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February 2015
20
Beyond Giftedness XXII at the Arvada Center for the Arts in Arvada, CO. For more information, please visit http://www.ourgifted.com/beyond-giftedness-conference-2/
Oklahoma Association of Gifted, Creative, & Talented (OAGCT) Conference at the University of Central Oklahoma, OSU-Stillwater in Stillwater, OK. For more information, please visit http://oagct.org/
21
Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT) Parent Conference at Walsh Middle School in Round Rock, TX. For more information, please visit http://txgifted.org/parent-conference/
23-24
Kentucky Association for Gifted Education Annual Conference (KAGE) at the Marriott Griffin Gate Hotel in Lexington, KY. For more information, please visit http://kagegifted.org/
25-27
Arkansans for Gifted & Talented Education (AGATE) Conference at the Little Rock Marriott Hotel in Little Rock, AR. For more information, please visit http://arkansasgt.weebly.com/
26-27
Nebraska Association for the Gifted (NAG) Spring Conference at the Embassy Suites Omaha Downtown Old Market Embassy Suites Conference Center in Omaha, NE. For more information, please visit http://www.negifted.org/
Vanderbilt Gifted Education Institute at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. For more information, please visit http://pty.vanderbilt.edu/educators/gifted-education-institute/
27-March 1
California Association for the Gifted (CAG) Annual Conference at the Palm Springs Renaissance Hotel & Convention Center in Palm Springs, CA. For more information, please visit http://www.cagifted.org/
March 2015
5-6
North Carolina Association of Gifted & Talented (NCAGT) Conference at the Marriott and Embassy Suites Hotels in Winston-Salem, NC. For more information, please visit http://www.ncagt.org/
6-7
New Jersey Association for Gifted Children (NJAGC) annual conference at the Hotel Somerset-Bridgewater in Somerset, NJ. For more information, please visit http://njagc.org/
9-10
Georgia Association for Gifted Children (GAGC) annual convention at The Classic Center in Athens, GA. For more information, please visit http://www.gagc.org/
12-13
National Curriculum Networking Conference (NCNC) at The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA. For more information, please visit http://education.wm.edu/centers/cfge/
21
Prodigy Northwest Inland Northwest 2015 Conference at Whitworth University in Spokane, WA. For more information, please visit http://prodigynw.org/
30-31
Ohio Association for Gifted Children (OAGC) Teacher Academy in Columbus, OH. For more information, please visit http://www.oagc.com/?q=teacheracademy
April 2015
8-11
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Annual Convention & Expo in San Diego, CA. For more information, please visit http://www.cec.sped.org/
9-10
Montana Association of Gifted and Talented Education (MT AGATE) annual conference at the Great Northern Hotel in Helena, MT. For more information, please visit http://www.mtagate.org/
13-15
National Council for Math Teachers (NCTM) Research Conference in Boston, MA. For more information, please visit http://www.nctm.org/conferences/default.aspx?id=52#2014ann
15-18
National Council for Math Teachers (NCTM) Annual Meeting & Exposition in Boston, MA. For more information, please visit http://www.nctm.org/conferences/default.aspx?id=52#2014ann
15-19
The National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL. For more information, please visit http://www.ncme.org/
16-19
American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Convention and Exhibition in Chicago, IL. For more information, please visit http://www.aera.net/
17
Academically or Intellectually Gifted (AIG) Conference at the UNC Wilmington Watson College of Education, in Wilmington, NC. For more information, please visit http://uncw.edu/ed/aig/conferences.html
22-24
Young Child Expo & Conference at the Wyndham New Yorker Hotel in New York, NY. For more information, please visit http://www.youngchildexpo.com/
30-May 1
Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education (PAGE) annual conference at the Villanova University Conference Center in Radnor, PA. For more information, please visit http://www.giftedpage.org/
30-May 3
Mensa Mind Games at the Town & Country Resort Hotel in San Diego, CA. For more information, please visit http://mindgames.us.mensa.org/
May 2015
1-3
Beyond IQ (BIQ) Boston in Boston, MA. For more information, please visit http://beyondiq.camp9.org/
June 2015
25-28
International Group for Mathematical Creativity and Giftedness (MCG) Conference Sinaia, Romania. For more information, please visit http://www.igmcg.org/
July 2015
1-5
American Mensa’s annual gathering in Louisville, KY. For more information, please visit http://ag2015.us.mensa.org/
The PG Retreat for families of profoundly gifted children at the Glyn Eyrie Conference Center in Colorado Springs, CO. For more information, please visit http://pgretreat.com
12-17
Annual Confratute summer institute at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT. For more information, please visit http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/confratute/
24-26
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) Annual Conference at the Denver Tech Center Marriott in Denver, CO. For more information, please visit http://www.sengifted.org/
Did you know that . . .
. . . 18% of children (10.2 million) participate in afterschool programs.
. . . 41% of children (19.4 million) not currently in an afterschool program would be enrolled in a program if one were available to them.
. . . 35% of Caucasian children currently not in an afterschool program would be enrolled if a program were available.
. . . 60% of African American children currently not in an afterschool program would be enrolled if a program were available.
. . . 57% of Hispanic children currently not in an afterschool program would be enrolled if a program were available.
. . . 23% of families currently have a child enrolled in an afterschool program.
. . . 83% of children in afterschool programs agree that these programs help working parents keep their jobs.
. . . 75% of parents agree that afterschool programs help give working parents peace of mind about their children when they are at work.
. . . 56% of low-income households report that the cost of afterschool programs was a factor in their decision not to enroll their child compared with 48% of higher income households.
. . . 80% of parents say that their afterschool program offers opportunities for physical activity.
. . . 72% of parents say their child has opportunities for reading or writing.
. . . 69% say that their afterschool program offers a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) learning opportunity.
. . . 88% of parents of afterschool program participants agree that afterschool programs can help children develop social skills through interaction with their peers.
. . . 82% of parents of participants agree that afterschool programs can excite children about learning.
. . . 85% of parents indicate support for public funding for summer learning programs.
. . . 33% of families report at least one child participated in a summer learning program.
Statistics from Afterschool Alliance. (2014). America after 3 P.M.: Afterschool programs in demand. Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://afterschoolalliance.org/documents/AA3PM-2014/AA3PM_National_Report.pdf