[Ohiogift] OAGC End of the Year News Flash - Summer Academy; Fall Conference, Advocacy, and More!

[Ann Sheldon]

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Professional Development

Summer HQPD Training

The deadline for early registration for the OAGC Summer HQPD Training
Academy is June 7. The academy will be held on June 21 and 22 and is
designed specifically for classroom teachers. Space is limited so please do
not hesitate to register. The registration form can be  found at www.oagc.com/hqpd.asp<http://www.oagc.com/hqpd.asp> .

Fall Conference

The Fall Conference committee is putting finishing touches on small
sessions. Look for a draft of the sessions and keynote information in
mid-June. We are expecting another big crowd this year, so please make sure
you register early and book your hotel room. All fall conference
information can be found at www.oagc.com/fallconference.asp<http://www.oagc.com/fallconference.asp>.


Advocacy

While the General Assembly will be going on summer break, there are still
many bills and issues to watch. To keep up on all the latest, please follow
OAGC on Twitter or Facebook (see directions below) or visit
www.oagc.com/advocacyalerts.asp<http://www.oagc.com/advocacyalerts.asp>. One of the main bills we to watch is
HB591 (Duffey) which would radically alter district report cards. While
amendments were taken, it has not passed out of committee. One of those
amendments would better define gifted information that would be on the
report card. OAGC will review the amended bill. SB216, the education
deregulation bill also was amended, but did not yet clear committee. The
N-size issue was addressed in one of the amendments.  With the House
Speaker election still unresolved, it is unclear when or if the House
Education committe will meet again. The OAGC advocacy alerts page will be
updated as we receive more information.

The Chapter 119 hearing for the gifted rule changes will be held during the
June State Board of Education meeting. If all goes as planned, the rule
would go into effect shortly after the new school year starts.

General Information

OAGC Review Articles

OAGC is seeking articles for the Fall Review. The official deadline to
submit the articles is June 15, 2018. If you need more time, please contact
Ann Sheldon at anngift at aol.com<mailto:anngift at aol.com>.


Amazon Smile

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

OAGC Scholarships and Awards

The deadline for the OAGC Distinguished Student Award application which is
due on June 1. For more information, please go
to http://www.oagc.com/scholarship.asp . Award nominations are open for
the fall conference. Please go to oagc.com/fallconference.asp<http://oagc.com/fallconference.asp>  for more
information.

Gifted HQPD -- High Quality Professional Development

As the gifted operating standards are now in effect, OAGC has been working
hard to assist districts in implementing the new classroom teacher gifted
HQPD requirement. As part of our on-going effort to ensure that Ohio's
classroom teachers receive Ohio specific and relevant professional
development, OAGC has been working with GTIGNITE to develop Ohio specific
modules.  For more information on this partnership along with with several
tools and documents that will help you plan, provide, and track gifted
HQPD, please go to oagc.com/hqpd.asp<http://oagc.com/hqpd.asp> .

Donate to OAGC

Please remember that 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 http://www.oagc.com/donate.asp .


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

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

Join #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: http://ohiogtchat.weebly.com/.

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

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/oagcparent/

YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0Cm1U25Bmr1f7z56AbD9Zw


References

1. http://www.oagc.com/hqpd.asp
2. http://www.oagc.com/fallconference.asp
3. http://www.oagc.com/advocacyalerts.asp
4. mailto:anngift at aol.com?subject=OAGC Review
5. http://smile.amazon.com/ch/23-7442288
6. http://www.oagc.com/scholarship.asp
7. http://www.oagc.com/fallconference.asp
8. http://oagc.com/hqpd.asp
9. http://www.oagc.com/donate.asp
10. http://www.twitter.com/oagcgifted
11. http://www.facebook.com/OhioAGC
12. https://twitter.com/search?q=#ohiogtchat&src=typd
13. http://ohiogtchat.weebly.com/
14. https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/111305571110815665506/111305571110815665506/about
15. https://www.pinterest.com/oagcparent/
16. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0Cm1U25Bmr1f7z56AbD9Zw
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