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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">It is definitely still available online – that site also offers a number of additional resources (links on the left).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">If you prefer a hard copy to the online version, there is a form you can fill in online to request a hard copy of both Volume I and II (<a href="http://www.accelerationinstitute.org/Nation_Deceived/Get_Report.aspx">http://www.accelerationinstitute.org/Nation_Deceived/Get_Report.aspx</a>).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">If relevant to anyone’s district, Volume I can be downloaded in a variety of languages (</span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.accelerationinstitute.org/Nation_Deceived/International/ND_v1_ar.pdf">Arabic</a>,
<a href="http://www.accelerationinstitute.org/Nation_Deceived/International/ND_v1_zh.pdf" id="ContentPlaceHolder1_HyperLink11">
Chinese</a>, <a href="http://www.accelerationinstitute.org/Nation_Deceived/International/ND_v1_fr.pdf" id="ContentPlaceHolder1_HyperLink12">
French</a>, <a href="http://www.accelerationinstitute.org/Nation_Deceived/International/ND_v1_de.pdf" id="ContentPlaceHolder1_HyperLink13">
German</a>, <a href="http://www.accelerationinstitute.org/Nation_Deceived/International/ND_v1_hi.pdf" id="ContentPlaceHolder1_HyperLink14">
Hindi</a>, <a href="http://www.accelerationinstitute.org/Nation_Deceived/International/ND_v1_ja.pdf" id="ContentPlaceHolder1_HyperLink15">
Japanese</a>, <a href="http://www.accelerationinstitute.org/Nation_Deceived/International/ND_v1_ko.pdf" id="ContentPlaceHolder1_HyperLink16">
Korean</a>, <a href="http://www.accelerationinstitute.org/Nation_Deceived/International/ND_v1_ru.pdf" id="ContentPlaceHolder1_HyperLink17">
Russian</a>, and <a href="http://www.accelerationinstitute.org/Nation_Deceived/International/ND_v1_es.pdf" id="ContentPlaceHolder1_HyperLink18">
Spanish</a>.) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Thank you, Mary, for mentioning
<i>Nation Deceived</i>. I agree that Volume I is VERY user friendly and attractive, but I have the opportunity to work at the Belin-Blank Center and could be perceived as biased ;-o<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Laurie Croft<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Laurie J. Croft, Ph.D.</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy">Administrator, Professional Development<br>
The Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank International Center <br>
for Gifted Education and Talent Development<br>
600 Blank Honors Center<br>
The University of Iowa<br>
Iowa City, IA 52242-0454<br>
319/335-6148 800/336-6463<br>
Fax 319/335-5151<br>
e-mail: <a href="mailto:laurie-croft@uiowa.edu">laurie-croft@uiowa.edu</a><br>
<a href="http://www.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank">http://www.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank</a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#00436E">Nurturing
</span></i><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#00436E">Potential</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00436E"> |
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</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#00436E">Excellence</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> ohiogift-bounces@lists.service.ohio-state.edu [mailto:ohiogift-bounces@lists.service.ohio-state.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>(Mary Collier)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 14, 2012 8:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> gren_ebert@tccsa.net; ohiogift@lists.service.ohio-state.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Ohiogift] elementary gifted service models<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The Templeton Study "How America's schools hold back their brightest students" done through the University of Iowa a few years ago has documented research in Volume
2 about grade and class acceleration. It is probably still available free online at
<a href="http://www.nationdeceived.org">www.nationdeceived.org</a>. The researchers were from colleges throughout the United States. The study was apparently translated into many other languages and referenced throughout the world. Volume 1 of the study
is very interesting and parent and lay person friendly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Mary Collier<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Lori Ebert <<a href="mailto:gren_ebert@tccsa.net">gren_ebert@tccsa.net</a>><br>
To: Ohiogift <<a href="mailto:Ohiogift@lists.service.ohio-state.edu">Ohiogift@lists.service.ohio-state.edu</a>><br>
Sent: Fri, Sep 14, 2012 1:55 pm<br>
Subject: [Ohiogift] elementary gifted service models<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Kristen ITC";color:black">My district, where we currently serve middle schoolers, is looking at ways to add elementary gifted services in the next year or two without adding staff. Current considerations include
acceleration, clustering, and blending grades for a self-contained classroom. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Kristen ITC";color:black">Does anyone out there have recent experience with any of these service models at 1-4 grade levels? I'm looking for feedback on the effectiveness of these options as well as suggestions
for any other service models we should investigate. I will also need research to back any proposal, so if you have research to back your experiences / ideas, that would also be appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Kristen ITC";color:black">Feel free to contact me directly at
<a href="mailto:gren_ebert@tccsa.net">gren_ebert@tccsa.net</a>. Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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