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Weber, Christine L.; Mofield, Emily L. – Gifted Child Today, 2023
Pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) requires that the teacher understands and applies not only knowledge about content, and not only knowledge about teaching strategies, but an intersection of the two. This article provides professional learning considerations for supporting teachers' PCK and skills with gifted and high-potential students. These…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Academically Gifted, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Talent Development
Winebrenner, Susan – Free Spirit Publishing, 2018
This fourth edition of the "orange bible" brings fresh updates to the definitive guide to meeting the learning needs of gifted students in the mixed abilities classroom--seamlessly and effectively with minimal preparation time. Included are practical, classroom-tested strategies and step-by-step instructions for how to use them. The book…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies, Ability Grouping
Houston Independent School District, 2021
This report describes the Achieve 180 Program in Year 3, the last of the three years initially planned for this comprehensive program. The 54 participating schools received Texas Education Agency campus accountability ratings of "Improvement Required" (IR), "Not Rated," or "Former Improvement Required". The 2019-2020…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, Educational Improvement, Accountability
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Wu, Echo H. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2017
The author interviewed Dr. Carolyn Callahan, an eminent scholar in gifted education. The interview focused on Dr. Callahan's work on implementing gifted program in rural areas, and illustrated her suggestions for teachers, researchers, and parents on how to advocate for gifted students.
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Rural Areas, Rural Schools, Common Core State Standards
Smutny, Joan Franklin; Walker, Sally Yahnke; Honeck, Ellen I. – Free Spirit Publishing, 2016
These proven, practical early childhood teaching strategies help teachers identify young gifted children, differentiate curriculum, assess and document students' development, and build partnerships with parents. Chapters focus on early identification, curriculum compacting, social studies, language arts, math and science, cluster grouping,…
Descriptors: Children, Preschool Education, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education
Finn, Chester E., Jr., Ed.; Sousa, Richard, Ed. – Hoover Institution Press, 2014
The coming decade holds immense potential for dramatic improvement in US education and in the achievement of American children--provided that people seize the opportunities at hand and are not deterred by the obstacles to change. In this volume, members of the Hoover Institution's Koret Task Force on K-12 Education examine both the potential gains…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Governance, Teacher Effectiveness, Unions
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Tieso, Carol L. – Gifted Child Today, 2013
What do you do with the student who says she hates history, yet watches The History Channel every night? What do you do with the student who is underachieving in social science but has visited every battlefield in Virginia? Our curriculum frameworks and pacing guides suggest a chronological, fact-based approach to teaching and learning history,…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Curriculum Development, United States History, Academically Gifted
Gadzikowski, Ann – Redleaf Press, 2013
Nearly every group of children includes at least one exceptionally bright child. From the especially creative child to the child who has already mastered learning outcomes to the "twice exceptional" child, exceptionally bright children have a wide range of talents and behaviors. This book will help you understand what it means to be…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Academically Gifted, Preschool Education, Preschool Children
Rollins, Karen; Mursky, Chrystyna V.; Shah-Coltrane, Sneha; Johnsen, Susan K. – Gifted Child Today, 2009
Response to Intervention (RtI) has promise for helping students, particularly ones with disabilities, achieve higher levels of academic and behavioral success in the general education classroom. What does it mean for gifted students or for those who are gifted and have a learning disability, such as twice-exceptional students? How might current…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Learning Disabilities, Academic Achievement, Student Needs
Coleman, Mary Ruth; Hughes, Claire E. – Gifted Child Today, 2009
Response to Intervention (RtI) is sweeping the country, changing the way children's educational needs are recognized and met. RtI was introduced through special education legislation as part of IDEA 2004 and offered an alternative approach for identifying students with learning disabilities (Bender & Shores, 2007). RtI is designed to bring…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Early Intervention, Academically Gifted, Teaching Methods
VanTassel-Baska, Joyce, Ed.; Little, Catherine A., Ed. – Prufrock Press Inc, 2011
The newly updated "Content-Based Curriculum for High-Ability Learners" provides a solid introduction to curriculum development in gifted and talented education. Written by experts in the field of gifted education, this text uses cutting-edge design techniques and aligns the core content with national and state standards. In addition to a revision…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Special Education, Curriculum Development, Integrated Curriculum
Tuttle, Frederick B., Jr. – SLATE, 1979
One of a series dealing with current issues affecting language arts instruction, this paper focuses on providing for the intellectually gifted. It begins by observing that procedures identifying the gifted as those with "A" averages may actually ignore the gifted individual who has an extremely high IQ but only a "C" average. This is followed by a…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Curriculum Development, Definitions
Warnock, John; Holt, Sue – 1985
One of a series dealing with current issues affecting language arts instruction, this paper focuses on teaching gifted and talented students. The paper begins by identifying two kinds of students who present problems not adequately distinguished in school programs or in the professional literature: students thought to suffer because they are not…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Curriculum Development, Definitions
VanTassel-Baska, Joyce – 1998
This text offers a comprehensive introduction to major topics and issues in gifted and talented education. The 28 chapters are grouped into four sections on the general nature of giftedness, program development, organization of curriculum and instruction, and excellence in education of these students. Chapters include the following titles and…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Standards, Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education)
Smutny, Joan Franklin, Ed. – 2003
The 13 readings in this book offer guidelines for designing and developing programs for gifted students. An introductory chapter by the editor considers the benefits of special programs for gifted students and the challenges of their development. The following chapters are: (1) "From Needs and Goals to Program Organization: A Nuts-and-Bolts Guide"…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Gifted Disadvantaged
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