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Empowering Underrepresented Gifted Students: The Tale of Super Hani

By Deb Douglas, coeditor of Empowering Underrepresented Gifted Students: Perspectives from the Field Hani has headed back to school this fall with a spectacular new superpower . . . SELF-ADVOCACY! She’s ready, willing, and able to speak up, ask for … Continue reading

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The Importance of Intersectionality in Empowering Underrepresented Gifted Students: We Are More Than You Think We Are

By Joy Lawson Davis, Ed.D., coeditor of Empowering Underrepresented Gifted Students As educators working with gifted students, we have to be as cognizant of our students’ affective needs as we are of their intellectual and academic needs. We realize that … Continue reading

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Enter to Win Gifted Resources

This month we’re giving away a book bundle that meets the unique needs of gifted kids and their teachers: This giveaway is now closed. When Gifted Kids Don’t Have All the Answers Teaching Gifted Kids in Today’s Classroom Differentiation for … Continue reading

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Fiction and the Development of Character

Books and stories are so full of amazing people—people who face challenges and develop strengths because of it. Imagine this story: An exceptionally gifted child grows up with gifted siblings. While he is very young, adults notice him and his … Continue reading

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