We want to thank the participants in yesterday’s session with Dr. Sandra Kaplan. Your time, passion, and willingness to be involved in this endeavor is greatly appreciated! Stay tuned for more information and resources as we collaborate on blending the CCSS with best practices for our advanced learners.
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Next year’s meeting schedule for OCC GATE is up! You can see it below, or go to the schedule page on the OCC GATE website.
| Date | Time | Location | Featured Topic |
| Thursday, September 6, 2012 | OCDE, D1004 | GATE & Data | |
| Thursday, October 18, 2012 | OCDE, A1010 | Conference Planning | |
| Thursday, November 8, 2012 | OCDE, D1009 | Parents/Social, Emotional | |
| Thursday, December 13, 2012 | TBD | Breakfast Meeting (RSVP Required) | |
| Thursday, January 17, 2013 | OCDE, D1004 | Technology | |
| Thursday, March 21, 2013 | OCDE, A1010 | Alternative Screening & Portfolios | |
| Thursday, May 9, 2013 | OCDE, D1006 | End of Year & 2013 Conference |
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For those looking for the handouts from Carol Ann Tomlinson’s presentations at CAG, you can download them below:
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If you’d like to download a copy of the slides from OCC GATE’s presentation at CAG (GATE Coordinators Networking: Surviving Wearing “Multiple Hats”), you may download the files here:
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Several OCC GATE members are going to be presenting at the CAG Conference in Palm Springs this weekend. Here’s a list of those presentations:
| Date/Time | Presenter(s) | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/3 7:45 a.m. | Sandi Ishii | World Café | Ventura |
| 3/3 10:45 a.m. | Sandi Ishii | Key Elements in a Model GATE Classroom | Catalina |
| 3/3 2:45 p.m. | Beth Andrews | Engaging Students Through Technology | Smoketree C |
| 3/3 2:45 p.m. | Kathy Apps, Sandi Ishii, Sharon Maeda, David Peterson | GATE Coordinators Networking: Surviving Wearing “Multiple Hats” | Pasadena |
| 3/3 4:00 p.m. | Deborah Hazelton, Julie Smith | Differentiation of the Curriculum | Chino B |
| 3/3 4:00 p.m. | Sandi Ishii | Management Tips for a Differentiated Secondary Classroom | Andreas |
| 3/3 7:00 p.m. | Beth Andrews | Engaging Students Through Technology | Smoketree C |
If you manage to stop in at one of these sessions, be sure to say hello!
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We’re gearing up for the 2012 CAG Conference in Palm Springs! OCC GATE will be there this weekend. Follow us on Twitter to see what’s going on. If you’re at the CAG conference and you’re on Twitter, use the hashtag #CAG12 for the CAG Conference. Hope to see you there!
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Today is the monthly OCC GATE meeting. It’s at 9:00 a.m., and to be held at the Orange County Department of Education (room D1003). Today’s topic is parent support. Hope to see you there!
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It’s a new year and that means UC Irvine Extension is bringing you new presenters and hot topics in Gifted and Talented Education. UC Irvine Extension will be hosting another FREE series in February 2012 to give teachers, administrators, and parents of the gifted an opportunity to gain knowledge, skills, and experience from experts in the field. If you strive for a better understanding of the needs and capabilities of today’s gifted and talented students, you won’t want to miss this series!
Cluster Grouping: A Paradigm Shift in Gifted Education
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. PST
In these times of shrinking budgets, gifted programs are at great risk. The practice of cluster grouping gifted students in otherwise heterogeneous classes provides full-time academic services for them with almost no budget impact. Positive outcomes of cluster grouping include highly motivated gifted students, satisfied parents, and rising achievement for all students at the grade levels that use the cluster model. Participants will learn how to form and teach cluster groups. Achievement data for all students in a model program will be shared.
Understanding and Supporting the Emotional Aspects of Giftedness
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. PST
This webinar focuses on emotional attributes and how they can result in various school difficulties including underperformance, difficulties with peers, and poor behavior control. An emphasis on strategies useful in working with gifted children to increase student outcomes will be discussed.
Identifying, Serving, and Enfranchising Our Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Gifted Students
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. PST
How can educators help CLD gifted students receive and benefit from specialized instruction? Gifted identification should predict scholastic success, yet teachers wonder how CLD gifted students’ test scores relate to potential when scholastic success is commonly determined by communication in English. Learn how to structure services based on general intelligence, develop potential in the content areas, and teach to the intellectual levels of ELL gifted students while they develop skills, such as mastery of the English language.
Technology Tools for GATE Educators
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. PST
This webinar will demonstrate the use of technology to differentiate for gifted students. Use iMovie to develop a thematic movie trailer for a piece of literature. Teach students to give quality presentations with slides. Learn how to best use PowerPoint in your instruction of gifted learners.
To register for the free webinar series, please visit http://unex.uci.edu/services/events/. Make sure you register for all four webinars. You will receive a recording of the webinar just by registering.
Want to earn credit for the webinar series? For more information, please contact Lisa Kadowaki at Lkadowak@uci.edu.
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The 2011 OCC GATE Fall Conference is coming up! If you have a handheld device and prefer digital handouts to print handouts, you can download the handouts for the fall conference at the link below:
This isn’t all of them, but as we get more from our presenters, we’ll post them there for download.
Looking forward to Saturday!
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The 2011 OCC GATE Fall Conference is coming up! Registrations are closed, but for those who have registered, we have our Conference at a Glance document ready to download. You can download it here:
The Conference at a Glance document allows you to check out what presentations there will be at the conference, as well as when and where they will be.
The 29th is coming up! If you’ve registered, we look forward to seeing you there!
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