[Ohiogift] OAGC February News Flash - Teacher Academy deadlines, budget season information, scholarship news

[Ann Sheldon]

OAGC February News Flash - Teacher Academy News, Advocacy Updates, Scholarship Deadline, and More!

Professional Development

OAGC Virtual Teacher Academy 

The early registration fee deadline for the OAGC Virtual Teacher Academy is Friday, February 12th. The academy will be held on February 22nd and 23rd, 2021. OAGC is partnering with J. Taylor Education to provide in-depth sessions on the Depth and Complexity model.  Participants will receive discounts on up to 50% on selected J. Taylor product bundles. The academy will feature live sessions from Kim Tedrick and Carrie Simpson. In addition, there will be many sessions from other J. Taylor consultants. Finally, there will be many sessions from national and state experts. In all, academy partcipants will have access to over 45 sessions! The academy can be viewed live or asynchronously. Sessions will be available for 90 days. To view the agenda, speaker bios, bundle information, or to download a registration form, please go to https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.oagc.com/teacheracademy.asp__;!!KGKeukY!no-1bIWo99K8u5uejvGKsbUXKwT_OL3oFhJlutJezAwwTPgn5PNFvOOaFAPn7-SpuIik3oEkmKxE1uKB$  <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=61633495&msgid=862430&act=QYBK&c=324052&destination=http*3A*2F*2Foagc.com*2FteacherAcademy.asp&cf=98736&v=71964438af65b46d315fc73eeb6b8001db518d78a95ac81503fa69e14aad577b__;JSUlJQ!!KGKeukY!no-1bIWo99K8u5uejvGKsbUXKwT_OL3oFhJlutJezAwwTPgn5PNFvOOaFAPn7-SpuIik3oEkmG8eV38k$ > . 

Fall Conference Call for Proposal 

The OAGC Fall conference committee will be accepting proposals now until April 1, 2021. To download a proposal form, please go to https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.oagc.com/fallconference.asp__;!!KGKeukY!no-1bIWo99K8u5uejvGKsbUXKwT_OL3oFhJlutJezAwwTPgn5PNFvOOaFAPn7-SpuIik3oEkmPXsKh5O$  <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=61633495&msgid=862430&act=QYBK&c=324052&destination=http*3A*2F*2Fwww.oagc.com*2Ffallconference.asp&cf=98736&v=9671528822f3b4a985bbed1f0d93d5731a88200108368926a3e6b42b8ba12004__;JSUlJQ!!KGKeukY!no-1bIWo99K8u5uejvGKsbUXKwT_OL3oFhJlutJezAwwTPgn5PNFvOOaFAPn7-SpuIik3oEkmA5PGCPZ$ > .  

Advocacy

The Budget Season Begins!

Governor DeWine released his budget plan last week. In the meantine, the Ohio House introduced HB1, which is contains the Cupp-Patterson school funding formula. In addition, OAGC is looking for input to update our legislative positions.  For more details, please go to https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.oagc.com/advocacyalerts.asp__;!!KGKeukY!no-1bIWo99K8u5uejvGKsbUXKwT_OL3oFhJlutJezAwwTPgn5PNFvOOaFAPn7-SpuIik3oEkmAHYERhy$  <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=61633495&msgid=862430&act=QYBK&c=324052&destination=http*3A*2F*2Foagc.com*2FadvocacyAlerts.asp&cf=98736&v=1285d6663c585f5917933f3b84ef404d6c1c7610925fda0b6612016be5021490__;JSUlJQ!!KGKeukY!no-1bIWo99K8u5uejvGKsbUXKwT_OL3oFhJlutJezAwwTPgn5PNFvOOaFAPn7-SpuIik3oEkmK_Gd_ve$ > . 

General Information 

Student Scholarship Deadline Coming Up

The deadline for the OAGC Student Scholarship is February 15, 2021. For more information, please go to oagc.com/scholarship.asp  <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=61633495&msgid=862430&act=QYBK&c=324052&destination=http*3A*2F*2Foagc.com*2Fscholarship.asp&cf=98736&v=3d38f6b6f4fc839c0e146166832a62fc55d265eb4f37742440b3e47864878cec__;JSUlJQ!!KGKeukY!no-1bIWo99K8u5uejvGKsbUXKwT_OL3oFhJlutJezAwwTPgn5PNFvOOaFAPn7-SpuIik3oEkmEBp_2bd$ >. 

OAGC Review Articles Needed 

OAGC is looking for a few good articles for the Winter Review. To ask for an extension, or to submit articles, please email anngift at aol.com <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=61633495&msgid=862430&act=QYBK&c=324052&destination=javascript*3Avoid*28location.href*3D&cf=98736&v=72f78a381a30383d7b4fed17ef24657d642fcc3102ac0b9ff96195151fa79450__;JSUl!!KGKeukY!no-1bIWo99K8u5uejvGKsbUXKwT_OL3oFhJlutJezAwwTPgn5PNFvOOaFAPn7-SpuIik3oEkmHRik3uk$ >  by February 15th. 

Gifted HQPD -- High Quality Professional Development

Now more than ever, it is important to have access to high-quality gifted professional development.  OAGC has been working hard to assist districts in implementing the new classroom teacher gifted HQPD requirement. We have an incredible amount of new tools and information to assist gifted professionals and districts. Also, we have 60 hours of online, Ohio-specific professional development through our partnership with GTIGNITE.   For more information about these courses along with all the incredible new tools and documents that will help you plan, provide, and track gifted HQPD, please go to oagc.com/hqpd.asp <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=61633495&msgid=862430&act=QYBK&c=324052&destination=http*3A*2F*2Foagc.com*2Fhqpd.asp&cf=98736&v=982836bbb133a46b8aa4e5e140911e6d161c87662c547ea3af14368cd5bb5104__;JSUlJQ!!KGKeukY!no-1bIWo99K8u5uejvGKsbUXKwT_OL3oFhJlutJezAwwTPgn5PNFvOOaFAPn7-SpuIik3oEkmDtVQpLn$ > . Please note that all of our Teacher Academy sessions indicate how they align to ODEprofessional development standards.

Donate to OAGC 

As you begin to make your year-end charitable contributions, 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 https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.oagc.com/donate.asp__;!!KGKeukY!no-1bIWo99K8u5uejvGKsbUXKwT_OL3oFhJlutJezAwwTPgn5PNFvOOaFAPn7-SpuIik3oEkmKArsiVL$  <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=61633495&msgid=862430&act=QYBK&c=324052&destination=http*3A*2F*2Fwww.oagc.com*2Fdonate.asp&cf=98736&v=e65ccd8a80bfe6363e876271d59ab563b198b5aa81b9023594acb974e797c0b3__;JSUlJQ!!KGKeukY!no-1bIWo99K8u5uejvGKsbUXKwT_OL3oFhJlutJezAwwTPgn5PNFvOOaFAPn7-SpuIik3oEkmGUuJj8-$ >. 

Amazon Smile 

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