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February 2016
7-9
Illinois Association for Gifted Children Annual Convention at the Chicago Marriott in Naperville, IL. For more information, please visit http://www.iagcgifted.org/
10-12
Arkansans for Gifted and Talented Education (AGATE) Annual Conference at the Hot Springs Embassy Suites Hotel and Hot Springs Convention Center in Hot Springs, AR. For more information, please visit http://arkansasgt.weebly.com/
26
Oklahoma Association of Gifted, Creative, and Talented (OAGCT) Conference at The Cox Business Center in Tulsa, OK. For more information, please visit http://oagct.org/
22-23
Kentucky Association for Gifted Education Annual Conference in Lexington, KY. For more information, please visit http://kagegifted.org/
25-26
Nebraska Association for the Gifted (NAG) Conference at the Embassy Suites Conference Center in Omaha, NE. For more information, please visit http://www.negifted.org/
26-28
California Association for the Gifted’s (CAG) Annual Conference in Palm Springs, CA. For more information, please visit http://www.cagifted.org/
March 2016
3-4
North Carolina Association of Gifted and Talented (NCAGT) Conference at the Winston-Salem Marriott & Embassy Suites Hotels in Winston-Salem, NC. For more information, please visit http://www.ncagt.org/conference/overview/
3-5
National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) Annual Conference at The Hilton Chicago in Chicago, IL. For more information, please visit http://www.nabe.org/
10-11
The Annual National Curriculum Network Conference at The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA. For more information, please visit http://education.wm.edu/centers/cfge/
14
The Annual Georgia Association for Gifted Children (GAGC) Convention at the Classic Center in Athens, GA. For more information, please visit http://www.gagc.org/
31- Apr 3
National Science Teacher Association (NSTA) National Conference on science education at in Nashville, TN. For more information, please visit http://www.nsta.org/
April 2016
6-9
Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Annual Convention in Houston, TX. For more information, please visit http://www.ncte.org/cccc/conv/
7-11
The National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. For more information, please visit www.ncme.org/
8-12
American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. For more information, please visit http://www.aera.net/
13-16
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Annual Convention and Expo in St. Louis, MO. For more information, please visit http://www.cec.sped.org/
National Council for Math Teachers (NCTM) Annual Meeting & Exposition in San Francisco, CA. For more information, please visit http://www.nctm.org/
14-15
Montana Agate annual conference at the Hilton Garden Inn in Great Falls, MT. For more information, please visit http://www.mtagate.org/
15-16
New Jersey Association for Gifted Children’s (NJAGC) Annual Conference. For more information, please visit http://njagc.org/
15-17
Beyond IQ Boston Conference. For more information, please visit http://beyondiq.camp9.org/
Mensa Mind Games at the Westin Chicago. For more information, please visit http://mindgames.us.mensa.org/
Did you know that . . .
. . . 55% of principals reported that counselors’ top priority is helping students plan and prepare for post secondary schooling.
. . . 28% of principals reported that counselors’ top priority is improving students’ achievement in high school.
. . . 12% of principals reported that counselors’ top priority is improving students’ personal growth and development.
. . . 5% of principals reported that counselors’ top priority is helping students plan and prepare for work roles after high school.
. . . 57% of counselors reported that their schools assigned counselors to students by students’ last name.
. . . 39% of counselors reported that their school had a counselor whose primary responsibility was assisting students with college applications.
. . . 54% of counselors reported that their counseling department spent less than 20% of their time on college readiness, selection, and applications.
. . . 90% of counselors indicated their schools offered information on college admission tests, colleges, and the basics of the financial aid process.
. . . 58% of schools tracked what their former students did after high school.
. . . 49% of schools tracked what their former students did after high school using a student or alumni survey.
. . . 37% of schools collected information about whether their former students persisted beyond their first year.
. . . 63% of students by their junior year had talked with a school counselor about their options for life after high school.
. . . 51% of students’ parents had talked with a school counselor about their student’s options for life after high school.
. . . 13% of students had talked with a hired counselor about their options for life after high school.
. . . 15% of parents had talked with a hired counselor about their student’s options for life after high school.
. . . 42% of students reported that parents were the most influential in their thinking about their education after high school.
. . . 28% of students reported that they were the most influential in their thinking about their education after high school.
Data from Radford, A. W., Ifill, N., & Lew, T. (2015). A national look at the high school counseling office. Arlington, VA: National Association for College Admission Counseling. Retrieved from http://www.nacacnet.org/research/research-data/nacac-research/Documents/NACAC_Counseling_PhaseII.pdf