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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#006600" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#006600;">Good Afternoon!</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#006600" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#006600;">We will have our second Ohio Gifted PLC meeting this Saturday, January 26 at 10am.</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#006600" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#006600;">To join the conference go to: </font><a href="https://www.bigmarker.com/ohio-gifted-plc/room2#.UQA0pL-9Kc0"><font face=".HelveticaNeueUI" size="+0" style="font-family:.HelveticaNeueUI;font-size:12pt;">https://www.bigmarker.com/ohio-gifted-plc/room2#.UQA0pL-9Kc0</font></a></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#006600" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#006600;">To join the community go to: </font><a href="https://www.bigmarker.com/Ohio-Gifted-PLC" target="_blank"><font face="Arial" size="+0" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;">https://www.bigmarker.com/Ohio-Gifted-PLC</font></a></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#006600" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#006600;">This month's topic is math. Our guiding questions include </font><font face="PT Sans" size="+0" color="#333333" style="font-family:PT Sans;font-size:10pt;color:#333333;">How do we approach one math standard or technique at different grade levels? When should I use depth rather than acceleration to meet the needs of my gifted students?</font><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#006600" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#006600;"> The hour long meeting will be a mix of presentation and discussion. You can type or use a microphone.</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#006600" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#006600;">All professionals working with gifted students are welcome! There is no charge to attend. This is a participant driven professional learning community.</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#006600" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#006600;">If you are interested in attending this Saturday's meeting, please send me an email off list, and I'll send you the agenda.</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#006600" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#006600;">I hope to see you Saturday!</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#006600" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#006600;">~Heather.</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#006600" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#006600;">Heather Cachat </font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#006600" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#006600;">Gifted Intervention Specialist </font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#006600" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#006600;">Holt Crossing Intermediate </font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#006600" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#006600;"><a href="http://www.swcs.us/~heather.cachat/" target="_blank">www.swcs.us/~heather.cachat/</a></font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#006600" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#006600;">Twitter: @HeatherCachat</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#006600" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#006600;">“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of ‘disaster,’ I remember my mother’s words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers—so many caring people in this world.”</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#006600" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#006600;">—Fred Rogers</font></div>
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