Gifted Child Today articles from March 2009

Gifted Child Today archives from March 2009

Showing academic growth of gifted students.(from the editor)
March 22, 2009... With the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind, legislators and professionals in education will be reexamining the methods used for determining adequate yearly progress (AYP) of students. This provides a window of opportunity for us to step...

On this day.(on the web)(www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday)(Website overview)(Brief article)
March 22, 2009... http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday This site gives the day's highlights in history--news events, actor and actress birthdays, comic strip debuts, and TV series premieres. There's also a word of the day, a test prep question,...

Braingle.(on the web)(www.braingle.com)(Website overview)(Brief article)
March 22, 2009... http://www.braingle.com This Web site features more than 17,000 brain teasers, riddles, logic problems, quizzes, and mind puzzles--the largest collection anywhere on the Internet! The Mentalrobics[TM] section has a vocabulary word of the...

National geographic video.(on the web)(video.nationalgeographic.com)(Website overview)(Brief article)
March 22, 2009... http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video The National Geographic Video Web site features videos from eight categories, including animals, daily news, environment, kids, music, science and space, specials, and travel and cultures. Each...

Nature-based learning.(Brief article)
March 22, 2009... Outdoor classrooms are carefully designed for learning with trees, plants, boulders, and logs that create habitats for bugs and other small creatures (Manzo, K. K. [2008]. Schools adapting curriculum to the outdoors. Education Week, 28[15], 1,...

High school student engagement.(Brief article)
March 22, 2009... What do high school students think about school? To answer this question, Indiana University's Center for Evaluation and Policy sent its 2008 High School Survey of Student Engagement to 68,000 students in 29 states (Pappano, L. [2008]. Answers...

College student engagement.
March 22, 2009... The National Survey of Student Engagement found that the quality of undergraduate education varies far more within colleges and universities than between them. Even with high benchmark scores, institutions have undergraduates who experience a...

Duct tape creations.(on the web)(www.octanecreative.com/ducttape/howto)(Brief article)
March 22, 2009... http://www.octanecreative.com/ducttape/howto Have you ever wondered with you could do with duct tape? This Web site shows step-by-step instructions on making a duct tape bow, wallet, rose, and even a grappling dummy! Check out this fun and...

Online puzzles.(on the web)(www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex12/towerhanoi)(Brief article)
March 22, 2009... http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex12/towerhanoi.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Hanoi The Tower of Hanoi puzzle is frequently used when studying problem solving. The first link listed above takes you to a virtual version...

PinkMonkey.com.(on the web)(Website overview)(Brief article)
March 22, 2009... http://www.pinkmonkey.com/index2.asp This site offers the world's largest library of free online summaries of literature, book notes, and chapter summaries. The digital library has many popular texts that can be read online, such as The...

Notable.
March 22, 2009... At its annual convention, the National Association for Gifted Children honored the following individuals: Joel McIntosh, President's Award; Sylvia Rimm, Ann Isaacs Founders Memorial Award; Donna Y. Ford, Distinguished Scholar Award; Carolyn...

International benchmarks.(world class education)
March 22, 2009... International benchmarking, or identifying performance outcomes based on high-performing countries, provides a tool for making every state's existing education policy and improvement process more effective. The National Governors Association,...

Arts assessment.
March 22, 2009... Large-scale assessments have helped ensure that students are offered instruction in core subject areas. Because the arts are not included, they frequently are not emphasized within a school's curriculum. To examine the issues related to...

Grants and awards.(Website list)
March 22, 2009... The Heartspring Award for Innovation and Creativity in Special Education is to honor educators who get results for children with special needs using creativity measures. Applicants are professionals who work with children with special...

Peace poster contest.(CONTESTS)(Lions Clubs International peace poster campaign)(Brief article)
March 22, 2009... Lions Clubs International began in 1917 and is the world's largest service organization. It is made up of almost of 1.3 million people from 200 countries and geographic areas who are working together to better their communities. Lions projects...

The National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts youngARTS program.(CONTESTS)(Brief article)
March 22, 2009... The National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA) has been dedicated to nurturing young artists for more than 25 years. NFAA's youngARTS program provides support, education, and recognition to high school seniors studying a range of...

Caroline D. Bradley scholarship.(CONTESTS)(Institute for Educational Advancement)(Brief article)
March 22, 2009... The Institute for Educational Advancement (IEA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting America's most talented young individuals as they reach their fullest potential. IEA focuses on educational practices and policies that...

Discovery education 3M young scientist challenge.(Brief article)
March 22, 2009... Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge is the premier national science competition for students in fifth through eighth grades. The purpose of this program is to encourage America's youth to explore science and to promote the...

Meetings.(Calendar)
March 22, 2009... MARCH 30-31 Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented Leadership Conference at the Austin Marriott Airport in Austin, TX. For more information, please visit http://www.txgifted.org/tagt-leadership-conference. APRIL 1-4...

Did you know ...(MEETINGS)(Brief article)
March 22, 2009... ... 90% of high school students said that being a good person is more important than being rich. ... 92% said that trust and honesty are essential in business and the workplace. ... 65% of boys and 54% of girls reported that in the...

Literacy in the 21st century: the fourth R--video recording.(technology)
March 22, 2009... My wife and I recently gave our fifth-grade niece a digital camera as a holiday gift. We were elated with the exuberance she displayed upon opening the package, but soon learned that her happiness with the gift was not for the reason we had...

Gifted kids network model.(2008 Pilot)
March 22, 2009... Overview The Gifted Kids Network is a Web-based, supplemental, gifted and talented programming model that includes standards-based classes, enrichment clusters, and affective programming. Students are encouraged to think critically and...

Gifted middle school students transitioning to high school: how one teacher helped his students feel less anxious.
March 22, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Just before the end of the last period of the day, into my room stepped two young women noticeably more mature than the eighth graders sitting before me. "Hey, Mr. B.! Remember us?" It takes only a moment to...

Understanding gifted children and adults.(NEW products)(Living With Intensity)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 22, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gifted individuals often exhibit behaviors and characteristics that are misunderstood. Their excitement may be viewed as excessive, their high energy levels may be misinterpreted as hyperactivity, their imagination...

Creating a literacy-rich classroom.(NEW products)(The Complete Year in Reading and Writing)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 22, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Complete Year in Reading and Writing (ISBN-13: 978-0-545-04633-6) offers practical guidance for elementary teachers who desire to create a literacy-rich classroom environment. Four separate books, specifically...

Focusing on higher level thinking.(NEW products)(Student Critical Thinking Guide)(Brief article)
March 22, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] To help teachers and parents foster higher level thinking, Mentoring Minds has created the Student Critical Thinking Guide. This set of 8.5" x 11" laminated cards outlines the six levels of Bloom's taxonomy, defining...

Differentiating through writing in the classroom.(NEW products)(Differentiating Assessment in the Writing Workshop)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 22, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Differentiating Assessment in the Writing Workshop (ISBN: 0-545-05398-6) provides a simplified method for planning, implementing, and assessing successful writing workshops in grades K-2. Written by two experienced...

Engaging students in problem-based learning.(NEW products)(Mystery River: A Problem-Based Ecology Unit)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 22, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Would you like to offer the students in your classroom the opportunity to use newly acquired knowledge in complex, yet practical, ways? Do you want them to learn to assess real-life situations from a variety of...

Helping kids develop skills to succeed.(NEW products)(In Smart but Scattered)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 22, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In Smart but Scattered (ISBN-13: 978-1-59385-445-4), authors Peg Dawson and Richard Guare outline 10 principles for improving "executive skills" (skills that are required to execute or perform tasks) of children who...

Creating school programs for gifted students at the high school level: an administrator's perspective.
March 22, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] After almost 20 years in public education, I often think about having the fortunate opportunity to work with the most talented students. Did I adequately serve their needs, both as a teacher and as their principal?...

Social and emotional development of gifted children: straight talk.(social/emotional needs)
March 22, 2009... In the past year I have been asked during interviews on two different occasions what message I would like to convey directly to parents, teachers, and counselors of gifted children. Consequently, I have had a fair amount of time to think about...

Gifted education in Korea: three Korean high schools for the mathematically gifted.
March 22, 2009... Introduction Korea is one of a few countries known for its mathematics achievement. Findings from studies such as the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 1999 and 2003 and the Programme for International...

The National Defense Education Act, current STEM initiative, and the gifted.(historical perspectives)(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics initiative)
March 22, 2009... Oh little Sputnik, flying high With made-in-Moscow beep, You tell the world it's a Commie sky And Uncle Sam's asleep. You say on fairway and on rough The Kremlin knows it all We hope our golfer knows enough ...

Using technology to assist gifted children's musical development.
March 22, 2009... Gifted Children benefit, as do all students, from music instruction (Helfer & Schroth, 2008a; Kay & Subotnik, 1994; Smutny & von Fremd, 2004). Many teachers and parents, although not musical themselves, are comfortable teaching gifted students...

Talent development across the lifespan: an interview with Paula Olszewski-Kubilius.(through another's eyes)(Interview)
March 22, 2009... Paula Olszewski-Kubilius is currently the director of the Center for Talent Development (CTD) at Northwestern University (NU) and a professor in the School of Education and Social Policy. She earned her bachelor's degree in elementary education...