Edweek gifted blog, email list

Edweek's "Unwrapping the Gifted" blog has many posts worth checking out -

The most recent one addresses medical misdiagnosis among gifted children, and the August post looks at the idea that learners are all equal but not the same.

If you didn't sign up to be on an email list at the fall TAG meeting, please send your email address to Virginia (virginialaforte@me.com). We'll add your address to the email list we started at the 2012 meetings, and Virginia is setting up a facebook page so we can share ideas. All emails will be bcc:d for privacy.

Have a wonderful break!

Jan. 31 app. deadline for OATAG summer scholarship

The Oregon Association of Talented and Gifted is offering a summer scholarship of up to $500 for current 4th through 8th graders.

Here are the details -
Students may be nominated by themselves, parents, teachers, or community/civic group leaders.
The deadline for submitting nomination packets by mail or e-mail is January 31, 2014.
The recipient will be notified by March 10, 2014.
The award may be used for a summer program of the recipient’s choice.

Click here for the application & more information from OATAG

TAGAC meeting Tues. night

The next TAGAC meeting is this Tuesday, 12/10 at 6:30p. at the Blanchard Ed Services building, 501 N. Dixon. Go upstairs to the conference room near the elevator - there will be signs to guide you to the right room.

This is a committee work session as no PPS staff will be present. The draft agenda includes reports/action items from the differentiation subcommittee and the TAG budget subcommittee.

Guests are always welcome at TAGAC meetings.

Here's a link to the agenda - http://www.pps.k12.or.us/files/tag/TAGAC_Agenda-2013_Dec_draft1.pdf