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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:#212529;background:white">Figuring out whether to accelerate a child is a major decision; accounting for all the </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:#212529">relevant <span style="background:white">information can
feel overwhelming. The </span></span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://belinblank.education.uiowa.edu/__;!!KGKeukY!hx4sMSsgp5jmfUvssUEyB1UiPvJNRtIbwQADrwOuU2Dwq8FJhIG8ujytNw44SOOvbCTr$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Belin-Blank Center</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:#212529;background:white"> has developed an
online system</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:#212529"> that<span style="background:white"> help</span>s<span style="background:white"> educators and families gather the correct information, </span>targets <span style="background:white">the essential factors, and
produce</span>s<span style="background:white"> a report which recommends </span>whether<span style="background:white"> acceleration is a good fit for a particular student. </span> </span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:#212529">The </span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.accelerationsystem.org/__;!!KGKeukY!hx4sMSsgp5jmfUvssUEyB1UiPvJNRtIbwQADrwOuU2Dwq8FJhIG8ujytNw44SL2UUTKo$" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Integrated
Acceleration System</span></i></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:#212529">, an online tool developed by leading researchers in gifted education, guides participants through integrating information about acceleration. </span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:#212529;background:white">On
<span style="background:lime;mso-highlight:lime">February 26</span>, we will be hosting an online </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:#212529">professional development session<span style="background:white"> about using this
new tool when considering a grade skip. The session will </span>focus on: </span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212529;background:white">Best research-based practices in using academic acceleration, </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212529"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial;cursor:text">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212529;background:white">How to use the online <i>Integrated Acceleration System, and</i></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212529"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial;cursor:text">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212529">Suggestions to<span style="background:white"> </span>coordinate communication among the relevant team members<span style="background:white"> and </span>support the student’s transition to acceleration. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:#212529">If you cannot attend the live se</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212529">ssion, t</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:#212529">he
session will be recorded.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:#212529"> </span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:#212529">Informed by decades of research, the <i>Integrated Acceleration System</i> includes all the significant factors to consider and produces a report about
readiness for one of the many forms of acceleration, including grade-skipping, early entrance to kindergarten, subject acceleration, and early entrance to college. The <i>Integrated Acceleration System</i> is designed for users in the United States. However,
the flexible framework can be applied to international educational systems. </span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:#212529">This online session will focus on <b>grade-skipping</b>. Future online presentations will focus on early entrance to kindergarten, early entrance to college, and subject acceleration. </span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:#212529">Presenters</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:#212529">: Dr. Susan Assouline, Dr. Ann Lupkowski-Shoplik,
and Dr. Randy Lange </span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:#212529">Session fee</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:#212529">: $79. Includes one access code to the <i>Integrated
Acceleration System</i> (valued at $59). </span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:#212529">Date/Time:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:#212529"> Saturday, February 26, 2022; 10:00 a.m.
– 12:30 p.m. Central Time (The last 30 minutes is an optional question/answer segment.) </span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:#212529">Location: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:#212529">Online, via Zoom. Registrants will receive
location details via email. </span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:#212529">Register: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:#212529">Learn more and register on the Belin-Blank
Center's </span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://belinblank.education.uiowa.edu/Educators/Webinar/__;!!KGKeukY!hx4sMSsgp5jmfUvssUEyB1UiPvJNRtIbwQADrwOuU2Dwq8FJhIG8ujytNw44SBQalEVb$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">website</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:#212529">. </span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:#212529">Questions?<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:#212529">Contact<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:acceleration@belinblank.org">acceleration@belinblank.org</a> </span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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