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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Happy New Year!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Please consider joining us for </span>
<span style="color:#1F497D">the Wallace Symposium this spring, held for the first time in Washington, D.C. (perhaps when the cherry blossoms are in bloom), and co-sponsored by the National Association of Gifted Children as well as the Belin-Blank Center.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Have you wondered why certain methods of curriculum modification work better than others for high-ability kids? Are you curious about the interplay of research, policy, and best practice in gifted education?
Are you always looking for new ways to advocate for bright students? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">If so, the Wallace Research & Policy Symposium on Talent Development: A Catalyst for Innovative Programming is the place for you. Learn from dozens of the foremost experts in the field and network with researchers
and like-minded educators. The Wallace Symposium will also have an academic credit option available (automatic 50% tuition scholarship) for those who are interested in a credit that can apply to</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> re-licensure and/or to</span><span style="color:#1F497D">
the</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> State of Iowa</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> Talented and Gifted Endorsement</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> (all coursework is available to educators ANYWHERE—most options are available online and asynchronously)</span><span style="color:#1F497D">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Meet us in our nation’s capital March 22-25, 2014!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.belinblank.org/wallace"><span style="color:#1F497D">www.belinblank.org/wallace</span></a><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: </span><a href="mailto:laurie-croft@uiowa.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">laurie-croft@uiowa.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy"><br>
</span><a href="http://www.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://www.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="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"> |
</span><i><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#00436E">Inspiring</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00436E">
</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""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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