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Education for the Gifted Learner
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Many people believe that gifted learners can learn in any environment and that they have no special needs. The articles in this area of our website point out that this is not the case. Students who have intellectual, creative, leadership, or physical gifts need to be in settings at least part of the time where they can be challenged by their peers and can have opportunities to develop their capacities even further. What kinds of environments and learning opportunities are most appropriate? Read what some foremost authorities on this subject have to say.
Gifted Education: A Primer Jill Hearne, Ph.D. and Barbara Maurer, M.Ed.
A history of gifted education, various models and what teachers and parents need to know about the field.Brains on Fire: The Multimodality of Gifted Thinkers Brocke Eide and Fernette Eide
Neuroscientists describe differences in brain physiology and function of gifted students.The Future: Young Scholars' Inquiry Seminar Meets the Special Needs of Highly Capable 5th Grade Students Paula Fraser and Rich Henry
A new program for gifted students creates a "community of inquiry" that can be used with students at all ability levels.Academies of Inquiry and Talent for the Middle School Years Joseph S. Renzulli and Susannah Richards
Two well known authorities on gifted education share a successful middle school model that provides opportunities for students to develop their intellectual talents in ways that allow for social and emotional growth.Intelligent Design, or Not: Dr. Strangescience, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Wedge Mark Terry
A high school science teacher discusses how he includes the Theory of Evolution and Intelligent Design in his curriculum along with thought-provoking discussions.Focusing on Our Gifted Youth Gail E. Hanninen, Ed.D.
Providing appropriate and quality educational programs for our gifted and talented youth is critical to the future of our communities, state, nation and world. Dr. Hanninen shares the five principles that should be used to define such educational opportunities.Differentiated Curriculum for Classrooms with Gifted Children Sue Hovis
Educator describes some basics for the differentiation of curriculum for gifted students.Striking a Balance: How to Raise a Well-Rounded Gifted Child Jodi Forschmiedt
Gifted children are a diverse group of kids with exceptional talents. Some are particularly adept in mathematics; some have precocious language skills. Others excel in music or athletics. Whatever form their talents take, gifted children are passionate about their interests. They focus their energy on the topics that absorb them, often to the exclusion of other activities. Just as all children need to be encouraged to eat their vegetables as well as sweets, children with exceptional abilities must be guided toward a balanced diet of work and play.Standards and Gifted Students Gail E. Hanninen, Ed.D.
Much attention is paid to helping all students to meet educational standards. What happens to students who meet the standards two years in advance?The Acceleration Question: Should Gifted Children Skip Grades? Jodi Forschmiedt
Former special education teacher and parent of a gifted child documents a successful way for certain students to skip grades.The Goal is Excellence Launa Ellison
A gifted elementary school teacher shares how she utilizes best practices, brain research, and learning styles in achieving standards.Learning Celebrations are Authentic Assessments of Student Understanding Maggie Meyer and Jenna Glock
Teachers of highly capable students offer a multiple intelligences-friendly approach to assessment.Double Inequity, Redoubled Critique: Twice-Exceptional (Gifted + Learning Disabled) Students by Margi Nowak, Ph.D.
What we are learning about students who are both gifted and LD.Boston Public Schools As Arts-Integrated Learning Organizations Eric Oddleifson
Imagination and creativity are nurtured by the arts, leading to better learning by all students.The Plural of Leaf is Tree Michael Meyerhoff
Meyerhoff writes about the different types of intelligences of two girls. One is an A student and one is an average student; however, the average student possesses incredible curiosity and motivation to learn. He wonders how schools can restructure themselves to value the curious learner, instead of just valuing the learner who can parrot back information.Growing Up Gifted Barbara Clark
The Power of the Arts: Creative Strategies for Teaching Exceptional Learners Sally L. Smith
The Parallel Curriculum: A Design to Develop High Potential and Challenge High-Ability Learners Carol Ann Tomlinson, Sandra N. Kaplan, Joseph S. Renzulli, Jeanne Purcell, Jann Leppien, and Deborah Burns
Passport to Learn: Projects to Challenge High-Potential Learners Jacque Melin
Helping Your Highly Gifted Child
Helpful article on what constitutes "giftedness" and why it creates special needs for the learner.http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/golden6.htm Brain Drain: Initiative to Leave No Child Behind Leaves Out Gifted by Daniel Golden
A Wall Street Journal reporter notes that as a result of NCLB, many schools are reallocating resources to focus on low-performing students and away from the gifted and talented.U.S. Department of Education: Talent & Diversity: The Emerging World of Limited English Proficient Students in Gifted Education
The product of a 2-day meeting of gifted and talented and bilingual education experts consisting of educators, practitioners, and researchers to discuss ways to increase the number of Limited English Proficient (LEP) students in gifted education programs.CTY: Center for Talented Youth (Johns Hopkins University)
This national program identifies and supports gifted and talented children. The Center conducts research programs and helps gifted children find enrichment opportunities and academic programs through local educational institutions.Gifted Education News-Page
Past issues are archived at the above link.
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