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Educational Options: Ability Grouping

“Ceilings Are For Rooms, Not Students”: Los Angeles Unified School District

The Davidson Institute Educators Guild team authored this article about the largest gifted program in the nation at the Los Angeles Unified School District for the Spring 2007 Educators Guild Newsletter. ...

Educational Options: Acceleration

Meeting the needs of the gifted in rural areas through acceleration

This article discusses different ways rural areas can educate their gifted students. Acceleration is suggested as an option that rural schools can easily use. Options and explanations are offered throughout the article. Authored by Camilla Benbow, Teresa Argo and Lynn Glass. ...

Selection of Candidates for Early Admission to Kindergarten and First Grade

This article by Nancy Robinson and Linda Weimer explains that children learn best when challenged appropriately at a level they are ready for. It suggests strategies for parents to use when advocating for early school entrance through all the different view points of teachers, administrators and professionals. Also included is a catalog of preferred tests and assessments for various domains. ...

Educational Options: Tips for Teachers

Impact of two elementary school principals’ leadership on gifted education in their buildings

This article addresses the question: "Are principals really serving the gifted and talented students in our schools?" The purpose of this study was to investigate principal leadership on gifted education in schools that were known to have high-quality elementary gifted programs. ...

Parenting: Parenting Strategies

Finding the best school for your gifted child: Recommended questions to ask

Jan Davidson, Ph.D., co-founder of the Davidson Institute for Talent Development, provides an overview of helpful questions to ask when determining the best school for your gifted child. Topics covered include: early entrance, ability grouping, Advanced Placement (AP) courses and more. ...

Talent Development: Case Studies

Bellevue School District: Collaborative Pioneers of Education Reform

This article highlights a new highly gifted high school program at Bellevue School District in Washington. The program provides students access to integrated classrooms and self contained gifted classrooms, as well as obtaing an International Baccalaureate Diploma, and taking Advanced Placement tests. ...