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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;border:none;
padding:0in'><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Castellar","serif";
color:#00B050'>Oregon Talented and Gifted <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;border:none;
padding:0in'><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Castellar","serif";
color:#00B050'>Teacher Update - March 2010<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please forward this issue of the update to interested
professionals.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Contents:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>1.
Welcome to the TAG Teacher Update Newsletter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>2.
Welcome New TAG Specialist – Rebecca Blocher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>3.
Building Capacity to Support TAG Learners<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>
a. Professional TAG Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>
b. Tomlinson ASCD Video<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>4.
Timely Topics for Today’s TAG Students<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>
a. Transition<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>
b. Summer Programs for TAG Students<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>5.
National TAG Topics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>
a. NAGC Mile Marker Series<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>
b. The State of the States in Gifted Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>6.
Internet Resources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#00B050'>1. WELCOME TO THE TAG TEACHER UPDATE:</span></u><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>This newsletter is designed to provide current
information concerning teachers of TAG students, guidance counselors,
administrators, and coordinators of TAG programs. Please let your
colleagues know that they can subscribe to this and other content areas
newsletters by visiting</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1843">http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1843</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Questions regarding the
newsletter, TAG in general, or the transition process, please contact Rebecca
Blocher at 503-947-5931, or via email at: <a
href="mailto:rebecca.blocher@state.or.us">rebecca.blocher@state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#00B050'>2. NEW TAG SPECIALIST, REBECCA BLOCHER, JOINS ODE<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Talented and Gifted Education
in Oregon welcomes Rebecca Blocher, the new Talented and Gifted Education
Specialist, in the Office of Educational Improvement and Innovation at the
Oregon Department of Education. Rebecca comes to us from Denver Public
Schools where she was the Director of Gifted and Talented Education for a
district of 74,000 students. While creating a life-long passion for high
ability learners, she has served gifted learners as an Honors English teacher,
building level facilitator, district gifted education coordinator, and director
of gifted (TAG) programs during the last seventeen years. She has
provided gifted education services in the Academy District in Colorado Springs,
Colorado, as well as Blue Valley School District in Overland Park,
Kansas. She has also served as an Academic Program Coordinator for the
Duke Talent Identification Program, a student summer program at the University
of Kansas. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Rebecca holds a
Bachelor’s Degree in Language Arts Education and a Master’s Degree
in Gifted and Talented Education from the University of Kansas. She also
has completed advanced certifications as a Special Education Coordinator and as
a building administrator. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Rebecca’s personal
passion for gifted learners rises from growing up in a small town in Kansas
where limited services were available to gifted learners. She is the parent of
a gifted daughter, Erin, who teaches at the University of Missouri, Kansas
City. Within gifted education, Rebecca’s sub-specialty areas
include the differentiation of instruction for all learners, twice-exceptional
gifted learners, gifted students with Asperger’s Syndrome, the transition
for gifted students at critical junctures, and the development of models to
identify gifted students who are culturally and linguistically diverse.
She has been active in Colorado gifted education for the last four years,
serving as the co-editor of the Colorado Association for Gifted on-line
publication, <i>Kaleidoscope. </i>Rebecca has presented at the State Gifted
Conferences in Colorado and Kansas, the National Association for the Gifted
Conference (NAGC), and the National Social Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)
Conference. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In leaving Colorado, she
believes that she has exchanged one beautiful place for another to join us in
Oregon! Rebecca looks forward to working with our gifted professionals
who work so diligently on behalf of our high ability, gifted learners.
“Parenting a gifted child myself and growing up gifted in a rural
setting, gives me a unique perspective on the needs of gifted learners. I
became gifted children’s advocate because of my own experiences as a
parent and teacher.” We have work to do in TAG Education in Oregon that
is important to the children of Oregon. Through our efforts, TAG children
may begin to realize their <b><i>lives of great promise</i></b><i>!”<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#00B050'>Contact Information:<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Rebecca L.
Blocher </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Talented and Gifted Education
Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Office of Educational
Improvement and Innovation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Oregon Department of
Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>255 Capitol Street NE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Salem, Oregon 97310<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Phone: 503-947-5931<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="mailto:rebecca.blocher@ode.state.or.us">rebecca.blocher@ode.state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#00B050'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#00B050'>3. BUILDING CAPACITY TO SUPPORT TAG LEARNERS: </span></u><u><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#00B050'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#00B050'>A. Professional
TAG Library:</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> One way to
assist teachers and to build their capacity to address identified TAG
students’ rate and level of learning is to have some TAG
publications available in the school’s professional library.
Suggestions include the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#00B050'>Book
Recommendation 1</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>:</span></b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <u>Teaching Gifted Kids in the
Regular Classroom</u> by Susan Winebrenner. This book is available
through Free Spirit Press for $39.99. The publication includes a CD Rom.
Susan Winebrenner was a gifted education teacher herself and as a practitioner,
her ideas for keeping gifted learners challenged are extremely valuable.
She provides options for the depth and complexity of learning and
teacher-friendly options for higher order thinking. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#00B050'>Book
Recommendation 2</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#00B050'>:</span></b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <u>How to Differentiate Instruction
in Mixed Ability Classrooms, 2<sup>nd</sup> Edition,</u> by Dr. Carol Ann Tomlinson.
This book is available through ASCD for $ 20.95 and at a reduced rate for ASCD
members. This publication addresses the issue of “What’s a
teacher to do?” It provides classroom management methods for
differentiation for all learners with an emphasis on the mixed level of
students, including TAG students who are in today’s classroom. A
teacher study guide is available on-line for assistance to individual readers
and for those who would like to form a professional learning community or
teacher study group. In the gifted education community, this publication is
commonly called the “leaf” book.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#00B050'>Book
Recommendation 3</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#00B050'>:</span></b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <u>The Differentiated Classroom</u>
by Dr. Carol Ann Tomlinson. This book provides an approach to working
with all learners in the classroom and specific management techniques to
differentiate within the classroom for all learners. It is available
through ASCD for $21.95 and at a reduced rate for members of ASCD. A
teacher study guide is available on-line for assistance to individual teachers
and for those who would like to form a professional learning community or a
teacher study group. In the gifted education community, this publication is
commonly called the “purple” book.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#00B050'>Book
Recommendation 4:</span></i></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>
<u>The Differentiated School</u> by Tomlinson, Brimijoin and Narvaez. This is
available through ASCD for $29.95 and at a reduced rate for ASCD members.
In the development of Tomlinson’s work, she developed a pattern of
differentiation techniques for mixed ability classrooms, the differentiated
classroom, and then the total school concept. This publication deals with
differentiation concepts as they relate to an entirely differentiated school.
In the gifted education community, this publication is commonly called the
“apple slices” book.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#00B050'>B. Professional
Viewing:</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> Dr.
Carol Ann Tomlinson has created a video about her book, <u>The Differentiated</u>
<u>School.</u> The video is available for viewing on the ASCD website
link below: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://www.ascd.org/Publications/Authors/Carol_Tomlinson.aspx?id=29764641001&nvid=a6b1"
title="blocked::http://www.ascd.org/Publications/Authors/Carol_Tomlinson.aspx?id=29764641001&nvid=a6b1">http://www.ascd.org/Publications/Authors/Carol_Tomlinson.aspx?id=29764641001&nvid=a6b1</a><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#00B050'>4. TIMELY TOPICS FOR TODAY’S TAG STUDENTS<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#00B050'>A. TRANSITION</span><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#00B050'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-left:.25in'><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>What is “transition” in
Gifted Education?</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>
Transition is planned management as students move from one school of
instruction to another. For example, when a student moves from elementary
school to middle school or as a student moves from middle school to high
school, educators in gifted education consider these to be transition
phases. For TAG students, these are quite often critical junctures.
The question becomes, how do we maximize the importance of change and minimize
the emotional effect for our sensitive, TAG students? Transition planning
helps all students adjust to big changes in their academic and social/emotional
environments. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:.25in'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Transition is clearly outlined in the
TAG Administrator’s Handbook as an opportune time to talk with parents
about programming effectiveness. This resource is available on page 21. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:.25in'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:.25in'><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>TIPS for TRANSITION:</span></b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'> Here are some planning
questions to help guide the transition process for students who are entering
the transition phases: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Does
the TAG learning plan follow the TAG student to the next school to help inform
instruction at the next educational level? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Are
there critical courses in which the learner should be enrolled? Also, are
there testing requirements for placement into the next level of instruction
such as math or foreign language? Has this already been addressed through
teacher records concerning the rate and level of learning?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Does
the school provide a transition day for the new students who are coming to
their school? Can the students go to middle school to shadow or to have
lunch? Do TAG students have a chance to understand how TAG services will
follow them to their next learning location?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>For
students who are transitioning to high school, the concept of a transcript on
which everything counts, is an important concept to understand as the student
enters high school. Beginning in the first semester of the freshman year,
the transcript is important.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Finally,
transition implies change. With the right approach, change can be
positive. Helping our high potential, yet sensitive TAG students with
change is always a challenge, but with planning, care, and concern, it can be
very successful. And, our students can be successful in transitioning to
the next instructional change in their lives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#00B050'><o:p><span
style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#00B050'>B. SUMMER
PROGRAMS FOR TAG STUDENTS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Summer Programs</span></b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> – As summer approaches, TAG students
nation-wide are quite often interested in a very specific enrichment or
academic opportunities which occur during the summer months.
The following is some background information about selecting a summer program
that is appropriate for the TAG learner: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:
l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Quite
often, there is a fixed deadline to apply for summer programs. Applying
early is to the student’s advantage. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:
l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>In this
time of limited disposable income, many parents may struggle with the
price of residential programs. In answer to this, many camps
have been limited to a day camp or shortened to a week-long
experience. Additionally, many summer programs provide a limited
number of scholarships for those students who demonstrate keen interest
and well-defined need. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:
l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>When a TAG
student has the opportunity to participate in a summer program, students
routinely report that studying a “passion” area was a
wonderful experience. Equally enchanting for the TAG student is the
opportunity to be grouped with similar ability and like minded learners
who share their interests and intensities. Summer experiences can be
an opportunity for discovery, for early career exploration, and for
development of talents in leadership, creativity, and visual and
performing arts.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ol>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> The following is a list
of summer opportunities in Oregon from the Hoagies Gifted website.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#00B050'><a
href="http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/parent.htm"><span style='color:#00B050'>http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/parent.htm</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#00B050'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#00B050'>C.
OREGON-BASED SUMMER PROGRAMS:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'><a href="http://www.sou.edu/ecp/youth/academy/"><span
style='color:#333399'>Academy</span></a> Southern Oregon University (grade 5 to
8) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'><a href="http://oregonstate.edu/precollege/"><span
style='color:#333399'>Adventures in Learning (AIL)</span></a> Oregon State
University (grade (completed) 5 to 7) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'><a href="http://www.adventuretreks.com"><span style='color:#333399'>Adventure
Treks</span></a> California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Alaska, Canadian
Rockies (ages 13-18) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'><a href="http://www.educationsoaring.com/"><span style='color:
#333399'>Education Soaring</span></a> Margaret Scott Elementary School,
Portland (grade K to 8) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'><a href="http://nbtsc.org"><span style='color:#333399'>Not Back to
School Camp</span></a> OR, VT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'> <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/9368376"><span
style='color:#333399'>A Glance Within</span></a> (unschoolers age 13 to 18) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'><a href="http://www.omsi.edu"><span style='color:#333399'>OMSI
Science Camps</span></a> Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Redmond (grade
3 to 12) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'><a href="http://www.OregonCampInvention.org"><span
style='color:#333399'>Camp Invention</span></a> various locations (grade 1 to
6) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'><a href="http://www.saturdayacademy.org/"><span style='color:#333399'>Saturday
Academy</span></a> Portland State University (grade 2 to 12) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'><a
href="http://www.wings-seminars.com/seminars/teen/true_colors.html"><span
style='color:#333399'>True Colors</span></a> Wings Seminars, Eugene (teens
13-18) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'><a href="http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~tag/"><span
style='color:#333399'>Youth Enrichment/TAG</span></a> University of Oregon,
Eugene (grade K to 10) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#00B050'>D.
NATIONALLY-BASED SUMMER PROGRAMS:</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Other
more nationally-based programs which usually include programs in residence are
listed with an annotated explanation on the National Association for Gifted
(NAGC) website. The pathway to summer programs is the NAGC website,
“Parenting for High Potential,” then to “parents”, then
to “summer opportunities.” The quick link is: </span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.nagc.org/index.asp.x?=1180">http://www.nagc.org/index.asp.x?=1180</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The NAGC website is a
combination of advertisers who support gifted education initiatives, summer
camps, publishers, and university summer programs. It offers strong
information concerning parenting high potential learners. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#00B050'>5. NATIONAL TAG NEWS:<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#00B050'>A. <u>NAGC
Mile Marker Series</u>: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The
National Association for Gifted Children just completed in November 2009, the
Mile Marker Series which is an advocacy publication for parents and
teachers. The series is designed to help parents of high-ability children
find useful, up-to-date practical information and resources. </span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='background:white'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>What
is The NAGC Mile Marker Series? </span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> (Adapted from the NAGC
website)</span></strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>For
many years, the National Association for Gifted Children has served as a resource
for parents and caregivers seeking a wide range of advice. These
information seekers—(hundreds each month) have needs all over the
map—from the most basic question about giftedness in their young child to
tips for effective advocacy in their state houses. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>So
when a proactive group of NAGC parent volunteers came together to identify ways
to better serve parents and caregivers, it was just a short leap to reach the
concept of The Mile Marker Series. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='background:white'><strong><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Why?
Because the Mile Marker Series not only organizes information, but it also
takes parents on a journey — a journey of ever broadening support for a
single gifted child to gifted children in a school building and even support
for gifted services across a whole state. </span></i></strong><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>NAGC
understands the power and influence of a well-educated parent. That’s why
the Mile Marker Series offers many access points to informative resources
exactly where the parent or caregiver is on their “road map” to
understanding. Welcome to the journey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The
NAGC Mile-Marker Series is described on the NAGC website as: <span
class=normaldouble1><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The NAGC
Mile Marker Series: Your Road Map to Successfully Support Gifted Children Think
of it as your GPS for the world of gifted and talented education. More than a
map or one-dimensional tour book, the NAGC Mile Marker series is a
multi-dimensional navigational toolbox that you’ll need to traverse the
vast landscape of gifted education. The series on CD-ROM is designed as a map
around five “Mile Markers,” that represent different aspects of
nurturing gifted children, each serving as an indicator of “learning
places” one might experience during the developmental stages of a gifted
child’s life. Hop on. Hop off. You’re the driver and can take
whatever path best meets your needs.</span></span> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><img border=0
width=25 height=20 id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image002.png@01CAC5B1.C8DDC1E0"></span></b><span
class=unitcost1><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Non-member
Price: $</span></b></span><span class=unitcost1><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> 24.95 </span></span><b><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=25 height=20
id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image002.png@01CAC5B1.C8DDC1E0"></span></b><span
class=unitcost1><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Member
Price: $</span></b></span><span
class=unitcost1><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> 24.95 </span></span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><img border=0
width=25 height=20 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image002.png@01CAC5B1.C8DDC1E0"></span></b><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#00B050'>B. State of the
States:</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> The National Association for
Gifted Children published a <u>State of the States in Gifted Education</u> report
during NAGC’s most recent convention in St. Louis, Missouri, November,
2009. While the <u>State of the States</u> does not portray a glowing
report for all current practices in gifted education, it does define our future
work and the focuses attention on program improvement. The <u>State of
the States in Gifted Education</u> is organized into ten key areas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:
l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>State of
Education Agencies<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:
l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Funding
for Gifted and Talented Education<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:
l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Mandates
to Identify and Serve Gifted Students<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:
l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Accountability<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:
l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Definition
of Giftedness<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:
l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Identification
of Gifted and Talented Students<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:
l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Programs
and Services for Gifted Students<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:
l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Personnel
Preparation<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:
l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Related
Policies and Practices<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:
l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Concerns
and Directions for the Future<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ol>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>These topics are a key to
analyzing the State of Oregon’s TAG Programming and will be featured in
further discussions about TAG</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Education.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#00B050'>6. Internet Resources (in every issue)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>Oregon Department of Education TAG</span></b><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:blue'><a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?=76">http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=76</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:blue'><a href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/">http://www.eric.ed.gov/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>Supporting Emotional Needs of Gifted (SENG)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:blue'><a href="http://www.sengifted.org/">http://www.sengifted.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>Council for Exceptional Children<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:blue'><a href="http://www.cec.sped.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home">http://www.cec.sped.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>National Association for Gifted Children<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:blue'><a href="http://www.nagc.org/">www.nagc.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>Oregon Association for Talented and Gifted<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:blue'><a href="http://www.oatag.org/">www.oatag.org</a><a
name="_Hlt228939460"></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>REAL - Resources for Educational Achievement and Leadership<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:blue'><a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/">http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>Get Ready Oregon web page: New Oregon Diploma information for the
general public<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:blue'><a href="http://www.getreadyoregon.org/">http://www.getreadyoregon.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>Oregon Diploma web page: Resources and tools for educators<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:blue'><a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?=368">http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=368</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>****Disclaimer--The materials contained in the Oregon Talented and
Gifted Teacher Update produced by Oregon Department of Education are drawn from
both internal and external sources and inclusion of external materials does not
necessarily indicate Oregon Department of Education endorsement.****</span></i><i><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>REBECCA
L. BLOCHER<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>Talented
and Gifted Education Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>Office
of Educational Improvement and Innovation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>Oregon
Department of Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>255
Capitol Street NE</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>Salem,
Oregon 97310 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>Phone:
503-947-5931<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>Fax:
503-378-5156<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>Rebecca.Blocher@ode.state.or.us<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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