Come to the National Association for Gifted Children’s 65th Annual Convention for the sessions and the people, enjoy a little of Minneapolis while you are there.

1. THE LAND OF 10,000
GIFTS & TALENTS
YOUR MINNESOTA LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE WELCOMES YOU!
YES, WE ARE NICE.
Join us at the National Association for
Gifted Children’s 65th Annual Convention in
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2. IT MIGHT BE ~
FALL WEATHER
• 40’s and 50’s
• Breezy
• Walking weather
• Medium-weight jacket
• Hat and gloves

3. IT MIGHT BE ~
WINTER WEATHER
• 20s and 30s
• Windy
• Boot weather
• Warm coat
• Gloves, hat, scarf
• Extra moisturizer

4. SEE MINNEAPOLIS
WITHOUT EVER
GOING OUTSIDE ~
WE LOVE OUR
SKYWAYS!

5. TAKE THE
LIGHT RAIL
• Metro Blue line
• Mall of America
• Airport
• Metro Green line
• Mpls. To St. Paul

6. 10,000 LAKES ~
YEAR-ROUND FUN
Summer
• Boating, water-skiing,
fishing
Fall and Spring
• Biking, walking paths
Winter
• Ice-parasailing, ice-skating,
ice fishing

7. WINTER
SPORTS
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8. LANDSCAPE
DIVERSITY
• Boundary Waters
• Great Lakes
• Iron Range
• Tall Grass Prairie
• Rolling Plains
• Water, water, everywhere

9. CULTURAL
DIVERSITY

10. CELEBRATING
DIFFERENCES

11. ART
American Swedish Institute
Walker Art Center Sculpture
Park
Weisman Museum
Minneapolis Institute or Arts

12. THEATRE
Children’s Theatre Company
Heart of the Beast Puppet Theatre
Guthrie Theatre
Orpheum Theatre

13. MUSIC
Ordway Center
First Avenue
Minnesota Orchestra
Paisley Park

14. SHOPPING
Winter Farmer’s Market, St. Paul
Midtown Global Market
Mall of America
Indoor Farmer’s Market, Mpls.

15. EAT, DRINK, AND
BE MERRY
• 150 breweries
• 50+ wineries
• Explore Minnesota eating
and drinking guide lists and
links to more than 1500
restaurants in MN

16. EDUCATIONAL DIVERSITY
• Urban to rural, and everything in between
• 553 school districts
• MN has 19 of the 1000 biggest school
districts in the U.S.
• Reservation schools in 11 American Indian
reservations and communities, statewide
• Local control

17. CHOICES
• Open enrollment
• Dual enrollment
• Public
• Private
• Charter
• Magnet
• Homeschool
• Online

18. GIFTED PROGRAMMING
AND SERVICES
• Full time
• Full time school-within-a-
school
• Cluster grouping
• Pull-out, push-in
• Out of school enrichment
• 2e

19. GIFTED
LEGISLATION
• $13 PPU
• Identification
• Acceleration
• Early entrance to
Kindergarten and 1st grade

20. STANDARDS
• Above and beyond the
core
• American Indian education
standards are included in
legislation

21. 10,000
OPPORTUNITIES
TO GROW

22. JOIN US AT NAGC’S 65TH
ANNUAL CONVENTION
November 16-18, 2018
• Choose from more than 300 sessions
• View the Poster Gallery for promising practices
and new research
• Network with leaders in the field, parents, and
teachers; go home inspired and ready to try new
ideas