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March 2017
2-3
Montana Association of Gifted and Talented Education annual conference in Missoula, MT. For more information, please visit http://www.mtagate.org/
North Carolina Association for Gifted and Talented Conference at the Winston–Salem Marriott and Embassy Suites in Winston–Salem, NC. For more information, please visit http://www.ncagt.org/
13-14
Georgia Association for Gifted Children annual convention at the Georgia Center in Athens, GA. For more information, please visit http://www.gagc.org/
16-17
National Curriculum Network Conference at William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA. For more information, please visit http://education.wm.edu/centers/cfge/
April 2017
5-8
National Council for Teachers of Mathematics Research Conference in San Antonio, TX. For more information, please visit http://www.nctm.org/Conferences-and-Professional-Development/Annual-Meeting-and-Exposition/
17
New Jersey Association for Gifted Children annual conference at the Conference Center at Mercer (Mercer County Community College) in West Windsor Township, NJ. For more information, please visit http://njagc.org/
19-22
Council for Exceptional Children Annual Convention & Expo in Boston, MA. For more information, please visit http://www.cec.sped.org/
21
Academically or Intellectually Gifted (AIG) Conference at the UNC Wilmington Watson College of Education in Wilmington, NC. For more information, please visit
21-23
Mensa Mind Games at the Hilton Dulles Hotel in Herndon, VA. For more information, please visit http://mindgames.us.mensa.org/
26-30
The National Council on Measurement in Education Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX. For more information, please visit http://www.ncme.org/
27-May 1
American Educational Research Association Annual Convention and Exhibition in San Antonio, TX. For more information, please visit http://www.aera.net/
28-30
Beyond IQ (BIQ) Boston in Boxborough, MA. For more information, please visit http://beyondiq.camp9.org/
29
Ottawa Area ISD Annual Gifted Conference presented in partnership with Michigan Association for Gifted Children at Kirkhof Center-Grand Valley State University in Allendale, MI. For more information, please visit http://www.oaisd.org/oaisd/departments/instructionalservices/giftedtalented/
May 2017
2-5
Young Child Expo & Conference in New York, NY. For more information, please visit http://www.youngchildexpo.com/
June 2017
30-July 4
The PG Retreat for families of profoundly gifted children in Colorado Springs, CO. For more information, please visit http://pgretreat.com/
July 2017
3-5
The International Conference on Excellence, Creativity, and Innovation in Basic and Higher Education Conference in Rijeka, Croatia. For more information, please visit http://www.icieconference.net/index.php/portugal-2017-12-6
5-9
American Mensa’s annual gathering in Hollywood, FL. For more information, please visit http://ag.us.mensa.org/
9-14
Annual Confratute summer institute at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT. For more information, please visit http://confratute.uconn.edu/
20-23
2017 World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC) biennial world conference at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) School of Education in Sydney, Australia. For more information, please visit http://worldgifted2017.com/
August 2017
3-6
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) Annual Conference in Chicago, IL. For more information, please visit http://www.sengifted.org/
October 2017
16-17
Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented at the Embassy Suites in Loveland, CO. For more information, please visit http://www.coloradogifted.org/conference/
November 2017
9-12
National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) Annual Convention in Charlotte, NC. For more information, please visit http://nagc.org/professional-learning/nagc-64th-annual-convention
Did you know . . .
. . . 3.4% of students aged 5 to 17 years were homeschooled in 2012 compared with only 1.7% in 1999.
. . . 83% of homeschooled students are White, 7% Hispanic, and 5% Black.
. . . 41% of homeschooled students live in rural areas, 28% in suburban areas, and 21% in cities.
. . . 32% of homeschooled students are in Grades 9 to 12, 29% in Grades 6 to 8, 22% in Grades 3 to 5, and 18% in Grade K-2.
. . . 32% of parents who homeschool their children have vocational/technical or some college as their highest education level
. . . 26% of parents who homeschool their children have bachelor’s degrees as their highest education level
. . . 23% of parents who homeschool their children have high school or equivalent diplomas as their highest education level
. . . 18% of parents who homeschool their children have graduate or professional degrees as their highest education level
. . . 2% of parents who homeschool their children have less than a high school education.
. . . 89% of parents who homeschool their children are from nonpoor backgrounds.
. . . 11% of parents who homeschool their children are from poor backgrounds.
. . . 91% of parents who homeschool their children are concerned about the school environment (e.g., safety, drugs, and negative peer pressure)
. . . 77% of parents homeschool their children because they want to provide moral instruction
. . . 74% of parents homeschool their children because they are dissatisfied with the academic instruction at other schools
. . . 64% of parents homeschool their children because they want to provide religious instruction
. . . 44% of parents homeschool their children because they desire to provide a nontraditional approach to their child’s education
. . . 16% of parents homeschool because their child has other special needs
. . . 77% of parents use a homeschooling catalog, publisher, individual specialist, or websites as a source of their curriculum and books
. . . 70% of parents use the library as a source of their curriculum and books
. . . 69% of parents use a retail bookstore or other store as a source of their curriculum and books
. . . 53% of parents use an education publisher not affiliated with homeschooling
. . . 45% of parents use a homeschooling organization as a source of their curriculum and books
. . . 25% of homeschooled students have parents who took a course to prepare for their child’s home instruction.
. . . 35% of middle school, 34% of high school-level, and 11% of elementary-level homeschooled students took online courses.
Data from Redford, J., Battle, D., & Bielick, S. (2016). Homeschooling in the United States: 2012 (NCES Publication No. 2016-096). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics.