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a gifted journey: September 2010
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Parenting gifted children can be a venture into unexpected, uncharted territory. A GT Field Journal: Observations, recommendations, rants and musings from along the way. Saturday, September 18, 2010. Apoxyomenos and the Lesson of Biomineralization. A friend sent me an email. She said she didn’t know who else she could tell, who else might not think she was being an "overprotective crazy parent". Part of me rises up in furious indignation at what she is going through. But at this point another part si...
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a gifted journey: September 2011
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Parenting gifted children can be a venture into unexpected, uncharted territory. A GT Field Journal: Observations, recommendations, rants and musings from along the way. Tuesday, September 20, 2011. John Hersey, The Child Buyer. NY, Bantam, 1960, ISBN 978-0-394-75698-1 (read online. I read a remarkable piece of speculative fiction last week. Although written in 1960 (before I was reading, or even born) and now out of print, I'm nevertheless surprised to never have heard of it before: The Child Buyer.
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a gifted journey: March 2011
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Parenting gifted children can be a venture into unexpected, uncharted territory. A GT Field Journal: Observations, recommendations, rants and musings from along the way. Friday, March 25, 2011. A Gifted Education "Elevator Pitch". Have an elevator pitch for gifted education? What if you suddenly have the (brief! Opportunity to speak with a key legislator, administrator, or perhaps skeptical educator or parent about gifted education ( note: actual elevator not required. What will you say? Each of these po...
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a gifted journey: October 2012
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Parenting gifted children can be a venture into unexpected, uncharted territory. A GT Field Journal: Observations, recommendations, rants and musings from along the way. Saturday, October 20, 2012. Giving with One Hand, Taking with the Other. The November/December 2012 issue of Scientific American Mind. Is a special issue focusing on the topic of Genius. In the article “Nurturing the Young Genius”, Subotnik, Olszewski-Kubilius and. Children should be supported as individual learners simply because they a...
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A Learning Life: The Nine Day Queen
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011. The Nine Day Queen. If you have not subscribed to historyteacher's. I highly encourage you to do so. There are a variety of videos to choose from, and they are a fun and interesting way to learn history. What I learned today:. Sixteen year old Lady Jane Grey, great- niece of King Henry the VIII, reigned England for nine days before giving up the throne to Mary. She was tried for treason and beheaded. This little video teaser prompted me to put Innocent Traitor. On my TBR list.
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A Learning Life: February 2010
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010. Shows some children in a first grade classroom in Omaha. Notice how the teacher uses flexible grouping to meet the needs of her students. I also love the "Guess the Rule" and "Money Scoop" activities. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I am a mom, wife, bookworm, pug-lover, and teacher-currently working as an instructional coach in middle school. View my complete profile. Where to Find Me. I'm on the Board of. Nebraska Association for the Gifted. Free Technology for Teachers. Any i...
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A Learning Life: May 2010
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Friday, May 28, 2010. Educators can find a wealth of technology resources. As I was perusing the list, I came across panoramas.dk. There are hundreds of pictures on panoramas.dk. To choose from, and each provides a stunning 360 experience. I clicked on New Year in Sydney and was absolutely amazed. Next year I might try using this site with students. I'm thinking I'll show part of the picture and have students do a "See Think Wonder.". Friday, May 21, 2010. 4 Square Brain Bender. Journey North for Kids.
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A Learning Life: Literature Map
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Thursday, July 7, 2011. I've said it once. And I'll say it again, I love ilearntechnology. I always find something to whet my whistle. What I learned today:. Put in an author's name and voila! A magical web of new authors' names appear. Here. Is the one I created for Jenny Han. In her informative post. Kelly describes how teachers might utilize this resource in the classroom. Literature Map. Kind of reminds me of the Book Seer. A site that provides a reading list based on the book you just finished.
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A Learning Life: November 2009
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009. Here are a couple of sites I found for Thanksgiving . Http:/ www.plimoth.org/education/olc/index js2.html#. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I am a mom, wife, bookworm, pug-lover, and teacher-currently working as an instructional coach in middle school. View my complete profile. Where to Find Me. I'm on the Board of. Nebraska Association for the Gifted. Free Technology for Teachers. Mac Users Can Now Quickly Move From Evernote to OneNote. Are all learners’ needs catered for? Any in...
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A Learning Life: I found gold!
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Thursday, December 10, 2009. Sometimes surfing the internet can seem like panning for gold. You spend hours and hours looking for something worthwhile, but more often than not, you come up empty. However, if you keep at it long enough, you eventually find some little piece worth keeping. If you are very lucky, you discover a huge nugget! That's what happened to me about a month ago. I was searching for some differentiation sites to share with teachers, and I found ilearntechnology. You are so welcome!