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Today's Trivia Question 12/10/2012

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Dec 10, 2012

Today's trivia question is linked below! Would your students know the answer?

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Trivia Question for 12/12/12 - The answer might surprise you

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Dec 12, 2012

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Reflecting Upon Sandy Hook Shootings & Leaders of Tomorrow

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Jan 3, 2013

Excerpt: On the outside looking in, the leaders of tomorrow have more tattoos, more piercings, play more violent video games, dress differently, and listen to music you and I don’t understand. This generation spends more time on Twitter and Facebook than it does interacting with family at dinner. It is because of this that many doubt our future. ...See More

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Are You Suffering From Hostile Intention Attribution Bias

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Jan 12, 2013

From "Are You Suffering From Hostile Intention Attribution Bias?" to international test score comparison, to history teachers closing the textbooks and trivia fun, there's something for everyone!

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Favorite tech tools and web sites

by Melanie

Feb 14, 2013

This used to be a hip hop happening discussion board.

I'm going to try to wake you all up. Everyone has favorite tech tools and web sites that you use with gifted kids. How about posting a few here?

Here are a few of mine for extensions: National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (web site online) Mr. Nussbaum's web site

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Bill T 6 nc Hello Melanie.

I love going to Discovery Education. They have many "virtual labs" that I love to turn my gifteds loose on. Think the school or school system has to subscribe to it, though, for you to use it

Feb 18, 2013

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A True Learning Path is More Than the Route to Bamboo Island

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Mar 3, 2013

From the article:

... how you get there on the weekly hike is probably more important than the destination itself. It is, in a nutshell, the emblem for how many things happen—or ought to happen—on the learning path too. For the walk to Bamboo Island is a valuable test of some crucial skills. [Click below to read the rest.]

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gifted child

by J.Redd

Mar 25, 2013

Gifted children are much like snowflakes they all have their unique pattern. The most important first step is to completely know the child's learning history.The history records should supply some answers if studied. The next step is to identify their strong talents and weak areas. The strong areas need to be pushed especially if they are passions....See More

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Money to spend

by Judi

Jun 19, 2013

Our high school gifted program is giving the elementary $1500 to spend in the next week on anything that will challenge and enrich learners. Any suggestions?? Thank you!

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Debbie-tinman press On 6/19/13, Judi wrote: > Our high school gifted program is giving the elementary > $1500 to spend in the next week on anything that will > challenge and enrich learners. Any suggestions?? Thank > you! ...has creative thinking publication

Jun 19, 2013

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How to help students who suffer from perfectionism

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Jun 21, 2013

Children who have perfectionist tendencies exhibit a continuum of behaviors. On one end of the spectrum are children who take pleasure from doing difficult tasks, setting high standards for themselves, and putting forth the necessary energy for great achievement.

On the other end of the continuum are those children who are unable to glean...See More

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Classroom teachers don't feel GATE is important.

by L B

Sep 17, 2013

Im having a problem with a few of the teachers in my building. I've heard from some that this is not a NEW problem within our district but I am becoming more and more frustrated each day.

These teachers believe that GT is "fluff." They find it unnecessary that their gifted students be pulled from the classroom to work with me in any subje...See More

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Sara On 9/18/13, L B wrote: > I try to always be professional and friendly. I don't want them > to change anyhing they do in their classrooms, and I completely > respect how important their role - the know these students > better than I do, especially in the beginning of the year. > > I suppose all I want is a professional respect. Of...See MoreOn 9/18/13, L B wrote: > I try to always be professional and friendly. I don't want them > to change anyhing they do in their classrooms, and I completely > respect how important their role - the know these students > better than I do, especially in the beginning of the year. > > I suppose all I want is a professional respect. Of not for WHAT > I teach, at least for me as a fellow teacher. Ultimately I know > my role with my students, and I understand its importance. > They may not agree with what I do, but I would just like to be > treated as a professional.

That too can take time. Every school has its own climate. Some schools are warmly welcoming of new teachers with a 'there's room enough for everybody' and 'we're all equals here.' Other schools have a delicate pecking order.

If you can keep smiling, they'll eventually smile back. Teachers have a way of feeling threatened by GT teachers. Middle school teachers can feel intimidated by high school teachers and high school teachers can feel intimated by college professors. And many teachers think if you teach GT, you are GT and that definitely intimidates them.

And the GT kids come back from their time with you happily talking about it and generally being proud they were selected for GT enrichment. Classroom teachers kind of wince when their kids come back saying how much they enjoyed their time in your class.

It's delicate. Inside themselves they wonder why they aren't qualified to teach the GT kids. Somehow a GT program often makes the teachers and kids who aren't in it feel kind of bad about themselves.

That's not your fault or your intention but it's there. Keep smiling, give every appearance of being humble. Offer to help with tasks that aren't yours. That wins hearts and helps them to see that you want to be a part of the team and not on a pedestal.

Good luck, > > On 9/17/13, Sara wrote: >> On 9/17/13, L B wrote: >> >> There's no quick fix for this. You will not win them over by >> calling meetings or asking them to change what they do in >> their classrooms. >> >> What do you really want? If you want their regard, there's no >> way to demand their regard for you or gifted education, >> there's no way to quickly change their attitude toward Gifted >> education. >> >> Smile, stay pleasant - things take time. >> >> >> >>> >>> These teachers believe that GT is "fluff." They find it >>> unnecessary that their gifted students be pulled from the >>> classroom to work with me in any subject if they are >>> already teaching that subject in the classroom. They treat >>> me like I'm inferior - not answering emails, showing >>> extreme indifference and even sometimes outright rude >>> behavior when I try to meet with them regarding students, >>> etc. I've heard on a number of occasions that they "do not >>> want their students pulled during instruction" and "can't >>> you just pull them during recess?" >>> >>> I'm a bit dumbfounded and don't really know where to take >>> this. I am a fairly young teacher, but have experience in >>> both the regular ed and gifted ed classrooms. I understand >>> how they feel to a point - having students pulled out for >>> any reason is difficult. However, the students I pull >>> genuinely need the push. They integrate easily back into >>> classrooms, and have no trouble making up missed work. >>> >>> How do I handle this? Has anyone else had a similar >>> problem? I'm just so frustrated by their ignorance and >>> inability to see the need for this program in their >>> students.

Sep 20, 2013

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Melanie Sara gave you some good advice. As a university professor in gifted ed. and principal of a gifted magnet school, I can say that there are two other avenues to consider:

1. Can you cluster group your gifted kids so that they are placed in gifted-friendly classrooms? This helps so that you can co-plan with teachers, provide PD and support to...See More

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