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Looking for a website

by Amy

Jun 14, 2010

Hi I will be moving to a second grade gifted and talented class next year. I was hoping to find some classroom website that I can look at. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you

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Clubs and Contests

by lv2share

Jun 19, 2010

I am interested in hearing from anyone who sponsors or coaches students for contests such as Math Olympiad and WordMasters Challenge for gifted or high-achieving elementary students. It seems best to consider having an after-school "Challenge Club" or something to prepare students for contests. It's tough to incorporate prep for these kinds of cont...See More

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kevin On 6/24/10, lv2share wrote: > Thanks, Kevin. Congrats on your success. Using lunch time for > prep is a great idea. I'm thinking I will do a.m. practices before > school. Did you have to set a limit on the number of students, or > was the interest in participation just right? I'm not sure how > many of our students will want to parti...See More

Jun 28, 2010

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oxgarv I'm thinking of starting an after school Scrabble club. Just wondering if anyone else does this. If so, any advice is appreciated. Have you gone to the national competition?

On 6/28/10, kevin wrote: > On 6/24/10, lv2share wrote: >> Thanks, Kevin. Congrats on your success. Using lunch time for >> prep is a great idea. I'm th...See More

Jun 29, 2010

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adevanced placement and the gifted

by Richard Doina

Jun 22, 2010

I am interest in finding out which State stipulate that the Advance Placement program is a means of provided services for the gifted.

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Patrice Mitchell On 6/22/10, Richard Doina wrote: > I am interest in finding out which State stipulate that the > Advance Placement program is a means of provided services > for the gifted.

Arkansas high school are required to offer AP in each of the four core classes, of course, many offer more. These classes are used to provide service to GT stu...See More

Jul 4, 2010

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Best subscription sites and push-in lessons

by Melanie

Jul 8, 2010

Hi. I am going to be doing push in enrichment lessons in all classes K-5. By the time we transition, I probably only have 30 minutes from start to finish for each class. I'm looking for all kinds of good resources. The classrooms do have SMART Boards, so interactive lessons would be fine. I am also interested in high-quality, higher-level thinking,...See More

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Sarah Try: www:k-5mathteachingresources.com Subscription is free and it has a lot of open-ended/problem solving activities for K-5. Good luck!

On 7/08/10, Melanie wrote: > Hi. I am going to be doing push in enrichment lessons in > all classes K-5. By the time we transition, I probably only > have 30 minutes from start to finish for each...See More

Jul 8, 2010

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What is the best way to reach teachers?

by Kate

Jul 10, 2010

We are a new school for the gifted that just opened in NH. I am wondering what is the best way to reach teachers of gifted students so that they know our school is here? [link removed]

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Sara On 7/10/10, Kate wrote: > We are a new school for the gifted that just opened in NH. > I am wondering what is the best way to reach teachers of > gifted students so that they know our school is here? > [link removed]

I'm not sure what you're envisioning. Public school teachers might be willing to suggest your summer programs to...See More

Jul 11, 2010

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Gifted Students

by Deborah Farrell

Jul 19, 2010

I will be teaching a 2/3 combination class this year for the second year. I will be taking my 2nd graders to third. This group is very high functioning as will be my incoming 1st graders. I have 2 boys that buzz through everything I put in front of them, these two have their mult. tables memorized. I would like some challenging centers for writing,...See More

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deanie I am going to use Multiple Intelligences for a center this year. Some of the ideas came from our state gifted conference.I think I am going to incorporate some of the activities from [link removed].

On 7/19/10, Deborah Farrell wrote: > I will be teaching a 2/3 combination class this year for > the second year. I will be taking my 2nd...See More

Jul 21, 2010

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Grifted Enrichment in High School

by Nancye

Jul 24, 2010

I will be teaching an enrichment class this coming year at the high school level. I will meet with 6 students (grades 9-12 mixed) in a pull out setting twice a week for about 1 hour each time. I taught all of them in my k-12 pullout program, but have never worked with high school students before. Does anybody else out there work with high school gi...See More

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Nancye I am correcting the above post to read that I taught all of those students in my k-8 pullout program.

Jul 24, 2010

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Favorite Units for 2-3?

by KK

Jul 27, 2010

I'm looking for some fresh ideas. What are some of your favorite units you have used with second and third graders?

I have a very small budget, so I can't purchase a lot of materials, but I'm interested in all ideas. I like UbD, and I hope to come up with some things that will be particularly engaging, as well as meaningful.

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dave I always started the year off with a bird study...for this age group, it was the first time they had really done scientific investigation, etc.. then we did a study of Afric

Aug 1, 2010

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interesting topic our district has to "teach to the test"...novel to consider what you would WANT to teach and have an option...I didn't know that existed much anymore in education...happy for you!

On 7/30/10, kk wrote: > Thanks! I'd love to hear any other ideas out there, as well. > > On 7/28/10, Melanie wrote: >> I always ask my kids what ...See More

Aug 1, 2010

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High School Honors Class

by Jen

Jul 27, 2010

I am about to start my second year teaching at a new school. I will be teaching Biology I (9th grade) which I taught last year, and Biology I Honors (also 9th grade). I have never taught Honors, in fact, I'm used to teaching lower level students. I know the material, but I could really use some idea on how to modify the lessons, assignments, teachi...See More

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Sara On 7/27/10, Jen wrote: > I am about to start my second year teaching at a new school. > I will be teaching Biology I (9th grade) which I taught > last year, and Biology I Honors (also 9th grade). I have > never taught Honors, in fact, I'm used to teaching lower > level students. I know the material, but I could really use > some i...See More

Jul 31, 2010

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Help. I just received a phone call from admin and

by evidently I will be the gifted cluster teacher next

Jul 27, 2010

year in 4th grade.

I've been a teacher for years and I think I do a good job with differentiation, but I've never taught a cluster class before.

What advice can you give me?

What books should I read to help me prepare for my next challenge?

TIA

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Melanie There's a great book by Susan Winebrunner called The Cluster Grouping Handbook that you can order from Free Spirit.

Jul 28, 2010

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