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Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Core?
By Jim Delisle, coauthor of Building Strong Writers in Middle School and When Gifted Kids Don’t Have All the Answers Since 45 states have adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in English/language arts and mathematics, it’s obvious that they … Continue reading
Posted in Gifted Education, Teaching Strategies
Tagged CCSS, Common Core State Standards, English language arts, Free Spirit author, gifted and talented lesson plans, gifted children, gifted education, gifted students, gifted teenagers, gifted teens, language arts lesson plans, mathematics, reading, talented and gifted students, teaching gifted and talented students, teaching gifted students, the common core, writing
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Gifted Cluster Grouping—Making It Work!
By Dina Brulles, coauthor of The Cluster Grouping Handbook and Teaching Gifted Kids in Today’s Classroom Professional Development Multimedia Package An observer in Mrs. Peterson’s gifted-cluster classroom sees highly engaged students working in small groups. One group is researching on … Continue reading
Posted in Gifted Education, Professional Development
Tagged cluster grouping, differentiating instruction, Free Spirit author, gifted children, gifted education, gifted students, talented and gifted students, teacher professional development, teacher resources, teaching gifted and talented students, teaching gifted students
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Cash in on Learning: What I’ve Learned from Twice-Exceptional Students: Five Keys to Success
by Richard Cash, Ed.D., Free Spirit Publishing author of Advancing Differentiation: Thinking and Learning for the 21st Century Of the many students I’ve had the pleasure to work with, one young man stands out from the rest. In the mid-1990s, … Continue reading
Cash in on Learning: Confessions of a Conference Junkie
by Richard Cash, Ed.D., Free Spirit Publishing author of Advancing Differentiation: Thinking and Learning for the 21st Century Okay, I admit it: I’m a conference junkie. Well, actually, I’m a National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) conference junkie. My first … Continue reading
Posted in Gifted Education, Professional Development
Tagged differentiated instruction, Free Spirit author, gifted children, gifted education, gifted students, GT, high-ability learners, low-income students, NAGC, retention, talented and gifted students, teaching gifted and talented students, teaching gifted students
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Cash in on Learning: 10 Lessons All Teachers Can Learn from Gifted Education
by Richard Cash, Ed.D., Free Spirit Publishing author of Advancing Differentiation: Thinking and Learning for the 21st Century In keeping with the theme of my last two blog posts, I now want to emphasize what all teachers can learn from … Continue reading