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The Association for Bright Children of Ontario is an all-volunteer, provincially incorporated support and advocacy group, with many chapters across Ontario. It is dedicated to providing information and support to parents of bright and gifted children and adolescents through newsletters, networking, an annual conference and local workshops. It offers the parents' voice to local school boards, educators, professional groups and the Ontario Ministry of Education.
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Teaching Strategies for Gifted
13-14 Nov 2009 in Ottawa with Dr. Karen Rogers
An education event for teachers, education professionals and parents. Register now!
Parents - there's still room available for Saturday 14 Nov. For those who prefer not to register online, send us an email and you can pay by cash or cheque on Saturday. Let us know you are coming though - email us at abcottawa@abcontario.ca
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IEP Information ABC Ontario's Resource Guide on Developing Individual Education Plans for Gifted Students is available for download as a PDF document. The entire document is available in both French and English. The sample IEP's are also available with explanation in Mandarin.
The FAQ section has also been recently updated with lots of useful info and links. Take a few minutes to check it out!
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Maclean's Magazine published an article about gifted education in the March 2nd issue - "No Room for Gifted Kids"
ABC Ontario's President responded to the article with a Letter to the Editor. It is posted here for your reference (Letter to the Editor -pdf file.)
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The Council of Ontario Directors of Education recently added a sample IEP for a gifted elementary student to their online IEP samples project. It can be found on the CODE website at: http://www.ontariodirectors.ca/IEP-PEI/index.html
It is a step in the right direction, helping to clear some of the confusion surrounding IEPs for gifted students. ABC Ontario responded to the posting of the sample with this email communication (pdf file.)
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ABC Ontario's 2008 Annual Report has been posted. Visit our Annual Reports page to view or download.
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ABC Ontario Membership is Now Free !! To learn more please click here or simply sign up now. Free membership registration will be required to fully access all the features of this website including the message board, newsletters and event registration.
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ABC's team of volunteers is very excited about the launch of this updated website. Please check back often as our volunteers continue to add additional content and resources. We also request your patience and understanding during this development period as our volunteers work towards bringing you greater connectivity and interactivity. ABC's volunteers strive to make this website an informative and transformative resource for gifted education and parenting.
Please report any difficulties encountered with website operation to the webmaster to help us troubleshoot these new features.
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ABC Ontario gratefully acknowledges the support of a Parent Reaching Out Grant from the Parent Engagement Office at the Ontario Ministry of Education. This website upgrade and many of the resource materials produced by ABC over the past three years would not have been possible without this financial assistance.
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