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		<title>Photos from Day Three of the IECA Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Peter Baron, AdmissionsQuest



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		<title>Photos from Day Two of the IECA Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Peter Baron, AdmissionsQuest



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		<title>Most Entertaining Lunchtime Keynote Speaker- Ever</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Brian Fisher, AdmissionsQuest
Dr. Nido Qubein, President of High Point University, shared his zest for life and his philosophy during Thursday’s conference lunch.  Part tent revival, part comedian, part practical philosopher, part story teller, Dr. Qubein affirmed the importance of education and the transformational experiences that schools and educators provide students.
Preaching to the choir [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IECA Charlotte 2009 Conference Impressions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Peter Baron, AdmissionsQuest
Erin Avery, Avery Educational Resource, IECA member, talks about what she enjoys about the conference- from conference sessions to the networking opportunities to the quality discussions with schools, colleges, therapeutic programs &#38; vendors.

Ben Kavanaugh, Bucknell University shares the college perspective on IECA Charlotte:

Cyndy McDonald, College Consultant Assistant, shares her impressions of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reaching Intellectually Gifted Underachievers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AdmissionsQuest</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Brian Fisher, AdmissionsQuest
I spent a few minutes in Barbara Cunningham’s (Summit Preparatory School) Wednesday presentation “Intellectually Gifted Underachievers: The Oxymoron Unraveled.”  She’s done nice work in establishing some correlations and common experiences of kids who fit this profile and developing strategies to move them toward fulfilling their potentials.
In a word, these kids require [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wednesday Keynote: Daniel Pink Makes Case for Forward Looking Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AdmissionsQuest</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[A Whole New Mind: Why Right Brainers Rule the Future]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Brian Fisher, AdmissionsQuest
Pink, author of A Whole New Mind: Why Right Brainers Rule the Future made the case for faster changes in American educational structures- arguing that we’re missing the future by basing our school educational models on our past.
It’s tough to shift our thinking, basing our educational approaches and philosophies- not on what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schools, Consultants, Customer Service…</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AdmissionsQuest</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Brian Fisher, AdmissionsQuest
Everyone on campus or in your office conveys messages and sells the school or your services.  We all think we practice pretty good customer service.  Do we?
Beth Black, Cherokee Creek Boys School, made the case for service in her presentation, “Everything I learned About Marketing, I Learned from a Mouse.”
In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speed Meetings Provide New Approach to Exchange Information</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AdmissionsQuest</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Brian Fisher, AdmissionsQuest
A new conference approach has enhanced the way educational consultants &#38; schools exchange information.  Hello Speed Meetings. Nice to meet you.
The speed meeting approach gives admission officers and educational consultants a quick, defined time to exchange substantive information.  It could be a new introduction.  It could be catching up on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photos from Day 1 at IECA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AdmissionsQuest</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Peter Baron, AdmissionsQuest
Enjoy this set of photos from the opening day of the conference. You can check out the originals by visiting the IECA&#8217;s Flickr pool:
Created with Admarket&#8217;s flickrSLiDR.



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		<title>School Showcase: The Carolinas and the South</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Peter Baron, AdmissionsQuest
This afternoon I attended &#8220;School Showcase: The Carolinas and the South.&#8221; It reminded people that Southern boarding schools offer a series of programs &#38; approaches across the educational spectrum.
Representatives from 14 schools of all types- from all-boys boarding to military to single gender to co-ed boarding/day- highlighted a series of opportunities &#38; [...]]]></description>
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