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Teaching Gifted Students


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Teach Multiple Views to Encourage Open Minds
Sometimes teachers need to remind students that not only are there multiple views on an issue, but that people can honorably change personal positions.
Teaching the 6th Amendment to Gifted Students
Any study of the Bill of Rights is incomplete without the all-important sixth amendment, which governs criminal prosecutions.
Teaching the 3rd Amendment to Gifted Students
Unlike other amendments, the third amendment has little chance of going to court, so teachers can use it as a history lesson to show how the United States grew up.
Teaching the 8th Amendment to Gifted Students
As gifted students learn the concepts powering the Bill of Rights, no where is there a greater chance to see how far civilization has evolved than with the 8th amendment.
Teaching the 1st Amendment to Gifted Students
When teachers bring the Bill of Rights into the classroom, gifted students are often enchanted by the abstractions of the first amendment.
Using Board Games as Creative Springboards
Kids love board games. Teachers love pushing students in new directions. Take a page from Lewis Carroll and Hollywood by expanding board games into something gifted.
Rules and Guidelines for Gifted Classrooms
Students who leave the regular classroom for gifted classroom often discover they are in a distinctly different learning environment.


Contributing Articles in Teaching Gifted Students

Gifted Students and the Socratic Method
GT teachers who use Socratic inquiry challenge gifted students to work cooperatively while using logic and critical thinking to construct meaning and solve problems.
Computers as Educational Tools for 2e Students
The use of the computer can enhance reading, spelling and writing skills of 2e students. The development of a neat end product improves their confidence and self esteem.
Identifying Intellectually Gifted Students
The identification of intellectually gifted children poses a challenge to educators who often disagree on how best to define and then serve this special needs population.
Individual 2e Student Programs
When you design individual 2 e student programs, they must always be tailored specifically for the student in front of you. Individual programs are usually successful.
Futurology in the Classroom
Given the intellectual and emotional needs of gifted students, having them focus on the future can help prepare them to solve tomorrow's problems today.
Authentic Education for GATE Class
Educators are recognizing the instructional skills that recognize gifted students' multiple learning styles and intelligences that are needed to ensure mastery.
Supporting the Needs of 2e Kids
The paradox of having a child or student who is both gifted and learning disabled can be confusing for parents and teachers alike as they search for resources.
Gifted Children and Humor
A gifted child has a more developed sense of humor by comprehending the 'gray areas' in language.
Recess and Play Are Vital
Time to cooperate and socialize disappear as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 forces schools to forgo play and recess time.
Integrated Curricula in Gifted Ed
Teaching gifted children becomes more effective when lessons are taught via a thematic approach instead being disjointed.
A Report Card on Assessment
In this article, teachers and administrators can evaluate improving gifted students' assessment practices.
Bloom's Taxonomy and Webbing
In this article, bright, advanced or gifted and talented students learn to add meaning to the way they develop webs using Bloom's Taxonomy in this advanced method.
An Introduction to Webbing
In this introductory article, the question is how do bright, advanced or gifted and talented students make sense of issues that probably seem completely unrelated.

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