Identifying gifted children before preschool
Even before she celebrated her first birthday, Marisella was accomplishing things well beyond her age.
AZ Family
August 31, 2012
Union 93 to roll out unified student screening
This year, every student in Union 93 schools will be assessed three times to identify whether they’re hitting, missing or exceeding expected learning targets.
Weekly Packet
August 30, 2012
Enrichment Teachers Traveling Through District 150 Schools, Learning from ...
District 150 is taking action to get the ways of its Washington Gifted School replicated in 20 other schools.
CIproud
August 29, 2012
Queen Creek schools open new gifted-student classes
A new program that allows intellectually gifted fifth- and sixth-graders to learn together in self-contained classes is now available in the Queen Creek Unified School District.
Arizona Republic
August 28, 2012
MISD to offer business math to GT students
With advanced placement calculus BC already existing as a senior-level course, MISD Director of
Gifted and Talented Services Judy Bridges said MISD needed a course to for the junior year.
Midland Reporter-Telegram
August 27, 2012
Bullying and the Gifted: Welcome Back to School?
Why the gifted may be more likely to be bullied--and what you can do about it.
Psychology Today
August 26, 2012
The Gifted: Left Behind?
With a new curriculum aimed at meeting the needs of more students, parents of advanced learners fear their kids are getting short shrift
Bethesda Magazine
Sept/Oct 2012
Thurgood Marshal School offers students Montessori, gifted learning
Starting Monday, Rockford middle school students get the chance to learn in a new program, and school. An old school, with a new name, but the first to offer middle school Montessori and gifted programs.
WREX-TV
August 25, 2012
Bayside school gets gifted and talented
A Bayside private school listened to public demand and spent the past year developing its first gifted and talented program, modeled closely to the style offered throughout the city in order to revive its weak enrollment numbers.
Times Ledger
August 24, 2012
Heritage Academy's GATE program taps into each student's potential
In fact, there are no tests at all in Ellen Brumley's Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) class.
The Commercial Dispatch
August 23, 2012
CPS reveals details for National Teachers Academy gifted program
The National Teachers Academy, on Cermak Road at the far end of the South Loop, is set to take over South Loop Elementary's gifted program, a Chicago Public Schools official confirmed at a meeting Wednesday.
Chicago Journal
August 23, 2012
Gifted program at Edison addressed
Officials say concerns voiced by a parent Tuesday about gifted programs at Edison Middle School have been addressed.
Parkersburg News
August 23, 2012
Odyssey Program Serves 135 Gifted Students in District
The strength of the Meramerc Valley School District's Odyssey program, which serves 135 gifted students in first grade through senior high, is the learning opportunities it offers students, according to Nancy Thater, coordinator.
The Missourian
August 22, 2012
Writing to the beat of her own heart
Stephanie Tolan, an advocate for gifted kids, weaves their tales into her fiction.
Charlotte Observer
August 22, 2012
Fayetteville Ranks in Top Districts for ACT Scores
"Parents are always a primary factor in the success of their children," says Barbara Prichard, the Director of the Gifted and Talented Program in the Fayetteville School District.
KNWA
August 22, 2012
Queen parochial school focuses on G&T
The Lutheran School of Flushing & Bayside is scrapping its traditional K-through-8 model to become a school geared toward the gifted and talented.
New York Daily News
August 21, 2012
Gifted 13-year-old the youngest ever to enroll in accelerated college program
Harrison's parents knew their son was gifted intellectually at an early age.
Your Houston News
August 19, 2012
Wood BOE members express anger over gifted program ...
Board members expressed anger and frustration Monday over how gifted classes have been handled at an area middle school.
News & Sentinel
August 18, 2012
'Gifted' teachers recognized by school district for their work with students
Beacon Cove Intermediate School in Jupiter hosted a “Gifted Shines Brightly in Palm Beach County” event Thursday morning.
Palm Beach Post
August 17, 2012
Rachel Salassi attends USM gifted program
The Summer Gifted Studies Program is designed to enhance cognitive, affective and psychomotor abilities of gifted students through planned enrichment/acceleration activities.
Clinton News
August 16, 2012
Rutgers to Offer Gifted Education Certificate Program at Atlantic Cape ...
Starting in January 2013, K-12 educators in South Jersey will have more convenient access to Rutgers' Gifted Education Graduate Certificate Program, which will be offered for the first time at Rutgers' new facility.
News from Rutgers
August 15, 2012
Global #gtchat Salutes the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children
As the International Week of the Gifted 2012 draws to a close, it is with great satisfaction that Global #gtchat Powered by the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented on Twitter joins in this global venture with the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children to bring together the gifted community.
International Week of the Gifted News
August 15, 2012
Park Ridge defends gifted program to skeptics
Parents are skeptical about a new gifted and talented program that aims to create more interaction between students throughout Bergen County, saying the old curriculum better fit their children.
The Record
August 13, 2012
Students, teachers learn together at gifted academy
Other participants were from throughout San Diego County and as far away as Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties, said Deborah Hazelton, president of the gifted association.
North County Times
August 12, 2012
Investing in gifted children
Recognizing gifted children and honing their talents and intellect through specialized education ensures that the best brains are nurtured for the country.
Malaysia Star
August 12, 2012
Helping meet their full potential
There's often a misunderstanding that gifted learners are automatically good students, but that's not the case, said Teresa A. Morris. Morris is the president of the N.H. Association for Gifted Education.
The Keene Sentinel
August 11, 2012
It's time to respect our gifted and talented students
“I get no respect!” That was the signature comment of comedian Rodney Dangerfield as he complained that no one really understood him.
The News Journal
August 10, 2012
Revised gifted and talented handbook goes live
A revised gifted and talented handbook co-written by a Massey University researcher will help educators recognise and support gifted pupils.
Scoop
August 9, 2012
More support needed for gifted children
International Week of the Gifted began on Monday, the same day 2500 schools around New Zealand received a request from Massey University gifted education researcher Tracy Riley to share their ideas for dealing with talent in their classrooms.
Manawatu Standard
August 8, 2012
Paterson superintendent set to unveil academy for gifted students
A city with some of the worst public schools in New Jersey will have dedicated classrooms for some of its brightest students in September, part of a sweeping reform package meant to boost student performance.
The Record
August 7, 2012
Gifted and Talented resource teacher abuzz over bees
During the school year, the hallways at Mount View Middle School are buzzing with students.
Baltimore Sun
August 7, 2012
Pilot Program Targets Gifted Rural Students
Johns Hopkins' program for talented youths enrolls rural scholarship students in its summer residential camps.
Ed Week
August 6, 2012
Chicopee gifted class to be restored at Bellamy Middle School
The middle school gifted program at Edward J. Bellamy Middle School will be restored as a regular class in September, reversing a controversial change made in the program last year.
The Republican
August 4, 2012
Carroll hosting annual Gifted Institute this week
“Gifted kids tend to be academically advanced — sometimes, not always, those kids have difficulty with friendships and working with other kids,” said Bob Stansberry, a Carroll College professor who oversees the camp.
Helena Independent Record
August 3, 2012
Students attend STEM Camp at Southern Union
Southern Union State Community College hosted its annual Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics Camp in June.
Opelika Auburn News
August 2, 2012
Middle schoolers put Ardis on the spot
Gabrielle Adjodha, a student in the Jump Start program at Washington Gifted Middle School, asks a question of Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis on Tuesday.
Peoria Journal Star
August 1, 2012