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		<title>Toys for Gifted Kids 2009</title>
		<link>http://coppellgifted.org/2009/11/06/toys-for-gifted-kids-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for toy ideas for your gifted child?  Check out these recommendations:
NAGC put out its annual list of toys for gifted kids:
Manufacturer Info from 2009 NAGC Toy List (Tools of the Trade: Finding Value in Play):

Patch Products: http://www.patchproducts.com (maker of “Perfect Sense” board game)
FoxMind: http://www.foxmind.com (maker of “Six” strategy game)
Birdcage Press: http://www.birdcagepress.com (maker of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coppellgifted.org&blog=6378573&post=3284&subd=coppellgifted&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CISD educators and parent journey to &#8220;Gateway to Gifted&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://coppellgifted.org/2009/11/04/cisd-educators-journey-to-gateway-to-gifted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Conferences on gifted]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Six dedicated educators in CISD will attend the National Association for Gifted Children&#8217;s &#8220;Gateway to Gifted&#8221; annual conference in St. Louis from November 5th through 8th.  Susan Creighton (CHS), Jean Guidry (Austin), Todd Kettler (Director of Advanced Academics), Kari Lockwood (Austin), Gina Peddy (CHS), and Stacie Nickols (Lakeside) will attend the conference thanks to grants from CGA.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coppellgifted.org&blog=6378573&post=3238&subd=coppellgifted&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Creative Problem Solving &#8212; registration begins Nov 9</title>
		<link>http://coppellgifted.org/2009/11/02/creative-problem-solving-registration-begins-nov-9/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year we had our first MOSAIC Creative Problem Solving event.  Students learned the skills of creative problem solving and tackled a mess involving childhood obesity &#8212; with additional issues of governmental control on monitoring and limiting electronic gaming. The kids came up with creative and innovating solutions to this current problem that seems [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coppellgifted.org&blog=6378573&post=3279&subd=coppellgifted&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NCLB means gifted kids are learning comparatively less</title>
		<link>http://coppellgifted.org/2009/10/23/nclb-means-gifted-kids-are-learning-comparatively-less/</link>
		<comments>http://coppellgifted.org/2009/10/23/nclb-means-gifted-kids-are-learning-comparatively-less/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know we have heard a lot of press about NCLB.  However, it can&#8217;t be repeated often enough that creating a world where we want everyone to achieve milestones at exactly the same time hurts gifted kids.
In a recent article in the Star Tribune in Minnesota, a curriculum expert looks at the unintended results [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coppellgifted.org&blog=6378573&post=3244&subd=coppellgifted&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. gifted education inspires Japanese documentary</title>
		<link>http://coppellgifted.org/2009/10/23/u-s-gifted-education-inspires-japanese-documentary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Communications</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A film crew from Japan recently taped footage of gifted education practices at the DaVinci Academy in Elgin, Illinois. The content will be part of a documentary, to be aired in October on a major Japanese network, about U.S. teaching techniques for gifted students. &#8220;The U.S. is far more advanced in terms of gifted education,&#8221; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coppellgifted.org&blog=6378573&post=3241&subd=coppellgifted&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Join &#8220;The Discussion&#8221; at CISD</title>
		<link>http://coppellgifted.org/2009/10/17/join-the-discussion-at-cisd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of you have probably seen the signs talking about &#8220;The Discussion&#8221; at CISD. Did you go? Essentially, CISD is going to hold monthly meetings to inform Coppell citizens of the happenings at CISD and seek input about potential changes.
This is the perfect opportunity for you to be &#8220;in the know&#8221; and have your voice [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coppellgifted.org&blog=6378573&post=3230&subd=coppellgifted&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Boys will be boys?</title>
		<link>http://coppellgifted.org/2009/10/07/boys-will-be-boys/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[He is active, he likes to jump and climb, and he can&#8217;t stay focused on anything other than the computer, game system or his skate board and seems too distracted to listen. He gets into things and he takes things apart, he likes to pick at his sister. He dislikes his school work and can [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coppellgifted.org&blog=6378573&post=3221&subd=coppellgifted&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>FREE Webinar: Levels of Gifted &amp; Educational Options, Oct 8 &#8216;09</title>
		<link>http://coppellgifted.org/2009/10/06/free-webinar-levels-of-gifted-oct-8-09/</link>
		<comments>http://coppellgifted.org/2009/10/06/free-webinar-levels-of-gifted-oct-8-09/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgaprograms</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Webinar- Five Levels of Gifted
October 8th, 2009
Dr. Deborah Ruf, a national expert in gifted issues, will present &#8220;Five Levels of Gifted: School Issues and Educational Options,&#8221; based on her award-winning book Losing Our Minds: Gifted Children Left Behind. Register today for this educational experience with Dr. Ruf&#8211;it&#8217;s FREE!  Dr. Ruf shares information about how [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coppellgifted.org&blog=6378573&post=3211&subd=coppellgifted&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast: the State of Gifted Education with Todd Kettler</title>
		<link>http://coppellgifted.org/2009/10/05/podcast-the-state-of-gifted-education-with-todd-kettler/</link>
		<comments>http://coppellgifted.org/2009/10/05/podcast-the-state-of-gifted-education-with-todd-kettler/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you miss our September 23, 2009 speaker series event featuring Todd Kettler, CISD Director of Advanced Academics?
Are you curious about the history of gifted education and where we are going from here?  Todd discusses the pendulum swings in the history of gifted ed and how technology has changed the role of schools in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coppellgifted.org&blog=6378573&post=3121&subd=coppellgifted&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wall Street Journal: Online high schools test students&#8217; social skills</title>
		<link>http://coppellgifted.org/2009/10/02/wall-street-journal-online-high-schools-test-students-social-skills/</link>
		<comments>http://coppellgifted.org/2009/10/02/wall-street-journal-online-high-schools-test-students-social-skills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Communications</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Curriculum]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Online learning is growing in popularity across the the United States and world.  And while this option provides students with opportunities that may not be available to them at their local school or in their area, is there a price for taking advantage of online learning?  A Wall Street Journal article printed on Sept. 24 explores the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coppellgifted.org&blog=6378573&post=3181&subd=coppellgifted&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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