[Tag-Info] FW: OATAG conference October 22nd.

[BLOCHER Rebecca]

Please see the information below from the Oregon Association for the Gifted about the yearly TAG Conference on October 22, 2011 at Reed College in Portland.  There are many opportunities to learn more about Gifted Education and the Cognitive Abilities Test.

Registration is open now.  The conference poster is in the attachment above.

Whether you are an educator or parent, the OATAG conference offers multiple opportunities to learn more about TAG learners.  See you there!

REBECCA L. BLOCHER
Talented and Gifted Education Specialist
Office of Educational Improvement and Innovation
Oregon Department of Education
255 Capitol Street NE
Salem, Oregon 97310

Phone: 503-947-5931
Fax: 503-378-5156

Rebecca.Blocher at ode.state.or.us

From: Margaret DeLacy [mailto:margaretdelacy at comcast.net]
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 10:52 PM
To: BLOCHER Rebecca
Subject: OATAG conference October 22nd.

The annual conference of the Oregon Association for Talented and Gifted (OATAG) will take place from 8:30 until 6:00 on Saturday, October 22nd., 2011  on the beautiful campus of Reed College in Portland.

The conference theme is Assessing and Identifying Gifted Learners.  The conference will feature a keynote speech by Dr. David Lohman, Professor of Psychological & Quantitative Foundations College of Education at the University of Iowa.

The identification of gifted children: Lessons learned, visions for the future

Dr Lohman is one of the country's foremost experts on student assessment and co-authored the CogAT test.   He will also be offering two breakout sessions at the conference.

The conference will also include:

--Lunch with theme discussions

--Breakout sessions on assessment, perfectionism, gifted middle-school students, online options and many other topics

--An activities area for children 8 and over sponsored by Mensa

--Optional tours of Reed

--Vendors and community organizations

--A "State of  TAG in Oregon" presentation by the Oregon TAG Specialist, Rebecca  Blocher

--Professional Development Units will be available

For more information go to http://oatag.org/conference

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