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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description
Teach for Attention!
Author: Ezra WerbPublisher: Free Spirit Publishing
ISBN: 1631983202
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A lively read from a working teacher offers practical engagement strategies for students with attention challenges If learning is a motor, student engagement is the key. But when teaching students with ADHD and other attention challenges, sometimes even the most finely tuned classroom can sputter. Teach for Attention! is your tool belt of teaching strategies for students with ADHD, low self-confidence, distraction, and other attention challenges. Dozens of true classroom stories show the strategies in action. It’s all about making simple fixes so you can reach every student without changing your approach or revamping your curriculum. Carry these ideas with you like tools on a belt—the right one will be there when you need it!
RtI for Gifted Students
Author: Mary Ruth ColemanPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000495876
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 103
Book Description
RtI for Gifted Students provides a comprehensive overview of Response to Intervention (RtI) frameworks that include gifted students. One of the books featured in the CEC-TAG Educational Resource series, the book incorporates national, state, and local RtI models and how gifted learners can be included within these frameworks. Specific attention is given to addressing the needs of students who are twice-exceptional and to culturally responsive practices. The book concludes with ways of assessing a school's RtI model and challenges for using RtI in gifted education.
Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Gifted Education
Author: Susan JohnsenPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000493598
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
According to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), evidence-based practices are supported by rigorous research designs and demonstrate that they improve student outcomes, but the actual implementation of these practices in schools is limited. This essential guidebook assists coordinators of gifted education in implementing three evidence-based practices: universal screening, grouping, and acceleration. Each module includes an overview of research, administrative and assessment considerations, forms for implementing the practice, scripted presentation slides for educators and parents, and resources. Modules may be used by educators within a series of workshops for an entire school district, on an individual campus or for important stakeholders.
Effective Curriculum for Underserved Gifted Students
Author: Tamra StambaughPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781593638429
Category : Children of minorities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Effective Curriculum for Underserved Gifted Students explains the need for a differentiated curriculum for gifted students typically underrepresented in gifted programs, including children of poverty and those who are from culturally and linguistically diverse populations. Features of research-based curriculum found to be effective in enhancing the academic achievement of these populations are highlighted. In addition, practical, evidence-based strategies for curriculum development and instruction are shared.
Project-based Learning for Gifted Students
Author: Todd StanleyPublisher: Prufrock Press
ISBN: 9781593638306
Category : Gifted children
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Project-Based Learning for Gifted Students: A Handbook for the 21st-Century Classroom makes the case that project-based learning is ideal for the gifted classroom, focusing on student choice, teacher responsibility, and opportunities for differentiation. The book also guides teachers to create a project-based learning environment in their own classroom, walking them step-by-step through topics and processes such as linking projects with standards, finding the right structure, and creating a practical classroom environment. Project-Based Learning for Gifted Students also provides helpful examples and lessons that all teachers can use to get started.
Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom
Author: Susan WinebrennerPublisher: Free Spirit Publishing
ISBN: 9781575420899
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Since 1992, TEACHING GIFTED KIDS IN THE REGULAR CLASSROOM has been the definitive guide to meeting the learning needs of gifted students in the mixed-abilities classroom. This revised, expanded, and updated edition of the proven best-seller includes new chapters on the characteristics of gifted students and parenting gifted kids. Throughout, the compacting and differentiating strategies that were the core of the first edition have been greatly expanded. Also included are many new forms that teachers will use every day.
A Nation Deceived
Author: Nicholas ColangeloResources in Education
Author: How the Gifted Brain Learns
Author: David A. SousaPublisher: Corwin Press
ISBN: 9780761938293
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Brain structure and learning -- What is a gifted brain -- Challenging the gifted brain -- Language talent -- Mathematical talent -- Musical talent -- Underachieving gifted students -- The twice-exceptional brain -- Putting it all together.
The Cluster Grouping Handbook
Author: Dina BrullesPublisher: Free Spirit Publishing
ISBN: 163198358X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Definitive resource for implementing, sustaining, and evaluating schoolwide cluster grouping, fully revised and expanded. In today’s standards-driven era, how can teachers motivate and challenge gifted students and ensure that all students reach their potential? This book provides a compelling answer: the Schoolwide Cluster Grouping Model. The authors explain how the model differs from grouping practices of the past, and they present a roadmap for implementing, sustaining, and evaluating schoolwide cluster grouping. Readers will find a wealth of teacher-tested classroom strategies along with detailed information on identifying gifted students for clusters, gaining support from parents, and providing ongoing professional development to teachers and other staff. The new edition: offers identification and placement guidance for a wide variety of student ages and populations directs special attention toward empowering gifted English language learners shows teachers how to use the Depth of Knowledge framework to differentiate learning tasks offers new ideas for integrating technology into both professional development and student learning The Cluster Grouping Handbook offers a guide for schools to create a workable, defensible gifted program; to simplify teachers’ jobs; and to maximize learning for all students. Digital content includes customizable forms from the book and a PDF presentation; a free PLC/Book Study Guide is also available.