Gifted Child Today articles from January 2001

Gifted Child Today archives from January 2001

Teachers Do Make a Difference.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... I recently read a study conducted by the Educational Testing Service that linked "effective teaching methods" to mathematics and science subtests from the 1996 National Assessment of Educational Progress (see http://www.ets.org/research). The...

On the Web.(online educational resources)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Teacher Vision http://www. teachervision.com This web site, a part of Learning Network, features helpful resources for teachers Pre-K--grade 12. Included in the site are Seasonal Features, Articles, Free Newsletters, Lesson Plans, and...

Inquiry in Instruction.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Inquiry instruction is "the single process of students asking relevant questions about issues to which they do not possess predetermined answers" [Sutman, F. X., (2000), Harvard Education Letter, 16(5), p. 8]. Researchers have found that...

Linking Effective Teaching to Test Scores.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... The Educational Testing Service has linked teachers' classroom practices, professional-development experiences, and educational backgrounds to the performance of eighth graders on the mathematics and sciences portions of the 1996 National...

Child-Rearing Know-How.(Brief Article)(Polling Data)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... A recent study has found that parents might not know as much about their children's development as they think they do. The study, What Grown-Ups Understand About Child Development: A National Benchmark Survey, was commissioned by three...

"Virtual" Notes Home.(parent/teacher communications)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Have you ever wondered how you might find out about your child's homework assignments? According to The Washington Post (November 5, 2000, C 01), parents are now logging on to web sites such as K12nation.net, typing in a password, and pulling...

Concerns About Standardized Testing.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Alfie Kohn expresses concerns about the over emphasis on standardized testing in his new book The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and "Tougher Standards" (Houghton Mifflin, 1999). He argues that high-stakes...

Incentives for Teachers.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Nearly 200 school districts in 39 states have spent millions of dollars to create incentives for teachers to attempt certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). The NBPTS was created in 1987 to establish...

Increasing Girls' Interest in Computer Science.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... While many women are making progress in science- and math-related fields, the gaps continue to increase in technology (American Association of University Women, 2000). Computer science is a career that is dominated by men. For example, girls...

Notable.
January 1, 2001... Marcia Imbeau, GCT Advisory Board Member, was recently awarded the College of Education and Health Profession's Outstanding Teacher Award at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville where she is an associate professor. The National...

CONTESTS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Education's Unsung Heroes Applications for the Education's Unsung Heroes Awards, sponsored by ReliaStar and Northern Life, are being accepted until April 30, 2001. All full-time K-12 education professionals from across the United States...

Grants and Awards.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Share the Technology is an on-line resource connecting computer donors with organizations seeking to acquire equipment. To request a donation, visit http://share technology.org and select "search donation offers" From there, searches may be...

Did you know ...
January 1, 2001... ... in 1974, males 25-34 who were college graduates earned 14% more than males who completed high school, whereas in 1996, there males 25-34 earned 54% more than males who completed high school. ... attending a "selective" college or...

In Praise of Elitism.
January 1, 2001... In a recent edition of the Duke Gifted Letter, a publication sponsored by the Talent Identification Program (TIP) at Duke University, I took part in a so-called "Expert's Forum" about the merits and flaws of the biggest educational misnomer of...

Stitch a Story, Stitch a Dream.
January 1, 2001... "Quilts and blankets are so scarce that some mothers are wrapping their newborn babies in newspaper!" This statement startled all of the children. Most could not wait to tell their parents and friends. A few showed a deeper, more personal...

Mapping Out New Directions? Or Using the Same Roadmap?
January 1, 2001... I recently gave a keynote address to a group of New Zealand educators entitled "Equity With Excellence: Confronting the Dilemmas and Celebrating the Possibilities" (Riley, 2000). In preparing the paper, I was drawn immediately to the writings...

Gifted Kids, Gifted Characters, and Great Books.
January 1, 2001... A gifted 10-year-old reacted to E. L. Konigsburg's female protagonist From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1967) by exclaiming: "Claudia is so much like me! She's so bright, she uses logic and plans, but most of all, she wants...

Creativity, Intelligence, and Ethics: Why Do Our Gifted Children Need Them?
January 1, 2001... It's amazing what random searches through the current news produces for generating serendipitous reflections about gifted children and what exactly giftedness may be. Let's for a moment consider the hype regarding the movie, Pay it Forward, and...

Using Literature in Mathematics: Gifted Student's Comments.
January 1, 2001... "Middle school students should have many opportunities to use language to communicate their mathematical ideas" (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics [NCTM], 1989, p. 78). In Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (NCTM, p. 60),...

First Words.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... First Words (ISBN 1-56512-272-0) is likely to act as an inspiration to budding writers, encouraging teachers, and just plain readers. Editor Paul Mandelbaum persuades 22 contemporary authors to share their childhood writings and their priceless...

Challenging Critical Thinking Puzzles.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Critical thinking engages the mind in intellectual strategies in an attempt to understand and unlock the nature of problems, situations, or puzzles. Challenging Critical Thinking Puzzles (ISBN 0-8069-3186-8) requires making observations,...

Iowa Acceleration Scale: A Guide to Whole-Grade Acceleration K-8.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Assouline, Colangelo, Lupkowski-Shopik, and Lipscomb edited the Iowa Acceleration Scale: A Guide to Whole-Grade Acceleration K-8 (ISBN 0-910707-30-8), which was developed and tested by the Belin-Blank Center at the University of Iowa. The kit...

Gifted Books, Gifted Readers: Literature Activities to Excite Young Minds.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Gifted students require special challenges to pique their imaginations. What better way to awaken gifted minds to the joy of creative thought than with some of the best literature available? Nancy Polette's Gifted Books, Gifted Readers:...

America's Daughters: 400 Years of American Women.(Review)
January 1, 2001... Illustrated with more than 150 period drawings and photographs, America's Daughters: 400 Years of American Women (ISBN 0-9622036-8-8), by Judith Head, brings the past to life. This easy-to-read, yet carefully researched history of American...

Middle School Math Challenge.(Review)
January 1, 2001... Middle School Math Challenge (ISBN 0-88160-267-1) is packed with lively and creative instant ideas for learning experiences that can be used in the classroom or at home for students in grades 4-8. The format of the book makes it extremely...

Using First-Person Presentation to Encourage Student Interest in Social History.
January 1, 2001... The soldiers in the Civil War fought for the liberation of a group of people whom they did not know well--they fought a war for justice. After the Emancipation Proclamation the common people, these same soldiers who had fought in the Civil War,...

Gifted Children and Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development.
January 1, 2001... In this column, I will provide an introduction to one of the most influential thinkers in the field of psychology, Erik Erikson. After I overview his theory of psychosocial development, I will tie it to the development of gifted children....

Employing Visual Learning to Enhance the Leadership of the Gifted.
January 1, 2001... Information is primarily communicated through three channels: the written word, the spoken word, and visual images. Humans rely disproportionately on the written and spoken word to convey our thoughts. As a result the risk is run of missing...