Gifted Child Today articles from July 2000

Gifted Child Today archives from July 2000

All Children are Not Gifted!(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... "I believe all children are gifted" was the introductory statement of a keynote speaker at a recent symposium for teachers of gifted students. A collective gasp was heard from the audience. That gasp gives me some hope that not everyone accepts...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
July 1, 2000... Correction: On page 52 in the March/April issue of GCT, the stars were omitted from the college list. Those colleges that should have been starred are UCLA, McGill, University of Toronto, University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill, and the...

Reference Websites.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... http://www. thesaurus.com Users may enter a specific word and receive a listing of synonyms for the word. Each listing describes a brief excerpt to illustrate the meaning of the synonym. A hyperlink, view entry, takes the user to an...

Helping Students Study Fringe Topics.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... In a recent Phi Delta Kappan (April, 2000), Frank Trocco offers four criteria to help students judge the quality of a topic that might be considered unconventional or "fringe" such as aromatherapy, extrasensory perception, ufology. He first...

Misleading Test Scores.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... At a recent federal conference, experts in assessment, such as Eva Baker and W. James Popham, suggest that improvements in test scores may have nothing to do with improved teaching and curricula (see Education Week, April 5, 2000). They believe...

Understanding Portfolios.(K-12 students)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... "There are many different kinds of portfolios that are appropriate for use with K-12 students," begins Jennifer Williams, a science teacher from Eden Prairie, MN in a recent issue of Focus (Eisenhower National Clearinghouse, 7[2], p. 21). She...

Tips for Taking the SAT and ACT.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Kaplan's Pre-College Team offers 10 tips for taking the SAT and the ACT (Duke TIP Insights, Spring, 2000, p. 5). They make these recommendations: 1. Relax by accentuating positives. 2. Fill in the answer grid carefully. 3. Make...

Science Curriculum Reform.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... In VanTassel-Baska's (1998) Planning Science Program for High Ability Learners (ERIC Digest E546), she outlines classroom indicators for science curriculum reform. Quality curriculum focuses on important concepts, substantive content, and...

Notable.(technology literacy standards, Department of Education Web site, teaching job banks)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... The International Technology Education Association (ITEA) recently released technology literacy standards that focus primarily on instructional technology, particularly computers. The ITEA urges school districts to infuse technology throughout...

Teachers' Attitudes Toward Schools.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Phi Delta Kappa sent a questionnaire to a random sample of 2,000 public school teachers throughout the United States in October 1999. While only 18% of the sample responded, it was representative of each region and grade level with an estimated...

Successful School Reform.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Andreae Downs identifies five features that appear to be important in successful school reform efforts (Harvard Education Letter, 1612], 1-5). The research suggests that the most important characteristic is to clearly define the organization's...

Differentiating Instruction.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Since every child is unique, teachers face the challenge of differentiating instruction. The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development recently published Carol Ann Tomlinson's book The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the...

Review of Algebra Textbooks.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Project 2061 recently reviewed 12 widely used algebra textbooks to determine if they provided an adequate framework for teaching the mathematical system. They were rated according to these criteria: identify a sense of purpose for studying and...

Design a Peace Poster.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Children, ages 11-13, are challenged to draw, paint, or sketch their interpretations of the annual contest's theme. Lions Clubs worldwide sponsors the contest with area schools and organized youth groups. To reach the international finalist...

Grants.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... The National Science Foundation is interested in developing comprehensive science instructional materials for use in middle grades and transition to high school. The curriculum design needs to build on identification of content skills,...

Achievement Awards in Writing.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... The National Council of Teachers of English sponsors a competition to encourage high school students in their writing and to recognize publicly some of the best student writers in the nation. Only students who are juniors in high school may be...

Invention Convention.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Silver Burdett and Ginn Science sponsor the Invention Convention that is designed to encourage students to apply basic science skills in a creative and productive manner. This convention is open to users of Silver Burdett and Ginn science in...

Write an Essay on Money and Investing.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Stein Roe Mutual Funds established the Young Investor Fund to stimulate interest in investing at a young age, to educate both children and their parents on the topic, and to provide a vehicle that seeks long-term capital appreciation primarily...

Westinghouse Science Talent Search.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Westinghouse Science Talent Search has identified and rewarded top students and encouraged thousands of others to pursue careers in science, engineering, and mathematics for more than 50 years. Each year, about 1,600 high school seniors...

Did you know ...(educational facts)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... ... 64% of teachers gave A or B to their local public schools to denote the quality of the work while 49% of the public gave a similar grade. ... 24% of teachers and public gave A or B to the nation's public schools to denote the quality...

Catering for Mathematically Gifted Elementary Students: Learning from Challenging Tasks.
July 1, 2000... The person who really thinks, learns as much from his failures as his success. -- John Dewey Boredom is a major concern of gifted students and stems from a lack of challenge in academic tasks and a perception by these students of the...

New Rhetoric Requirements.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... In today's society, advocacy is more than defining and presenting a cause in order to inform and influence opinion and action. The methods and manners used to present the cause have changed with the times. For educators of the gifted, the cause...

THE HISTORY WALK: INTEGRATED MULTI-AGE LEARNING.
July 1, 2000... Third- and seventh-grade gifted students can help each other learn what life was like in the 1870s on the Texas Frontier. The Texas History Walk lets gifted students meet characters from the past and the inhabitants of the land where the...

Gifted Students and Philosophy: The Sound of a Tree Falling in the Forest ...
July 1, 2000... Groans might greet anyone posing the question, "If a tree falls in the forest with no one around, does it make a sound? This venerable poser is, however, laden with philosophical intrigue. In fact, the issues that this question raises typically...

NEW PRODUCTS.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Problem-Solving Product Offers Tools for Educators Today, more and more regular and special needs students sit side-by-side in the classroom, presenting unique challenges to teachers and school administrators who may have little training or...

Affective Component in the Education of the Gifted.
July 1, 2000... Imagine a third grade student, Joe, who is academically gifted, but is such a behavior concern that he is placed in a self-contained special education classroom where most of the students are children with mental retardation. How might such a...

Changing Times.
July 1, 2000... In my last column in GCT, I attempted to illustrate some of the salient ways in which the lives of gifted students today are significantly different from previous generations. Later in the column, I made a plea to adults to understand that...

The Gifted/Learning-Disabled Child: A Guide for Teachers and Parents.
July 1, 2000... What do Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Leonardo DaVinci, Walt Disney, Whoopi Goldberg, Lindsay Wagner, and Robin Williams have in common? All are reported to have learning disabilities. For many people the terms learning disabled and gifted...