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Benefits of Differentiated Instruction

16 Jul 2018

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Classrooms today are recognizing that students have individual learning styles – different cultural backgrounds, different languages, different preferences for learning methods, different cognitive strengths and developmental timelines, and different personal challenges. Teachers in today’s classrooms are faced with their own challenges involving how to accommodate all these differences. How can they optimize each student’s growth … Read More

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Preparing Gifted Graduates for a Successful Transition to College

13 Jul 2018

Gifted Children

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College is an exciting time for high school students. Finding the right college and going through the admissions process can be daunting. Deciding on the right field of study for a successful career is another challenge. The transition to college is something that all students, and especially gifted students, need assistance with in planning and … Read More

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Common Characteristics of Gifted Babies, Toddlers

10 Jul 2018

Gifted Children

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After you have fed and changed your baby, is she still crying? Does she seem unusually fussy for long periods of time? Did you put a mobile over her crib, and although she was interested, did she get quickly get bored with it? If she is laying in her crib or on the bed, does … Read More

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Working With Parents to Help Foster Outside-the-Box Learners’ Success

03 Jul 2018

Gifted Education

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Just what is “the box” when it comes to gifted learners? What is the standard measure of education for those who are gifted and for those who are both gifted and challenged in some way? It seems like the box has changed over the years depending on the definition of gifted at any one time. … Read More

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11 Ways Gifted Students Learn Differently

20 Jun 2018

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How do gifted students learn differently from other children? There have been many theories put forth over the years as educators and researchers learned more about what it means to be gifted. And the debate continues today. Early in this century, giftedness was determined by testing a student’s IQ. Overall intelligence was the measure until … Read More

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How States Are Using ESSA Funds for Early Learning

12 Jun 2018

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Early learners are at a big disadvantage when it comes to federally funded educational programs. Research tells us that less than half of low-income children have access to high-quality early childhood education programs. This is important because skills developed in the first five years of life greatly influence success in later life. Lack of federal … Read More