Gifted Child Today articles from June 2006

Gifted Child Today archives from June 2006

New national standards for teachers of gifted and talented students.(Editorial)
June 22, 2006... During the past 2 years, the Association for the Gifted, a division of the Council for Exceptional Children, and the National Association for Gifted Children have been involved in the development and validation of initial standards for...

Multilingualism emphasis.(Brief article)
June 22, 2006... "Political, business, and education leaders are urging greater attention to teaching children foreign languages to help bolster international competitiveness" (p. 21), particularly in Chinese and Arabic (Manzo, K. K. [2006]. Students taking...

Nurturing young scientists.(Brief article)
June 22, 2006... Did you know that 75% of Nobel Prize winners in the sciences report that their passion for science was first stimulated in nonschool environments? Nonschool or afterschool programs are ideal environments for engaging students in scientific...

Marconi calling http://www.marconicalling.org.(Telent PLC)(Website overview)(Brief article)
June 22, 2006... Anyone interested in the life and pioneering work of Guglielmo Marconi needs to visit this site. In 1999, the Marconi Corporation decided to commission an online museum based on the work of Marconi and the company's early history. The result is...

Kaboom! http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/kaboom.(on the web)(Website overview)(Brief article)
June 22, 2006... Ever wonder how fireworks are made? Curious about things like launch tubes, lift charges, and time delay fuses? If so, this is one site you can't miss. Aside from information on the anatomy of fireworks, there is an online interview with...

Dole 5 a day http://www.dole5aday.com.(Dole Food Company Inc.'s 5 A Day Program )(Website overview)(Brief article)
June 22, 2006... This site is for everyone who wants to learn how to get fit and improve their eating habits--with the help of singing fruits and vegetables! Even the pickiest eaters will find this site fun and engaging. Don't know what certain fruits and...

Preparing students for college.(Brief article)
June 22, 2006... College graduates earn an average of 80% more than workers with just a high school diploma. This substantial income divide has influenced a number of new initiatives that prepare young people for college (Olson, L. [2006]. Economic trends fuel...

Increasing parental involvement.
June 22, 2006... In her belief that information is an important first step in partnering with parents in their children's education, Furger (March, 2006) describes five ways to increase parental involvement using technology (Five ways to boost parental...

The art zone http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/zone.htm.(on the web)(Website overview)(Brief article)
June 22, 2006... This amazing interactive site allows visitors to express their artistic side while learning more about visual art. The Collage Machine is but one example of the numerous interactive activities on this site. Visitors explore the art of collage...

Villainy, Inc. http://villainyinc.thinkport.org.(on the web)(Website overview)(Brief article)
June 22, 2006... Welcome to the Anti-Villainy Unit (AVU)! As an agent in the AVU, your mission is to thwart the evil plans of Dr. Eugene Wick, his sidekick Platypus, and all the Goons in his front company, Villainy Inc. How? Dr. Wick has one important weakness:...

Standards-based teacher evaluations.
June 22, 2006... Research indicates that teacher quality has more impact on student achievement. The Professional Growth System in Montgomery County puts evaluation under the umbrella of staff development and uses it continually to increase teacher capacity...

World Council for Gifted and Talented Children.(notable)
June 22, 2006... The World Council for Gifted and Talented Children has moved to the University of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; 204-789-1421; http://www.worldgifted.ca. The following leaders in gifted education were honored at the 2005 World Council for Gifted...

Middle school students' SAT scores.(notable)
June 22, 2006... Middle school students' SAT scores predict career success. After studying two decades of data on 13-year-olds, researchers found that the students achieved comparable and "exceptional" levels of success by the time they reached their early 30s....

21st Century Skills.(notable)
June 22, 2006... The Partnership for 21st Century Skills published the report, "Results That Matter: 21st Century Skills and High School Reform," which describes the challenge for America's high schools, a vision for 21st-century learning, recommendations for...

Advanced Placement and College Graduation.(notable)
June 22, 2006... The National Center for Educational Accountability has published a report titled "The Relationship Between Advanced Placement and College Graduation." They conclude that the percentage of a school's students who take and pass AP exams is the...

Project-based learning.(Brief article)
June 22, 2006... The Challenge 2000 Multimedia Project (http://pblmm.k12.ca.us) focuses on project-based learning that is supported by multimedia. They have identified the following seven features as key components of this project: 1. Curricular content...

College and workplace readiness benchmarks.(notable)
June 22, 2006... In its report, "Ready or Not: Creating a High School Diploma That Counts," the American Diploma Project provides college and workplace readiness benchmarks, sample tasks, and assignments to improve the rigor of high school exit standards. To...

Games for children from infancy to age 6.(notable)
June 22, 2006... Researchers reviewed DVDs, computer software, and video games for children from infancy to age 6 and measured them against the educational claims and the guidelines given to parents and their research base. The report, "A Teacher in the Living...

Online professional development seminars.(notable)
June 22, 2006... The Education Alliance at Brown University found that peer-to-peer communication increased by 10% when teachers led online professional development seminars. For more information regarding the report, "Gauging and Improving Interactions in...

Hispanics are the fastest growing group.(Southern Regional Education Board )(Brief article)
June 22, 2006... The Southern Regional Education Board reports that while Hispanics are the fastest growing group of high school graduates in the nation, their college attendance rates are not growing. These facts may be found in the 2005 SREB Fact Book on...

Strong arts education programs.(Arts Education Partnership report )(Brief article)
June 22, 2006... The Washington-based Arts Education Partnership's study found that strong arts education programs can build creative and effective atmospheres for learning that engage economically disadvantaged students. AEP's report, "Third Space: When...

American Computer Science League.(CONTESTS)
June 22, 2006... The American Computer Science League (ACSL) organizes computer science contests and computer programming contests for junior and senior high school students. Last year, in its 26th year of continuous operation, more than 200 schools in the...

Clarke-Bradbury Science Fiction Competition.(CONTESTS)
June 22, 2006... The Clarke-Bradbury Science Fiction International Competition is an international contest that aims to promote innovative ideas for future space technologies, recognize and pursue viable space technologies found in science fiction, provide a...

Mentor Awards and Lifetime Mentor Awards.(grants and awards)
June 22, 2006... The American Association for the Advancement of Science recognizes an individual who has impacted the climate of a department, college, or institution to significantly increase the diversity of students pursuing and completing doctoral studies...

Mathematics and science.(grants and awards)
June 22, 2006... Toyota USA Foundation is interested in supporting programs that improve the quality of K-12 education, with a primary interest in mathematics and science. The sponsor provides support for single- and multiyear grants for the development and...

Art, literacy, or education.(grants and awards)
June 22, 2006... Barnes & Noble considers requests for grants from nonprofit organizations that focus on art, literacy, or education (K-12). Applicants must have a plan for promoting the grants program with Barnes & Noble and must be willing to work with the...

Outdoor garden programs.(grants and awards)
June 22, 2006... The Home Depot and the National Gardening Association (NGA) sponsor Youth Garden Grants. These awards are given to schools and community organizations with child-centered, outdoor garden programs that emphasize an educational focus, nutrition...

Art, education, and health.(grants and awards)(Milagro Foundation )(Brief article)
June 22, 2006... The Milagro Foundation supports creative and unique programs from grass-roots organizations that work with underrepresented and under-privileged children in the areas of art, education, and health. Priority is given to programs that can prove...

Meetings.
June 22, 2006... JULY 31-August 4 9th Asia-Pacific Conference on Giftedness, Taipei, Taiwan. For more information, please visit http://APFgifted.spc.ntnu.edu.tw. AUGUST 31-September 4 Rethinking Education Conference at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in...

Help people help themselves.(grants and awards)(The Kellogg (W. K.) Foundation )(Brief article)
June 22, 2006... The Kellogg (W. K.) Foundation provides support for projects guided by its mission to help people help themselves through the practical application of knowledge and resources to improve their quality of life and that of future generations. In...

Superintendents Academy.(grants and awards)
June 22, 2006... The Broad Center supports a 10-month Superintendents Academy for business executives, military leaders, and career educators who share a passion for improving education opportunities for all children. Participants attend seven extended weekend...

Did you know that ...(did you know ...)(survey of professors and high school teachers )(Survey)(Brief article)
June 22, 2006... ... 84% of professors and 65% of high school teachers say that high school graduates are unprepared or only somewhat prepared for college. ... 6% of professors and 36% of high school teachers say students are very well prepared in writing....

Guided viewing of film with gifted students: resources for educators and counselors.
June 22, 2006... Since the early work of Leta Hollingworth (1926, 1942) in Manhattan's Speyer School, the gifted education community has acknowledged the need to address the social and emotional development of gifted students. Educators have come to understand...

Leta S. Hollingworth: P. S. 165 & 500: lessons learned.(historical perspectives)
June 22, 2006... In the early 1920s, as the field of gifted education was establishing itself as a legitimate field of study and practice, Leta Hollingworth sought to understand what best classroom practices would best suit gifted students. Hollingworth built...

Bringing the potential of underserved children to the threshold of talent development.
June 22, 2006... Accelerating Achievement in Math and Science in Urban Schools (AAMSUS) is a research and demonstration grant funded under the Javits Education for Gifted and Talented Program. The program rationale, intervention, and description of efforts to...

Using hyperlinks to unleash the power of PowerPoint.(technology)
June 22, 2006... Students of all ages enjoy creating electronic presentations where they can share their interests and knowledge. At an early age, they can quickly learn to create sophisticated-looking presentations (Hertzog & Klein, 2005) that often rival...

Enhancing culturally diverse males' scholar identity: suggestions for educators of gifted students.
June 22, 2006... Juan recently tried out for the baseball team and made it; he also plays for the local YMCA. A look through his school records indicates that, in the third grade, he scored at the 98th percentile in math and 97th percentile in science on an...

Digital immigrants, natives, and "tweeners": a glimpse into the future for our students with gifts and talents.(social/emotional needs)
June 22, 2006... Among the many important changes occurring across the world is the movement to make all electronic products digitally based. This Digital Revolution means that most forms of technology will soon have the same basic architecture, allowing...

Engaging students through differentiated units of instruction.(NEW products)
June 22, 2006... Units of Instruction for Gifted Learners (ISBN 1-59363-196-0) is a useful resource for teachers of gifted children in grades 2-8. Focusing on the core content areas, this book contains five in-depth units of instruction that are easy to...

Exploring social and emotional issues and gifted children.(NEW products)(Michael Piechowski's "Mellow Out," They Say. If I Only Could )(Brief article)
June 22, 2006... Michael Piechowski begins his manuscript, "Mellow Out," They Say. If I Only Could (ISBN 0-9777530-0-X), by stating, "The purpose of this book is to give voice to the emotional life of bright young people, to show how their intensities and...

Planning tiered assignments for young gifted students.(NEW products)
June 22, 2006... Meeting the academic needs of every student in the heterogeneously grouped classroom has become one of the greatest challenges faced by educators. In Differentiating Instruction: A Practical Guide for Tiering Lessons for the Elementary Grades...

Choosing courage in the face of challenge.(NEW products)
June 22, 2006... Princess Lena was disabled. She could not walk, but refused to stay isolated inside the castle any longer. Ten years of seclusion had been long enough. Her identical twin, Meg, who can walk, must decide whether to share Lena's journey into a...

Using tools of the trade.(NEW products)
June 22, 2006... Even very young children can begin investigating areas of interest by using primary tools of a discipline. The Bug Catcher Go Belt (ISBN 57282-10030) provides the tools necessary to introduce children to the study of insects and set them on the...

Questioning to encourage higher order thinking.(NEW products)
June 22, 2006... QAR Now: Question Answer Relationships (ISBN 0-439-74583-7), provides an easy-to-use framework for developing higher level thinking questions to challenge students and improve comprehension. Authors use classroom examples as they provide a...

Through their eyes: students' perspectives of a university-based enrichment program--the university for young people project.
June 22, 2006... Gifted students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds are frequently underrepresented in gifted and talented programs (Borland & Wright, 1994; Ford, 1996; Worrell, Szarko, & Gabelko, 2001). This problem has been discussed in the research...

Council for Exceptional Children (TAG division) and National Association for Gifted Children).(Initial Standards: Individuals With Gifts and Talents)
June 22, 2006... Standard 1: Foundations Educators of the gifted (1) understand the field as an evolving and changing discipline based on philosophies, evidence-based principles and theories, relevant laws and policies, diverse and historical points of...