Operating Standards Update

There is little new to report regarding the gifted operating standards.
However, several organizations are scheduled to present at the June state
board meeting (June 13 & 14). It is expected that OAGC will be asked to
present to the full board in July. ODE staff has been directed to work on a
new draft of the standards.   For updates on this process, please visit the
Advocacy Updates page at  [7]www.oagc.com/advocacyalerts.asp<http://www.oagc.com/advocacyalerts.asp>.

ESSA Update

USDOE has posted a draft of the ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) rules on
the [8]federal register. The department will take comments until August 1.
NAGC has provided information to [9]state school officers about the gifted
provisions in this act. Also Northwestern Center of Talent Development has
a very [10]thorough article on the provisions. OAGC will be developing
talking points on ESSA specific to Ohio issues over the coming weeks which
will be shared to gifted advocates before the August 1 deadline for
comments.

General Information

Review Articles Due

OAGC is seeking articles for the OAGC Fall Review. The deadline is June 15.
We are particularly seeking articles to honor Dr. Raymond Swassing, who
passed away this spring. Please submit articles to Ann Sheldon at
[11]anngift at aol.com<mailto:anngift at aol.com> .

Donate to OAGC

OAGC is the only organization in Ohio advocating on the behalf of gifted
children. We hope that you will  consider a donation to OAGC by going to
the following link [12]http://www.oagc.com/donate.asp.

Amazon Smile

Did you know you could assist OAGC merely by ordering your Amazon goods?
It's simple.  Just by making the following portal
[13]http://smile.amazon.com/ch/23-7442288 your default for Amazon orders,
Amazon will donate a small percentage to OAGC.

OAGC Membership Benefits

Don't forget the new OAGC membership benefits.  OAGC members now will
receive free access to the NAGC WOWs (Webinars on Wednesday). To get free
access, you will need to obtain the special OAGC member discount code from
the member section of the OAGC website. Simply log in, click on my site,
and then click on General Members. If you can't remember your log in
information, please contact [14]Kay Tarbutton .

Also, if you are a parent member of OAGC, you can receive a discounted
parent membership at NAGC. Please log in to the OAGC website and click on
my site and then the Parent Are for more information.

Social Media Connections
Do you Tweet? Follow the OAGC Advocacy Updates by following oagcgifted at
[15]www.twitter.com/oagcgifted<http://www.twitter.com/oagcgifted> .

Are you on Facebook? Become a fan of OAGC by clicking on
[16]https://www.facebook.com/OhioAGC.

Join [17]#ohiogtchat, the OAGC Teacher Division chat, on Twitter bi-monthly
on Sundays at 9pm. For a complete schedule and a blog see the chat's
website at: [18]http://ohiogtchat.weebly.com/

Google+ page:
[19]https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/111305571110815665506/1113055711108156655
06/about

Pinterest: [20] https://www.pinterest.com/oagcparent/

YouTube Channel:[21]
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0Cm1U25Bmr1f7z56AbD9Zw

References

1. http://oagc.com/fallConference.asp
2. https://ohio.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_elXcXdnP5WK3Kip
3. http://www.oagc.com/files/OAGC%20HQPDpositionfinal.5.9.16revised.pdf
4. http://www.oagc.com/files/GiftedFactSheet.May.2016.pdf
5. http://oagc.com/advocacyalerts.asp
6. http://oagc.com/advocacyalerts%20.
7. http://www.oagc.com/advocacyAlerts.asp
8. https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2016/05/31/2016-12451/elementary-and-secondary-education-act-of-1965-as-amended-by-the-every-student-succeeds
9. http://www.nagc.org/sites/default/files/Advocacy/NAGC%20memo%20to%20chief%20state%20school%20officers%20on%20ESSA%20%285-16-16%29.pdf
10. http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/spring-2016-talent-newsletter#main-article
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12. http://www.oagc.com/donate.asp
13. http://smile.amazon.com/ch/23-7442288
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15. http://www.twitter.com/oagcgifted
16. http://www.facebook.com/OhioAGC
17. https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ohiogtchat&src=typd
18. http://ohiogtchat.weebly.com/
19. https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/111305571110815665506/111305571110815665506/about
20. https://www.pinterest.com/oagcparent/
21. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0Cm1U25Bmr1f7z56AbD9Zw
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