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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">In 2013 the Center for Gifted Education is celebrating its 25th anniversary. To kick off the celebration, we are proud to announce our 18<sup>th</sup>
annual National Curriculum Network Conference, to be held March 21-22, 2013. If you are not familiar with this event,
</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">t</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">he National Curriculum Network Conference is designed to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.25in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-9.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Provide networking opportunities for school personnel engaged in curriculum implementation, instruction, and assessment for gifted learners;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.25in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-9.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Spotlight specific materials, practices, and curriculum approaches that are responsive to the needs of gifted learners;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Provide introductory and advanced training for the implementation of William and Mary units for classroom use through workshops and small group applications;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Provide opportunities for counselors and teachers to learn about the social and emotional needs of gifted learners.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Online registration is open on our website –
<a href="http://www.cfge.wm.edu">www.cfge.wm.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">We would be honored to have you in attendance alongside coordinators<span style="color:#1F497D">,
</span>educators, and researchers from around the country. Please help us in spreading the word about the National Curriculum Network Conference, and continuing the global conversation about gifted students and how we as educators can best serve them.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Attached</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""> you will find the conference flyer. Paper copies, as well
as further conference information, are available by contacting the Center at <u>
<span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:cfgepd@wm.edu">cfgepd@wm.edu</a></span></u> or 757-221-2362.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><img border="0" width="86" height="36" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image006.jpg@01CDF32B.74EFAC60"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Dr. Tracy L. Cross<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Executive Director of the Center for Gifted Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Jody and Layton Smith Professor of Psychology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">And Gifted Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">The College of William and Mary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC"">___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC"">Jill A. Yarborough-Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB","serif";color:#003300">Center for Gifted Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB","serif";color:#003300">The College of William and Mary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB","serif"">757-221-2362<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB","serif""><a href="mailto:jayarboroughsm@wm.edu">jayarboroughsm@wm.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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