Spotlight on Gifted

Posted by | Posted on 08-09-2010

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Education Week has compiled a selection of articles that I and my colleagues have written on giftedness. For just $4.95, you can read some of the latest reseach and commentary on gifted education. Be sure to check it out, and also let me know here: what are some stories you would like to see tackled related to education of the gifted?

N.J. District To Try Tiered Interventions for Gifted Students

Posted by | Posted on 18-08-2010

The term “response to intervention” doesn’t show up in this article about a new gifted and talented program set to launch in some elementary schools in the Garden State, but that clearly seems to be what’s happening:

The [Gifted and Talented Enrichment Services] program works on a new approach to teaching being introduced into the elementary schools. Students of varying abilities will be engaged via lessons while in the same classroom using their creativity, problem solving, critical thinking, and logical reasoning skills. It is expected that students will display a willingness and ability to plan, monitor and evaluate their own learning experiences.

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