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Educational Options: Tips for Teachers

Basic educational options for gifted students in schools

Joyce VanTassel-Baska explores the options available to educators for working with gifted children by offering strategies to employ with gifted students to prevent them from being bored in the classroom and to challenge them intellectually. She stresses cooperation between parents and educators in implementing any of these strategies. ...

The Teacher-Parent Connection: Tips for Working with the Parents of a Gifted Student

This article offers advice to teachers for working with the parents of a gifted student. It's important to remember: "if parents trust that you have their child's best interest at heart, they are more likely to work with you. Check in with them often. Let them feel welcome in your office or classroom. Prepare yourself, and always remember to ask their opinion. As a team, you can be more effective in the education of bright students." ...

Tips for Teachers: Successful strategies for teaching gifted learners

This article by the Davidson Institute for Talent Development offers a list of tips for teachers. It focuses on suggestions any teacher can use in the classroom to aid their gifted students and promote their achievement in positive ways. Common blunders are also discussed as well as why they can be detrimental to the gifted student. ...

Parenting: Tips for Parents

Tips for Parents: Advocacy - Working with Your Child’s School

This Tips for Parents article is from a seminar hosted by Ann Lupkowski-Shoplik, Ph.D., Director of the Carnegie Mellon Institute for Talented Elementary and Secondary Students. She provides numerous strategies on how to advocate for your gifted student in his/her school setting. ...

Tips for Parents: Collaborating with School Personnel - Strategies for Successful Partnering

This Tips for Parents article is from a seminar hosted by Kara McGoey, who highlights ten helpful tips for parents who are looking to collaborate with their child's school personnel. If you are a parent looking to build a successful relationship with your gifted student's school, this article should prove helpful. ...

Support Materials: Book Reviews

Wrightslaw: All About IEPs

BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - The book provides practical advice on implementing effective strategies for the best possible IEP outcomes. ...

Talent Development: Advocacy

Families and Schools: Partnership and Collaboration

This article takes a look at the interpersonal, emotional, and intellectual benefits that can result from a close connection between the home and the school. ...