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PDF pending restorationCommunicator, 1993
These five issues of the serial "Communicator" published during 1993 discuss various aspects of gifted education, focusing, respectively, on mathematics and science, middle school gifted, parenting the gifted, talent development, and high school gifted. Articles include: "Our Most Important Investment for the Future: The Education of Our Youth"…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Busch, Phyllis S. – Communicator, 1972
Suggests how a teacher can use the outdoors as a laboratory for classroom instruction. (NQ)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Resources, Environmental Education, Teaching Methods
Download full textDrum, Jean, Ed. – Communicator, 1994
Five issues of the journal of the California Association for the Gifted comprise this document. The first issue focuses on the contributions of the late Jeanne Delp, a leading California educator. Articles by Delp include: "Who is Virgil T. Frey?,""How to Live Successfully with the Gifted Child,""Strangers among the…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Educational Change, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
Loughlin, William A. – Communicator, 1977
The methodology for developing and using diazo leaves as a means of instruction in the classroom is described. (JC)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Development, Outdoor Education, Plant Identification
Communicator, 1995
Four issues of this journal on gifted education published in 1995 focus on the following four topics respectively: (1) gifted students in the regular classroom; (2) brain research; (3) professional development; and (4) curriculum compacting. Major articles included are: "What Does the Research Say? Testing Your Knowledge About Gifted…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs
Drum, Jean, Ed. – Communicator, 1993
This theme issue discusses education of gifted students in the areas of math and science. The issue contains several articles, an editorial, a program description, and a profile of an educator. "Our Most Important Investment for the Future: The Education of Our Youth" (Marian C. Diamond) describes educational programs of the Lawrence…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Animals, Elementary Secondary Education, Females
Gentile, Gloria – Communicator, 1974
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Field Instruction, Integrated Activities, Natural Resources
Swartz, Eileen, Ed. – Communicator, 1991
The 12 articles presented in this issue of a journal on giftedness in school-age children focus on interdisciplinary thematic instruction for gifted students. "Untangling the Web of Interdisciplinary Instruction" (Susan L. Beibelman and Sandy Hall-Chiles) explains the use of a curriculum webbing model to provide structure. "Interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Classroom Techniques, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development
Ryan, Joseph J. – Communicator, 1979
Describing the development, organization, and activities of a living history program designed around principles of experiential learning to stimulate student interest in American history, this article discusses the interdisciplinary approach and includes a schedule of a day-long field trip simulating garrison life 200 years ago. (SB)
Descriptors: American History, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Demonstration Programs
Hess, Jody, Ed. – Communicator, 1991
These 12 articles focus on the theme of the arts in gifted education and nurturing artistic talent in the schools. "The California State Summer School for the Arts and Some Thoughts on Advocacy for Arts Education" by William Cleveland describes a program for artistically talented high school students and proposes a workshop based…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Art Education, Creativity, Educational Practices
Hoctor, Marge, Ed. – Communicator, 1991
This journal issue gathers together several articles on teaching with technology, with special focus on teaching of gifted students in California. "Computers and Creativity: Tools, Tasks, and Possibilities" (Bernard J. Dodge) discusses how teachers can establish an environment that will nurture creativity through use of computers.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Creative Development, Creativity, Distance Education
