International Dot Day is coming up on September 15th! In addition to all of the other exciting activities that you can do to celebrate International Dot Day, inspired by Peter Reynolds’ book, The Dot, you can now use the amazing ColAR app to really bring 3 dimensions to the party! ColAR has released a special … Read more
Not long ago, I mentioned on this blog that I am a huge fan of Gavin Aung Than, creator of Zen Pencils. If you have not seen his work, you should definitely check it out. He is a wonderful illustrator, and creates fabulous cartoon representations of inspirational quotes. Recently, he posted a fantastic graphic about Bill … Read more
I’m not really sure about the title for this post – because I certainly do not think these recommendations apply solely to children who have been identified as Gifted. However, as a teacher of gifted kids, I know that parents often ask me for ideas on reading material. After reading Wonder, and commenting about it … Read more
This article, by Julie Lyons, in DFW Child, has a wonderful quote, “ ‘As everything moves toward standardization and accountability testing and No Child Left Behind,’ Hickerson says, ‘sometimes that means that no child can get ahead either.’ ” This is the hard reality in many schools, unfortunately, but the article gives good advice on finding … Read more
I ran across the article, “My view: Ten myths about gifted students and programs for gifted,” by Carolyn Coil that was posted in the CNN “Schools of Thought” section. As a teacher of gifted students, myths 5 and 7 hit very close to home. In fact, I have heard all of these statements at least once … Read more
Maybe it’s because my own gifted daughter will be attending middle school next year that these articles caught my attention. I thought I would share them with the rest of you who may be parents of gifted children who are in middle school or will be soon. In “Middle Matters: Guiding Gifted Girls Through the … Read more