NEWS RELEASE

News Bureau • Schofield Hall 201 • Eau Claire, WI 54702
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Free Session on Gifted Children
Offered at Ramada Inn 

MAILED: June 7, 2002

         EAU CLAIRE — A free parents' session addressing the role and influence of the family upon gifted children will be held 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, at the Ramada Inn and Conference Center, Eau Claire. No registration is required.
         Sally Walker, executive director of the Illinois Association for Gifted Education, will be available at the session. Walker is the author of "Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids" (Free Spirit Publishing), which has won two national awards.
         The session is being held in conjunction with the Celebrating Gifted Education Conference being hosted by University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Continuing Education June 19-20 at the Ramada Inn. Walker will be the featured speaker and differentiated learning will be the subject of this year's program.
         For more information on the conference, call Continuing Education at (715) 836-5843.
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  News Bureau
Judy Berthiaume
UW-Eau Claire News Bureau
Schofield 201
(715) 836-4741
newsbur@uwec.edu

Updated: June 7, 2002