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Differentiation for Gifted Learners: Going beyond the Basics
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Heacox, Diane; Cash, Richard M. – Free Spirit Publishing, 2014
Within a group of advanced learners, the variety of abilities, talents, interests, and learning styles can be formidable. For the first time, this book connects the unique learning differences among gifted students to the specific teaching methods used to tailor their educational experiences. Differentiated instruction for gifted and talented…
Descriptors: Gifted, Individualized Instruction, Honors Curriculum, Advanced Placement
Using the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics with Gifted and Advanced Learners
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Johnsen, Susan K., Ed.; Sheffield, Linda J., Ed. – Prufrock Press Inc, 2012
"Using the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics With Gifted and Advanced Learners" provides teachers and administrators examples and strategies to implement the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS) with advanced learners at all stages of development in K-12 schools. The book describes--and demonstrates with specific examples from the…
Descriptors: Gifted, State Standards, Elementary Secondary Education, Advanced Students
Problem Finding and the Enhancement of Creativity.
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Getzels, J. W. – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
A 20-year study of 31 artists as students and as professionals reveals that skills in finding and formulating problems are significantly related to creative achievement. Accordingly, educators should turn their attention to teaching such skills. (MCG)
Descriptors: Artists, Creative Art, Creative Development, Creative Thinking
In What Ways Might Statewide Advocates for Gifted and Talented Education Coordinate and Focus Their Efforts?
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Todd, Sally M.; Larson, Ann – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1992
Utah advocates for gifted and talented education used creative problem-solving processes to design a mutually acceptable mission and goals statement that gave direction to statewide advocacy efforts. The document recognizes ownership of the tasks belonging to each advocacy group and provides flexibility for future growth and development in gifted…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Creative Thinking, Educational Cooperation, Educational Planning
Dissemination by Design: A Tool for Advancing Gifted Education.
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Schatz, Ellie – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1991
A Wisconsin advocacy model for gifted education programs is presented, emphasizing ongoing collaboration and dissemination to most effectively utilize meager resources. Essential elements of the dissemination design are identified, including use of regional sites, requiring participation of an administrator on the team, group problem solving, and…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Educational Cooperation, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Thinking Skills for Gifted Students: The Case for Correlational Reasoning.
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Ross, John A.; Smyth, Elizabeth – Roeper Review, 1995
The importance of instructing gifted students in correlational reasoning is emphasized, with attention to what the skill involves and why it is difficult to learn; effective teaching strategies; and successful programs in whole-class, cooperative-learning, and computer formats. Implications in programming for gifted students are discussed. (SW)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Structures, Computer Assisted Instruction
Developing Creative Leadership. Gifted Treasury Series.
Parker, Jeanette Plauche; Begnaud, Lucy Gremillion – 2003
This book provides an overview of leadership in grades 6-12. Drawing upon theories based on cognitive and affective leadership and the role of leadership in gifted education, it discusses leadership as it pertains to research projects, problem solving, interpersonal communication, and decision-making. The book offers strategies for curriculum…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Creative Teaching, Curriculum Development, Decision Making