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Summer Learning 2024

Summer Learning 2024

Jun 19, 2024 | ,

As students, parents, and teachers start to relax and enjoy our summer vacation, it is important to remember that kids need some time off. However, keeping kids’ minds active is important. This could be sports or summer activities, but it might also involve reading, writing, and math. Below are some suggestions I have shared with my TAG parents over the years.

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2024 TAGT Scholarships Are Open

2024 TAGT Scholarships Are Open

Jan 24, 2024 | , , ,

With the help of our generous donors, the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT) offers over $30,000 annually in student scholarship opportunities. By providing the right opportunities we may just spark the minds that will discover innovative answers to the most challenging questions of their generation. These scholarships have the potential to change a student’s life forever.

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A New Middle School Opportunity – Accelerated Science

A New Middle School Opportunity – Accelerated Science

Jan 23, 2024 | ,

If you have a student in elementary school, you may have heard about the latest advanced learning opportunity for middle school students – Accelerated Science. The accelerated science pathway is meant to support students who have an early passion for science and are interested in pursuing additional advanced science coursework in high school. Like the middle school accelerated math opportunity, Accelerated Science will take the middle school science curriculum and compact it into two years instead of three, providing students with the opportunity to take a high school science course the 8th grade year.

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Gifted and Advanced Academics Parent Conference

Gifted and Advanced Academics Parent Conference

Jan 17, 2024 | , ,

Round Rock ISD will hold a Gifted and Advanced Academics Parent Conference on Saturday, March 2, 2024.

The Conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Walsh Middle School, 3850 Walsh Ranch Road, Round Rock. Check in begins at 8:15 a.m.

The cost to attend the conference is $10 per person. Reduced rates are available for parents/guardians with students eligible for free and reduced lunch. Please contact Michelle Swain for more information on reduced rates.

Schedule
8:15 a.m. – Check-in
8:30 a.m. – Conference begins:

Keynote: Fueling Their Passions
Featuring Keynote: Blake Haygood, award winning gifted educator and parent
Breakouts: Fuel their Passions: How to Fill Their Tank; Flakey or Fantastic: Multipotentiality; How to Talk About Your Gifted Child; Nurturing Passion in Elementary
Students through Research and Products; Middle School Transition; Navigating College Credit Opportunities in High School; and MANY MORE!

*Some sessions offered in Spanish*

Continue reading to register and add this event to your calendar.

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