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Sustaining and Evaluating Progress in a Cluster Grouping Model
By Dina Brulles, Ph.D., coauthor of The Cluster Grouping Handbook: A Schoolwide Model: How to Challenge Gifted Students and Improve Achievement for All (Revised and Updated Edition) The last in a four-part series on successful cluster grouping. Click here for part … Continue reading
Underachievement Among Gifted Learners: An Interview with Dr. Nielsen Pereira and Ophélie Desmet
By Richard M. Cash, Ed.D., author of Self-Regulation in the Classroom: Helping Students Learn How to Learn Part of our Cash in on Learning series by Richard M. Cash, Ed.D. Click to read other Cash in on Learning posts. Recently, … Continue reading
5 Expert Tips for Cluster Grouping Success
By Dina Brulles, Ph.D., coauthor of The Cluster Grouping Handbook: A Schoolwide Model: How to Challenge Gifted Students and Improve Achievement for All (Revised and Updated Edition) The third in a four-part series on successful cluster grouping. Click here for … Continue reading
Is It Underachievement or Underlearning?
By Diane Heacox, Ed.D., coauthor of Differentiation for Gifted Learners: Going Beyond the Basics (Revised & Updated Edition) Underachievement amongst gifted learners has long been a concern for educators. Underachievement is defined as a severe and persistent discrepancy between potential … Continue reading
5 Ways School Administrators Can Support Cluster Grouping
By Dina Brulles, Ph.D., coauthor of The Cluster Grouping Handbook: A Schoolwide Model: How to Challenge Gifted Students and Improve Achievement for All (Revised and Updated Edition) The second in a four-part series on successful cluster grouping. Click here for … Continue reading