Gifted and talented

Hi friends! I have been working hard all day on this blog post and I hope it helps you in your support of GT kiddos in your classroom! As the GT teacher for my grade level, I'm expected to take 18 hours of training on supporting GT kiddos, and I just finished last weekend. It

Hi friends! I have been working hard all day on this blog post and I hope it helps you in your support of GT kiddos in your classroom! As t...

The Best Gifted Resources and Curriculum We’ve Found: Mostly Free! Free Gifted Education Resources: Teaching Philosophy to Children: Lesson plans for all ages from the University of Wa…

About a year ago, I presented a workshop to my fellow teacher candidates on supporting gifted learners. I brought a bit of a unique perspective - I was a gifted learner, moved to a congregated class at the beginning of grade three. The congregated program had a massive impact on me. I went from crying about having to go to school to embracing the new challenges presented to me as my needs were properly accommodated. Here's what I've learned about supporting gifted students.

Lesson plans and resources for teachers and parents of gifted, talented, and high-achieving students.

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The common theory is that high achieving students are the students that need the enrichment of gifted education classes. When, in reality, gifted kids come in all varieties. First, a little background: I was a gifted education kid, my daughter is a gifted education kid, and now I’m earning my certification in gifted education. I’ve... The post The Gifted Child Checklist: They Come in All Varieties appeared first on The Educators Room.

I have been teaching gifted and talented for three years. I have also taught 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade. With GT I have the opportunity to work with grades kindergarten through fourth, and that is...

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Day 3: Website Evaluation Work with your LMC teacher to have students evaluate websites. Our LMC teacher is absolutely PHENOMENAL, so I can't say that I had a huge role in planning the website evaluation lesson, however it was an important component to the process. Please note that this might take more than one day, depending on how much practice with web evaluation you want your students to do. The main goals include: Helping students understand that anyone can put anything on the internet…