Gifted Child Today articles from March 2003

Gifted Child Today archives from March 2003

Adapting instruction with homogeneous groups. (From the Editor).
March 22, 2003... "It was shocking!" reflected one of the undergraduate students after her lesson. "What a difference!" another exclaimed. These undergraduate special education teacher candidates were reflecting about the differences between two groups...

On the Web.(LD Online is Web site on learning disabilities; other Web sites are discussed)
March 22, 2003... LD Online http://www.ldonline.com LD Online is the Internet's foremost Web site on learning disabilities. It includes a wealth of information on ADD and ADHD and provides information on twice-exceptional populations (i.e., gifted/LD)....

Court rulings conflict on affirmative action.(Affirmative action in college admissions )(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... The Supreme Court has not ruled on affirmative action in college admissions since 1978, but will be considering two cases this year--Gratz v. Bollinger and Grutter v. Bollinger (P. Schmidt & J. Selingo, "A supreme court showdown," The Chronicle...

Negative effects of high-stakes testing.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... Recent studies by Arizona State University researchers Amrein and Berliner suggest negative effects of high stakes testing (ASU Education Policy Research Unit, http://www.asu.edu/educ/epsl/EPRI/epru_2002_Research_ Writing.htm). The sample of...

Parenting styles that nurture independence and self-direction.
March 22, 2003... In a recent article in Parenting for High Potential ("Fostering independence and self-direction," September 2002, 22-25, 30), Treffinger and Young described five parenting styles and how they may support or inhibit the development of children's...

Notable.(European Association on Creativity and Innovation honors book; other awards are noted)
March 22, 2003... The European Association on Creativity and Innovation honored the second edition of Isaksen, Dorval, and Treffinger' book Creative Approaches to Problem Solving as the Best Book on Creativity. Rena F. Subotnik received the Distinguished...

Studying heroes in education.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... Since September 11, the word heroes has gained more attention among educators and their students. As Gibbon points out in a recent article ("Making the case for heroes," Harvard Education Letter, 18[4], 6, 8), "the role of heroes in educating...

Fostering good study habits.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... In a recent Chronicle of Higher Education article ["Homework? What homework?," December 6, 2002, 59[15], A35-37], Jeffrey Young suggests that students perform better in university classes and on tests if they simply do their homework....

NCLB defines professional development activities.(No Child Left Behind Act )(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... The No Child Left Behind Act (The White House, 2001) has established criteria for effective professional development activities. All of these activities must be (a) based on scientific research and (b) relate to improving student achievement....

Grants and awards.(Annenberg Foundation and others are discussed)
March 22, 2003... The Annenberg Foundation provides support for projects in the areas of education, culture, the arts, and community and civic life. It generally limits funding to programs likely to produce beneficial change on a large scale, The Annenberg...

The Dell-Winston Solar Challenge. (Contests).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... The Dell-Winston Solar Challenge is an international education program designed to teach high school students about the physics and technology associated with a road-worthy solar car. Its objective is to encourage student interest in science,...

Let's get real. (Contests).(Let's Get Real is an academic competition)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... Let's Get Real is an academic competition and an opportunity for teams of students to gain experience working on real business problems. Corporate sponsors supply real problems for which teams submit solutions in a business format. Each team...

The National Gallery for America's Young Inventors. (Contests).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... The National Gallery for America's Young Inventors is a museum of young inventors whose ideas hold promise of a positive impact on our society. Its purpose is to preserve and promote great inventions produced by America's youth. The National...

National Geographic Bee. (Contests).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... Each year, thousands of schools in the United States participate in the National Geographic Bee using materials prepared by the National Geographic Society. The contest is designed to encourage teachers to include geography in their classrooms,...

Future Problem Solvers. (Contests).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... Under the guidance of a teacher/coach, teams of four students in grades 4-12 use the Future Problem Solving six-step model to explore challenges and propose action plans to complex societal problems such as fads, financial security, amateur...

Poetry contest. (Contests).(Web site Poetry.com )(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... The Web site Poetry.com runs ongoing contests for amateur poets. Anyone can enter the competition by simply submitting an original poem, 20 lines or fewer, on any subject in any style. All poets who enter this contest will receive...

Meetings.(Gifted children)(Calendar)
March 22, 2003... JUNE 20-22 Beyond IQ: A Focus on Highly and Profoundly Gifted conference in Elk Grove Village, IL. Keynote speakers include Stephanie Tolan and Lisa Rainen. For more information, visit http://www.giftedconferenceplanners....

Through another's eyes: the pinnacle project.(Project for gifted children)
March 22, 2003... During the summer of 2001, seven highly gifted adolescents participated in a weeklong mentorship program designed to cultivate their extraordinary talents. Each of these young scholars worked individually with an established master in his or...

Stand by to roll ...(producing a video newsmagazine)
March 22, 2003... Concentrating on the signal from his headphones, the audio technician calls, "Sound test!" In response, the reporter recites the first few lines of her script. Finding the level satisfactory, the technician signals a thumbs up to the director....

To be young, gifted, African American, and male.(case studies)
March 22, 2003... I try to be creative. I like being spontaneous. I don't like it when people know my net move. I never let my left hand know what my right hand is doing. Because, when people have got you figured out, they can do a lot of things to you and I...

Music maestro: some of the best software begins with a blank screen. (Technology).(children's programs)(Illustration)
March 22, 2003... How many parents, after spending weeks carefully selecting and purchasing "just the right gift" for their children, have observed in wonder as their young progenies lose interest in their gifts and begin playing with the boxes in which they...

What's right with Doug: the academic triumph of a Gifted Student with ADHD: this is the second half of a story begun in the article "What's Wrong With Doug: The Academic Struggles of a Gifted Student With ADHD from Preschool to College" published in Fall 2002.(attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)
March 22, 2003... Without a doubt the two most beneficial effects on Doug's academic life in his second year at college were his move off campus and his decision to start medication. Both of these events together had a profound effect on his ability to study,...

The benefits of exploring opera for the Social and Emotional development of high-ability students.(education research; includes bibliography)
March 22, 2003... "[O]pera serves to express, intensify, and illuminate the feelings and experiences of the human race in a manner more profound than any one art form can accomplish by itself." (Smith, 1993) The lights dim. The conductor enters enthusiastic...

A biography of the "mother of gifted education". (New Products).(A Forgotten Voice: A Biography of Leta Setter Hollingworth)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
March 22, 2003... Dr. Leta Setter Hollingworth (1886-1939), often referred to as the "Mother of Gifted Education," was a respected and influential psychologist, researcher, author, and educator. Her works have greatly influenced gifted education and continue to...

Differentiated instruction in the diverse classroom. (New Products).(Differentiated Instructional Strategies: One Size Doesn't Fit All)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
March 22, 2003... Differentiated Instructional Strategies: One Size Doesn't Fit All (ISBN 0-7619-4551-2) provides information about strategies that will enable teachers to plan strategically so they can meet the needs of the wide variety of students in today's...

Dramatic play as a catalyst for learning and creativity. (New Products).(In Prop Box Play: 50 Themes to Inspire Dramatic Play)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
March 22, 2003... A major tenet of early childhood education is that children construct meaningful understandings when they interact with other children and materials in their environment. Play provides one of the most important contexts for these interactions...

Customized rubrics and other assessment forms. (New Products).(Rubrics and More!)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
March 22, 2003... A rubric is a scoring guide that explains the requirements for levels of proficiency as students respond to a learning-task, open-ended question, or stated criteria. Rubrics and More! (ISBN 0-9657911-9-X) and its CD-ROM provide open-ended...

Examples of leadership from the past century. (New Products).(Ten Amazing People and How They Changed the World)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
March 22, 2003... Ten Amazing People and How They Changed the World (ISBN 1-893361-47-0) introduces young children (recommended for ages 6-10) to people who used their intelligence, creativity, and determination to improve the lives of others. The book uses...

Tools and techniques to bring teaching to life. (New Products).(Motivating Your Students)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
March 22, 2003... Today's students--raised on cable, video games, the Internet, and MTV--demand more from their teachers than ever before. In order to reach these students and encourage them to want to learn, today's teachers must actively engage them in the...

Making the most of chance events.(parenting the gifted)
March 22, 2003... Chance, luck, and coincidence are familiar concepts to those in the field who realize that there are some aspects of giftedness that we can't plan for or predict. These concepts may often seem too scary and elusive to depend upon, certainly not...

Student-created public relations for gifted education.(research)
March 22, 2003... As funding for education continues to face cuts across the nation, a great need for public relations for gifted education emerges. When school districts look for places to save money, programs that serve gifted students are sometimes viewed as...