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		<title>MOSAIC Creative Problem Solving&#8230; real world application</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our world is changing every day&#8230; many have suggested that America&#8217;s domination is weakening due to failings of education. Our kids will compete with others around the world for jobs. Jobs that we can&#8217;t even imagine as they don&#8217;t yet exist. Will our children be ready?
To thrive in the 21st century, our children need creative [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coppellgifted.org&blog=6378573&post=3462&subd=coppellgifted&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Developing Your Child&#8217;s Creative Thinking Ability with Dr. Joyce Juntune</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Developing Your Child&#8217;s Creative Thinking Ability
with Dr. Joyce Juntune
Thursday, February 18, 2010
CHS Lecture Hall, 7pm
$5 for non-members, FREE for CGA members
Creative and innovative thinking are valued as skills in the workplace. Creativity also provides an important and necessary outlet for gifted children. What can parents do to make the development of creativity a natural part [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coppellgifted.org&blog=6378573&post=3478&subd=coppellgifted&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CFB ISD Presents &#8220;How to Play the College Admission Game&#8221; by Catherine Marrs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[College]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[January 21st
7:00p &#8211; 8:30p
Technology Learning Center at
2427 Carrick Street in Farmers Branch

For thousands of students, this is not a game. It&#8217;s what they&#8217;ve been working toward for about 13 years! (or at least their families have). There are so many questions:
What schools are right for me?
How do I know?
How do I get in?
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		<title>iPhone Used to Facilitate Learning &#8211; Really?</title>
		<link>http://coppellgifted.org/2009/12/12/iphone-used-to-facilitate-learning-really/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yep, got an app for that!
Abilene Christian University &#8211; a school that many North Texas students attend &#8211; is meeting students where they are: cell phone-, Internet-, and app-savvy.
According to an article on Wired.com, 1000 freshman students at ACU were given an iPhone or iPod Touch to use in class, and their course curricula was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coppellgifted.org&blog=6378573&post=3441&subd=coppellgifted&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rigor at a school near you</title>
		<link>http://coppellgifted.org/2009/12/10/rigor-at-a-school-near-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you miss &#8220;The Discussion&#8221; in December?  You missed a great discussion about what the district is thinking about the meaning of rigor.  Throughout the presentation, you will hear time and time again about how our learners need to be engaged and that not every child is engaged in the same way and at the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coppellgifted.org&blog=6378573&post=3439&subd=coppellgifted&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CMSN Band Director needs our help.</title>
		<link>http://coppellgifted.org/2009/12/10/cmsn-band-director-needs-our-help/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the information for Joey Ashbrook&#8217;s Blood Drive and the T-shirt we will be giving to donors.
Date: Dec. 17th 2pm &#8211; 7pm
Location: Coppell Middle School North
Sponsor Number for Joey Ashbrook: 048721
If you donate blood at another Carter Blood Care donate under Mr. Ashbrook&#8217;s number and he will get credit.
We will have T-shirts for the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coppellgifted.org&blog=6378573&post=3437&subd=coppellgifted&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CFB ISD Presents Dr. Sylvia Rimm on &#8220;Why Gifted Children Sometimes Underachieve&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://coppellgifted.org/2009/12/09/cfb-isd-presents-dr-sylvia-rimm-on-why-gifted-children-sometimes-underachieve/</link>
		<comments>http://coppellgifted.org/2009/12/09/cfb-isd-presents-dr-sylvia-rimm-on-why-gifted-children-sometimes-underachieve/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ajsimons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD is bringing Dr. Sylvia Rimm to present &#8220;Why Gifted Children Sometimes Underachieve.&#8221;  Program will be geared to parents and educators. No childcare will be provided.
Date: January 19th
Time: Doors Open at 6:30 p.m. Program will begin promptly at 7 p.m. and conclude at 8:30 p.m.
Location: DeWitt Perry Middle School Auditorium &#8211; 2550 Beltline Road, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coppellgifted.org&blog=6378573&post=3430&subd=coppellgifted&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Finding a good book for the Holiday Break.</title>
		<link>http://coppellgifted.org/2009/12/04/finding-a-good-book-for-the-holiday-break/</link>
		<comments>http://coppellgifted.org/2009/12/04/finding-a-good-book-for-the-holiday-break/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take the time during the break to read a good book.  There are certainly a lot of good fiction books out there (please feel free to comment your latest good reads). If you are looking for some great books about giftedness, here is a list of some to consider giving yourself this holiday season.

A Love [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coppellgifted.org&blog=6378573&post=3395&subd=coppellgifted&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Turner &amp; CISD contingent head to Houston for GT conference</title>
		<link>http://coppellgifted.org/2009/11/30/dr-turner-cisd-contingent-head-to-houston-for-gt-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://coppellgifted.org/2009/11/30/dr-turner-cisd-contingent-head-to-houston-for-gt-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:48:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CGA awarded scholarships to 12 CISD teachers and administrators to attend the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented &#8220;Growing their Gifts&#8221; Annual Conference  from Dec. 2-4 in Houston.  The committed scholarship recipients are Dr. Jeff Turner (CISD Superintendent), Brenda Caproni (CMSW), Thom Hulme (School Board Member), Tracy Kling (Pinkerton), Melissa Mahan (Administration), Alicia Montgomery (CMSE), Marie [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coppellgifted.org&blog=6378573&post=3371&subd=coppellgifted&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Texas: Ahead or behind other states in gifted education?</title>
		<link>http://coppellgifted.org/2009/11/23/texas-ahead-or-behind-other-states-in-gifted-education/</link>
		<comments>http://coppellgifted.org/2009/11/23/texas-ahead-or-behind-other-states-in-gifted-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite a need for some improvements, a new nationwide survey has found that Texas makes one of the strongest commitments of any state to meet the needs of its estimated 356,000 gifted students.
Two major factors for Texas’ success are state funding to local districts and regional education service centers to support gifted education and teacher [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coppellgifted.org&blog=6378573&post=3355&subd=coppellgifted&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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