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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;">Gifted Intervention Specialist </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="#000000" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;"><b>Heather Cachat on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 2:19 PM -0500 wrote:</b></font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#006600" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#006600;">Good Afternoon!</font></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><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></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#006600" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#006600;">To join the conference go to: </font></span><a href="https://www.bigmarker.com/ohio-gifted-plc/room2#.UQA0pL-9Kc0"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face=".HelveticaNeueUI" size="+0" style="font-family:.HelveticaNeueUI;font-size:12pt;">https://www.bigmarker.com/ohio-gifted-plc/room2#.UQA0pL-9Kc0</font></span></a></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#006600" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#006600;">To join the community go to: </font></span><a href="https://www.bigmarker.com/Ohio-Gifted-PLC" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;">https://www.bigmarker.com/Ohio-Gifted-PLC</font></span></a></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><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></span><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><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></span><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><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></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><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></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#006600" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#006600;">Twitter: @HeatherCachat</font></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><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></span></div>
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