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Friends:<br>
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this is from the NAGC<br>
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Margaret<br>
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<b>Free WOW on Wednesday, January 30<br>
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Unlocking Emergent Talent: Supporting High Achievement of Low-Income,
High-Ability Students<br>
</b>7:00 PM Eastern; 4:00 PM Pacific, 5:00 PM Mountain, 6:00 PM
Central<b> </b>(<font color="#0000FF"><u>simply log on to the live
webinar up to 30 minutes before the start time</u></font>)<br>
<i>Presenters: Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, Northwestern University,
Evanston, IL, and President, NAGC; Carol Horn, Fairfax County Public
Schools, Fairfax, VA<br>
</i>Hear compelling findings from a hot off-the-press white paper that
focuses on both a research and practice agenda for the field and the
needs of promising learners from poverty. NAGC President and primary
author shares findings from the white paper including:<br>
<font face="Symbol">·<x-tab> </x-tab></font>How
low income and culturally and linguistically diverse gifted students
currently fare and are served in our nation's schools; <br>
<font face="Symbol">·<x-tab> </x-tab></font>Key
barriers to these students’ educational achievement and talent
development; <br>
<font face="Symbol">·<x-tab> </x-tab></font>Successful
within and outside-of-school program models and effective practices that
develop their talents; <br>
<font face="Symbol">·<x-tab> </x-tab></font>The
unique psychosocial issues that these students face and the cultivation
of skills needed to deal with them; <br>
<font face="Symbol">·<x-tab> </x-tab></font>Key
actions to be taken by teachers, administrators and policy makers to
insure the fruition of emergent talent.<br>
Come away with additional insight about success factors and recommended
best practices for serving these gifted students.<br>
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<b>How to Participate</b> <br>
You are invited to log into the live webinar 30 minutes before start
time. In order to participate, you will be prompted to give us your name
and email address.<br>
NAGC is using a new and expanded webinar platform called EventCenter.
<font color="#0000FF"><u>Click here</u></font> for the URL for this free
WOW. <br>
<b>Test your Web Browser before the event:<br>
</b>Go to
<a href="http://www.ec.commpartners.com/" eudora="autourl">www.ec.commpartners.com</a>
and click on the Support Tab in the top left, once expanded click “Run Test.” You should see a Congratulations message. Click “Click Here” to take the second part of the test. Once the second part is loaded you should hear a pre-recorded audio message. If your browser does not pass the first part of the test, go to <a href="http://www.flash.com/" eudora="autourl">www.flash.com</a> to download the required Adobe Flash software. <br>
It is recommended that you use a PC with Windows and Internet Explorer 7.0 or higher, and if you are using a Mac, use the Safari web browser. A high speed/broadband internet connection is preferred; Wifi is not recommended.<br>
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